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Dr. Layne holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UCLA. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in post-war Bosnia and conducted extensive trainings with clinicians working with youth exposed to the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks. Dr. Layne is a co-author of several widely-used manualized interventions including Psychological First AidSkills for Psychological RecoveryFamilies Overcoming Under Stress, and Trauma and Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents. Dr. Layne is lead developer of multidimensional grief theory and has constructed and validated measures of grief reactions, war exposure, and social support. He also led the development of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s (NCTSN) Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma since its 2006 launch. Dr. Layne worked closely with the American Psychiatric Association in creating developmentally sensitive criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder in DSM-5-TR. He is currently Principal Investigator of a SAHMSA NCTSN Category II grant overseeing the adaptation and evaluation of the Core Curriculum for training in psychology and child psychiatry. Dr. Layne’s professional interests include the assessment and treatment of traumatic stress/PTSD and bereavement/grief, competency-based professional education, evidence-based practice, evidence-based assessment, research methods, developmental psychopathology, and resilience. He provides trainings and consultation in many settings including high-risk schools, juvenile justice, community violence, and cases involving traumatic bereavement.

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Education/Academic qualification

Post-Doctoral Fellow, UCLA Trauma Psychiatry Service

19971999

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

… → 1996

Clinical Psychology Intern, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center

19941995

M.A. clinical psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

… → 1991

B.A. Psychology, University of Utah

… → 1989

External positions

Principal Investigator, UCCS Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

2021 → …

Research Professor, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

2020 → …

Program Director of Education in Evidence-Based Practice, UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

20122021

Health Professional Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles

20102021

Program Director of Treatment and Intervention Development, UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

20062011

Program Director of Treatment and Intervention Development, UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

20062012

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Brigham Young University

19992006

Post-Doctoral Fellow, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital

19971998

Field Director, UNICEF Bosnia & Hercegovina Post-War Psychosocial Program for War-Exposed Adolescents

19972002

Clinical Psychology Intern, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

19941995

Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern, Brentwood VA Medical Center

1993

Wildfire Crisis Intervention Counselor, Pepperdine University

1993

Pre-Doctoral Psychology Extern, San Fernando High School

19911994

Psychology Trainee, UCLA Psychology Clinic

19901992

Mental Health Specialist, Olympus View Hospital

19871989

Christopher M. Layne Psychological Services, Private Practice

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology