Sharon “Shel” Millington, M.A., is a Licensed Professional Counselor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Director of Behavioral Health at the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs. Ms. Millington received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2014. Ms. Millington is a trainer in University of Oklahoma Problematic Sexual Behavior – Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT) models for school-age and adolescent, providing training to students, as well as state and regional providers. Her clinical experiences include evidence-based interventions for children with disruptive behavior disorders, children and adolescents with problematic sexual behavior, and assessment of children prenatally exposed to drugs and alcohol.
Ms. Millington has been trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers; she is a certified therapist in the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) model, an evidence-based treatment for young children with disruptive behavior disorders; and she is a Level I Trainer in PCIT.
Ms. Millington has been a lead adviser of our PSB-CBT Youth Partnership Board (YPB), which is comprised of youth who successfully completed PSB-CBT treatment, those nearing completion, and those who did not complete the program. The YPB members play a vital role in informing patient care, patient- centered research, and best practices. Additionally, she played a role in reviewing and advising on the Foster Parent College.com training series on children with problematic sexual behavior.