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Kathleen Flinton

Assistant Professor of the Practice

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Kathleen Flinton

Contact

Office: McGuinn Hall 314

Telephone: 617-552-0987

Email: kathleen.flinton@bc.edu

Education

  • B.A., Vassar College
  • M.A.R., Yale University
  • M.S.W., Simmons College

Expertise

  • Immigrants and Refugees
  • Trauma
  • Clinical Practice
CV or Resume

Profile

Kathleen Flinton joined the 艾可直播of the 艾可直播 College School of Social Work in July 2020 as an assistant professor of clinical practice. She comes from the 艾可直播 University School of Social Work, where she served as a lecturer and the director of the Post-graduate Certificate in听the Treatment of Trauma.

Flinton has worked with survivors of trauma for more than 20 years. Her expertise lies in cross cultural trauma treatment with a specialization in working with refugees and asylum seekers. In addition to teaching, Flinton maintains a private practice in which she provides therapy to survivors of torture and trafficking, clinical supervision, and consultation.听

Flinton previously served as the associate clinical director at the 艾可直播 Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights at 艾可直播 Medical Center. She has postgraduate training in EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and maternal mental health; has been named a national expert in the treatment of torture by the Tulane University Traumatology Institute; and is a qualified expert witness in federal immigration court.

She holds a BA from Vassar College, an MSW from Simmons School of Social Work, and an MAR from Yale Divinity School.听

Selected Publications

Piwowarczyk, L., Rous, D., Mancuso, A., Flinton, K., Hastings, E., & Forbush, L. (2015) Impact of the 艾可直播 Marathon Bombing & Its Aftermath on Refugee and Survivors of Torture. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.

Piwowarczyk,L., Flinton K., & Ona, F.听 (2019) 听Refugee Resilience and Spirituality: Harnessing Social and Cultural Coping Strategies in Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives. Berthold and Libal (eds). Santa Barbara: Praeger.

Selected Appointments and Awards

Award for Exceptional Care Without Exception,听 Outstanding Employee, Peer Nominated, 艾可直播 Medical Center 2019

Qualified Expert Witness on Trauma, Federal Immigration Court, 艾可直播, MA

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