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Alyssa Draffin

Clinical Assistant Professor

Alyssa Draffin, Clinical Assistant Professor

Contact

Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building

324-G

325 Pittsboro Street

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

alyssapd@email.unc.edu

Alyssa Draffin (she/her) has served as a UNC School of Social Work adjunct instructor since 2021 and joined the School’s full time faculty in 2022, after serving more than a decade in the field, providing direct practice and integrated behavioral health services. She has extensive experience working with individuals and groups living with HIV, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic medical conditions and genetic disorders as well as functional symptoms related to trauma. She has most recently worked with children, adolescents and families experiencing social barriers to care.

Alyssa is formally trained in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s intervention W.I.L.L.O.W. and in multiple therapeutic modalities. As a certified clinical supervisor with the National Association of Social Workers and a certified clinical trauma professional, she has facilitated LCSWA supervision groups for the last five years, helping prepare new graduates on their licensure journey.

Alyssa has won six grants over the last three years through the Carolina For the Kids grant, seeking to address health disparities for low income families. Additionally, she has a clinical interest in neuroplasticity as a convergent mechanism of alternative therapies.

Degrees and Licenses

MSW, George Mason University
BA, University of Central Florida

Primary Program

Master of Social Work Program

Certifications

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Certified Clinincal Trauma Professional
Certified Clinical Supervisor

Research and Professional Interests

HIV
Trauma, PTSD
Integrated Health
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

Presentations, Workshops and Media

"UNC Child Neurology Social Worker Seeks to Address Barriers to Care," Department of Neurology, UNC School of Medicine

Courses

Approaches to Brief Treatment

Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Theory and Practice

Social Work Practice with Families, Individuals and Groups