Blake Zimmet

Blake Zimmet, LCSW, works as the Training Coordinator for the California Evidence-Based Practice for Child Welfare (CEBC) team at the Chadwick Center for Children and Families at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego. In this position, he acts as a liaison with the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) to develop workshops on the CEBC for IV-E Faculty and Staff as well as delivers various presentations to other child welfare audiences. He also coordinates annual mini-conferences in California to help disseminate information about the CEBC and highly rated practices to child welfare professionals and is currently coordinating CEBC online training efforts.

Blake worked in San Diego's child welfare system for five years as an Emergency Response Social Worker investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect. While working at Child Protective Services, Blake completed his MSW through San Diego State University's IV-E Program and served out his obligation. In 2008, after taking time to work with disabled children in Mexico and learn the culture and language, Blake was hired as a full-time bilingual trauma therapist at the Chadwick Center. He is experienced in such evidence-based practices as Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). While working as a therapist, Blake had taken a special interest in volunteering his time to create and develop the Chadwick Center's Adventure Therapy Program. This program and its committee members worked to integrate sports and other outdoor activities (i.e., surfing) into the TF-CBT treatment model. Blake moved to his current position with the CEBC in 2010.