The clinical social work program at Boston College prepares you to be a dynamic professional social worker able to make a difference in a variety of clinical roles as you draw on research skills to assess your effectiveness with clients. Emphasis in the classroom and your field experiences is on providing you with a wide range of skills and interventions to use in your work with individuals, families and groups. Your clinical social work education will help you understand connections between interpersonal, social and cultural forces affecting the lives of your clients. Of particular importance in the program is sensitivity to race, ethnicity, gender and socio-economic status.

Publications of Interest

1. American Journal of Pastoral Counseling
2. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
3. Journal of Religion and Abuse
4. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
5. The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
6. Social Work and Christianity
7. Teaching Theology and Religion

Professional Associations:

1. American Association of Pastoral Counselors
2. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
3. Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education
4. Catholic Worker
5. Greater Boston Interfaith Organization
6. International Council on Pastoral Care and Counseling
7. National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
8. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Division, American Psychological Association
9. Society for Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counseling
10. The European Council for Pastoral Care and Counseling
11. The Samaritan Institute
12. Wayne E. Oates Institute Online

Updated: December 4, 2007
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