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NICOLE DESCHÊNES, B.Sc.N., M.Ed.

Director and Co-PI
National Center on Youth Transition on
Youth Transition
Department of Child & Family Studies
Louis de La Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida
13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MHC 2332
Tampa, Florida 33612-3807
(813) 974-4493
deschenes@fmhi.usf.edu

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EDUCATION

M.Ed. University of New Brunswick
Department of Education, 1981

B.Sc.N. School of Nursing
University of Moncton, 1979

R.N. (Diploma) École des Sciences Infirmières
Hôpital Robert Giffard - Université Laval, 1970

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EMPLOYMENT

1997-Present Faculty - Assistant in Research

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Louis de La Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
Department of Child and Family Studies
Tampa, Florida

1986-1997 Senior Consultant

DESCHÊNES & OUELLETTE, CONSULTANTS, INC.
Québec, Qc., Canada

1987-1995 Adjunct Professor

UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

1979-1987 Senior Consultant

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

1971-1979 Mental Health Nurse

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Clark, H.B., Belkin, M.T, Obradovich, L.D., Casey, R.E., Gagnon, R., Caproni, P., & Deschênes, N. (2002). Transition from School to Community: Navigating Rough Waters. In K. Lane, F. Gresham & T. O'Shaughnessy (Eds.). Interventions for children with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, pp. 299-317.

Clark, H.B., Deschênes, N., & Jones, J. (2000). Transition: A framework for the development and operation of transition systems. In H.B. Clark and M. Davis (Eds.), (2000). Transition to Adulthood: A resource for assisting Young People with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties. Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brooks, Company, pp. 29-51.

Deschênes, N., & Clark, H.B. (2001). Best Practices in Transition Programs for Youth with Emotional & Behavioral Difficulties. Focal Point. Portland State University:Spring, 14-17.

Deschênes, N., & Clark, H.B. (2001). Best Practices in transition programs. Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 17, (6).

Deschênes, N., Clark, H.B., Baker, D., & Granucci, E. (2002). Process and outcome measurement methods related to the transition of young people into adulthood. In C. Newman, C. Liberton, K. Kutash & R. Friedman (Eds.). The 14th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.

Deschênes, N., Gomez, A., Clark, H.B. (1999). TIP Case Study Protocol for Continuing System Improvement. Tampa, FL: Louis de La Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.

Deschênes, N., Gomez, A., Worthington, J., Clark, H.B. (2001). Case Study Methodology: Influencing Systems, Practices, and Policies. In J. Willis, C. Liberton, K. Kutash & R. Friedman (Eds.). The 13th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.

Gomez, A., Deschênes, N., Nations, L. (1999). From a Traditional Mental Health Treatment to a Managed Care Type of Treatment: Challenges and Solutions. In J. Willis, C. Liberton, K. Kutash & R. Friedman (Eds.). The 11th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.

Stewart, S.E., Voss, A.M., Deschênes, Clark, H.B. (2002). The Utilization of Results for Continuous System Improvement in a TIP System. In C. Newman, C. Liberton, K. Kutash & R. Friedman (Eds.). The 14th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.