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Dr. Hernández-Wolfe is associate professor, and clinical community program and internship director. She is a licensed family therapist and a licensed clinical professional counselor. She is a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy, and a consultant and trainer for the Institute for Family Services (NJ). In addition, she serves as president of the Maryland Association for Counseling and Development and board member of the American Family Therapy Academy. Her current scholastic research examines applications of contextually responsive models to clinical practice, consultation and supervision; domestic violence; and, vicarious resilience and traumatic stress. She offers trainings in the areas of traumatic stress and resilience, post colonial approaches to healing and the Cultural Context Model, and clinical supervision. Dr. Hernández-Wolfe worked at the Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children Family Counseling Center in the field of family violence with low income and ethnically diverse populations. She also worked with refugee and survivors of torture in San Diego and displaced populations in Colombia, her native country. She completed her post-graduate training in clinical supervision at the Institute for Family Services in New Jersey. Dr. Hernández-Wolfe is a member of the American Counseling Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and the American Family Therapy Academy. She currently serves in various committees in the American Family Therapy Academy. She co-chairs the academic policy committee at Johns Hopkins University’s school of education.

Faculty CV

EDUCATION

2000 University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Ph.D. Counseling and School Psychology with a specialty in Marriage and Family Therapy, APA accredited.

1993 University of Massachusetts at Amherst. M.Ed. Education

1990 University of The Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. B.S. Psychology

TEACHING POSITIONS AND RANK HELD

2007- Johns Hopkins University, Clinical and Community Counseling Program,
Associate Professor, Clinical Community Program and Internship Coordinator, School of Education.

2006-2007 San Diego State University, Department of Counseling and School Psychology Associate Professor, Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Psychology

2002- 2005 San Diego State University, Department of Counseling and School Psychology Assistant Professor, Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling Psychology

2000-2002 Seton Hall University, Department of Professional Psychology, Assistant Professor, Marriage and Family Therapy

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2005- present Consulting & coaching, Private consulting and supervision.

2000- present Institute for Family Services, Somerset, NJ. Consultant.

2003-2005 Survivors of Torture International, San Diego, Clinician, Consultant.

1999-2000 Sunset Park Mental Health Center, Lutheran Hospital, Pre-Doctoral Intern. APA approved site.

1993-1999 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Holyoke,
MA, Clinician.

Articles in Referred Journals

Hernández, P., Taylor, B., & McDowell, T. (2009). Listening to ethnic minority AAMFT approved supervisors: Reflections on their experiences as supervisees. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 28(1), 88-100.

Hernández, P. Siegel, A. & Almeida, R. (2009). How does the cultural context model facilitate therapeutic change? Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 35(1), 97-110.

Hernández, P. Rickard.J. & Giambruno, P.(2008). The CCM’s approach to working with lesbian couples: a case study. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy,20 (4), 281-298.

Engstrom, D., Hernández, P., & Gangsei, D. (2008). Vicarious resilience: A qualitative investigation into its description. Traumatology, 14(3), 13-21.

Hernández, P. (2008). The Cultural Context Model in Clinical Supervision: An Illustration of Critical Psychology in Training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2(1), 10-17.

Hernández, P. & Rankin, P. (2008). Relational safety in supervision. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34 (2), 58-74.

Hernández, P., Gangsei, D., & Engstrom, D.(2007). Vicarious resilience: A qualitative investigation into a description of a new concept. Family Process, 46, pp.229-241.

Hernández, P., Bunyi, B., & Townson, R. (2007). Interweaving ethnicity and gender in consultation: case study. Family Psychotherapy.18(1), pp.57-75.

Taylor, B. Hernández, P., Deri, A., Rankin, P. & Siegel, A. (2007). Integrating diversity dimensions in supervision: perspectives of ethnic minority supervisors. The Clinical Supervisor, 25, ½, pp. 3-22.

Lim, S., Hernández, P., Ly, M., & Rush, D. (2007). The innovative use of WebQuest technology for training students in global advocacy in the issue of child trafficking and prostitution. Proceedings of the 12th International Counseling Conference, Shanghai, China, 14 –20.

Lim, S., & Hernández, P. (2007). The WebQuest: An illustration of instructional technology implementation in MFT training. Contemporary Family Therapy, 29 (3), 163-175.

Hernández, P., & Torres, A. (2005). Dilemmas on motherhood and social activism in times of war: A clinical consultation. Family Psychotherapy. 16 (4), 65-82

Hernández, P., Almeida, R., & Del-Vecchio, K. (2005). Critical consciousness, accountability, and empowerment: Key processes for helping families heal. Family Process, 44 (1), 105-130.

Hernández, P. (2004). The cultural context model in supervision: An illustration. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 15 (4), 1-8.

Hernández, P., & Romero, A. (2003). Adolescent girls in Colombia’s guerrilla: An exploration into gender and trauma dynamics. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 26 (1), 21-38.

Hernández, P. (2002). Trauma in war and political persecution: Expanding the concept.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 72 (1)16-25.

Hernández, P. (2002). Resilience in families and communities: Latin American contributions from the psychology of liberation. The Family Journal, 10 (3), 334-343.

Hernández, P. (1996).Finding ways to attend to and to talk about family therapy and feminism from “non-mainstream” paths. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 8(2) 37-52.

Invited Chapters in Books

Hernández, P. & Blanco, A. (2005) Violencia política y trauma psico-social (Political violence and psycho-social trauma). In A. Blanco (Ed.), 11-M: “ATOCHA ZONA CERO” (pp. 281- 310). Madrid: Trocha.

Hernández, P., & Roberts, J. (2002). Resilience and human rights activism in women’s life stories. In R. Massey & S. Massey (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of psychotherapy: Interpersonal, existential and humanistic approaches. (pp. 413-434). NY: John Wiley and Sons.

Hernández, P. (2002). Convergencias entre los enfoques narrativos y feministas: Una mirada desde la vida de una mujer inmersa en el mundo de los derechos humanos. [Where narrative and feminist approaches converge: a human rights perspective]. In F. Gonzalez (Ed.), Psicoterapia familiar y de pareja: Modernidad y posmodernidad [Family and Couples Therapy: Modernity and Post Modernity]. (pp. 7-42). Puebla, Mexico: CEFAP.

Recent Unpublished, Refereed Papers before Professional Conferences

Hernández, P. & Booker, B. (2009). Liberation based concepts and strategies for addressing social justice issues in counseling education. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association, Charlotte, NC.

Hernández, P. (2008). Transformative family therapy: An implementation of an alternative Community paradigm. Paper presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Hernández, P, (2008, June). Dilemmas and challenges instructors of color encounter in MFT Training. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Family Therapy Academy, Philadelphia, PA.

Carranza, Hernández and Almeida, R. (2008, June). Navigating the trajectory of microaggressions within professional communities. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Family Therapy Academy, Philadelphia, PA.

Lim, S.H., Romero, X, Raush, D. & Hernández, P. (March, 2008). Collaborative responses to social trauma: Community responsive training: Liking counseling with social issues. Paper presented at the annual Association for Women in Psychology conference, San Diego, CA.

Chaisson, R., Brown, A. & Hernández, P. (June,2007). Collaborative responses to social trauma: Partnerships to the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Family Therapy Academy, Vancouver, Canada.

Hernández, P. & Almeida, R. (2007, March). A Post Colonial view on clinical work and political activism: A continuum of practices, Paper presented at the Women in Psychology conference, San Francisco, CA.

Almeida, R. & Hernández, P. (2007, March). Transformative family therapy: an implementation of an alternative community paradigm. Paper presented at the Women in Psychology conference, San Francisco, CA.

Hernández, P. & Bejarano, A. (2006, September). Traumatic Stress and Sex Trafficking: Treatment Issues with Immigrant Latino Populations. Paper presented at the 11th International conference on violence, abuse and trauma. San Diego, CA.

Recent Presentations before Professional Audiences

Hernández, P. (November, 2007). Terapia de pareja y estilos de apegos (Couples therapy and attachment styles). Presentation for the CEFAP Annual Family Therapy Congress, Cholula, México.

Hernández, P. (2007, August). Vicarious resilience: An introduction to a new concept. Poster presented at the Annual American Psychological Association conference, San Francisco.

Lim, S., Hernández, P., Ly, M., & Rush, D. (2007, June). The innovative use of WebQuest technology for training students in global advocacy in the issue of child trafficking and prostitution. Paper presentation at the 12th International Counseling Conference, Shanghai, China.

Hernández, P. (June, 2006). The cultural context model: an empowerment family therapy approach. Opening plenary for the Second International Family Therapy Congress Tijuana, México.

Grants

2006 Teaching with technology summer award, Emerging Trends: Teaching better with
technology Project. Webquest developed for CSP 626 Theories of Family Therapy
II. Hernández, P., & Lim, S. Webquest project: teen prostitution in San Diego:
Applications from family therapy perspectives.

2005 Research, Creativity and Scholarship award from the College of Education at San Diego State University. “How does the cultural context model facilitate therapeutic change?

2005 Teaching with technology summer award, Emerging trends: Teaching better with
Technology project. Webquest developed for CSP 626 Theories of Family Therapy
II.Hernández, P., & Lim, S. (2005). Child Trafficking/Prostitution: Applications from
Family Therapy Perspectives.

2004 President’s Leadership Fund Award, San Diego State University. Seed funds for
Developing the San Diego State University Certificate in Cultural and Community
Trauma.

2004 RCSA, Research, Creativity and Scholarship award from the College of Education at San
Diego State University. Vicarious resilience: A qualitative investigation into a description of a new concept.

2004 Grant in Aid. Vicarious resilience: A qualitative investigation into a description of a new concept.

Membership and Participation in Professional Organizations

2009- Maryland Association for Counseling and Development, President
2009- American Family Therapy Academy, board member, nominations committee and
cultural and economic diversity committee member

Membership and Participation in Community Organizations

2006 – 2007 ACTION Network, San Diego. (Against child trafficking & the prostitution of teens in our Neighborhoods). Educational collaboration, Webquest project.

2002 – 2006 AjA Project. Autosuficiencia Juntada con Apoyo (Self Sufficiency and Support).
Mental health consultant, trainer and board member.

2004 – 2005 Council for Contemporary Families, boar member

1998 – 2002 American Friends Committee, Colombia. Human rights and mental health consulting.

Recent Professional Workshops

Hernández, P. & Almeida, R. (February, 2009). Decolonizing family therapy: Reclaiming our humanity. Workshop training for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy SAMHSA Fellows program.

Almeida, R. & Hernández, P. (February, 2009).Healing threads beyond multiculturalism. Workshop training for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy SAMHSA Fellows program.

Hernández, P. (November, 2007). Terapia de pareja centrada en las emociones (Emotional focused couples therapy) . Workshop for the CEFAP Annual Family Therapy Congress, Cholula, México.

Hernández, P. (June, 2007). Refugee children and trauma: introduction. AjA Project.
(Autosuficiencia Juntada con Apoyo (Self Sufficiency and Support).

Hernández, P. (May, June, 2007). A prevention curriculum for at risk children. ACTION Network,
San Diego. (Against child trafficking & the prostitution of teens in our Neighborhoods).

Hernández, P. (September, October,2006). Secondary trauma and its impact on attorneys. Workshop series for the office of the Alternate Public Defender, Dependency Unit County Counsel, Juvenile Dependency Division Public Defender

Hernández, P. (April, 2006). The witnessing model: ideas for implementation in trauma therapy with children. Workshop for San Diego Youth and Community Services, San Diego, CA.

Hernández, P. (March, 2006). Trauma in the lives of children. Workshop for SAY San Diego, San Diego, CA.

Scholarly Awards

2006 Salzburg Seminar Academic Program Scholarship, Austria.

Clinical Licensure and Supervision

Eligible for licensing as a psychologist and as a professional counselor

2006 - American Association for Family Therapy Approved Supervisor Instructor.

2004 - Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

2001 - Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in New Jersey (FI 01569)

1996 – 2001 Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Massachusetts (013207)

Teaching Award

2005 Outstanding Teacher for the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, San Diego State University.

Service to the Johns Hopkins School of Education

2008- Academic policy committee co-chair

2008- Academic council member

Service to the Department of Counseling and Human Services

2008-present Faculty mentor for the JHU Student Alumni Counseling Association