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Dr. Cassandra Kisiel is a clinical psychologist and a research associate professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Kisiel also serves as a primary trauma consultant for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Dr. Kisiel has almost 20 years of experience specializing in complex, developmental trauma, dissociation, and child trauma assessment and evaluation and has written and lectured extensively on the assessment and treatment of children exposed to complex trauma across child-serving settings. She is the primary developer of Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)-Trauma which has applications in numerous child welfare and other child-serving settings across the country.
Training Experience
| 1998 | Internship, Harvard Medical School |
| 1999 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Boston University |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Devlopment Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
… → 1998
Research interests
- Adolescent Health
- Behavioral Medicine
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Drug Abuse
- Family Medicine
- Substance Use Disorders
- Trauma
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Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services and Interventions
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
9/30/21 → 9/29/26
Project: Research project
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ILDCFS Performance Improvement Project - Trauma/Behavior Health - FY22
Epstein, R. A., Fehrenbach, T., Jordan, N., Kisiel, C., Martinovich, Z. & Risser, H. J.
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
7/1/21 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services and Interventions
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
9/30/16 → 9/29/22
Project: Research project
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ILDCFS Performance Improvement Project - Trauma/Behavior Health - FY21
Risser, H. J., Fehrenbach, T., Jordan, N., Kisiel, C. & Martinovich, Z.
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
7/13/20 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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ILDCFS Performance Improvement Project - Trauma/Behavior Health - FY20
Risser, H. J., Fehrenbach, T., Jordan, N., Kisiel, C. & Martinovich, Z.
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
7/1/19 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
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Can the development of protective factors help disrupt the foster care-to-prison pipeline? An examination of the association between justice system involvement and the development of youth protective factors
Summersett Williams, F., Martinovich, Z., Kisiel, C., Griffin, G., Goldenthal, H. & Jordan, N., 2021, In: Journal of Public Child Welfare. 15, 2, p. 223-250 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding trauma experiences and needs through a comprehensive assessment of transition age youth in child welfare
Spinelli, T. R., Bruckner, E. & Kisiel, C. L., Dec 2021, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 122, 105367.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding dissociation in relation to child trauma, mental health needs, and intensity of services in child welfare: A possible missing link
Kisiel, C. L., Torgersen, E. & McClelland, G. M., 2020, In: Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody and Child Development. 17, 3, p. 189-218 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An examination of youth protective factors and caregiver parenting skills at entry into the child welfare system and their association with justice system involvement
Summersett, F. C., Jordan, N., Griffin, G., Kisiel, C., Goldenthal, H. & Martinovich, Z., Apr 2019, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 99, p. 23-35 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The association between strengths and post-residential treatment needs of youth in the child welfare system
Urban, T. H., Jordan, N., Kisiel, C. L. & Fehrenbach, T., Apr 2019, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 99, p. 226-234 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations