Mike Sherman

Mike Sherman serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School in Los Angeles, CA. A licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience, he operates at the intersection of community mental health and child welfare programs, providing direct services, supervision, training, and program development.

His educational background includes:

• Psy.D. from Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology (2011)

Dr. Sherman specializes in Child Development and Infant Mental Health, with deep expertise in Child Trauma, Systems of Care, and Primary Prevention. His work focuses on enhancing provider capacity and systemic approaches to foster children's social, emotional, and behavioral health through evidence-based program development and evaluation.

His professional recognition includes:

• NAPA/UC Davis Infant-Parent Mental Health fellow

As an active Executive Committee Member of the Association of Child Development Specialists and member of the California Association of Infant Mental Health, he contributes to field-wide standards while teaching child development and intervention courses at TCSPP. His administrative experience spans program design, evaluation, and cross-system collaboration in child welfare contexts.