Curriculum Vita

PRESENT POSITION

Director, Loretta Butehorn Ph.D. Associates 1980-  present. Multidisciplinary team providing systemic
         consultation to communities, business, agencies, and families on issues of chemical dependency mental health, complementary health care, prevention and general wellness, Boston,MA

Faculty, Boston College, 1986-present. College of Advancing Studies: Undergraduate courses in psychology. Graduate courses in consultation and management in Graduate Management Program.

Co-Director Teleosis School of Homeopathy

CONSULTANT TO

Women's Circle, Substance ABuse Treatment for Women 2005-present
Griffin House, Substance Abuse Treatment for Women and Their Children 2005-present
Hallmark Health Hospice, Malden MA 2005

Good Samaritan Hospice, Jan.1994-present.
Laboure Center,1993-present. Family treatment consultation.
Prevention Centers 1991-present. Consultation and training on group facilitation,and community organization.
MA Department of Public Health,1985-present.Substance abuse and violence consultation. Special projects.
MA Department of Social Services, 1976-present. Substance abuse and violence consultation; special projects,clinical consultation.
 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Boston College, College of Advancing Studies, l986-present.Graduate and undergraduate.
Adcare Educational Institute,Massachusetts,1990-present Faculty for professional development courses for mental health and substance abuse counselors. 
Teleosis School of Homeopathy 2003-present

Director of Continuing Education and Training, Boston Neurobehavioral Institute, 1994-1997.
Boston University School of Social Work Continuing Education,1990-1995. Post graduate.
Curry College, 1986-1989. Undergraduate.
Family Institute of Cambridge, 1977-1986. Post graduate.
Boston Family Institute, 1974-1978. Post graduate.

EDUCATION
Teleosis School of Homeopathy,New York,N.Y.Postgraduate program, Sept 2001-2003
Renaissance School of Homeopathy, Boston,MA., 2 year certificate training, 1998-2000.
British Institute of Homeopathy, Graduated 2000, DiHom, Fellow, British Institute
EMDR Training,All levels of training, 1997-99.
Training in hypnosis and hypnotherapy 1981-present.
Shamanic and alternative healing modalities 1986-present.
PhD Social Psychology and Organizational Development,
    Boston University, l985.Doctoral dissertation: Factors
    Influencing a Battered Woman's Decision to Return to or
    Leave The Batterer.
MA Clinical Psychology, Goddard College,1973.Masters thesis:Therapist Countertransference in Work with Children.
BA History, Boston College,l971,Summa cum laude.

MEMBERSHIPS

Executive Board Member, Council for Homeopathic Certification-2008
Member, North American Association for Homeopathic Certification 2001-present
Center for Shamanic Studies,Member 1989-present.
Association of Transpersonal Psychology, 1990-present. 

STATE AND NATIONAL DISTINCTIONS

Featured Speaker for Hazelden Foundation National Speaking Tour: Strength Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Women 2007

Member, Massachusetts Department of Social Services
        Domestic Violence and Child Protection
        Advisory Board, Jan. 1994-2000.
Member, Child Welfare League of America North American
       Commission on Chemical Dependency and Child Welfare,
       1990- 1993.
Member, Coalition on Addiction, Pregnancy and Parenting:
        Residential Care for Pregnant and Parenting Addicted Women, 1992-1994. Statewide interagency group
        developing standards of care for AOD residences.
Keynote Address to Joint Legislative- Massachusetts Society
       for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Roundtable
       on Perinatal Addiction, July 1990.
WHO'S WHO in American Women, 1980 Edition.

PREVIOUS CONSULTATIONS

Watertown OTA COnsultants, 2006-2008

Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, State of Vermont, 1993-2004
Welfare to Work, State of Vermont, 1998-2000.
Hope House, Boston, 1996-2001. Clinical consultation and staff training, management consultation.
Victory Programs, 1995-2000. Program Development & Staff consultation.
Springfield College, Department of Health Education, 1995-1997.  Alternative/complementary medicine program development
GAAMHA Industries,Gardner,MA,1996-1998. Management consultation.
Project Place, Boston,MA, 1996-1997. Management consultation
Quality Systems International, 1996-1997.
Boston Community Services, Boston,1996-1997.
Dept. of Corrections, Probation, 1990-1996.
Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol
and Drug Abuse,Framingham,MA 199l- 1996.
Family Strength, State of NH,l986-1996.
MSPCC-1989-1996.
New England Home for Little Wanderers, 1987-1996.
Supervisory and programmatic consultation.
RI Division of Family and Children's Services, 1991-1996.
Family treatment consultation and training.
Trinity Hospice, 1995-1996 Supervisory consultation.
Centro Panamericano,1995-1996 Substance abuse supervision.
Pilot Software, 1995. Team building and conflict resolution.
Harvard Refugee Trauma Project,1995.Senior consultant.
Women,Inc. 1991-1994,Consultant.
Quincy Visiting Nurses Hospice, 1987-1993,Consultant.
Hayden Goodwill Industries, MA, l985-1993,Consultant.
Family Project, Violence/Incest Project, Dept of Mental
Health,MA,1984-1993,Consultant.
South West Boston Community Services, 1986-1991, Consultant.
MA Department of Youth Services, 1987-1991.
Governor's Alliance Against Alcohol and Drugs, 1988-1990.
Bay Cove Human Services Early Intervention, Clinical
    Director, 1980-86.
State of Maine, Dept. of Health,Education and Welfare,   1973-1990. Family treatment, substance abuse and violence consultation.
DOVE,Inc Shelter for Battered Women,Clin.Dir.,1979-82 Staff
New England Home for Little Wanderers, Clinical
    Supervisor, 1976-80 Staff
Boston Children's Services, Family therapist, 1974-76 Staff
Dorchester Children's Services, Staff 1973-74

Publications

Homeopathy, Shamanism and Rajan Sankaran's Quest for the Vital Sensation, Links: International Journal of Homeopathy, 2007, Vol 20, 1-4

Opening Doors: A Guide to Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Parenting Women and Their Children. Contributing author, CAPP, Cambridge, 1995.
 

Children at the Front: Children and the War on Drugs.
Contributing author, Child Welfare League of America Press, 1994.

“A Plan for Identifying Priorities in Treating Multi-Problem Children;” Child Welfare,Vol.LVII,No.6. pp365-372,1978.