Irene Becker is currently a Training and Curriculum Specialist at the Public Child Welfare Training Academy, a trainer and consultant specializing in child welfare, social policy and organizational issues and has trained child welfare staff on child development, risk assessment, child maltreatment indicators and family dynamics of child sexual abuse.

Most recently she has been the Assistant Director for Continuing Education in the School of Social Work, University of Washington. She has been coordinator for the Public Child Welfare Academy. She has been a lecturer at San Diego State University, in the School of Social Work, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in child welfare and social policy.

Ms. Becker has previously been a training specialist for the County of San Diego Department of Social Services, training newly hired child welfare staff. She has also been a supervisor on the Child Abuse Hotline, and the Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program of San Diego County's Children Services Bureau.

Along with Dr. Loring Jones, SDSU, Ms. Becker has coauthored two research articles on child welfare issues. She has presented on several occasions at NSDTA National Conferences. Ms. Becker has presented a number of papers on child welfare and training topics to international, national and local audiences.