Deanna Towns

Invited Presentations and Trainings

Evans, A., & Towns, D. (2023, January 25). Self-care, compassion fatigue, and burnout: A clinician’s ethical responsibility [Half-Day Seminar]. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Continuing Education, Red Cliff Community Health Center, Bayfield, WI.

Evans, A., Nelson, J., & Towns, D. (2022, October 28). Self-care, compassion fatigue, and burnout: A clinician’s ethical responsibility [Online Half-Day Seminar]. University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI. 

Evans, A., Nelson, J., & Towns, D. (2022, March 4). Self-care, compassion fatigue, and burnout: A clinician’s ethical responsibility [Seminar]. Nystrom and Associates, Ltd., Arden Hills, MN.

Zaporozhets, O., Kreimeyer, J., & Towns, D. (2017, October). Standardization of mental health services for military members and their families in Ukraine. Presented at the Seminar for Ukrainian Military Psychologists and Government Administrators in Mental Health and Psychological Support Services, facilitated by the Administration of the President of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Zaporozhets, O., Stafford, K., & Towns, D. (2017, October). Suicide prevention among service members and implementation of master's and post-graduate programs for psychologists. Round table discussion facilitated by the National Guard of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Towns, D. L. (2017, October 17). Resilience in Military Families. Round table: Resilience and stress resistance of contemporary Ukraine: Consequences of war and mental health, facilitated by Golda Meir Ukraine-Israeli Institute of Strategic Research, National Academy of Government under the President of Ukraine, and Ariel University (Israel). Presented and broadcasted on National News Agency of Ukraine (official Ukraine government channel), UKRINFORM, Kyiv, Ukraine.

National and International Conference Presentations

Towns, D. L. & McKinney, C. (2024, March 21-23). Aligning spiritual purpose with professional practice: Supervision of self and others. [Education]. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS), Atlanta, GA, United States. https://caps.net/2024-conference/

Towns, D. L., & Jones, A. (2021, September 5-11). Developing a culturally humble supervisor: Implications for personal development, the supervisory alliance, and client care. [Education]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Atlanta, GA, United States. http://aces2021.net/resources/Program.pdf

Towns, D. L., & Jones, A. (2021, March 26-27). Developing a culturally humble supervisor: Implications for personal development, the supervisory alliance, and client care. [Academic/Research]. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS), Virtual Conference. https://caps.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/caps-conference-agenda-2021.pdf

Runyan, H., & Towns, D. L. (2019, October 10-13). Improving persistence and accelerating dissertation completion rates through use of detailed timelines [Education session]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Seattle, WA, United States. http://aces2019.net/resources/ACES-2019-Conference-Program-FINAL-v2.pdf

Towns, D. L. (2018, May 27). Enhancing the family system as a resource for growth, resiliency, and recovery. Presented at the 5th International Scientific-Clinical Conference of Christian Psychologists, facilitated by Ukraine Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine.

Palen, C., & Towns, D. (2018, May 27). Addressing secondary trauma in the family system. Workshop at the 5th International Scientific-Clinical Conference of Christian Psychologists, facilitated by Ukraine Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine.

Kellums, M., Zaporozhets, O., & Towns, D. L. (2017, March). Cultural factors in effective supervision between Ukrainian supervisees and non-Ukrainian supervisors. Poster presented at the annual conference of Christian Association of Psychological Studies, Chicago, IL.