Faculty and Staff
Deborah Sheehan
Director, Southeastern Massachusetts Program (SEMA)
Ms. Sheehan joined the School of Social Work in 2004, assuming
the role of Director of the Southeastern Massachusetts Program (SEMA).
In this role, she is responsible for the overall administrative and supervisory
duties of the SEMA program's two locations, one at Cape Cod Community
College and the other at the Fall River satellite for the University
of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She manages all field placements for SEMA
students, coordinates field-related seminars, and teaches the seminars
for new field supervisors and integrative seminars for the students.
Her 26-year professional career began as a child care worker at The New
England Home and includes social work in both private and public human
service agencies, including the Departments of Social Services, Boston
Children's Services Association, and Dare Family Services. More recently,
she had been an administrator at Simmons College, a member of the field
education faculty at Boston College, and has taught at Bridgewater State
College. Ms. Sheehan is a doctoral candidate at Boston College.
