William F. Whelan, Psy. D., Co-Director Dr. Bill Whelan received his undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago, and did his graduate training in psychology at Chicago and The College of William and Mary where he received a Doctor of Psychology degree in 1990. After completing a clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Bill joined the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Medicine where he worked for 14 years in Pediatrics and Psychiatric Medicine. He has been Co-Director of the Mary D. Ainsworth Child-Parent Attachment Clinic since 1997, and is currently an adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia. Bill is currently involved in several research projects to test the effectiveness of the Circle of Security® Intervention protocol, and has been the Principal Investigator on an NIH funded research project (2006-2009) to study the process of healing for children in foster care and adoption. He provides training to research and mental health professionals in attachment-based assessment and intervention methods, including the MacArthur Preschool Attachment Coding system, the Caregiver Behavior System, and the Circle of Security® interventions and (Secure Base – Safe Haven) coding system. |
Recent PresentationsHanson, M., Slinning, K., Jacobsen, H., Marvin, R. and Whelan, W. (8/20/2011). Use and Implementation of the Circle of Security Group Intervention in Norway. International Attachment Conference, Oslo, Norway. (85 participants) Whelan, W. & Marvin, R. (8/20/2011). Caregiver Patterns that Moderate the Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect. International Attachment Conference, Oslo, Norway. (145 participants). Whelan, W., and Marvin, R. (5/11/2011). Attachment-Caregiving and the Circle of Security. Infant Mental Health Training Series, Area Health Education Center, Charlotte, N.C. 6-hour workshop. (92 participants) |
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