Local Clinical Psychologist Participates In First Bi-National Fellowship Collaboration

(Newport Beach) – As an Orange County Health Care Agency Educator and a 2002-2004 Fellow for the International Center for Health Leadership Development (ICHLD), Casey Dorman, Ph.D. participated in the organization’s first bi-national session. Held on the U.S. – Mexico border, the session united health professionals from Malaysia, Australia, Colombia, the Philippines and South Africa to gain insight on the Country’s various health services and implications.

ICHLD hosted the session in the border communities of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua for its Fellows to learn how governments and agencies in a bi-national community worked together to deal with issues involving a fast-growing population, health care needs, poverty, drug trafficking and abuse, education, sever water shortages and pollution.

As one of 28 session participants, Dr. Dorman was selected as an ICHLD Fellow in 2002 and has since participated in various seminars addressing issues such as coalition building, community/campus partnerships and collaborative relationships in diverse environments to name a few. He is currently a psychologist and child development specialist who has worked with the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Children and Youth Services program for the past 12 years. A Newport Beach resident, Dr. Dorman further provides training for professional staff and works with community groups in the area of early childhood mental health and is also a Professor at Alliant International University in San Diego.

ICHLD is a 6-year-old nonprofit center of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Public Health and offers it’s prestigious 2-year Fellows program to those interested in the opportunity to develop collaborative leadership skills and professional relationships. For more information visit ICHLD online at www.uic.edu/sph/healthleaders.

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