Janice Furlong’s practice and scholarly interests include social work teaching effectiveness, development and evaluation of learner-centered teaching methods, interprofessional collaboration, narrative therapy, gender bias in clinical practice and clinical supervision.

A gifted teacher, Furlong is a four-time recipient of BUSSW’s Teaching Excellence Award. In 2015, she received Boston University’s highest teaching award, the Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching. In 2019, she was invited to present “Teaching Through Feedback: A Learner-Centered, Process Oriented Approach” at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Teaching Institute for Early Career Faculty.

Furlong serves as the Social Work Project Collaborator on a Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) grant, “Interprofessional Primary Care Training for Urban Underserved Communities.” She joined the PI and fellow leadership team members in co-authoring an article, “Interprofessional education in the clinical learning environment: a mixed-methods evaluation of a longitudinal experience in the primary care setting,” published in 2022 in the Journal of Interprofessional Care. She is also co-author of an article “Teaching Social Work Students About Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders: From Faculty Learning to Pedagogical Innovation” and author of “Learning to Incorporate AOD Content into Social Work Education: An Interview with Miesha T. Marzell, Ph.D.,” both of which appeared in the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.

An accomplished clinician with more than 40 years of practice experience, Furlong continues to work with individuals and families in her psychotherapy practice and to provide clinical supervision to community-based social workers.