Therapy in the Real World: Effective Treatments for Challenging Problems

About Brian MundyElizabeth N. CleekMatt WofsyNancy Boyd-Franklin

Nancy Boyd-Franklin PhD is Distinguished Professor (Professor II) in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. She has received awards for her outstanding contributions from many professional organizations including the American Family Therapy Academy the Association of Black Psychologists the American Psychological Association (Divisions 45 and 43) the Association of Black Social Workers and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Boyd-Franklin is the author of Black Families in Therapy Second Edition and coauthor of Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Home-Based School and Community Interventions among numerous other publications.Elizabeth N. Cleek PsyD is a Vice President at the Institute for Community Living a large behavioral health care agency in New York City where she oversees the Program Design Evaluation and Systems Implementation Department and the Central Access Department. Dr. Cleek co-led the development of an award-winning agency clinical risk assessment and intervention system including the development of tools procedural guidelines and systemic interventions. She has written and presented on the use of technology to support implementation of best-practice work the development and implementation of health-related interventions for people with serious mental illness and multisystems work with families.Matt Wofsy LCSW is Director of Evidence-Based Treatment and Practice Innovation at the Institute for Community Living. He has extensive experience in the area of adapting evidence-based practices to diverse clinical settings and has presented his work at state and national conferences. Mr. Wofsy is a recipient of the Exemplary Mid-Career Social Work Leader Award from the New York City chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. He is Adjunct Professor at New York University Silver School of Social Work and maintains a private practice in New York City. Brian Mundy LCSW is a Clinical and Evaluation Specialist at the Institute for Community Living where he primarily supports clinicians and service providers in implementing evidence-based practices in their work with clients. He is a recipient of the Emerging Social Work Leader Award from the New York City chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Mr. Mundy is Adjunct Professor at Long Island University and maintains a private clinical practice.