AHEC-SSW Training Partnership
Faculty Information Sheet
Name:
Barbara B. Smith, MSW, LCSW
Position/Title:
Clinical Assistant Professor
Work Address:
UNC-CH, School of Social Work
325 Pittsboro Street, CB #3550
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
Work Phone:
(919) 843-9682
E-mail Address:
bebe_smith@unc.edu
Education/Degrees: BA English Vassar College
MSW UNC School of Social Work
Professional Certifications: LCSW
Academic Experience:
Served as Director of Outpatient Services in the Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation
Program, a specialty program in the Department of Psychiatry. Provided education and
consultation to psychiatry residents and other trainees. Served as Co-Director of the UNC
Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. Developed interdisciplinary training.
Served as field instructor for social work graduate students since 1995.
Brief Summary of Work Experience:
1995-2009 Director, Outpatient Services, Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation
Program, UNC Department of Psychiatry
2009-2012 Clinical Assistant Professor, Co-Director and Clinical Director, UNC Center
for Excellence in Community Mental Health
July 2012 – present, Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC School of Social Work
Project Director, Critical Time Intervention: Local Pilot and Statewide Championing
Specialization/Research Areas:
Psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders
Family Psycho-education
Clinical Case Management
Empowering persons with mental illness
Mental health policy
Available for presentations on the following:
Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia
Psychotherapy Approaches for Persons with Severe Mental Illness
The Family Experience of Severe Mental Illness
Family Psycho-education
Clinical Case Management
Critical Time Intervention