Kristen Schaffner

Kristen F. Schaffner, PhD, NCSP

Licensed Psychologist, Nationally Certified School Psychologist

About

Dr. Schaffner is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). She is certified by Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) International as a Regional Trainer. She has provided extensive training and consultation in this evidence-based treatment to over 300 community-based mental health professionals across the nation, with a focus on Pennsylvania communities. In addition to providing high-quality training for clinicians and within agency trainers to provide the evidence-based model PCIT, Dr. Schaffner also enjoys providing interactive, customized training, webinars, and workshops to support the behavioral health workforce as well as professionals and caregiving supporting young children and families.

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Services

Consultation & Training Services

Invest in High Impact Practices

Dr. Schaffner prioritizes evidence-based practices. This means that her trainings focus on what is most likely to work given the available evidence.

Dr. Schaffner provides training and support in numerous evidence-based practices, including:

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Instructional Coaching
Family Interaction Training

Custom Workshop or Training Series

Consultation Services

Looking for a custom training session or workshop to support your workforce?

Dr. Schaffner provides innovative training to professionals and agencies, as well as community system partners to promote the mental health of young children and families.

Contact Dr. Schaffner to discuss your goals and vision to build a custom training series, session, or package.

Let's work together! Dr. Schaffner offers ongoing consultation to meet a variety of needs, including:

Supporting clinicians to meet certification requirements for PCIT International
Consulting on research or implementation projects
Facilitating program evaluation or community implementation of high-quality, evidence-supported practices

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Testimonials

What did you find to be the most helpful part of this training?

"The amount of interaction and use of a real family for training"

"The interactive methods and the opportunity to see the techniques in action with a real subject."

"How interactive it was (role plays, groups, and videos)"

"The trainer's knowledge, expertise, and actively involving us in applied practice."

"It was very interactive which kept my attention. I just did not like sitting at a computer screen for 5 days."

"The trainers were knowledgeable and helpful."

"The different activities and role plays definitely helped, rather than simply reading to us from a powerpoint the entire time."

"Practice"

"I really appreciated the trainers' knowledge and support."

"Everything! Above everything, I think observing the leaders demonstrate the skills to the volunteer family was SO helpful. Getting the chance to demonstrate my progress with the volunteer family was also very helpful. I was able to prepare by reviewing all materials in Canvas before training ever started, and being able to create a binder, was so helpful in preparation."

Let's Connect

Email: info@kristenschaffner.com / Tel: 412-376-7340

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