Presented by:
Karyn Harvey, Ph.D.

About the Presenter

Karyn Harvey has worked as a clinician in the field of intellectual disabilities for over 35 years. She has her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Maryland.  She has written three books: Positive Identity Development, Trauma –Informed Behavioral Interventions and Trauma and Healing. She has a private practice and does therapy with people with intellectual disabilities. In addition, she regularly conducts trainings on trauma-informed support for people with IDD, trauma-informed leadership, and trauma-informed behavioral interventions for both state and individual organizations throughout the US and Canada. She also conducts a train the trainer program and has trained over 120 trainers throughout the US and Canada. Finally, she has received several national awards for clinical excellence in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities: NADD 2016, AAIDD, 2020 and START, 2023.