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Shella Dennery

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Shella Dennery

Ph.D.

Contact

Email: kristine.dennery@bc.edu

Education

  • B.S., Lesley University
  • M.S.W., Simmons University
  • Ph.D., Smith College

Courses

Group Therapy聽

Research Interests

School-based behavioral health and urban education聽

Expertise

  • Disparities
  • Clinical Practice
  • Evaluation
  • Mental Health
  • Poverty
  • Trauma

Profile

Shella Dennery, PhD, LICSW, is part-time 艾可直播and teaches Group Therapy at 艾可直播 College School of Social Work. Dr. Dennery earned her PhD from Smith College, MSW from Simmons University, and BS from Lesley University.聽 She holds two post-master鈥檚 certificates in child and adolescent therapy and advanced clinical supervision from Smith College.聽

Dr. Dennery is the director of the 艾可直播 Children鈥檚 Hospital Neighborhood Partnerships Program (BCHNP), the community behavioral health program in the Department of Psychiatry at 艾可直播 Children鈥檚 Hospital. Dr. Dennery directs a comprehensive school-based program in partnership with the 艾可直播 Public Schools. The program provides culturally responsive services and supports to students and families in their educational home. The program also provides professional development and consultation to educators, school administrators, and school staff.聽

Dr. Dennery has spent her career working as a school social worker in the 艾可直播 Public Schools and teaching and consulting on behavioral health related topics in community settings. She partners with the Children鈥檚 Mental Health Campaign to advocate for increased access to care and systemic change in behavioral healthcare for youth across Massachusetts.聽

Dr. Dennery is adjunct 艾可直播in social work at both Simmons University and Smith College, and is an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.聽

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Kaye, AJ, Pejic, V, Jordan, M, Dennery, KM, & DeMaso, DR (2020).聽 Evaluation of an Urban School-Based Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Professional Development and Consultation Model.聽Children & Schools, 42 (2), 79-87.聽聽

Walter, HJ, Kaye, AJ, Dennery, KM, & DeMaso, DR. (2019). Three-Year Outcomes of a School-Hospital Partnership Providing Multi-Tiered Mental Health Services in Urban Schools.聽Journal of School Health, 89 (8), 643-652.聽聽

Pearrow, MM, Amador, A, & Dennery, KM. (2019). Community Partnership Consultation Model: A Consultative Approach for Supporting School-Based Behavioral Health.聽Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, DOI:聽

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