PCRC clinician resigns to take post at Quinnipiac

Laura Mutrie, Director of Clinical Services at Parent Child Resource Center in Derby, has resigned to take a position at Quinnipiac University.
In a release colleagues said her expertise, vision, passion, and demand for high quality services has helped improve lives of countless children and families in the Lower Naugatuck Valley and surrounding communities.

Laura Mutrie

During Mutrie's career with PCRC she has helped the organization launch the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, Prevention Through Early Intervention, Therapeutic Mentoring, Intensive Outpatient Program and Triple P Positive Parenting Program, the release said.

At PCRC she has helped institute evidence based practices, particularly practices focused on the identification and treatment of trauma in children. She oversees the PCRC Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic for Children, licensed by the State of Connecticut which for 10 years has exceeded national averages in client reported measures for access, appropriateness and outcomes.

Mutrie has been an ambassador for PCRC in the community, working with the Department of Children and Families, local schools, police departments, child care centers and numerous health and human service organizations in the Valley.
She is the co-chair of the Derby School Readiness Council and a member of the Executive Committee of the Early Childhood Task Force, which operates as the community collaborative for early care and education for Ansonia, Derby, Seymour and Shelton.

Mutrie helped PCRC develop one of the most vital and sought after behavioral health internship training programs in the State of Connecticut, hosting student interns from a number of prestigious Universities in Connecticut and New York State.

PCRC’s CEO Michael Wynne stated, “We will remember Laura as a dedicated supervisor, educator, clinician, mentor, colleague and friend. We will greatly miss her, and also wish her the best in her new position as Director of Field Instruction in the Master’s Degree Program in Social Work at Quinnipiac University.”

A farewell luncheon will be held Feb. 12 at Grassy Hill Lodge in Derby. For reservations contact Jackie Paolella, 203-954 0543 ext. 116.


The Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center has been serving families in the towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton and the surrounding area since 1975. It is the leading provider of behavioral health services to children and families in the Lower Naugatuck Valley. The mission of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center is: Saving Lives by passionately caring for children, families, and the community.

The above information is taken from a release from the Parent Child Resource Center.