Connie M. Brooks

Connie Brooks is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Missouri and a clinician/supervisor at the Assessment and Consultation Clinic. She supervises advanced graduate students in providing therapy and evaluations to children, adults, families, and groups and provides these direct services to community and university-based clients as well. She regularly teaches the Interdisciplinary Child and Family Practicum course. Her expertise is with child trauma and attachment, clinical supervision, behavior management, family dynamics, and community resource collaboration.

Supervisory Experience

Established training partnership with Boys and Girls Town of Missouri to allow supervised service provision of youth residents in that setting (2010)

Development and subsequent supervision of Counseling Intern position (2009)

Established cross-training program with the Department of Psychiatry (2009)

Supervision of graduate students in provision of psychoeducational and psychological evaluations (September 2008-current)

Established the Interdisciplinary Child and Family Practicum in 2008

• Focus on child and family interventions from an interdisciplinary perspective
• Established mentorship model of training
• Connections to school & counseling psychology programs, psychiatry, special education, and the clinical psychology department
• Individual and group supervision of approximately 10 graduate clinicians (17.5 to 20 hours/week)

Supervision of master's and doctoral level graduate students in group, family, couples, and individual counseling services (January 2006-current)

Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia

M.A., Teaching, Emphasis in Counseling, Columbia College

B.A., Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia

Herman, K. C., Borden, L., Schultz, T., Hsu, C., Brooks, C. M., Strawsine, M., & Reinke, W. (2011). Motivational interviewing applications with families. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 28, 102-119.

Borden, L. A., Schultz, T. R., Herman, K. C., & Brooks, C. M. (2010). The Incredible Years Parent Training Program: Promoting resilience through evidence-based prevention groups. Group dynamics: Theory, research, and practice, 14(3), 230-241. DOI: 10.1037/a0020322

Reinke, W. M., Herman, K. C., Stormont, M., Brooks, C. M., & Darney, D. (2009). Training the next generation of school professionals to be prevention scientists: The Missouri Prevention Center model. Psychology in the Schools, 47(1), 101-110. DOI: 10.1002/pits.20454.

Reinke, W. M., Herman, K. C., Stormont, M., Brooks, C. M., & Darney, D. (2009). Training the next generation of school professionals to be prevention scientists: The Missouri Prevention Center model. Psychology in the Schools, 47(1), 101-110. DOI: 10.1002/pits.20454.

Splett, J. W., Brooks, C. M., Collier, J., Beyers, S., Darney, D & Wilkerson, A. (2011). Helping mean girls: The effectiveness and key activities of a group counseling, parent training intervention to reduce relational aggression. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Charleston, SC.

Borden, L., Herman, K. C., Brooks, C. M. & Reinke, W. (August, 2011). An Evaluation of a Modified Family Check-Up in an Assessment Clinic Setting.. Paper presented as part of symposium entitled, Adapting and Integrating Evidence-Based Interventions, at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington DC.

Brooks, C. M. & Collier, J. (2010). I h8te u! Management of cyberbullying in schools. Presentation at the Show-Me Conference for Educators, Eugene, MO.

Brooks, C. M. & Schultz, T. (2010). Combining child interviews and behavior observations during evaluations. Presentation at the 2nd Annual Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Conference, Columbia, MO.

Brooks, C. M. (2010). Mental health diagnoses in the classroom. Presentation to Columbia Public School instructors, Columbia, MO.

Brooks, C. M. & Collier, J. (2010). Cyberbullying. Presentation to New Bloomfield Middle School student body, New Bloomfield, MO.

Schultz, T., Splett, J. D., Brooks, C. M., & Knoop, A. (2010). Reducing relational aggression through group counseling and parent training. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.

Brooks, C. M., Coutts, M.J., Fagiolo, A.H., Hendricker, E.N., Kanagui, M., Ramos, K., & Splett, J.D. (2009). The family therapy treatment team: Description of a new treatment approach. Poster presentation at the 1st Annual Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Conference, Columbia. MO.

Coutts, M. J. & Brooks, C. M. (2009). Materialism in children: A single case analysis. Poster presentation at the 1st Annual Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Conference, Columbia, MO.

Ramos, K. & Brooks, C.M. (2009). Educational experiences of youth in foster care: A review of the literature. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Conference, Columbia, MO.

Splett, J. D., Schultz, T., Hammer, J. Brooks, C. M. (2009). Reducing girlhood relational aggression through combined group counseling and parent education interventions. Poster presentation at the 1st Annual Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Conference, Columbia. MO.

Woolstenhulme, A., Thomas, J., & Brooks, C. M. (2009). Undergraduate clinical experiences: Reciprocal benefits to the students and clinic. Poster presentation at the 1st Annual Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Conference, Columbia. MO

Brooks, C.M., & Svoboda-Gay, S. (2008). Behavior charting in the classroom. Presentation at Hallsville Public Schools Teacher Workshop, Hallsville, MO.

Brooks, C. M. & Coutts, M. J. (2008, October). Behavior management training. Presented at Missouri Prevention Center Student Training Session, Columbia, MO.

Brooks, C.M., Kanagui, M., Pate, C.M., & Fagiolo, A. (2008). Keeping kids safe in our community. Presentation at the Columbia Public Schools Parent Workshop, Columbia, MO.

Brooks, C.M. (2008). Working with adolescents in the school setting. Guest lecture in the Hickman High School Practicum class at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Robeson, E.., Splett, J., Pate, C., & Brooks, C. M. (2008). Teaching social skills to juvenile offenders and other challenging adolescents: A media-based approach. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of Missouri Association of School Psychologists, St. Louis, MO

Pate, C.M., Robeson, E.N., Brooks, C.M., & Splett, J.D. (2008, October). Flavor of Love and Jackass: Teaching tools to address social skills for juvenile offenders. Paper presentation at the International Academic Conference for Crime and Popular Culture - A Multi-Disciplinary Exploration, Warrensburg, MO.

Splett, J. D., Robeson, E., Brooks, C. M., Reinke, W. M. (2008). Positive Behavior Support and Family Resource Centers: A new direction for school-family partnerships. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Phoenix, AZ.

Brooks, C. M. (2008). A day in the life: The strange world of youth. Presentation at the 3rd Annual Summer Institute. Randolph County Community Coalition for Children and Families, Moberly, MO.

Brooks, C.M. (2008). Working with adolescents in the school setting. Guest lecture in the Hickman High School Practicum class at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Agarawal, G., Brooks, C. M., Herman, K. C., & Reinke, W. M. (2008). The role of prevention science in promoting children's mental health: A model for school psychologists. Poster presented at the 2008 American Psychological Association Conference. Boston, MA.

Brooks, C. M. (2007) Creation of behavior charts for the classroom. Presentation at the Rural School Consortium, Hallsville, MO.

Brooks, C. M. (2007) Disruptive behavior management: Keeping children in the classroom. Presentation at the Rural School Consortium, Hallsville, MO.

Brooks, C. M. (2007). Risk factors and sexual behaviors: Attitudes as a mediating factor? Poster presented at the 2007 American Psychological Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Brooks, C. M., Mazurek, M. O., Knoop, A. J. (2006). Diagnostic criteria for Educational Disabilities. Presentation at the general staff meeting of the Missouri Division of Youth Services, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Moore, C., Agarwal, G., & Brooks, C. (2006). Pilot study of school psychologists' knowledge regarding student self-injury. Poster presented at the 2006 Georgia Psychological Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Short, R., Chun, H., Brooks, C. & Brewer, A. (2005). Risk factors and negative outcomes of adolescence. Poster presented at the 2005 American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, D.C.

Campaign Priority Funds: Training Director Development: $140,000 (under review)

Student Capital Improvement Funds: Assessment and Consultation Clinic Improvements: $5,625 (awarded 6/2011)

MU Interdisciplinary Innovations Fund: Mental Health Clinicians Cross-Training: Psychiatry and Psychology: $24,240 (awarded 7/2010)

Target Violence Prevention grant: Reducing Child Abuse through Parent Training to Expecting and New Caregivers: $3,000 (awarded 11/09)

MU Research Council: Relational Aggression in Girls: A School-Family Group Intervention: $7,416 (submitted 4/09)

MU Parents Association grant: Clinical Observation Equipment and Study Resources for Students: $1,190 (awarded 03/08)