Meet the experts
Our Team
The robust Continued Social Work course library is developed and overseen by an experienced team of social workers and industry professionals.
Katrinna Matthews
DSW, MEd, LAPSW
Managing Editor
Chelsea Richardson
MSW, LCSW, LAC, C-DBT
Assistant Director, CEU Administration
Caitlin Grefe
Continuing Education Producer
Featured Presenters
The instructors and guest editors who present our social work courses are skilled experts in topics such as cultural competence, adverse childhood experiences, and trauma-informed care.
Andrew S. Arriaga, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow and psychologist candidate. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in counseling psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Arriaga completed his doctoral internship within Kaiser Permanente Colorado's Gender Health Department and is currently completing his post-doctoral fellowship with Denver DBT and Psychotherapy. As a clinician, Dr. Arriaga is motivated by a desire to provide culturally-congruent care to often underserved communities, with a notable focus on LGBTQ+ health and wellness. Through research and advocacy, Dr. Arriaga also seeks to better understand barriers to equitable healthcare within historically marginalized communities and to work collaboratively with professionals across disciplines to improve health outcomes for such populations. Dr. Arriaga currently lives in Denver, Colorado with his husband and two dogs.
Dr. Madell is a licensed audiologist and speech-language pathologist, as well as a LSLS auditory verbal therapist. Her clinical and research interests include hearing in infants and children, management severe/profound hearing loss, including HA’s, CI’s, FM’s, and auditory processing disorders. She has published 5 books, numerous book chapters, and articles. She writes the Hearing and Kids section of the HearingHealthMatters.org blog. Dr Madell presents nationally and internationally on topics related to hearing loss in children.
Dr. Youngdahl is a licensed psychologist who works at Thriving Minds Behavioral Health and
provides therapy and testing services for children and adolescents. She received
her PhD in School Psychology from Michigan State University.
Advisory Board
All Continued Social Work content is vetted by a distinguished Advisory Board that provides topic-specific content and curriculum development.
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