Bio
Dr. Maxfield-DeCarlo is an Associate Professor and Program Director at MidAmerica Christian University in the Graduate School of Psychology and Counseling. Dr. Maxfield-DeCarlo is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work where she teaches Death, Dying, and Bereavement and Paradigms of Clinical Social Work Practice. Her clinical work has focused on working with clients throughout the spectrum of managing devastating illness from diagnosis to end-of-life care. Her research interests focus on fostering hope at end-of-life and the treatment of treatment induced anxiety through integrative medicine approaches. Dr. Maxfield-DeCarlo completed her Doctorate at Cappella University in Human Services with a specialization in Counseling. Dr. Maxfield-DeCarlo instructs the Caring for the Bereaved course.