Dawn Belkin-Martinez, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Practice
B.A., University of Arizona
M.S.W., Simmons College School of Social Work
Ph.D., Simmons College School of Social Work
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Courses Taught
SW 421 - Clinical Social Work Practice
SW 425 - Family Approaches in Clinical Social Work
SW 538 - Radical Social Action
Selected Publications
Belkin Martinez, D. (2010) "Solidaridad Y Justicia": Latinas, Community Organizing, and Empowerment. In Furman, R & Negi, N. (Eds.), Social work with Latinos (pp. 282-291). Chicago: Lyceum Books.
Belkin Martinez, D. (2009). Si se puede: Latino immigrants, community organizing, and empowerment. National Association of Social Workers Dissertation Abstracts.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (in press). Community social work with Latinos. In R. Furman & N. Negi (Eds.) Social Work Practice with Latinos: Key Issues and Emerging Themes. Chicago: Lyceum Books.
Selected Presentations
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2011, June). Clinical practice through a progressive lens. Presented at the Social Welfare Action Alliance, Washington, D.C.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2011, May). Identity dialogues. Presented at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at the Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2011, April). Intergenerational legacies: Can we talk? Presented at the 20th Anniversary of the Multicultural Family Institute's Culture Conference, Highland Park, NJ.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2011, March). Health care liberation: Can the clinical be political. Presented at the Simmons School of Social Work, Alumni Day, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2010, December). U.S. health care policy: A critique and an alternative. Presented at the Global Women's Leadership Conference, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2010, October). Applying a social political framework to clinical practice: Methodologies for training clinical activists. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education, Portland, OR.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2010, April). A dialogue about dialogue: It's strength's and limitations. Presented at the Annual Multicultural Family Institute, Conference. NJ.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2009, October). Empowerment practice with families. Presented at the Martha Elliot Health Center, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2009, June). Empowerment practice with multi-stressed families. Presented at The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2009, April). Working with families facing foreclosure using Paulo Freire's methodology. Presented at the 18th Annual Culture Conference at the Multicultural Family Institute, Highland Park, NJ.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2009, March). Empowerment groups. Presented at Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, Roxbury, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2009, February). Immigration and social work. Presented at a Panel Discussion at Simmons School of Social Work, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2009, January). Liberation health and family therapy. Presented at Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2008, August). Family therapy: Four conceptual shifts that can inform our work. Presented at Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2008, May). The Paulo Freire methodology and empowerment practice. Presented at the Continuing Education Series at Simmons College, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2008, April). Health care for some? Presented at Mass Care, Boston, MA.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2008, March). Liberation health: Now more than ever. Presented at The Multicultural Family Institute Workshop, Highland Park, NJ.
Belkin-Martinez, D. (2008, March). Radical organizing and liberation health: Community social work. Presented at the Radical Organizing Conference Workshop, Boston, MA.
Consulting and Professional Activity
Children's Hospital, Inpatient Psychiatry Service - Senior Clinical Social Worker - 1994-2007
