Trauma Training Academy Trainers

Dr. Dawn Blacker - Dr. Blacker graduated from the California School of Professional Psychology-Alameda in 1998. She currently serves as Co-Associate Director and Training Director at the CAARE Center. She provides supervision and conducts psychological evaluations, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, TF-CBT and DBT. Dr. Blacker has provided numerous trainings on trauma, sexual exploitation of minors, effective interventions for trauma victims and vicarious trauma since 2013. Dr. Blacker is a Co-Chair on the National Child Trauma Stress Network Child Sex Trafficking Workgroup. Current interests include: treatment of child physical and sexual abuse, developmental assessment of maltreated children, complex trauma, implementation of EBT’s, sexual exploitation of minors and early intervention.

Dr. Anthony Urquiza - Dr. Urquiza Dr. Anthony Urquiza is a clinical psychologist, Professor in Pediatrics at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, and Director of both the CAARE Center and the UC Davis PCIT Training Center. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Washington; and completed an internship at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The CAARE Center provides medical evaluations, psychological assessments, and a range of mental health treatment services primarily for abused and neglected children. He is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of trauma, child maltreatment, mental health treatment for victims of interpersonal violence, and the implementation of mental health interventions.

Ms. Jenny Landini, LCSW - Ms. Landini- Ms. Landini-Ms. Landini graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare in 2005. Her work with sexually exploited youth began in 2005 as a medical social worker at UC Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, Teen and Adolescent Clinic. Currently, she is a clinical social worker at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital CAARE Center. Ms. Landini specializes in assessment and treatment of trauma-exposed youth and is trained in empirically supported treatments such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She provides consultation to professionals and the court systems regarding youth who are involved in the juvenile justice and/or child welfare systems with suspected involvement in commercial sexual exploitation. Additionally, she conducts needs assessments with youth and young adults in these systems of care. Ms. Landini has been part of many local multidisciplinary collaborations including the Sexually Exploited Children and Teen (SECT) Community Collaborative, Sacramento Together Human Trafficking Task Force, Special Assault Forensic Evaluation (SAFE) Center Steering Committee, Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Multidisciplinary (SCAN) Team and Sacramento County’s CSEC Interagency Steering Committee. 

Kathryn Martens - Ms. Martens-Ms. Martens graduated with a degree in Psychology and a minor Biology from the University of San Diego and completed her Master’s Degree at Marquette University in Milwaukee. After graduating, she worked with adolescent males in the Juvenile Justice Justice system before moving to Sacramento. Ms. Martens is trained in two evidence-based treatments, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She provides trauma treatment, both individually and in group, with youth who are identified as or at-risk for CSEC and has given trainings on CSEC and trauma-informed care. 

Erika Meyers- Ms. Meyers - Ms. Meyers graduated from Sacramento State University with Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is mental health provider who is committed to working with at risk youth. She has participated in trainings related to trauma, TF-CBT, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She has provided trainings on CSEC, provides TF-CBT to children and families, and is currently providing trauma treatment to a group of CSEC identified youth.