Affiliated NCTSN Professionals

Amy Shadoin was formerly research officer of the National Children's Advocacy Center. She now works as an evaluator with community-based organizations that address a broad spectrum of family violence issues. She remains involved with NCTSN activities focused on development and dissemination of evidence-based programs to prevent and treat trauma related to child abuse.

Ashley Labistour was a former treatment coordinator specializing in child sexual abuse and PCIT at Children's Institute Inc. in Los Angeles for 11 years. She is a Train the Trainer for Trauma-Focused CBT, continuing to provide consultations and training for CII, while hoping to expand training opportunities to agencies north of Los Angeles (i.e., Ventura and Santa Barbara counties).

Betsy McAlister Groves was the former director of the Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center, and site director for Boston site of the Early Trauma Treatment Network. She is now on the faculty at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and remains involved with NCTSN activities focused on early childhood trauma, domestic violence and collaborations with pediatric professionals to increase their skills in identifying and responding to childhood trauma.

Carrie Epstein was formerly senior director of the Safe Horizon Center for Child Innovation in Brooklyn, NY. Currently she is in private practice. She is also a faculty member at Yale where she will continue to adapt and disseminate the Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention, the early intervention/secondary prevention model for children exposed to potentially traumatic events.