Bio:

Dr. Ivanoff has been consulting and in private practice (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) since 1995. She has provided clinical and research services in a variety of settings including Seattle Emergency Housing Service, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington Medical Center and the New York City Police Department. Dr. Ivanoff has provided consultation on suicidal behaviors and DBT to inpatient and correctional facilities in New York, Colorado, Hong Kong, California, Texas, Virginia, and Ontario. In addition, she presents widely at conferences, the most recent include the International Association for Forensic Mental Health Services and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.


Research Interests:

• Mental health and coping in extreme circumstances
• Adults and juveniles in correctional settings
• Suicidal and self-injurious behaviors
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Current Projects:

• Assessment of self-harm suicidal behavior in institutional settings
• Adaptation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for stalking offenders
• Suicidal behaviors in correctional and forensic settings
• The application of mindfulness in professional and personal practice
  

Recent Publications:

Books and Chapters
Ivanoff, A., Blythe, B. & Walters, B. (in press). The conduct of ethical research. In R.M. Grinnell & Y.A. Unrau (Eds.), Social work research and evaluation: Quantitative and qualitative approaches (8th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

Schmidt III, H. & Ivanoff, A. (2007). Behavioral prescriptions for treating self-injurious behavior in correctional settings. In M. Piasecki (Ed.), Handbook of correctional psychiatry. Civic Research Press: Washington, D.C.

Ivanoff, A. Manuel, J. & Schmidt III, H. (2007). Borderline Personality Disorder. In B. Thyer & J. Wodarski, (Eds.), Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice. (2nd ed.) (pp. 503-523) New York: Wiley

Ivanoff, A., Smyth, N.J., & Dulmus, K. (2007). Preparing social workers for practice in correctional settings. In A.R. Roberts (Ed.), Social work in juvenile and criminal justice settings, 3rd ed. Springfield, IL: C.C. Thomas.

Ivanoff, A. & Schmidt III, H. (2006). Reducing suicidal behaviors in custodial settings: Meeting administrative challenges. In G. Dear (Ed.), Preventing suicide and other self-harm in prison (pp. 88-99). London: Palgrave-MacMillan.

McCann, R., Ivanoff, A. Schmidt III, H., & Beach, B. (2007). DBT in highly restricted and long term settings. In L. Dimeff, K. Koemer & C. Sanderson (Eds.), Adaptations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. New York: Guilford Press.

Robins, C.J., Ivanoff, A. & Linehan, M.M. (2001). Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In W.J. Livesley (Ed.) Handbook of personality disorders.(pp. 437-459). New York: Guilford Press.

Ivanoff, A., Linehan, M.M. & Brown, M. (2001). Impulsive self-injury: Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In D. Simeon & E. Hollander (Eds.) Self-injurious behaviors: Assessment and treatment. (pp. 149-173). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.

Ivanoff, A. & Hayes, L. (2001). Prevention of suicide and suicidal behavior in jail and prison. In J.B. Ashford & B. Sales (Eds.) Treating offenders with mental disorders. (pp. 313-331). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press.

McCann, R.A., Ball, E. & Ivanoff, A. (2001). Creating a life worth living for those who don't think others deserve it: The CMHIP forensic DBT model. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 7(4), 447-456.

Ivanoff, A. & Fisher, P. (2000). Suicide and suicidal behavior. In A. Gitterman (Ed.) Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable populations 2nd ed. (pp. 788-819). New York: Columbia University Press.

Journal Articles
Ivanoff, A. & Schmidt III, H. (under review). Assessment to reduce the risk of self-injurious and suicidal behaviors in juvenile residential settings. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth.

Matthieu, M.M., Conroy, K., Lewis, S., Ivanoff, A., & Robertson-Blackmore, E. (in press). Fieldwork: Student perspective on the impact of the World Trade Center Disaster. Social Work Research.

Matthieu, M., Ivanoff, A., Conroy, K., & Lewis, S. (in press). Social work field instruction in New York City after 9/11/01: Impact and needs resulting from the World Trade Center disaster. The Clinical Supervisor. 

Matthieu, M., Lewis, S.J., Ivanoff, A., & Conroy, K. (in press). School of social work disaster response following the World Trade Center disaster: MSW student and field instructor perspectives. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention.

Matthieu, M., & Ivanoff, A. (2006). Using stress theory in clinical practice: Assessments of coping perceptions after the World Trade Center Disaster. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 6(4), 337-348.

Ivanoff, A. & Matthieu, M. (2006) Treatment of Human-caused Trauma: Attrition in the Adult Outcomes Research. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21, 1-12.

Golder, S. & Ivanoff, A. (2005). Evidence-based practice with adults in jails and prisons: Strategies, practices and future directions. Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal, 9(2), 100-132.




Last updated June 1, 2007.