Dr. Rhea Chase is the co-founder and owner of Growth In Action, an organization providing evidence based assessment, intervention, and consultation to young children and their families. Dr. Chase specializes in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and effective treatment programs for families with young children with behavioral and emotional health concerns. She is one of twenty Global Trainers worldwide endorsed by PCIT International. She previously served as Director of Early Childhood Programs at The Baker Center for Children and Families in Boston and developed its PCIT training and clinical program. Prior to her work at the Baker Center, Dr. Chase served as Assistant Professor at Duke University Medical School and led PCIT of the Carolinas, the nation’s first Learning Collaborative focused on the spread of PCIT to community agencies. She has developed clinical and implementation tools to promote effective adoption of PCIT to community settings. She has led several training initiatives at the regional, national, and international level, including PCIT and Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) trainings. Additionally, she has worked with state agencies, including the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Department of Early and Secondary Education, and the Boston Public Health Commission, to strengthen and standardize their existing programs for young children. Dr. Chase has also been active in global mental health initiatives. She collaborated with Duke Global Health and the International Rescue Committee to develop, implement, and evaluate the Parents Make the Difference parenting program in Liberia. Also in collaboration with Duke Global Health, Dr. Chase trained a group of clinicians at the University of Cape Town in PCIT, which represents the first PCIT training in Africa. Dr. Chase has trained thousands of providers in evidence-based practices worldwide, and has led research and implementation efforts promoting evidence based practices for young children and their families.