Dr. Dominique Lache’ has been featured and recognized for her work across trauma-informed leadership, social work innovation, mental health, organizational strategy, family-serving systems, and sustainable systems change.

Her work brings together clinical insight, mediation-informed strategy, research, leadership development, and systems thinking to help organizations move from reactive functioning toward healthier, more sustainable models of service, leadership, and community impact.

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She has also been professionally recognized and published under the name Dr. Dominique L. Gadson.

Dominique Lache’ Gadson, PhD
Walden University

Dr. Dominique’s doctoral research examined social media messages related to sexual risk behaviors targeting young Black women. The research contributes to conversations on digital media influence, public health equity, narrative justice, sexual risk messaging, and culturally responsive prevention.

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Doctoral Dissertation / Research Publication
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Gadson, Dominique Lache', "Prevalent Themes of Messages Related to Sexual Risk Behaviors Targeting Young Black Women in Social Media" (2025). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 16941.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16941

Dr. Dominique’s current systems work builds from her doctoral research, clinical background, mediation-informed practice, social work experience, military leadership, and organizational strategy. Her frameworks focus on helping systems identify hidden patterns, strengthen prevention, address generational harm, and build healthier models for leadership, service delivery, and long-term impact.

Dominique L. Gadson, PhD, MSW, LMSW, CSAYC — Backstory
By Sue Coyle
Published by National Association of Social Workers / Social Work Advocates

Dr. Dominique was featured by the National Association of Social Workers as a social work innovator and trauma-informed strategist whose work bridges professionalism, empathy, clinical practice, macro systems advocacy, trauma-informed leadership, and community-centered service. The article highlights the founding of Gadson Blueprint Academy, her work as a psychotherapist, her doctoral and social work background, military service, development of the Preventative & Interactive Genogram Model™, board service, and recognition in Marquis Who’s Who and The LifeSciences Magazine. NASW also promoted the feature publicly through its national LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
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https://www.socialworkers.org/.../Dominique-L-Gadson-PhD...

https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Social-Work-Advocates

Dr. Dominique Gadson was recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Healthcare Professionals for dedication, achievement, and leadership in mental health and social services. The profile highlights her work in trauma-informed practice, psychoeducation, family restoration, crisis advocacy, leadership training, military service, and systems-centered professional development. 

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https://marquistophealthcareproviders.com/2025/07/dominique-gadson/

Dr. Dominique was recognized in a national press release for trailblazing work in trauma-informed life coaching, leadership development, and systems healing. The release describes Gadson Blueprint Academy as a training and consulting institute focused on trauma-informed education, leadership development, cultural accountability, and practical tools for families, professionals, and institutions. 

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Dr. Dominique was recognized by The LifeSciences Magazine for her leadership and innovation in health care, social services, and systems-centered impact.

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Add this once you have the article link, cover image, or screenshot. Since NASW references the recognition in the article screenshot, you can list it as recognition, but I would not make it a clickable feature until you upload or locate the actual publication link.

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Recognized by The LifeSciences Magazine

Dr. Dominique Lache’ brings a research-informed, trauma-informed, and systems-centered voice to conferences, panels, trainings, podcasts, and professional gatherings.

Her presentations focus on leadership, systems change, workforce wellness, family-serving systems, trauma-informed practice, prevention, conflict resolution, and sustainable organizational transformation.

Dr. Dominique represented Blueprint Institute and presented the Preventative & Interactive Genogram Model™ (PIGM) at the 2025 Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management Conference in Chicago.

This presentation introduced PIGM™ as a prevention-focused, trauma-informed, and generationally responsive model for strengthening family systems work, practice, policy, and systems-level intervention.

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2025 TCOM Conference Presenter

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Presented the Preventative & Interactive Genogram Model™ as an applied model integrating prevention, trauma literacy, generational resilience, and systems change.

Dr. Dominique joined S.E.A. Leaders Training Institute’s Fireside Chat during Customer Service Week for a conversation on trauma-informed leadership in business, community, and systems. The public event promotion identifies her as a fireside chat leader. 

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Fireside Chat Leader — S.E.A. Leaders Training Institute

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Joined a leadership conversation on trauma-informed leadership, empathy, customer service, and human-centered systems.

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Dr. Dominique serves as a board member of Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana, contributing to conversations related to mental health equity, systems reform, community wellness, and culturally responsive support.

Board Member — Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana

Dr. Dominique served as a panelist/contributor to the Center Grove School District’s Support Panel, contributing her perspective on social work, systems support, family needs, student wellness, and community-centered service.

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Panelist / Contributor — Center Grove School District Support Panel

Dr. Dominique founded Gadson Blueprint Academy and has expanded her work through Blueprint Institute and New Generational Blueprint, creating frameworks, training, and systems-centered approaches focused on trauma-informed leadership, family restoration, prevention, and sustainable community impact.

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Founder / Framework Developer / Systems Strategist

Dr. Dominique is available for interviews, panels, commentary, podcasts, and media conversations on:

Trauma-informed leadership
Workforce wellness and burnout
Social work innovation
Organizational sustainability
Conflict resolution and communication
Psychological safety in organizations
Child welfare and family-serving systems
Mental health and community wellness
Leadership accountability
Systems reform and public policy
Prevention-focused family systems work
Generational trauma and resilience
Women, identity, and digital media
Faith, resilience, and purpose-driven leadership

Dr. Dominique Lache’ brings a multidimensional lens to leadership and systems change, combining clinical insight, mediation-informed strategy, trauma-informed practice, organizational assessment, workforce wellness, research, and community-centered service.

She has been featured by the National Association of Social Workers as a social work innovator and trauma-informed strategist and has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who for leadership in mental health and social services. Her professional work includes psychotherapy, systems strategy, leadership development, curriculum design, trauma-informed training, mediation-informed support, and framework development.

Through her research, speaking, consulting, and professional service, Dr. Dominique helps leaders, organizations, and communities move beyond survival-based functioning toward healthier systems, stronger communication, and sustainable impact.

For speaking engagements, consulting inquiries, training requests, media opportunities, or strategic collaborations, please contact:

connect@drspeaks.me

She has also been professionally recognized and published under the name Dr. Dominique L. Gadson.