Faculty Profiles
Mark Gianino
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Practice
Phone: 617-353-7098
mgianino@bu.edu
Education
B.A., Wesleyan University
M.S.W., Boston University
Ph.D., Simmons College
Courses Taught
CP759 Introduction to Clinical Social Work Practice
CP760 Differential Social Work with Groups
CP787 Clinical Practice with Couples
CP799 Brief and Time Effective Treatment
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Treatment of trauma and mood disorders; emphasis on practice with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered populations; treatment approaches include cognitive, solution-focused, narrative and systemic methods with individuals, couples, families, and groups; research with gay and lesbian headed families; adoption; group treatment
Selected Publications
Gianino, M. (In press) Review: My father before me: How fathers and sons influence each other throughout their lives, by Michael J. Diamond, New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2007, 239 pp., $24.95 (hardcover). Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal.
Gianino, M., & Glick, A. (In press). Wearing two hats: Clinical and ethical implications of combining individual and group treatment. Social Work with Groups.
Gianino, M. (in press). Adaptation and transformation: The transition to adoptive parenthood for gay male couples. Journal of GLBT Family Studies.
Trust, C., & Gianino, M. (2006, March 11). Bad-faith pitch for bigotry: Editorial/As you were saying.... The Boston Herald.
Selected Presentations
Gianino, M. (2006, October). Valuing difference: Social work practice with sexual minority families. Paper presented at Massachusetts NASW conference, From Zero to a Hundred in a Split Second: Survival 101 with Aggressive Students, Worcester, MA.
McLaughlin, D., Gianino, M., Schiller, L., & Lopez, L. (2006, October). Real time: An advanced experiential workshop for teaching and supervising group work methods in the classroom and in the field. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Social Work with Groups, San Diego, CA..
Gianino, M. (2006, May). The experience of adoption for gay male couples. Panel presentation: Learning from and about Gay Fathers. Presented at: Real Families, Real Facts: Research Symposium on LGBT-Headed Families, Philadelphia, PA.
Gianino, M. (2006, May). The experience of adoption for gay male couples. Panel presentation: Questioning Marriage and the Family. Presented at the 2nd International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry, Champagne-Urbana, IL.
Gianino, M. (2006, April). Adaptation and transformation: The transition to adoptive parenthood for gay male couples. Presented at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Symposium 2006, Marlborough, MA.
Gianino, M. (2006, April). Adaptation and transformation: The transition to adoptive parenthood for gay male couples. Presented at University of New England LGBTQ Pride Week 2006: Family Wellness & Diversity Seminar, Portland, ME.
Gianino, M. (2006, January). Social work practice with gay and lesbian headed families. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Continuing Education, Boston, MA (series offering).
Consulting and Professional Activities
National Association of Social Workers: Co-chair, Committee of GLBT Concerns, 1983-1985; Co-Chair, Ethics Education Committee, 1995-1997; Nominating Committee, 2002-2004; Member, Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, current.
Licensing and Certification
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, #106189
