PACC Alumni Directory

I focus on child populations and specialize in areas of Autism Spectrum Disorder and youth in foster care.

Address:
The Village
815 37th Ave S 
Suite 100
Moorhead, MN 56560

In my practice I provide therapy to children, teens, adults and families. I have worked with children of all ages dealing with a variety of issues including, anxiety and depression, adjustment issues, developmental disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorders), attachment disorders and issues of trauma and abuse. I have worked for many years with children and families involved in the foster care and adoption systems.

Deirdre Otis is a licensed social worker with broad experience across child welfare, school-based, and healthcare settings. She earned her undergraduate degree from the College of Saint Benedict and her Master of Social Work from Saint Catherine University, where her academic focus included grief counseling and child welfare. She also completed a clinical internship utilizing the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), strengthening her trauma-informed practice.

I have 15 years of child welfare experience working as an Independent Living Skills Counselor with youth in long-term foster care, a child protection social worker, a child crisis social worker and a therapist. I am currently a Human Service Program Consultant at the MN Department of Human Services where I provide foster care policy technical assistance to MN County and tribal child welfare agencies.

Address:
Minnesota Department of Human Services
444 Lafayette Rd. N
Saint Paul, MN 55155

As PACC Coordinator, Keely completed PACC with the 2015-16 Twin Cities cohort. Prior to joining the CASCW team, she practiced both community and clinical social work with a focus on autism spectrum and related disorders across the lifespan, and is particularly interested in the intersection of child welfare and disability.