Faculty Name:
Marilyn Ghezzi, LCSW
Position Title :
Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC-CH, School of Social Work
Work Phone:
(919) 962-6490
Fax Number:
(919) 962-7557
Email address:
mghezzi@email.unc.edu
Education/Degrees:
 1982; B.A.; UNC- Chapel Hill
 1988; M.S.W.; UNC -Chapel Hill
Professional Certifications:
 L.C.S.W.
 Certified forensic evaluator for the state of North Carolina
 Certified clinical supervisor
Academic Experience:
 Clinical Faculty at UNC-CH, School of Social Work; 2008 to present; teaches
classes in adult mental health theory and practice, groupwork, brief treatment,
trauma and violence, adult development and DSM
 Contract Faculty at UNC-CH, School of Social Work; 2002 to 2008; teaching
Social Work with Groups, Individual and family development and Discrimination
and Inequality class
 Trainer- Family Forum- UNC School of Social Work; 1993-1997; provided
training in crisis intervention, diagnosis and assessment of severely mentally ill
adults as part of a ten session curriculum for mental health workers around the
state
 Field Instructor-UNC School of Social Work; 1991- present; awarded Field
Instructor of the year for 2002
Brief Summary of Work Experience:
 UNC School of Social Work 2008- present
Clinical Instructor

Caring Family Network- 2006-2007

Supervise 12 therapists working with adults and children in large mental
health clinic serving all of Orange County.

OPC Mental Health Center - 1983 –2006

Provide individual and group psychotherapy to adult outpatients, conduct
initial assessments and treatment planning; clinically supervise 5 staff, social
work and psychology students; began dialectical behavior therapy group for
clients with severe personality disorder; began dual diagnosis group for clients
with severe mental illness and chemical dependency.

Acted as liaison between OPC Mental Health and UNC Hospitals psychiatric
inpatient unit (1988-1995).
Specialization/Research Areas:
Working with severely mentally ill adults (both Axis I and II); working with clients with
histories of childhood trauma, group work, dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance
abuse).
Available for presentations on the following:
 Group work / group therapy

Working with chronically mentally ill adults – assessment and treatment issues

Treating borderline personality disorder

Clinical supervision

Psychiatric diagnosing and DSM