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Holt, Francis

Senior Faculty
PhD
Brandeis University
Boston
School Affiliation

Cambridge College School of Undergraduate Studies

Academic Focus

Behavioral health: research, clinical practice, ethics

Courses Taught
  • Research in Psychology
  • Perspectives in Psychopathology
  • Introduction to Addictions: Theory and Practice
  • Ethical Issues in Substance Abuse
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  • Biological Bases of Behavior
  • Formative Ideas in Psychology
  • Policies, Ethics, and Procedures in Substance Abuse
Education

Ph.D. - Brandeis University, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management

M.S.Ed. - Hofstra University

B.S.N. - Hunter College, Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing

B.A. - St. Francis College of Brooklyn, NY

Professional Experience
  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Executive Director of Behavioral Health
  • Director of Psychiatric Services
  • Director of Detoxification Services
  • State Director of Adult Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Director of Care Management
Awards & Recognitions
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Fellowship
Research & Publications
  • Emergency Communications Management, Penwell Publishing, 1992
  • Enhanced 911: Implementation and Planning (Ernest Ricci, co-author), International City Management Association, 1991
  • False-Positive Self-Reporting at a Massachusetts Level III.7 Detox: Intersection of Individual Level of Need and Systemic constraint of Choice, February 2011 (doctoral disertation)
  • Articles about nursing management, PTSD and other stress-related issues, published in public safety and nursing journals 1985-2000.

 

Selected Presentations
  • Developing a Multidisciplinary Care Bundle to Reduce the Use of Behavioral Restraints, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (2015)
  • Enhancing Use of Individual Safety Tools Through CQI as Part of a Comprehensive Behavioral Restraint Reduction Strategy, Cambridge Health Alliance Annual Academic Poster Session, Cambridge, MA (2014)
  • Understanding Rational Actions in a Sometimes Irrational System, Innovations in Addictions: Integrating Systems and Services Conference, Norwood, MA (2013)
  • Gen2 Restraint Reduction, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (2012)
  • Behavioral Restraint Reduction Initiative, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (2012)
  • Co-Occurring Disorders, The Heller School, Brandeis University (2011)