Helle Thorning
Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean of Field Learning and Community Partnerships
PhD
Curriculum Vitae
helle.thorning@nyu.edu | (212) 998-5971
bio
Helle Thorning received her PhD degree from NYU School of Social Work. Prior to coming to NYU, she was the Director of Social Work at New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) and Assistant Professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, she is the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Family Education and Resilience, a research division of the NYSPI social work department, focused on the impact of severe mental illness on patients, parents, and siblings, and the development of best practices for psychosocial interventions. After the events of September 11, her research interest expanded to establishing partnerships with diverse communities to develop psychoeducational interventions for immigrant communities dealing with community trauma, entitled HOPE-NY (Healthy Outreach though Psychoeducation). Currently, she is developing curricula to enhance disaster preparedness for community and spiritual leaders, and government staff active in decision making during crisis.