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.

CONSULTANT TO

Women's Circle, Substance ABuse Treatment for Women 2005-2009
Griffin House, Substance Abuse Treatment for Women and Their Children 2005-2009
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

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.