Forward Together Forum:
Episode #4
Asian American Hate
The Other Pandemic
Sharyl Kato, MS, LPC
Executive Director of The Rainbow Project
Clinical Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry
UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Sharyl Kato, MS, LPC, Director and Child/Adult & Family Therapist with the Rainbow Project Child & Family Counseling and Resource Clinic and UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Clinical Adjunct Professor with the Dept. of Psychiatry
Sharyl specializes in areas of prevention, early intervention, crisis support and treatment of childhood/family trauma, including child abuse, neglect, domestic violence, child sexual abuse, community violence, grief/loss, natural disasters; drug endangered children; child sex trafficking; special interest in strengthening resiliency for child-adult caregiver and family relationships, parent education, cultural proficiency, play therapy, social emotional development, helping children/adults manage stress; active in community networking & interagency coordination, to maximize effectiveness of services and coordinate resources for children and families. Sharyl also provides training, technical assistance, conference & workshop presentations, on trauma-informed practice, on a local, state, national and international level.
Ms. Kato also serves as chair of the Dane Co. Children, Youth and Families Consortium, Child Abuse and Neglect Coordinated Response Task Force. She is also a member of the Children’s Mental Health Collaborative (coordinating community mental health services with Dane Co. schools) and the Dane Co. Trauma Informed Advisory Council. She has served as chair & continues her appointment with the Dane Co. Commission on Sensitive Crimes. Sharyl also currently serves on the UW Hospital Healthy Kids Collaborative.
Additionally, Sharyl serves as Chair of the Wisconsin Organization for Asian Americans; as well as Vice President of Women in Focus; past Downtown Madison Rotary Board of Directors and current Member, Also a member of the Wisconsin Women of Color Network; and member of TEMPO, a women’s networking & service organization. Sharyl also served on the Greater Madison Vision Planning Commission and currently is a member of the City/County Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award Commission.
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