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Julie M. Ribaudo

Clinical Professor of Social Work

Julie M. Ribaudo

Julie Ribaudo is a Clinical Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan. Before joining U-M in 2006, her career focused on parent-infant relational health; she practiced in a wide range of community-based programs, including community mental health, education and child welfare.

In addition to her teaching, Ribaudo is a reflective supervisor/consultant for individuals and groups who provide services to parents and their young children. She is involved in research as a faculty member of Zero to Thrive, through the Department of Psychiatry at U-M She is also a doctoral student at Wayne State University.

Professor Ribaudo was the 2013 recipient of the Selma Fraiberg Award for outstanding contributions to Michigan infants and their families, awarded by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, and the 2011 and 2015 Professor of the Year, awarded by the U-M School of Social Work Student Union.

Research Interests/Focus

Psychotherapy, community mental health, child welfare, public health, early intervention, challenging infants, mental health, infant mental health, clinical supervision

Education

Year Degree   School
1984 MSW Children & Youth University of Georgia
2000 Post Graduate Certificate Infant Mental Health Wayne State University, Detroit,, MI
1982 BS Criminology/Criminal Justice Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti
Year Description
2021 Ribaudo, J. (2021). Not Going it Alone: Reflective Supervision and Head Start. Two-day training (Virtual Presentation) and monthly consultation group. Alaska Head Start Association; Alaska Head Start Mental Health Consultants. Anchorage, AK.
2021 Ribaudo, J. (2021). Attachment as a Fear Regulation System: Helping Parents Develop and Retain Reflective Functioning. University of Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood Family Mental Health Capstone Program. Madison, WI. (Virtual Presentation).
2020 Rosenblum, K., Muzik, M., Ribaudo, J., & Smith, K. (2020). Infant Mental Health Home Visiting Training Model, State of Michigan Community Mental Health. Ann Arbor, MI.
2020 Ribaudo, J. (2020). “Tough All Day and Frightened All Night”: The Role of Fear Regulation in Attachment and Behavior. University of Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood Family Mental Health Capstone Program. Madison, WI. (Virtual Presentation).
2020 Ribaudo, J. (2020). How to be Therapeutic When you Aren’t a Therapist. Ontario Association for Infant and Child Development. Ontario, Canada (Virtual Presentation).
2020 Stein, S.F., Ribaudo, J., Safyer, P., & Halquist, K.A. , The Integrative Reflective Learning Model (IRL): A replicable training model for supporting reflective functioning in clinical trainees. [Session cancelled due to Covid-19]. Workshop presentation at the 17th World Association for Infant Mental Health World Congress. Brisbane, Australia.
2020 Ribaudo, J. (2020). Infant Mental Health, ACEs, and Trauma-informed Care. Paper presentation at the 17th World Association for Infant Mental Health World Congress. Brisbane, Australia. [Conference postponed due to Covid-19].
2020 Ribaudo, J., Lawler, J., Jester, J.M., Brophy-Herb, H., Freeman, S., & Rosenblum, K.L. (2020). PTSD symptoms mediate the link between parental ACEs and child behavioral and social-emotional problems. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. (Virtual Conference).
2019 Ribaudo, J. (2019). Finding the Words when a Very Young Child has Experienced Trauma and Reflective Functioning. Two-day workshops for WMISD Great Start Collaborative, Cadillac, MI.
2019 Ribaudo, J. (2019). Not Going it Alone: The Role of Reflective Supervision. Three-day training for CMH TF-CBT program managers and supervisors. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing MI.
2019 Ribaudo, J. (2019). What Children Tell Us: Creating Narratives that Help Make Meaning of their Stories. Erikson Institute Luminary Series, Chicago, IL.
2019 Ribaudo, J. (2019). Mom Power: Child Team Training. Tulane University. New Orleans, LA.
2019 Ribaudo, J. (2019). Putting Humpty Together Again: Working with Children with Attachment Difficulties. Emotional Dysregulation, Rage & Despair. Erikson Institute Luminary Series, Chicago, IL.
2018 Ribaudo, J. (2018). “Tough All Day and Frightened All Night”: The Role of Fear Regulation in Attachment and Behavior. University of Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood Family Mental Health Capstone Program. Madison, WI.
2018 Ribaudo, J. (2018). A Place to Feel: The Supervisors Use of Self in Reflective Supervision. Detroit-Wayne Mental Health Authority. Southgate, MI.
2018 Ribaudo, J., & Nicholls, D.(2018). Finding the Words When a Very Young Child Has Experienced Trauma. Wayne County Birth to Six Learning Series. Detroit-Wayne Mental Health Authority. Southgate, MI.
2018 Rosenblum, K., Muzik, M., Ribaudo, J., & Smith, K. (2018) Infant Mental Health Home Visiting Training Model, State of Michigan Community Mental Health. Ann Arbor, MI.
2018 Ribaudo, J. (2018). Observation: Knowing What You See. Alaska Head Start Mental Health Consultants, Anchorage, AK.
2018 Ribaudo, J. (2018). The Supervisors Use of Self in Reflective Supervision. Society for the Protection and Care of Children. Rochester, NY.
2018 Ribaudo, J. (2018). Invited Master Class. Supervision: Reflective and Relational. 16th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Rome, Italy.
2018 Ribaudo, J. (2018). Pre-congress Invited Panelist. Bridging infant and early childhood mental health training, competency and professional development. 16th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Rome, Italy.
2018 Walsh, T., Gilkerson, L., Paris, R. & Ribaudo, J. (2018). Advancing the Principles and Practices of Infant Mental Health across Multiple Disciplines and Domains. 16th World Association for Infant Mental Health World Congress. Rome, Italy.
2018 Foley, M . & Ribaudo, J. (2018). Acknowledging and Containing Fear in Infant Mental Health Training, Sservices and Supervision. 16th World Association for Infant Mental Health World Congress. Rome, Italy.
2018 Ribaudo, J. (2018). The Maternal Looking Guide Video Training Package Evaluation: Results from Michigan, USA. 16th World Association for Infant Mental Health World Congress. Rome, Italy.
2017 Ribaudo, J. (2017). All Behavior Has Meaning. State of Michigan Department of Special Education. Grand Rapids, MI.
2017 Ribaudo, J. (2017). Putting Humpty Together Again. Early On (Part C of IDEA) Statewide Conference, Pre-Conference Workshop. Kalamazoo, MI.
2017 Ribaudo, J. (2017). Tough All Day and Frightened All Night”: The Role of Fear Regulation in Attachment and Behavior. University of Wisconsin Infant, Early Childhood Family Mental Health Capstone Program. Madison, WI.
2017 Ribaudo, J. (2017). Deepening Reflective Practice Skills. Idaho Association for Infant Mental Health Biennial Conference. Boise, ID.
2017 Ribaudo, J. (2017). Creating Narratives: Helping Young Child Make Sense of their Experiences. Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.
2017 Ribaudo, J. (2017). A Place to Feel: Mainitain and Deepening our Own Reflective Practice. Invited Keynote. Alaska Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Institute Conference, Anchorage, AK.
2017 Ribaudo, J. (2017). Moving Upstream: Prioritizing Early Childhood, Invited Panel Participant. Alaska Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Institute Conference, Anchorage, AK.
2017 Ribaudo, J. M. (February 2017). All Behavior Has Meaning. Kalamazoo County Early On Professional Development Day. Invited Speaker. Michigan Department of Education. Kalamazoo, MI.
2017 Ribaudo, J. M. (March 2017 and October, 2016). A Secure Base: A Deeper Look at Attachment and Parent-Infant Relationships. Infant Mental Health Statewide Meetings. Invited Speaker. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Sheperd, MI.
2017 Ribaudo, J. M. (April 2017). Not Going it Alone: The Role of Reflective Supervision. The Institute for Strengthening Families. Invited Speaker, for Healthy Families America. Indianapolis, IN.

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