About Us
Our CAARE Center Team
- Anthony Urquiza, Ph.D., Director
- Dawn Blacker, Ph.D., Associate Director, Co-Training Director
- Michele Ornelas-Knight, Psy.D., Associate Director
- Blake Carmichael, Ph.D., Evaluation Manager
- Kimberly Lundquist, L.C.S.W., DBT Program Manager
- Forrest Talley, Ph.D., Outpatient Manager
- Sharon Rea Zone, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Infant Mental Health Program Manager
- Susan Goff Timmer, Ph.D., Director of Mental Health Research
- Eric Vargas, Community Health Program Assistant Chief
- Gina LaTour, Community Health Supervisor
Quick Links
- Child Welfare Evaluation
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Consultations and Expert Testimony
- Contact us
- Training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Counseling for Trauma Recovery with Children
- Pre- and Post-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Program
CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center
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Our Programs
At the CAARE Center, we offer Empirically Based Treatments to our clients including:
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
We also conduct standard-of-care psychological evaluations including ones that are court-ordered and we provide expert testimony for various counties and local agencies.
The CAARE Center also provides training in empirically based treatments through our Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Training Program and Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training Program. We have trained over 100 agencies in PCIT both nationally and internationally. The CAARE Center also provides ongoing training for mental health professions through our nationally recognized American Psychological Association (APA) accredited clinical psychology predoctoral internship program; as well as training programs for master level clinicians.
Ongoing research is conducted at the CAARE Center that focuses on the applications of PCIT to unique populations. Research projects include: Application of PCIT to Unique Populations; Foster Parent Population; and Dissemination of PCIT to Community Mental Health Treatment Agencies.
About the CAARE Center
The CAARE Center is recognized nationally as a model program for the evaluation and treatment of child maltreatment as well as training of mental health providers in Empirically Based Treatments.
The CAARE Center is one of 14 sections in the Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Children’s Hospital and has approximately 40 full and part-time employees. The CAARE Center is funded through contracts, grants, fee-for-services patient care revenue, charitable events, and the United Way Employee Giving Program.
For more information about how to contact the CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center, please visit our contact us page.
Our Mission
The CAARE Center Diagnostic and Treatment Center’s mission is to provide patient care, teaching, research and prevention initiatives on behalf of abused and neglected children and children and youth identified as high risk. A large part of this mission includes the delivery of quality mental health services to children and youth ages 0 to 21 and their families. The CAARE Center is recognized nationally as a model program for the evaluation and treatment of child maltreatment as well as training of mental health providers in Empirically Based Treatments.
