Meet the Speaker

Caroline M. Poland, MA, LMHC, LCAC, CCTP, CCFP, NCC is the Founder and CEO of Poland and Associates Consulting. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, and a Nationally Certified Counselor. She is also trained in EMDR therapy, a form of therapy designed for those who experience distress around traumatic memories and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Ms. Poland is the creator of the Preferred Cognitive Styles and Decision Making Model, which was first discussed in a 2011 article published in Vaccine. This model outlines a series of cognitive styles that individuals employ in decision making, and outlines communication strategies useful in many settings, including health care, to communicate effectively and to allow for healthy decision making.

Ms. Poland has presented seminars and talks both nationally and internationally including invited talks at the United States Air Force Academy, Duke University, Mayo Clinic, Universidad Del Azuay in Cuenca, Ecuador, the University of Athens Children’s Hospital in Athens, Greece, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, the Annual Vaccine Congress, and the 4th Influenza Vaccines for the World Congress in Spain.

Ms. Poland has published numerous scientific papers and book chapters incorporating psychological and cognitive models into health decision making. She has specific expertise in dealing with issues of vaccine hesitancy and acceptance.

Ms. Poland is a popular and energetic conference and seminar speaker, bringing insights from psychology, mental health, and science to everyday problems faced in healthcare, business, education, and leadership settings. She has given many popular and acclaimed seminars, workshops, and talks on the topics of vaccine hesitancy, compassion fatigue and burnout, trauma, establishing trauma informed educational, hospital, and clinical medical settings, sexual assault, emotional regulation, and improving overall health and wellness for flourishing.