THE INSTITUTE CORE FACULTY

Charlene Crump, MA., NCC, CRC, QMHI-S
MHI Coordinator, Office of Deaf Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Montgomery, Alabama

Teaches Language Dysfluency in Mental Health Settings, Hearing Voices that are Distressing

Steve Hamerdinger, MA
Consultant and Retired Director, Office of Deaf Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Montgomery, Alabama

History of MHIT. History of Deaf Mental Health Care

Roger Williams, LCSW
Consultant and Retired State Director, Deaf Services, South Carolina Department of Mental Health

Teaches Adverse Childhood Experiences, Techniques for Dealing with Dysfluency, Role Play and DC-S Analysis, Mental Health and Legal Work, Confidentiality Laws, Communication Assessments

Brian McKenny, BA, CI/CT, NIC, QMHI-S
Staff Interpreter, Office of Deaf Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Montgomery, Alabama

Teaches Interpreting in Substance Abuse Settings, Self-Protection

Robyn Dean, Ph.D., C.I./C.T.
Faculty Associate in Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York

Teaches Demand/Control Schema, Interpreting as a Practice Profession

Kent Schafer, PhD., MSE, NCSP
Statewide Deaf Psychologist, Office of Deaf Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Montgomery, Alabama. 

Teaches Interpreting in Substance Abuse Settings

Amanda Somdal, MSW, LiSCW-PIP
Director, Office of Deaf Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Montgomery, Alabama. 

Teaches Treatment Approaches

Robert Pollard, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean of Research at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine.

Teaches Demand/Control Schema, Assessment and Diagnostic Criteria

Jaime Wilson, PhD, ABN, ABPP
Prescribing Psychologist, Washington State

Teaches Psychopharmacology, CDIs/DIs, VGCS, and Deaf Professionals in Mental Health Settings, Risk Factors for Dementia Among our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population