Sean E. Snyder, DPA, MSW, LCSW is a clinician-scholar and implementation leader dedicated to advancing equitable, trauma-informed mental health care for youth involved in public systems. He serves as Director of Implementation and Technical Assistance where he supports the uptake of evidence-based mental health practices in real-world settings.

Sean’s background spans over a decade in clinical care, supervision, and program development. At Penn Medicine, he led behavioral health services embedded in Philadelphia’s juvenile detention center and managed family-based and reentry programs at Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center. His clinical work has focused on trauma recovery for youth exposed to violence, both in community and detention settings.

He is nationally certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a site-based trainer in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Trauma in Schools (CBITS+RTM), and trained in CFTSI and Prolonged Exposure. His research focuses on using implementation science and quality improvement to support sustainable delivery of evidence-based care, particularly in under-resourced systems.

Sean has published in journals including Psychiatric Services, Frontiers in Psychiatry, and Practice Innovations, and is the author of the open-access textbook A Developmental Systems Guide for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Practitioners. He has taught lectured in graduate programs at Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, and the University of Pennsylvania. He currently co-chairs the Juvenile Justice Consortium of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

Sean holds a Doctor of Public Administration from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and remains deeply committed to bridging science, community voice, and practice.Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.