Beth Prullage

Beth Prullage is an Adjunct Professor and Practicum Faculty Adviser at the Smith College School for Social Work (M.S.W. '01). She concurrently works as a psychiatric social worker and co-coordinator of the Groups Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Center for Counseling and Psychological Health. Her professional roles include narrative therapy instruction through Re-Authoring Teaching, an online consultation group, and bereavement counseling with the LGBT Aging Project.

Education: Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) from Smith College School for Social Work (2001).

Teaching focuses on narrative approaches to family therapy, group theory, and social work practice. Courses taught include Family Therapy: Narrative Approaches, Group Theory and Practice, and Dialogic/Feminist/Narrative Family Therapy. Her clinical work emphasizes therapeutic group dynamics and LGBTQ+ aging support.

Advising: Active practicum faculty adviser for Smith College students. No grants explicitly listed.

Labs/Teams: Co-leads the Groups Program at UMass Amherst and participates in Re-Authoring Teaching initiatives.