Building Capacity of IDD-MH Workforce Through NCSS Professional Development and Training

Beth is the UCEDD Training Director at the Institute on Disability and the Director of Training and Professional Development at the National Center for START Services, a program of the IOD. In her role as IOD Training Director she chairs the IOD Training Professional Learning Community (PLC), co-leads the NH Rapid Response Crisis Training (NH RRCT) program and supervises the Director of the NH Leadership Series. In her NCSS Training Director role, she oversees a robust portfolio of training and professional development programming that offers both START-focused training and certification as well as IDD-MH training and professional development to the broader START network. Beth is passionate about topics related to cultural humility, diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, access, and belonging. In her two-year appointment as the College of Health and Human Services’ Equity and Diversity Fellow, Beth chairs the CHHS Committee on Ethnicity & Race Equity, facilitates monthly ‘Let’s Talk’ sessions, serves on University-wide DEI committees, and coordinates an annual schedule aimed at building community across CHHS faculty, staff, and students. When not at work, you can find Beth spending time with her two awesome kids, reading, and enjoying live music.

Kristin Jill Korinko, Ph.D., LMHC, BCBA, is a seasoned clinical psychologist, licensed mental health counselor, and board-certified behavior analyst with over three decades of experience in behavioral health, crisis intervention, and developmental disabilities. She serves as an Agency Senior Behavior Analyst for Florida’s Agency for Persons with Disabilities and is an adjunct professor at multiple institutions, including Walden University, Saint Leo University, and Tallahassee Community College. Dr. Korinko has presented extensively at national and international conferences on behavior analysis, trauma-informed care, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her research and advocacy efforts focus on improving behavioral health systems, crisis prevention, and interdisciplinary collaboration in clinical and community settings.