Dr. Tim Goldsmith
Chief Clinical Officer

Dr. Goldsmith has been a member of the Youth Villages executive staff since 1989. As the chief clinical officer, he provides leadership and supervision in the development and implementation of all clinical services. He assigns caseloads, develops clinical practices and policies and consults with counselors in all areas of treatment assessments, plans and therapeutic interventions.  Dr. Goldsmith also consults with staff psychologists, psychiatrists and clinical staff regarding implementation of special treatment procedures and other major clinical decisions.

Dr. Goldsmith has direct responsibility for the clinical, research, placement services and performance improvement departments. He has been intimately involved in the development and implementation of evidence-based programs at Youth Villages and helped discover and implement our programs that use the principles of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and the Re-Education of Emotionally Disturbed Youth therapy model (Re-ED).

Dr. Goldsmith holds a B.S. degree in sociology from Lambuth College and a M.A. degree in sociology from the University of Southern California. He received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Goldsmith received a gubernatorial appointment to the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. He is a member of the national advisory council of the Children in Managed Care Initiative of the Center for Healthcare Strategies (funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.)

His professional publications include: "Not All Managed Care Health Care Plans are Created Equal: Differences in Mental Health Service Provision, Program Participation and Outcomes among Medicaid Program Participants," with S. Hurley and G. Lord in "The 16th Annual Research Conference Proceedings: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base" (pp. 485-490.)