Biography
Erica Buckner has over 15+ years of experience. Her professional acumen includes domestic & international social work; adolescent & adult skills coaching, psychotherapy, assessments, and acute inpatient psychiatric services.
Ms. Buckner's research & community championship is undoubtedly committed to helping communities obtain tangible services; delivering culturally sensitive evidence-informed treatment; adapting psychosocial and educational assessments for ethnic-racial samples; and cultivating equity in education policy and practice.
She utilizes applied integrative approaches most practical to address systemic social needs within minority populated & developing communities. Though she is trained on prescriptive treatment orientations such CBT, DBT, ACT, & Trauma-focused CBT, she utilizes a client-centered approach that primarily highlights contextual factors to ultimately define individualized treatment mechanisms.
Areas of Expertise
- Adolescent Development
- Behavioral Health
- BIPOC Counseling
- Clinical Social Work
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Family Counseling with Ethnic Minorities
- Health Disparities / Health Equity
- International Social Work
- Medical Social Work
- Mindfulness and Compassion
- Program Development and Evaluation
- Racial Equity
- Research
- Social Determinants of Health
- Social Stress
- Wellness/Well-being
Education
- B.A. Psychology, University of Louisville
- Master of Social Work, Louisiana State University
- Social Work Ph.D. Student, Louisiana State University
Highlights, Honors & Awards
Lifetime Member, Psi Chi International Honor Society
Rotary Global Grant Scholar
