Faculty Profiles
Janice Furlong
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Practice and Human Behavior
Director, Certificate in Clinical Social Work and Behavioral Medicine
Phone: 617-353-3750
jfurlong@bu.edu
Education
B.A. Duke University (Psychology)
M.S.W. Simmons School of Social Work (Clinical Practice)
Courses Taught
HB 723 Adult Psychopathology: A Social Work Perspective
CP 781 Clinical Assessment and Intervention
CP 799 Brief and Time-Effective Treatment
CP 785 Family Therapy
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Collaborative therapy with multi-stressed families; narrative therapy and other models that privilege the voice of clients; implications of resiliency research for treatment of youth and adults living with trauma, depression, anxiety, and chemical dependency; clinical supervision; gender bias in assessment and treatment.
Selected Presentations
Furlong, J. (2008). The Cost of Empathy: Vicarious Traumatization. Full day workshop presented for Boston University School of Social Work Professional Education Program, Boston, MA.
Furlong, J. (2008). Understanding and Treating Self-Injury. Lecture presented for Cambridge Family and Children’s Services, Cambridge, MA.
Furlong, J. (2007). Differential Diagnosis with Adults. Full day workshop presented for Boston University School of Social Work Professional Education Program, Boston, MA.
Furlong, J. (2007). Challenges in Supervision: Grand Rounds presentation at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA.
Furlong, J. (2007). The “Difficult” Supervisee. Paper presented at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School Conference on supervision, Cambridge, MA.
Furlong, J. (2007). New Ideas on Reframing Resistance. Workshop presented for clinical staff at Advocates, Inc., Framingham, MA.
Furlong, J. (2004). Introduction to Narrative Therapy. Full day workshop presented for Boston University School of Social Work Professional Education Program, Boston, MA.
Furlong, J. (2004). Challenges in Clinical Supervision: Presentation at the NASW symposium, Massachusetts Chapter of National Association of Social Workers, Marlborough, MA.
Furlong, J. (2003). Secrets in Family Therapy: Audiotape recorded for NASW home education series, Massachusetts chapter, Boston, MA.
Furlong, J. (2003). The Supervisory Relationship: Audiotape recorded for the NASW home education series, Massachusetts chapter, Boston, MA.
Consulting and Professional Activities
Private practice: psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, children and families, Wellesley, MA.
Consultant (2007): The Institute on Homelessness and Trauma, Newton, MA., grant proposal submitted to SBIR, “ Multi-Media Training for Social Workers in Evidence Based Mental Health Practices and Psychotherapies.
National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter: elected to Nominating Committee, 2008-2010 term; member of NASW’s “Member of Member” Supervision Program, December 2007 to present.
Awards and Honors
Teaching Excellence Award, Boston University School of Social Work, May 2007.
Vice President’s Award for Outstanding Service, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, June 2006.
Outstanding Clinician Award, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, July 2001.
Licensing and Certification
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Commonwealth of Massachusettts, license #104618 (1982 to present)
Certificate in Family Therapy: Intensive Program, Family Institute of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.
