Director -Addiction Counselor Education Program
University of Massachusetts Boston
Hanover, Massachusetts
Donna McCarten White was the former Director of Addiction Services for the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, a Public Health Hospital for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has held many Executive and Leadership positions in Healthcare and is the recipient of 15 awards for Addictions practice. She was the Director of the DMH and Harvard University Commonwealth Research and Evaluation Unit. She is a Fellow in Traumatic Stress, author of publications and textbooks, and has 2 licenses, 6 certifications and a CNS in Public Health.
Dr. White is the statewide Chairperson of the MNA Addictions Council, and oversees the Peer Assistant Program for Professionals. She is certified by the Green Cross Foundation as an educator and therapist in Compassion Fatigue concerns and is a specialist in Addictive Disorders, Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization in Healthcare Professionals. In addition, she is a member of the International Trauma Specialists
Dr. White is a Clinical Instructor for Boston Area Colleges of Nursing, Clinical faculty for Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and is a Visiting Scholar for local Colleges and Professional Programs of study. She is currently the Director of the Addictions Counseling Education Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She has lectured at many facilities and agencies nationwide and is a recognized leader in the field of Addictions, Impaired Practice and Peer Assistance, as well as Healthcare Professional Stress.
She volunteers on the Apache Reservation in Arizona with Tribal People providing education of Substance Use Disorders. On hold due to Covid limitations.
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160 - Ethical Issues in the Clinical Practice of Treating Substance Use Disorders
Thursday, September 7, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET