Kelly Shuler Email & Phone Number

I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker; Clinical Hypnotherapist; ; Consultant; and Advocate. I have worked in the field of mental health/developmental disabilities for over 30 years. I am a psychotherapist, providing alternative evidence based practices to the ID/MI child/adolescent and adult populations. In 2007 I developed a program for families with children/adolescents diagnosed with Reactive attachment disorder. Components of the program were founded by Nancy Thomas who is responsible for developing and implementing the first success residential program.In 2009 I began to research Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder with adult Intellectual Disabilities. I have presented at the C-Waiver State Conference on FASD.2009- 2014: Member of an Adapted DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) team. I have been instrumental in developing the Informed Adapted DBT program for the ID population. I have been a speaker on Informed DBT for the ID population at State Conferences in Lansing, MI. I am a Leader in Policy Advocacy (LIPA), an intensive, innovative program for adults with developmental disabilities and parents of children with developmental disabilities. I am a parent of a child who severely multiply impaired. Together we have established Collin's Candles, which is a fundraising initiative to assist in raising money for adaptive equipment.I have provided training to Residential providers on effective ways to work with individuals with different forms of mental illness as well as developmental disabilities .Emphasis is placed on individual skills and abilities, developing strategies for services in diverse environments.Clinical Supervision for LLMSWPositive Parenting TherapyStaff Training & Intervention Strategies for Care GivingTreatment Strategies for Developmental disabilitiesAdvocacyPresenter for State Conferences

Listed skills include Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Psychology, Developmental Disabilities, and 28 others.