Expertise

Four fields. One integrated practice.

Christopher’s work connects child and family well-being, affirming care, workforce support, and behavioral health—areas that rarely exist in isolation.

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Child Welfare & Child Advocacy

Specialized practice at the intersection of child safety, trauma, family engagement, forensic response, and multidisciplinary decision-making.

  • Child sexual abuse
  • Serious physical harm
  • Safety & risk assessment
  • Forensic-interview coordination
  • Multidisciplinary team practice
  • Protective capacity
  • Family engagement
  • Case consultation
  • Trauma-informed practice
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02

LGBTQ+ Children & Families

Affirming, family-centered work informed by clinical social work, community practice, behavioral health, research, and organizational accountability.

  • LGBTQIA+ affirming practice
  • Family systems
  • TGNCNB youth
  • Minority stress
  • Behavioral health
  • Community assessment
  • Cultural humility
  • Identity & belonging
  • Organizational responsiveness
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03

Workforce Development & Reflective Supervision

Evidence-informed learning, reflection, coaching, and organizational care for professionals carrying demanding human-services work.

  • Reflective supervision
  • CPS supervision
  • Staff coaching
  • Transfer of learning
  • Secondary traumatic stress
  • Psychological safety
  • Workforce retention
  • Adult learning
  • Curriculum development
  • Quality improvement
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04

Substance Use, Harm Reduction & Recovery

Evidence-informed approaches to substance use, recovery, co-occurring needs, drug-user health, and culturally responsive social-work practice.

  • Substance-use assessment
  • Harm reduction
  • Multiple pathways to recovery
  • Minority stress
  • Co-occurring conditions
  • Overdose prevention
  • HIV / HCV
  • Motivational approaches
  • Drug-user health
  • Stigma reduction
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Practice in perspective

Leadership, scholarship, and community engagement.