Registration is now open for the 2022 NC Child Treatment Program Evidence-Based Treatment Training Conference: Recovery and Resilience, to be held virtually on March 21-24, 2022. Graduates of NC CTP and CCFH Learning Collaboratives in ABC, CPP, PCIT, PSB-CBT, RPC, SPARCS, and TF-CBT are invited to attend. Continuing education credits, contact hours, NBCC credits, and NC Psychology credits are available.
Keynote Address to Explore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ashley Butler, PhD, a child psychologist at Texas Children’s Hospital and an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, will deliver the keynote address “Including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in All We Do to Promote Healthy Futures of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children.” Dr. Butler’s clinical practice is geared toward early intervention and treatment with preschoolers and pediatric patients with mental health diagnoses including ADHD, anxiety, behavioral problems, and learning disorders.
In addition to providing clinical services, Dr. Butler serves as Principal Investigator on National Institutes of Health-sponsored research projects centered on community engagement and pediatric health disparities. She also leads a National Institutes of Health-funded educational program to promote the diversity of the scientific workforce. Dr. Butler leads diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the Section of Psychology at Baylor College of Medicine, and partners with medical school and hospital leaders to implement institutional and organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.