Mellicent O’Brien Blythe, MSW, LCSW

Implementation Specialist, Lead Senior Leader Trainer (AF-CBT, CPT, TF-CBT, WET)

Bounce Back, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience And Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT), Leadership & Senior Management, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT),

Mellicent O’Brien Blythe, MSW, LCSW, is the Implementation Specialist for the NC Child Treatment Program and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work. Ms. Blythe oversees the Senior Leader track of NC CTP’s Learning Collaboratives, in which agency leaders receive training and consultation on implementing and sustaining evidence-based treatments. Before coming to CCFH, Ms. Blythe spent 10 years providing training, consultation, and publications for North Carolina’s child welfare system. She previously worked in New York and Virginia in a variety of direct practice settings, including juvenile detention, pediatric AIDS and oncology, and early intervention. Ms. Blythe received her Master’s in Social Work from New York University. Areas of focus: implementation science; leadership development; stakeholder engagement; child welfare.