Karen Doyle Buckwalter
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Karen Doyle Buckwalter

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Karen Doyle Buckwalter, MSW LCSW, is Director of Program Strategy at Chaddock, a multi-service agency providing a range of residential, educational, and community-based services for youth, birth through age 21, and their families. While at Chaddock, she has been instrumental in the development of an innovative residential treatment program for adolescents, ages 6 – 16, with Attachment Disorders and Complex Trauma. One of the only programs of its kind serving older adolescents, Chaddock’s Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program® (DTAP®) has served youth from 33 different states in the U.S. originating from 18 different countries. She also led in the development Chaddock’s In-Home Intensive Program offered nationwide. Karen’s energetic and interactive style make her a sought-after speaker and trainer, and she has presented at numerous national and international conferences. She has authored peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters as well as articles in Adoption Today and Fostering Families Today Magazines. Her first book, Attachment Theory in Action, co-edited with Debbie Reed was released in 2018. Her second book, Raising the Challenging Child: How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation written with Debbie Reed and Wendy Sunshine will release in January 2020. Karen has a special interest in the inter-generational transmission of attachment in adoption and is currently in a research partnership with the Center for Attachment Research at the New School examining this topic. Karen has more than 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents and families, the last 25 of which she has been at Chaddock. She has a BS in Individual and Family Studies from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Social Work Degree from Temple University. She has completed a 2 year post-masters training program in Family Therapy at the Menninger Clinic
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