Center Staff

Clelia F. Beltrame, CADAC, M.S.W.

Research Assistant
Email: liaf@bu.edu

Clelia Beltrame has worked with the Center since January 2009. She received her M.S.W. from Boston University’s School of Social Work in May 2011, and is currently a full-time M.P.H. student concentrating in International Health at Boston University School of Public Health. She is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADAC) who has worked in the addictions field since 2005 serving vulnerable populations such as the underinsured, uninsured, and the homeless. Ms. Beltrame has worked with individuals as well as groups and is a certified medical interpreter and a certified medical interpreter trainer. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese. Ms. Beltrame completed high school in Brazil, attained her Associate’s Degree at Middlesex Community College and is currently a member of the advisory board for the Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate program. She also served as a research assistant at Boston College, working for the well being of ethnic, racial, and immigrant groups through research, counseling, and health education. Ms. Beltrame received a scholarship for academic distinction at Boston University where she earned a B.S. in Psychology. Her research interests include the social risk factors associated with substance abuse and addiction, specifically in the influence that spirituality and culture have on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and addiction.

Publications:

Lundgren, L., Chassler, D., Amodeo, M., D’Ippolito, M., Sullivan, L. (In Press). Barriers to implementation of evidence-based addiction treatment: A national study. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Amodeo, M., Lundgren, L., Cohen, A., Rose, D., Chassler, D., Beltrame, C., & D’Ippolito, M. (2011). Barriers to implementing evidence-based practices in addiction treatment programs: Comparing staff reports on Motivational Interviewing, Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach, Assertive Community Treatment, and Cognitive-behavioral Therapy. Evaluation and Program Planning. 34, 382-389.

Lundgren, L., Amodeo, M., Krull, I., Chassler, D., Weidenfeld, R., Zerden, L.D., Gowler, R., Lederer, J., Cohen, A., & Beltrame, C. (2011). Addiction treatment provider attitudes on staff capacity and evidence-based clinical training: Results from a national study. The American Journal on Addictions, 20(3), 271-284.

Nicolas, G., DeSilva, A.M., Houlahan, S., & Beltrame, C. (2009). Culturally authentic scaling approach: A multi-step method for culturally adapting measures for use with ethnic minority and immigrant youths. Journal of Youth Development.

Nicolas, G., Hirsch, B., & Beltrame, C. (2010). Culture and Depression among Haitian and Bahamian Women. In D. Jack, & A. Ali (Eds). Cultural perspectives on Women’s Depression: Self-Silencing, Psychological Distress, and Recovery. New York: NY: Oxford University Press.