Welcome Emily Haranin

by Incredible Years Program Developer Carolyn Webster-Stratton

I am delighted to announce that we have hired Emily Haranin, PhD, as Clinical Director of Incredible Years Inc. I am “over the moon” with her accepting this position effective as of September 2nd.

Emily is a certified mentor in the IY Basic Parent program and has worked delivering IY parent programs in English and Spanish at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) for 14 years. In addition to running many IY parent groups each year she has given numerous presentations and workshops at local, regional and national professional meetings. Clearly training others has been her ongoing passion. I have co-trained with her and seen many videos of her group delivery. She is collaborative, supportive and incredibly competent and committed to delivery of evidence-based programs with fidelity.

Background and Experience: Emily earned her doctorate in School Psychology from the University of South Carolina and then spent two years in Puebla Mexico working with an NGO focused on providing trauma informed services to children and families impacted by violence. In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles to complete her postdoctoral fellowship at CHLA and was then hired as a staff psychologist. In 2015, she joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC as a Clinical Assistant Professor with a focus on clinical and educational efforts. In 2020 she began her role as training director for the federally funded California Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities and guided significant curriculum renovations from in-person, to fully online, to the current hybrid training model.

In addition, her approach to patient care as a child and adolescent psychologist is deeply rooted in her doctoral training as a school psychologist. Her focus was on children with developmental conditions such as ADHD, Autism and dually diagnosed psychiatric disorders. She provided direct services, including assessments, consultation and intervention.

During her time at CHLA, Emily has been involved in many clinical, teaching and mentoring roles with psychology trainees as well as trainees from a variety of other healthcare disciplines. She has directly supervised over 30 pre- and post-doctoral psychology trainees and provided group supervision to over 15 fellow and intern cohorts. Her experiences show her commitment to education and leadership within the area of interdisciplinary clinical training and collaboration with diverse groups.

Current Position: Emily’s role with Incredible Years will involve training others in IY parent programs as well as providing consultations and support to clinicians and agencies, overseeing the certification process and promoting fidelity IY program delivery. She will enhance support provided to IY group leaders, coaches, mentors and trainers so that a diverse and well-functioning worldwide IY team can thrive.

I look forward to working with her to expand her training options in IY on-line and in-person delivery methods to multiple interdisciplinary groups.

Personally, I am honored to have Emily as part of our IY Team and know she will take us forward to developing new connections and expanding opportunities with new populations.

Best wishes,

Carolyn Webster-Stratton, MSN, MPH, PhD

Developer of Incredible Years Programs