The University of Pittsburgh's Theiss Complex Child and Adolescent Trauma (CCAT) Project expands access to evidence-based trauma treatment for children in Western Pennsylvania. It aims to improve service access and outcomes for high-need, underserved communities including racial/ethnic minority and low-income populations. It places an emphasis on children impacted by complex trauma, particularly those in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. In collaboration with UPMC Western Behavioral Health and its Theiss Center for Trauma and Early Childhood Behavioral Health (Theiss), the CCAT Project's primary goal is to increase access to trauma-related, evidence-based practices (EBPs) in Western Pennsylvania to remediate the impact of complex traumatic stress. This goal will be accomplished by: 1) expanding the age range of Theiss trauma services (up to age 18) through the incorporation of Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma (ITCT, Child & Adolescent versions); 2) expanding the geographic reach of Theiss by leveraging UPMC's Western Behavioral Health network throughout Western Pennsylvania for the implementation of evidence-based trauma treatments to support children impacted by complex trauma (including ITCT as well as Child Parent Psychotherapy-CPP); 3) facilitating trauma-related training and professional development for the mental health and related workforce (emphasizing the fields of child welfare/juvenile justice); and 4) serving as a resource for high-need, underserved communities by collaborating with local human service agencies to provide prompt clinical consultation and support to meet the complex needs of members of their community experiencing traumatic events.

Roy Van Tassell MS LPC is the former Director of Clinical Services for Family & Children's Services in Tulsa OK. a Category 3 Treatment Center. He currently is Director Trauma and Evidenced-based Interventions for Centene Health, providing training in trauma informed care and EB interventions for providers working with foster youth in multiple states and an active individual affiliate. He was part of the first cohort of TF-CBT National Trainers, and is also a national trainer for CE-CERT -a model for secondary trauma, and a facilitator for Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE). He is co-chair of the Problem Sexual Behavior subcommittee of the Child Sexual Abuse Workgroup having worked with youth with PSB and teens with illegal sexual behavior at the CAT III site. In addition being a TF-CBT trainer to he is also trained and has trained in and or clinical practice in CPP, PCIT, PFA, and CBITS and is a participant member of the Child Traumatic Grief/Traumatic Separation and several other network workgroups. He also participates in Oklahoma's statewide TF-CBT implementation (OK-TFCBT) with the University of OK and OK Dept. of Mental Health as well as clinical consultation for Mt. Arukah, a new residential program in OK for trafficked youth.

I am a Clinical Associate Professor in the Field Education Department of the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. I graduated from Columbia University School of Social Work with a Master of Science in Social Work and am currently an EdD candidate at the USC Rossier School of Education. I hold licenses as an LCSW and a PPSC. I worked as a School Social Worker at LAUSD for 10 years prior to becoming an academic. My area of expertise in schools was in collaborative care for multi-systemic youths. As an academic, I became a member of the Treatment and Services Adaptation Center for Resiliency, Hope, and Wellness in Schools and Communities as a Support Specialist. I provided consultation and training on trauma-informed interventions, disaster/crisis response, and trauma-responsive program development. I am a national/international trainer for BounceBack, SSET, TISE, PFA, STAT, and Motivational Interviewing. Additionally, I contributed to the development of TISE and PFA and consulted on the updates for SSET. In June 2021, I became the Program Director for the TSA Center for Schools. I have an extensive background in multi-systems collaboration within education systems. My expertise includes evidence-informed and evidence-based intervention training and consultation with schools and districts. I also support, consult, and coach on trauma-responsive organizational transformation working with school leaders throughout the country in creating and implementing multi-tiered system change strategies. I worked internationally partnering with Canada, the Philippine Department of Education, NGOs, and the National Center for School Mental Health in South Korea to enhance trauma programming and response to crises and disasters. Further, I have made presentations on our trauma-informed work at various national and international conferences and currently partner with the California Department of Education in their trauma-informed projects.