Faculty Directory
Julia Schechter
Part-time Faculty
Julia Schechter
M.S.W., LICSW
Contact
Email: julia.schechter@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst
- M.S.W., Boston College
Research Interests
Harm reduction
Trauma-informed care
Intersection of trauma and substance use disorders
Expertise
- Clinical Practice
- Gender-based Violence
- Latinx Communities
- Mental Health
- Substance Misuse
- Trauma
Biography
Julia Schechter, MSW, LICSW, is a new part-time faculty member at the BCSSW, and an alumna of the BCSSW. She is committed to trauma-informed care, and is particularly interested in the intersection of trauma and substance use.
Julia has more than 14 years of multilingual (Spanish, Polish, and English) clinical experience with adults primarily in the Boston area, and has lived and taught in Madrid, Spain.
Selected Publications
Kroll, D.S., Wrenn, K., Grimaldi, J.A., Campbell, L., Irwin, L., Pires, M., Datillo, N., Schechter, J., Levy-Carrick, N., Gitlin, D.F. Impact of a Rapid-Access Ambulatory Psychiatry Encounter on Subsequent Emergency Department Utilization. Community Mental Health Journal (2020). https:// doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00702-8
Clinical Practice Experience
McLean Hospital OCD Institute
Brigham and Women's Outpatient Psychiatry and Serious Mental Illness Clinic
Cambridge Health Alliance Victims of Violence Program and Outpatient Addictions Service
Julia Schechter Psychotherapy (private practice)