MSW, LCSW
Clinical Instructor
Location
NC-PAL, IMPACTT-NC and Vilcom
Education & Training:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Social Work
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Bachelor of Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
North Carolina Public Schools- School Social Worker Certification
Summary Statement:
Ashley Blake is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and NC native, who will be working with the IMPACTT-NC team providing school-based telehealth therapy to children and adolescents, and the North Carolina Psychiatric Access Line (NC-PAL) as a behavioral health consultant for medical providers treating children and adolescents. She will also be providing therapy to patients virtually through the Vilcom clinic on a part-time basis.
Prior to arriving at UNC Ashley has over a decade of experience working with children, adolescents and families in a variety of settings in both the Triangle and Eastern NC, including clinical social worker at a state psychiatric hospital on the child and adolescent unit, In-home and community-based therapy, and as a school social worker (K-12). Ashley has served on interdisciplinary teams, collaborated to create programs, and is passionate about advocating for equitable mental health care and underserved populations in North Carolina.