Daria Sievers, MSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Stress - Complex Trauma - Life Transitions
HOPE & POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH
Experience
Education
2011-12 University of California, Berkeley, Professional Program in the Study of Loss and Grief
2011-12 University of California, Berkeley, Professional Program in Trauma-Informed Interventions
2011 Clinical Training Program, National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
2011 Physicians for Human Rights and HealthRight International Human Rights
2001 Dominican University, Elementary Teaching Credential
1980 San Francisco State University, Master of Social Work
1975 San Francisco State University, BA Psychology
Memberships & Associations
National Association of Social Workers
National Organization of Forensic Social Workers
Marin County Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence Network
Marin County Coalition to End Human Trafficking
Delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 2019
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Selected Advanced Study
TRAUMA
Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Jeffrey Epstein survivor with Gilbert Kliman, MD
Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma
Advanced Training in Recognizing and Documenting Physical & Psychological Signs of Torture
Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory
PTSD Assessment & Treatment
Transforming Trauma with EMDR
Shame and Self-loathing in the Treatment of Trauma
Overcoming Trauma Related Shame and Self-Loathing
Somatic Interventions for Treating Trauma
The Neurology of Awakening
Meditation as Medicine: MBSR, Chronic Pain & Illness
Stabilizing the Unstable: Working with Self-Destructive Behavior, Addiction, Eating Disorders, and Suicidality
Vicarious Trauma and Resilience
Vicarious and Secondary Trauma
Neurobiology of Complex Trauma
Social Work with Trauma Survivors: Collaboration with Interpreters
Aiding Immigrant Survivors of Torture and other Human Rights Abuses
Clinical Supervision of Marriage and Family Therapist Interns
Clinical Supervision of Social Work Interns
Unspoken Legacy: Reverberations of Trauma in the Addictive Family
Treatment of the Traumatized Child
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Trauma, Mental Health, and Domestic Violence
Danger Assessment Training Certification for using the Danger Assessment and Weighed Scoring System
Mental Health And Substance Abuse Coercion
Trauma, Mental Health, and Domestic Violence Expert Testimony in Civil Cases Involving Domestic Violence
Spousal/Partner Abuse
Trauma, Mental Health & Domestic Violence
Treating Sexual Trauma
Healing Children's Wounds of Witnessing Domestic Violence
Sustaining Trauma-Informed Family-Centered Services
Integrating Health Assessments into Domestic Violence Programs
Introducing the Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP) Scales for Domestic Violence Programs
Addressing the Health Needs of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in Family Justice Centers
Five Day Advanced Course on Strangulation Prevention
Human Trafficking and the Impact of COVID-19
Three Day Virtual Masters’ Summit, Alliance for Hope International
Non-Fatal Strangulation: Medical and Forensic Evaluation, California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center with the California District Attorneys Association
Imaging Recommendations for the Patient who has been Strangled: Saving the Lives of Survivors
Handling Strangulation Cases at the Front Lines
Investigating Strangulation – Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association Training for Officers by Officers
The Development and Operation of a Strangulation Multi-Disciplinary Team
Trauma-Informed Investigations with Victims of Non-Fatal Strangulation Assaults
Investigating Strangulation – Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Intimate Partner Violence Risk & Lethality Assessment: Implications for Women’s Safety
LOSS & GRIEF
Cross-Cultural Aspects of Loss & Grief
Somatic Aspects of Loss & Grief
The Living Legacy of Loss: Befriending Grief
Unacknowledged Loss & Hidden Grief
Cross-Cultural Aspects of Loss & Grief
Somatic Aspects of Loss & Grief