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Cherepanov, Elena
Cambridge College School of Psychology and Counseling
Psychological trauma, global mental health, community mental health, integrated care, violence prevention, refugee mental health, risk and crisis management
- Post-traumatic stress reactions
- Trauma-specific interventions
- Research design and evaluation
- Practicum/Internship
Post-doctoral internship - Bell Substance Abuse Clinic, Toronto
Ph.D. - Moscow State Pedagogical University - Clinical psychology
Professional Credentials
- LMHC
- Certified trauma specialist
Dr. Elena Cherepanov's mission is to train competent, culturally informed, compassionate and ethical trauma specialists around the world.
Dr. Cherepanov is an internationally recognized trauma specialist, trainer and consultant for UNICEF, Office of Victims Assistance, NAPPI International.
Psychologist with over 20 years of university teaching, direct care and clinical coordination. Has trained, supervised and consulted trauma specialists around the world, working with MSF, Caritas International, The Last Mile-Health, UNICEF, International and American Red Cross and other NGOs: Chernobyl, Armenia, Chchnya, Kosovo, Liberia, Russia, Boston Marathon bombing, Sandy storm, Ukraine, Abkhazia.
Has been working in mental health and health care systems in eastern Massachusetts and Toronto as a direct care provider, clinical coordinator and program director.
- MacArthur Foundation - ISTSS conference award
- Carol Hacker Award for excellence in trauma work
Cherepanov, E. (2015). Rapid assessment of psychosocial needs in Abkhazia. Report. (work in progress). UNICEF.
Cherepanov, E. (2015). Role of the international trauma specialist in settings with complex trauma needs. Book chapter (work in progress).
Cherepanov, E. (2015). Psychodrama of the survivorship. Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy, 63(1), 19-31.
Cherepanov, E. (July 2014). Voices from E. Ukraine. TraumaStress Points, ISTSS, online publications, 3-4.
Community Resources in Post-Disaster Psychological Recovery - Ural Federal University.
Trauma-Informed Violence Prevention - workshop at Providers Council of MA
Psychology of Traumatic Stress - Training for Pyatigorsk Linguistic University
Training Trauma Specialists - International Conference of EMERCOM, Moscow, Russia
Using Community Resources in Disaster Response - International Conference of EMERCOM, Yekateringburg, Russia
Voices from the Field: Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence - Cambridge College
Training on trauma for psychologists - Psychological Association of Abkhazia, sponsored by UNICEF
- American Psychological Association
- Board of directors, Association for Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS.info)
- Doctors Without Borders (MSF-USA)
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)