Faculty Profiles
Donna McLaughlin
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Practice
Phone: 617-353-9593
dmmclaug@bu.edu
Education
B.A. (human services), University of Massachusetts - Boston
M.S.W. (clinical social work), Boston University School of Social Work
Postgraduate Certificate, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Advanced Clinical Diagnosis, Intervention and Treatment
Courses Taught
CP759 Introduction to Clinical Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
CP760 Differential Social Work with Groups
CP762 Advanced Group Work
CP781 Clinical Social Work Assessment and Intervention
HB741 Violence in Society
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Groupwork training and education; student training, supervision and mentoring; cultural competence and diversity; child, family & community trauma; clinical practice with individuals, couples, families and groups; and issues facing the LGBT community.
Selected Presentations
Gianino, M. & McLaughlin, D. (2008, November). Program Assessment in Teaching the Group Work Method: How Are We Doing?, Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education 54th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Ruth, B. J., McLaughlin, D., & Gianino, M. (2008, October). Suicide Prevention/Intervention (SPI) Training in Social Work Education: Identifying the Issues. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education 54th Annual Meeting,Philadelphia, PA.
Mclaughlin, D. (2008, September). Group Work Principles and Recent Innovations in the Field. Planned and presented workshop for the New England Consortium of Graduate Social Work Field Education (NECON) Professional Development Series, Boston, MA.
McLaughlin, D. & Godfrey-Grantz, S. (2008, June). Mutual Inspiration: Growing and Mentoring the Next Generation of Group Workers. Paper presented at the 30th International Symposium on Social Work with Groups, International Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups in cooperation with the 14th European Groupwork Symposium, Cologne, Germany.
McLaughlin, D., Gianino, M., Schiller,L., & Lopez, L. (2006, October). In 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.
McLaughlin, D., Carter, H., Cohee, T. (2004, December). Building diverse community through dialogue: The Multicultural Forum Model. Workshop presented at the National Association of Independent Schools: People of Color Conference, Miami, FL.
Consulting and Professional Activities
Co-Chair, Planning Committee, 2008 Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Massachusetts Chapter, March 28, 2008.
Member, Board of Directors, International Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, May 2006 – present
Member, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Chapter, Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, 2006 – present; President 2006 – 2007.
Co-chair, Multicultural Forum Committee, The Chestnut Hill School, 2003-2006
Member, Multicultural Forum Committee, The Chestnut Hill School, 2001-2007
Consultant to director, Thom Boston Metro Early Intervention Services, 2000-2002
Member, Board of Directors, Alliance for Young Families, Boston, MA, 1996-1999
Member, Council on Social Work Education
Member, National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter
Awards and Honors
Leadership and Service Award, Just A Start Corporation-Cambridge, MA, 1999.
Licensing and Certifications
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Professional Licensure.
