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Julie Canfield

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Julie Canfield

Ph.D., LICSW

Contact

Telephone: 617-637-1720

Email: julie.canfield@bc.edu

Education

  • B.A., New York University
  • M.S.W., Hunter College School of Social Work
  • Ph.D., Smith College School for Social Work

Research Interests

Families impacted by military service
Veterans' health and mental health
Moral injury care and treatment
Childhood traumatic stress
Child and adolescent mental health

Expertise

  • Clinical Practice
  • Mental Health
  • Trauma

Profile

Julie A. Canfield, Ph.D., LICSW, is a clinical instructor in the School for Social Work and a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in the 艾可直播 area, where she specializes in providing behavioral healthcare to veterans, military couples, and family members that have been impacted by military service.

Dr. Canfield received a Ph.D. in Social Work from Smith College with dissertation studies focused on clinical treatment of childhood trauma and increasing resilience among child trauma therapists. Dr. Canfield received her M.S.W. from Hunter College School of Social Work and her Bachelor's degree from New York University.

Selected Publications

Canfield, J. (2025). Resilience and Military Families: Case Vignettes, Self-Assessment Tools, and Evidence-Based Interventions. Routledge.

Canfield, J. (2018). Civilian Spousal Employment. In E.L. Weiss & C.A. Castro (Eds): American Military Life in the 21st Century: Social, Cultural, and Economic Issues and Trends (pp. 360-372).

Tran, T.V., Canfield, J., & Chan, K. (2016). The association between unemployment status and physical health among veterans and civilians in the United States. Social Work in Health Care, 55(9), 720-731.

Tran, T.V., Canfield, J., & Chan, K. (2016). Differential association between unemployment status and mental health among veterans and civilians. Social Work in Mental Health, 1-16.

Weiss, E. L., Hino, D., Canfield, J., & Albright, D. L. (2016). Military families: Strengths and concerns: Reintegration and beyond. In Caring for the Military (pp. 72-92). Routledge.

Canfield, J. & Weiss, E.L. (2015). Student veterans and mental health: posttraumatic stress in the classroom. In J.E. Coll & E.L. Weiss (Eds.): Student veterans in human service programs: A primer for administrators, faculty, & advisors. Chicago, IL: Lyceum.

Canfield, J. & Weiss, E.L. (2015). Integrating military and veteran culture in social work education: Implications for curriculum inclusion. Journal of Social Work Education, 51(1),
128-144.

Canfield, J. (2014). Traumatic stress and affect management in military families. Social Work in Mental Health, 12(1), 1-16.

Canfield, J. (2005). Secondary traumatization, burnout, and vicarious traumatization: a review of the literature as it relates to therapists who treat trauma. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 75(2).

Selected Grants

Canfield, J. and Burgess, A. (2019). 艾可直播 College Veterans/Military Families Assessment of Community Needs Project. 艾可直播 College School of Social Work and the Connell School of Nursing outreach project to military family members to identify the significant issues facing veteran/military families in higher education among the student populations.

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