Char earned her Masters in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas/St. Catherine University in 2011. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker by the MN Board of Social Work and has certificates in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and Permanency and Adoption. Char has 14 years experience working within the child welfare system, and is well-versed in safety and support planning with families, infant and early childhood mental health, child development, foster care and adoption issues, and attachment. The majority of Char’s career has been spent working with children and adolescents in foster care, and their birth, foster, and adoptive parents with an array of presenting issues. Char uses a variety of therapeutic modalities in her practice while focusing on client and family strengths, including components of cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic theory, and mindfulness and relaxation.
Charlotte McDonald, MSW, LICSW
Description
| Area of Practice | Permancy and Adoption, Public or Tribal Child Welfare, Mental Health |
| Licensure | LICSW |
| Region | West Central |
| Therapy/Service | Attachment based family therapy, Attachment Therapy, Child Abuse Prevention Programming, Circle of Security, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Consulting, Crisis intervention/stabilization, Family Therapy, Foster Care and Adoption Training, Mood disorders, Narrative Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, Post-Adoption Counseling, Post-adoption/Transition support, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution focused therapy, TF-CBT, Trauma-based therapy |
| Population | Adolescents, Adults – Adoptees/Former foster, Adults – Adoptive Parents, Adults – Birth/First Parents/Family, Adults – Foster Parents/Family, Children |
| Specialties | Adoption and child welfare history, Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions, Assessment, Attachment issues, Behavior Issues, Child Abuse, Consultation, County/Tribal Services, Education/School Issues/Truancy, Foster Care, Mood disorders, Permanency Services**, Post-adoption services, PTSD, Trauma, Trauma/Complex Trauma |
