Dawn Marie Blacker, Ph.D. for UC Davis Health

Dawn Marie Blacker, Ph.D.

Dawn Marie Blacker, Ph.D.

Associate Director

Training Director

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Reviews

Specialties

Trauma

Childhood Trauma

Department

Pediatrics

Locations and Contact

UC Davis Children's Hospital

UC Davis Children's Hospital
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

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Additional Numbers

Physician Referrals

800-UCD-4-KIDS (800-823-4543)

Philosophy of Care

To provide state-of-the art mental health care to children and adolescents with a history of child maltreatment and trauma through the use of Empirically Based Treatment and empirically guided assessments.

Clinical Interests

Current interests include: treatment of child physical and sexual abuse, disruptive behaviors; developmental assessment of maltreated children, self-injurious behaviors in adolescents, and early intervention.

Current research interests are in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and dissemination of Empirically Based Treatments.

Division

Child Protection Center

Center/Program Affiliation

UC Davis Children's Hospital

Undergraduate School

B.A., UC Davis, Davis CA 1992

Medical School

Ph.D., Alliant University-CSPP, Alameda CA 1998

Internship

UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento CA 1998

Residency

Alta California Regional Center, Sacramento CA 1999

Residency

UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento CA 1999

Urquiza AJ, Zebell N, Blacker D. Innovation and Integration: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as Play Therapy. Athena Drewes (Ed). Cognitive-behavioral therapy approaches to play therapy, Wiley Sons, New York. 2009:199-218.

Urquiza AJ, Blacker DM. Clinical Assessment of Maltreated Children. Talley PF (Ed.). Handbook for the Treatment of Abused and Neglected Children, Allyn and Bacon. 2005.

Kalich L, Carmichael BD, Masson T, Blacker D, Urquiza,A. Evaluating the Evaluator: Guidelines for Legal Professionals in Assessing the Competency of Evaluations in Termination of Parental Right Cases. J Psychiatry Law. 2007 Sep 1;35(3):365-397. doi:10.1177/009318530703500307.

Dombrowski SC, Timmer SG, Blacker DM, Urquiza AJ.A Positive Behavioral Intervention for Toddlers: Parent-Child Attunement Therapy. Child Abuse Review. 2005 Mar;14:132-151.

Sedlar G, Blacker D. Pre-doctoral Internship Training in Child Maltreatment and Family Violence: One Training Model. APPIC Newsletter. 2002 Mar 15:36.

Waller NG, Bouchard TJ, Lykken DT, Tellegen A, Blacker D. Creativity, heritability, familiarity: Which word does not belong? Psychological Inquiry. 1992;4:235-237.