Elizabeth Schopfer Presents at Trauma Conference

Cherry Hill High School West 2009 Valedictorian, Elizabeth Anne Schopfer, LAC, will be presenting at the 3rd Annual Trauma Training Conference, sponsored by the Jefferson College of Health Professions, Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health at Thomas Jefferson University in East Falls, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, on the topic of "Trauma and Suicide Risk in Minors - A Community Health Perspective.”

The 3rd Annual Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference: Promoting Equitable Access to High Quality Services for Vulnerable Children and Families will provide an intensive, collaborative training experience to providers, educators and leaders across health, education, and social service disciplines, as well as to community members invested in the health of their families, neighborhoods, and cities.

Ms. Schopfer, a Pitman, New Jersey, resident, is a Bilingual Functional Family Therapist (FFT) , in addition to serving as a Mobile Response Outreach and Case Manager at Robins' Nest Inc. in Glassboro, New Jersey.

Ms. Schopfer volunteers as a Crisis Text Line Counselor and a Disaster Response Crisis Counselor with the New Jersey Department of Health. Liz volunteers at Calvary Hill Assembly of God Church in Glassboro, New Jersey, as a Deaconess and Board Secretary, in addition to, a volunteer behavioral specialist and administrator for the children's education and special needs ministry.

Ms. Schopfer has a BA in Psychology with Distinction and a Certificate in Spanish from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013. In addition to a M.S.Ed. in Counseling and Mental Health Services in 2014 and a M.Phil.Ed. in Counseling and Mental Health Services in 2015 also from the University of Pennsylvania. Liz continues to mentor international students in the Graduate Education Program at Penn and was presented with the Best Mentor Award in Spring of 2017.

Ms. Schopfer has published research for the National Institute of Health on "Sleep Duration versus Sleep Insufficiency as Predictors of Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes" (Sleep Med 2012 December) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services "The Relationship between Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index Depends on Age" (Obesity (Silver Springs) 2015 December).

Ms. Schopfer has recently presented at the New Jersey School Counselor Association at Pine Manor in Edison, New Jersey, on October 12, 2018, on the topic of "Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents - A Community Health Perspective" with Pediatrician Autumn Lane, DO; The New Jersey Department of Education Wellness Lunch & Learn live presentation and webinar broadcast from Trenton, New Jersey, on November 13, 2018 on “The Three S’s: Stress, Sleep Hygiene and Seasonal Affective Disorder;” The Annual Conference 2019 "The Ivy League of Behavioral Health" for the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) in Princeton, New Jersey on April 16, 2019 – “Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Community Health Perspective Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Community Health Perspective” with Pediatrician Autumn Lane, DO.

Ms. Schopfer has also participated/presented research at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) 2010 Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 8th and 9th Annual Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology Research Retreat (2011/2012), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sleep 2011 and 2012 International Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2011) and Boston, Massachusetts (2012); Big Break 2011 and 2012 Campus Crusade for Christ Missionary, Panama City, Florida; Seattle's "Summer in the City" Project Missionary, Seattle, Washington (Summer 2012) working with the Washington State Department of Corrections, to counsel criminal offenders both on parole and in prison and homeless and at-risk youth.

She is also certified in school counseling in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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