Professor
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. is a board certified clinical psychologist and tenured Professor and Chair of the Institutional Review Board. at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1977). He is the Principal Investigator of the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice (Emeritus) and the Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Dr. Ford also serves as the Editor of the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation and as Associate Editor for the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. He was the President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (2018-2019), and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. In 2020, he received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Academy of Violence and Abuse. Dr. Ford has published more than 300 scientific and clinical articles and book chapters and is author or editor of 10 books, including Treating Complex Trauma, 1st and 2nd Edition, Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Adults, 1st and 2nd Edition, Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children and Adolescents, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Scientific and Professional Dimensions, 1st and 2nd Edition. Dr. Ford was Principal Investigator of the Developmental Trauma Disorder Field trial research study (Ford et al., 2018, 2022), and developed and conducted randomized effectiveness studies of a trauma-focused present-centered therapeutic model for youths, adults, and families with developmental trauma histories and complex PTSD, Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET©).
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COVID-19 Pandemic Traumatic Stressors and Mental Health Clinicians’ Symptoms and Burnout
Friday, March 14, 2025
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