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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.

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
2024 PhD Social Work Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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
2023 Ribaudo, J. (2023). “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)
2023 Ribaudo, J. (2023). Being Therapeutic When You Aren’t a Therapist. Keynote Speaker. Early Impact Virginia, Richmond, VA.
2023 Ribaudo, J. (2023). Understanding and Responding to Difficult Parent-Infant Relationships. Infant Toddler Mental Health Coalition of Arizona. Phoenix, AZ. (Virtual Presentation)
2023 Ribaudo, J. (2023). The impact of school closures on child health and development: A call for interdisciplinary action [Invited panelist]. Child Health Research and Evaluation panel, Fifteenth Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
2023 Ribaudo, J. (2023). Being therapeutic when you aren't a therapist [Keynote speaker]. Early Impact Virginia, Richmond VA.
2023 Ribaudo, J., Lawler, K., Petroff, R., Goodrich, J. M., Muzik, M., & Rosenblum K. L. (2023). Infant Mental Health Home Visiting buffers the effect of methylation on infants' socioemotional health [Conference presentation]. Society for Research on Child Development, 2023 Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
2023 Torres, C., Riggs, J., Ribaudo, J., & Walsh, T. (2023). Improving IMH-HV training to strengthen cultural responsiveness and increase equity [Virtual presentation]. Early Start National Home Visiting Summit.
2023 Ribaudo, J., Harty, J., Isarowong, N., Parker, A., & Walsh, T. (2023). Parenting and caregiving in the early years: Who are we leaving out? [Roundtable discussion-convener]. 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Phoenix, AZ.
2023 Hong, S., Ribaudo, J., & Safyer, P. (2023). Rethinking "evidence": Bridging neuroscience and psychodynamic theory to address interpersonal and structural trauma [Roundtable discussion]. 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Phoenix, AZ.
2022 Ribaudo, J. (2022). Weaving infant and early childhood mental health content into social work courses [Virtual presentation]. Council on Social Work Education, Faculty Institute, Alexandria, VA.
2021 Ribaudo, J. (2021). Staying present: The role of reflective functioning in providing trauma-informed care. Paper presented at the 17th World Association for Infant Mental Health Congress, Brisbane, Australia (Virtual Presentation)
2021 Ribaudo, J. (2021). Infant Mental Health Home Visiting [Virtual keynote presentation]. Child Welfare League Foundation, 30th Anniversary Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan.
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). “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.

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