Dr. Anna Salter, PHD
CERTIFICATIONS:
Licensed psychologist by State of Wisconsin, No. 1982
Licensed psychologist, State of Iowa, No. 077860
Licensed psychologist, State of Colorado, Psy00050066
ORGANIZATONS:
American Psychological Association – lifetime status
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
Academy for Violence and Abuse
National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology
EDUCATIONAL RECORD:
1977 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1973 MA in Child Study Tufts University,
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study
Medford, Massachusetts
1968 BA in Philosophy and English
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
1964-66 Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
FELLOWSHIPS:
Teaching Fellow
Department of Psychology and Social Relations
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1971-1972 Teaching Fellow
Department of Child Study
Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
EXPERIENCE:
2014 – present
Annual Evaluator for the Civil Commitment Program for the State of Iowa. Have done 399 annual evaluations of civilly committed sex offenders in Iowa for Transition or Release.
2003 – 2015 Civil Commitment Evaluator for the State of Iowa
Responsible for 100 + initial Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations.
1980 – present
Have testified as an expert in both civil and criminal trials
1996 - 2019 Consultant
Department of Corrections, State of Wisconsin
2009 – 2013 Consultant
Tri-Counties Juvenile Sex Offender Project
1988-96 Private Practice, Lebanon, New Hampshire
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and
Clinical Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1985-1988 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and
Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1981-1988 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry,
Department of Psychiatry
Dartmouth Medical School Hanover, New Hampshire
1984-1988 Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation Service
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Hanover, New Hampshire
1983-1988 Director of Psychosocial Education
Pediatric Residency Training Program,
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1985-1988 Assistant Director, Children-At-Risk Program,
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1985-1988 Co-Director, Parenting Clinic
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1984–1990 Director, Parents in Distress Program
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1981-1985 Psychologist, Children-At-Risk Program
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1979-1984 Psychotherapist,
West Central Community Mental Health Services
Hanover, New Hampshire
1978-1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire
TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS:
1978 - present
Dr. Salter has conducted trainings on sexual abuse in 50 states and 10 countries (England, Canada, Scotland, France, Sweden, Holland, Australia (including Tasmania), New Zealand, Germany, Costa Rico)
Recent Trainings:
March
2020-2022 Quit traveling in March 2020 because of Covid. Have done only remote trainings since then: Anchorage, Alaska, Des Moines, Iowa, Austin, Texas, Montreal, Canada. Pending training for FBI and National Security Agency psychologists.
2020 Anchorage, Alaska; FBI Behavior Analysis Unit, Virginia; Phoenix, AZ, Chicago, IL; Des Moines, IA
2019 Atlanta, Georgia; FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, Virginia; Madison, Wisconsin; Ontario, Canada; Phoenix, Arizona; Winnipeg, Canada
2018 Anchorage, Alaska; FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, Virginia; Des Moines, Iowa; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Madison and the Dells, Wisconsin; Winnipeg, Canada;
2017 Mooseheart and Moline, Illinois, San Diego, California; Madison, Wisconsin; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Newton, Massachusetts
2016 Penn State, PA; Sioux Falls, SD; Moline, IL; Los Angeles, CA; WI
2015 Canada; FBI in Charlottesville, VA; Des Moines, IA: Dubuque, IA; Biloxi, MS; Spartanburg, SC, Wisconsin Dells, WI; WY
2014 Mt. Aloynsius, PA; Atlanta, GA; Mt. Eau Claire, Lake Geneva, Manitowoc, and Rhinelander, WI; Mooseheart, IL; Utah; San Diego, CA; Winnipeg, Canada
2013 Baltimore, MD; Denver, CO; Idaho; JAG Training School, W Va.; Illinois; Louisville, KY; Marietta, GA; Ohio; Michigan; Salt Lake, Utah; Savannah, GA; Wisconsin;
2012 Atlanta, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tasmania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin,
2011 Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois
Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
2010 Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Illinois, London Canada, Montana, New York, Paris France, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Winnipeg Canada, West Virginia, Wisconsin
2009 California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New York, Regina (Canada), Regina Canada, Texas, Victoria (Canada), Toronto (Canada), Victoria (Canada), Wisconsin,
2008 Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Wisconsin
2007 California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
2006 Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
2005 Arizona, Germany, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin
2004 Alabama, California, Canada, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont
PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS & EXAMPLES OF WORKSHOPS:
Salter, A. Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders: Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Our Children. New York: Basic Books, 2003. Second edition to be released in the fall of 2019.
Working with Victims and Offenders of Sexual Abuse. Three Day Workshop, Launceston, Tasmania.
“Truth, Lies, and Sex Offenders,” and “Sadistic and Nonsadistic Sex Offenders,” (Educational Films). Newbury Park, CA, Sage Publications.
“Sex Offender Assessment and Treatment.” Paper presented at Sexual Abuse, Research and Treatments Conference sponsored by the L’Institut de la famille de Toulouse, Lillie, France, November 26th – 28th, 1998.
“Evaluation and Treatment of Sex Offenders,” Workshop presented in Stockholm, Sweden, November 20th, 1998.
Salter, A. Confessions of a whistle blower: Lessons learned. Ethics and Behavior. 8(2), 1998, pp. 115-124.
Significant Achievement Award, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, October, 1997. Presented at the ATSA National Conference, Arlington, VA, October 16, 1997.
Salter, A. “Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders,” Keynote Address presented at the National Offender Treatment Association, Southampton, England, September 11, 1997.
Salter, A. “Special Issues in Sex Offender Assessment and Treatment.” Workshop presented at A Gathering of Experts., San Diego, August 22, 1997.
Salter, A. ”Confessions of a Whistle Blower: Lessons Learned.” Presented at the American Psychological Association, August 18, 1997.
Salter, A. "Adjudication of Sex Offenders," presented at the 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies,.
"Understanding Sexual Violence: The Judicial Response to Stranger and Nonstranger Rape and Sexual Assault," presented at the Northern New England Judicial Education Conference, October 20, 1996, Bretton Woods, NH.
Salter, A. Transforming Trauma: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1995
Keynote Speaker. "How to Get Sex Offenders out of the Heads of Victims"
presented at the National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse. February, 1995, Auckland, New Zealand.
Featured Speaker. 2 Day Workshops in each of 6 Australian cities on Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders and Victims, February and March, 1995.
Keynote Speaker. "Treating Victims and Offenders of Child Sexual Abuse" and "Transforming Trauma" presented at the First National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse for the Children's Protection Society, March 16-18, 1994, Melbourne Australia.
Salter, A. Epidemiology of child sexual abuse. In O'Donohue, W. and Geer,
J. H. The Sexual Abuse of Children: Theory and Research Volume 1.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1992
Salter, A. Response to the "Abuse of the child sexual abuse
accommodation syndrome.” Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. V. 1(4), pp. 173-177, 1992.
"Parents in Distress Program." Keynote Speaker at the New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors Annual Meeting; Warwick, Rhode Island. February, 1989.
"A Systems Approach to Managing Sexual Offenders." National Institute of Corrections Conference; Boulder, Colorado. September 12-16, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. "Training Child Sex Offenders: A Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals within Corrections." July, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. "Audiovisual Presentation on the Treatment and Assessment of Child Sex Offenders Designed as Companion Materials to be Used with Training Child Sex Offenders: A Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals within Corrections. " July, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Principal Investigator. New England Child Welfare Commissioners, "The Reliability of Children's Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases," April,1988.
Salter, A. Treating Child Sex Offenders and Victims. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Hitchcock Foundation, Hanover, New Hampshire. "Psychopathology, Empathy and Life Stress Factors Correlated with Maltreatment of Children." September 1987.
Grant Recipient. Co-investigator with S. Kairys, M.D. National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. "Treating Child Sex Offenders: A Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals," September 15, 1987.
Grant Recipient. Charles Ulrich and Josephine Bay Foundation, New York, New York. Grant to implement Child Abuse Treatment Project. December 1986.
Grant Recipient. Charles Ulrich and Josephine Bay Foundation, New York, New York. Planning Grant to develop Child Abuse Treatment Project. December 1985
Salter, A., Kairys, S., and Richardson, C. "Treating Abusive Parents," Child Welfare, 64(4): 327-241, July-August 1985.
Salter, A., Richardson, C., and Martin, P "Working with Abused Preschoolers: A Guide for Caretakers," . Child Welfare, 64(4): 343-356, July-August 1985.
Grant Recipient. B.R.S.G. Dartmouth Medical School Research Grant Committee, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Pilot study on "Psychopathology, Empathy and Life Stress: Factors Correlated to Child Maltreatment. 1984.
Saul Blatman Award for Excellence in Teaching, Pediatric Residency Training Program, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire. 1984
Licensed psychologist by State of Wisconsin, No. 1982
Licensed psychologist, State of Iowa, No. 077860
Licensed psychologist, State of Colorado, Psy00050066
ORGANIZATONS:
American Psychological Association – lifetime status
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
Academy for Violence and Abuse
National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology
EDUCATIONAL RECORD:
1977 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Public Practice
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1973 MA in Child Study Tufts University,
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study
Medford, Massachusetts
1968 BA in Philosophy and English
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
1964-66 Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
FELLOWSHIPS:
Teaching Fellow
Department of Psychology and Social Relations
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1971-1972 Teaching Fellow
Department of Child Study
Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
EXPERIENCE:
2014 – present
Annual Evaluator for the Civil Commitment Program for the State of Iowa. Have done 399 annual evaluations of civilly committed sex offenders in Iowa for Transition or Release.
2003 – 2015 Civil Commitment Evaluator for the State of Iowa
Responsible for 100 + initial Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations.
1980 – present
Have testified as an expert in both civil and criminal trials
1996 - 2019 Consultant
Department of Corrections, State of Wisconsin
2009 – 2013 Consultant
Tri-Counties Juvenile Sex Offender Project
1988-96 Private Practice, Lebanon, New Hampshire
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and
Clinical Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1985-1988 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and
Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1981-1988 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry,
Department of Psychiatry
Dartmouth Medical School Hanover, New Hampshire
1984-1988 Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation Service
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Hanover, New Hampshire
1983-1988 Director of Psychosocial Education
Pediatric Residency Training Program,
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1985-1988 Assistant Director, Children-At-Risk Program,
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1985-1988 Co-Director, Parenting Clinic
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1984–1990 Director, Parents in Distress Program
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1981-1985 Psychologist, Children-At-Risk Program
Department of Maternal and Child Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, New Hampshire
1979-1984 Psychotherapist,
West Central Community Mental Health Services
Hanover, New Hampshire
1978-1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire
TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS:
1978 - present
Dr. Salter has conducted trainings on sexual abuse in 50 states and 10 countries (England, Canada, Scotland, France, Sweden, Holland, Australia (including Tasmania), New Zealand, Germany, Costa Rico)
Recent Trainings:
March
2020-2022 Quit traveling in March 2020 because of Covid. Have done only remote trainings since then: Anchorage, Alaska, Des Moines, Iowa, Austin, Texas, Montreal, Canada. Pending training for FBI and National Security Agency psychologists.
2020 Anchorage, Alaska; FBI Behavior Analysis Unit, Virginia; Phoenix, AZ, Chicago, IL; Des Moines, IA
2019 Atlanta, Georgia; FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, Virginia; Madison, Wisconsin; Ontario, Canada; Phoenix, Arizona; Winnipeg, Canada
2018 Anchorage, Alaska; FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, Virginia; Des Moines, Iowa; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Madison and the Dells, Wisconsin; Winnipeg, Canada;
2017 Mooseheart and Moline, Illinois, San Diego, California; Madison, Wisconsin; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Newton, Massachusetts
2016 Penn State, PA; Sioux Falls, SD; Moline, IL; Los Angeles, CA; WI
2015 Canada; FBI in Charlottesville, VA; Des Moines, IA: Dubuque, IA; Biloxi, MS; Spartanburg, SC, Wisconsin Dells, WI; WY
2014 Mt. Aloynsius, PA; Atlanta, GA; Mt. Eau Claire, Lake Geneva, Manitowoc, and Rhinelander, WI; Mooseheart, IL; Utah; San Diego, CA; Winnipeg, Canada
2013 Baltimore, MD; Denver, CO; Idaho; JAG Training School, W Va.; Illinois; Louisville, KY; Marietta, GA; Ohio; Michigan; Salt Lake, Utah; Savannah, GA; Wisconsin;
2012 Atlanta, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tasmania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin,
2011 Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois
Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
2010 Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Illinois, London Canada, Montana, New York, Paris France, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Winnipeg Canada, West Virginia, Wisconsin
2009 California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New York, Regina (Canada), Regina Canada, Texas, Victoria (Canada), Toronto (Canada), Victoria (Canada), Wisconsin,
2008 Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Wisconsin
2007 California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
2006 Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
2005 Arizona, Germany, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin
2004 Alabama, California, Canada, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont
PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS & EXAMPLES OF WORKSHOPS:
Salter, A. Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders: Who They Are, How They Operate, and How We Can Protect Our Children. New York: Basic Books, 2003. Second edition to be released in the fall of 2019.
Working with Victims and Offenders of Sexual Abuse. Three Day Workshop, Launceston, Tasmania.
“Truth, Lies, and Sex Offenders,” and “Sadistic and Nonsadistic Sex Offenders,” (Educational Films). Newbury Park, CA, Sage Publications.
“Sex Offender Assessment and Treatment.” Paper presented at Sexual Abuse, Research and Treatments Conference sponsored by the L’Institut de la famille de Toulouse, Lillie, France, November 26th – 28th, 1998.
“Evaluation and Treatment of Sex Offenders,” Workshop presented in Stockholm, Sweden, November 20th, 1998.
Salter, A. Confessions of a whistle blower: Lessons learned. Ethics and Behavior. 8(2), 1998, pp. 115-124.
Significant Achievement Award, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, October, 1997. Presented at the ATSA National Conference, Arlington, VA, October 16, 1997.
Salter, A. “Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders,” Keynote Address presented at the National Offender Treatment Association, Southampton, England, September 11, 1997.
Salter, A. “Special Issues in Sex Offender Assessment and Treatment.” Workshop presented at A Gathering of Experts., San Diego, August 22, 1997.
Salter, A. ”Confessions of a Whistle Blower: Lessons Learned.” Presented at the American Psychological Association, August 18, 1997.
Salter, A. "Adjudication of Sex Offenders," presented at the 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies,.
"Understanding Sexual Violence: The Judicial Response to Stranger and Nonstranger Rape and Sexual Assault," presented at the Northern New England Judicial Education Conference, October 20, 1996, Bretton Woods, NH.
Salter, A. Transforming Trauma: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1995
Keynote Speaker. "How to Get Sex Offenders out of the Heads of Victims"
presented at the National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse. February, 1995, Auckland, New Zealand.
Featured Speaker. 2 Day Workshops in each of 6 Australian cities on Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders and Victims, February and March, 1995.
Keynote Speaker. "Treating Victims and Offenders of Child Sexual Abuse" and "Transforming Trauma" presented at the First National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse for the Children's Protection Society, March 16-18, 1994, Melbourne Australia.
Salter, A. Epidemiology of child sexual abuse. In O'Donohue, W. and Geer,
J. H. The Sexual Abuse of Children: Theory and Research Volume 1.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1992
Salter, A. Response to the "Abuse of the child sexual abuse
accommodation syndrome.” Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. V. 1(4), pp. 173-177, 1992.
"Parents in Distress Program." Keynote Speaker at the New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors Annual Meeting; Warwick, Rhode Island. February, 1989.
"A Systems Approach to Managing Sexual Offenders." National Institute of Corrections Conference; Boulder, Colorado. September 12-16, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. "Training Child Sex Offenders: A Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals within Corrections." July, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. "Audiovisual Presentation on the Treatment and Assessment of Child Sex Offenders Designed as Companion Materials to be Used with Training Child Sex Offenders: A Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals within Corrections. " July, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Principal Investigator. New England Child Welfare Commissioners, "The Reliability of Children's Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases," April,1988.
Salter, A. Treating Child Sex Offenders and Victims. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988.
Grant Recipient. Hitchcock Foundation, Hanover, New Hampshire. "Psychopathology, Empathy and Life Stress Factors Correlated with Maltreatment of Children." September 1987.
Grant Recipient. Co-investigator with S. Kairys, M.D. National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C. "Treating Child Sex Offenders: A Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals," September 15, 1987.
Grant Recipient. Charles Ulrich and Josephine Bay Foundation, New York, New York. Grant to implement Child Abuse Treatment Project. December 1986.
Grant Recipient. Charles Ulrich and Josephine Bay Foundation, New York, New York. Planning Grant to develop Child Abuse Treatment Project. December 1985
Salter, A., Kairys, S., and Richardson, C. "Treating Abusive Parents," Child Welfare, 64(4): 327-241, July-August 1985.
Salter, A., Richardson, C., and Martin, P "Working with Abused Preschoolers: A Guide for Caretakers," . Child Welfare, 64(4): 343-356, July-August 1985.
Grant Recipient. B.R.S.G. Dartmouth Medical School Research Grant Committee, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Pilot study on "Psychopathology, Empathy and Life Stress: Factors Correlated to Child Maltreatment. 1984.
Saul Blatman Award for Excellence in Teaching, Pediatric Residency Training Program, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire. 1984