Victoria Stob, LCSW, MSW
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work in the Child Study Center
Biography
Victoria Stob is a licensed clinical social worker and Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work at the Yale Child Study Center. Victoria completed their Masters of Arts in Social Work at the University of Chicago in May of 2011. Following that they accepted a Post-MSW Social Work Fellowship in the Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (IICAPS) program at the Yale Child Study Center. Victoria joined IICAPS as a full-time Clinician in 2012 and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2013. They have been in the mental health field for over a decade and have extensive clinical, supervisory, and teaching experience. Victoria is now a Clinical Director of IICAPS Model Development and Operations and regularly conducts statewide and national trainings on treatment approaches for families impacted by complex trauma and living in significant psychosocial adversity. Victoria’s research interests include the intergenerational transmission of trauma and the development of parental reflective functioning. Victoria specializes in integrating social-science-based research and theory into practicable clinical applications for high-risk children and families.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work)Primary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Advanced Clinical Social Work Fellowship
- Child Study Center
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- MSW
- University of Chicago (2011)
Research
Publications
Featured Publications
Assessing parental mentalizing and nonmentalizing in ordinary clinical practice using a multidimensional clinician observation measure.
Decker LB, Stob V, Woolston J, Conway CA, Slade A. Assessing parental mentalizing and nonmentalizing in ordinary clinical practice using a multidimensional clinician observation measure. Psychoanalytic Psychology DOI: 10.1037/pap0000604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study introduces a clinician observation tool to assess parental mentalizing and nonmentalizing in high-stress clinical settings, showing it effectively tracks behaviors impacting child outcomes.Child Trauma and Family Adversity Predict Treatment Completion Among High‐Risk Youth in Intensive Home‐Based Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis of the Intensive In‐Home Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Service (IICAPS)
Holland M, Decker L, Kamody R, Stob V, Woolston J. Child Trauma and Family Adversity Predict Treatment Completion Among High‐Risk Youth in Intensive Home‐Based Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis of the Intensive In‐Home Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Service (IICAPS). Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2026, 82: 563-572. PMID: 41543330, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.70088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how childhood trauma and family adversity affect treatment completion in high-risk youth, identifying distinct risk profiles to improve intervention strategies.
2023
Therapeutic Work with Parents’ Childhood Experiences in the Context of Intensive Home-Based Treatment for High-Risk Youth: Practical Mentalization-Based and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Decker L, Torres B, Dunnum S, Woolston J, Stob V. Therapeutic Work with Parents’ Childhood Experiences in the Context of Intensive Home-Based Treatment for High-Risk Youth: Practical Mentalization-Based and Trauma-Informed Interventions. Contemporary Family Therapy 2023, 46: 339-348. DOI: 10.1007/s10591-023-09687-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates using the Important Childhood Events scale in intensive home-based therapy, showing it helps parents address trauma, improve parenting, and break intergenerational cycles.The Family Cycle in Supervision: Enhancing Clinician Mentalizing in Work with Highly Stressed Families
Stob V, Slade A, Brotnow L, Woolston J. The Family Cycle in Supervision: Enhancing Clinician Mentalizing in Work with Highly Stressed Families. Journal Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy 2023, 22: 226-237. DOI: 10.1080/15289168.2023.2228719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how using the Family Cycle in supervision enhances clinicians’ ability to understand and address the needs of highly stressed families, promoting trust and emotional regulation.
2020
The Family Cycle: Breaking the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma through Mentalizing
Stob V, Slade A, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. The Family Cycle: Breaking the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma through Mentalizing. Journal Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy 2020, 19: 255-270. DOI: 10.1080/15289168.2020.1786762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis article describes how the Family Cycle clinical activity helps high-risk parents and children understand and break cycles of trauma by fostering emotional reflection and mutual compassion.
2019
The Family Cycle: An Activity to Enhance Parents’ Mentalization in Children’s Mental Health Treatment
Stob V, Slade A, Brotnow L, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. The Family Cycle: An Activity to Enhance Parents’ Mentalization in Children’s Mental Health Treatment. Journal Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy 2019, 18: 103-119. DOI: 10.1080/15289168.2019.1591887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis article describes the Family Cycle therapeutic tool, demonstrating how it enhances parents’ ability to understand their child’s emotional struggles within multigenerational trauma contexts to improve mental health outcomes.
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News
- January 14, 2026
New Mentorship Program Offerings at Yale Child Study Center
- August 09, 2024Source: The Newport Daily News
How we prevent long-term hospitalization of at-risk children
- February 15, 2024Source: New Haven Register
'Stuck' in the emergency room: Hundreds of CT kids can't get mental health services they need
- February 09, 2024Source: CT Examiner
Eastern Connecticut Struggles to Fill Void of In-Home Mental Health Services for Children
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