Secondary Trauma and Self-Compassion

Lydia DeBiase is an Instructor at Kutztown University in the Social Work Department. She teaches Case Management: An Interdisciplinary Approach and Professional Dimensions of Case Management. She worked in child welfare for 17 years as a caseworker, supervisor, and placement manager. She has also worked with juveniles adjudicated delinquent, incarcerated adults with mental illness and outpatient mental health and addiction. In addition to teaching she has a private practice that specializes in working with maltreated children. She earned a BSW from Kutztown University and an MSW and PhD from Widener University. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her areas of expertise include trauma-informed care, child welfare, families at risk, maltreated children, criminal justice, case management, clinical supervision, and clinical work.