Special Summer Episode – Chelsea Bartel

Special Summer Episode – Chelsea Bartel

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Have you kept an eye on this story over the summer? We’ve got a rock star school psych standing up to advocate for the children of North Carolina. Join us as we chat with Dr. Bartel!

Chelsea Bartel, PhD, is a school psychologist practicing full-time in three K-8 schools in large districts in North Carolina. She also maintains a small private clinical practice where she provides psychotherapy services to primarily adults. Dr. Bartel earned her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas), and her doctorate in School Psychology at North Carolina State University. She completed year-long internships in clinical psychology at a behavioral health clinic in Kansas City, and in school psychology at a large urban school district in North Carolina. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship designing and researching the effectiveness of computer games to assess and teach social skills.Her research and practice interests include consultation, psychoeducational evaluation, and increasing the use of evidence-based practices in schools. Dr. Bartel is a member of the North Carolina Psychological Association’s Continuing Education Committee, and she also serves on the leadership team for NC Families for School Testing Reform, a parent advocacy group working for fewer tests, fairer tests, and fruitful tests for students. She has two children, heading into fourth and second grades this year.