Dr. Mandy Habib is Co-Director of the Institute for Adolescent Trauma Training & Treatment at Adelphi University’s School of Social Work. The Institute, a SAMHSA-funded center within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), is focused on improving the provision of trauma-informed services to children and adolescents through training and workforce development.
Dr. Habib has many years of research, supervisory, and clinical experience working in the field of traumatic stress and serves as Co-Chair of the NCTSN’s Complex Trauma Work Group.
In her role as a treatment developer and primary national trainer for Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS), Dr. Habib has provided in-depth trauma-focused training and supervision to more than 1,000 clinicians across the country and continues to provide local and national training and consultation on a range of topics, including the impact, assessment, and treatment of complex trauma in children and adults.
Dr. Habib has additionally collaborated extensively with school systems and departments of juvenile justice in several states as they work toward implementing trauma-informed services for youth.
Dr. Habib is also the current Director of the NCTSN Complex Trauma Treatment Network.