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Frances Waters, DCSW, LMFT
Counselor, Trainer Private Practice
M8 RECOGNITION OF DISSOCIATION IN THE FORENSIC SETTING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PROCESS
Frances S. Waters, LMSW, DCSW, LMFT, a clinical social worker and licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Marquette, MI., has specialized in the field of child abuse for over 30 years. She is an internationally recognized educator, trainer, consultant, and clinician in the area of childhood trauma and dissociation, and has conducted training programs nationally and internationally in this field, including Europe, Africa, South American, and North America. She conducts forensic evaluations and is an expert witness in child abuse cases.
Ms. Waters served as President of The International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD), and on many committees with ISSD, including Child & Adolescent Committee. She is on Scientific and Professional Advisory Board of The Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence. She also served on numerous other boards, including the Marquette Dioceses Review Board for Safe and Healthy Children and National Association of Social Workers-Michigan Chapter. She is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. She has published four chapters in The Dissociative Child: Diagnosis, Treatment & Case Management, and several articles on childhood dissociation and forensic evaluation of children. She has contributed to four sets of training videotapes on abuse, trauma and dissociation of children geared for mental health practitioners, forensic evaluators, parents and teachers.
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