Lisa Boesky, PhD, JD

Clinical Psychologist, Author, Trainer

Private Practice

C6 SELF-INJURY: UNDERSTANDING AND HELPING MALTREATED YOUTH WHO CUT OR BURN THEMSELVES

D6 OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER AND CONDUCT DISORDER: HELPFUL OR HURTFUL DIAGNOSES FOR ABUSED YOUTH

Lisa Boesky, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist specializing in the identification, management, and treatment of youth with emotional and behavioral disorders--including those who are suicidal, who self-injure, or who use alcohol and other drugs. She has designed several mental health training programs and provides high-energy and dynamic keynotes, workshops, and trainings to parents and professionals in educational, treatment, child welfare, healthcare, and juvenile justice settings across the United States and abroad. She helped develop a mental health screening tool and consults on mental health policy and programming to a variety of youth-serving agencies. She is the author of “When to Worry: How to Tell If Your Teen Needs Help—And What to Do About It” and “Juvenile Offenders with Mental Health Disorders: Who Are They and What Do We Do With Them.” Her website www.drlisab.com has additional information about her credentials, workshops and publications.