Expert in Clinical Practice, Research, Substance Use/Addictions, Trauma Informed Practice, Group Work Practice and School Social Work
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Clinical Practice, Group Work Practice, Research, School Social Work, Substance Use/Addictions, Trauma Informed Practice
FACULTY ROLE/TYPE
Full-time Faculty
PROGRAM
Master of Social Work (MSW)
EDUCATION
PhD, New York University
MSW, New York University
BA, Hofstra University
MSW, New York University
BA, Hofstra University
HONORS AND AWARDS
NASW Leadership Award, Sapphire, 2019
Hanni Flaherty, PhD, LCSW is an assistant Professor & Chair of Advanced Clinical Practice in the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. She has completed her PhD and MSW at New York University Silver School of Social Work. Prior to returning to NYU for her PhD, Dr. Flaherty practiced clinical social work for over 20 years specializing in adolescent high-risk behaviors. Dr. Flaherty’s research interests are in the areas of clinical social work practice with a focus on innovation implementation and social work education with a focus on the transition to online education. Her research agenda focuses on examining factors that may facilitate the adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices for mental health clinics serving high-risk youths. Dr. Flaherty’s academic training, research and years of clinical social work experience has uniquely positioned her to be an effective teacher of social work education and a researcher informed by her rich clinical experience.
Flaherty, H.B. (2026). Finding a Scholarly Voice: Learning to Publish in Peer-Reviewed Social Work Journals. Research on Social Work Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315261419767
Flaherty, H.B. (2026). Embracing Innovation: Overcoming Barriers to Technology Integration in Mental Health Care. Mental Health and Digital Technologies, 3 (1), 74-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHDT-07-2025-0042
Flaherty, H.B. (2025). Launching Your Private Practice: A Practical Guide for Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Research on Social Work Practice 36 (2) 123-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251322135
Flaherty, H.B., & Krishnan, P. (2025). Refusing to Fall Behind: The Ethical Obligation to Embrace AI in Mental Health Social Work. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, Special Issue on Social Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Implications for Practice, Education, Research, & Society, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2553018
Flaherty, H.B., Vyshedsky, C. & Auerbach, C. (2025). Adopting New Technology to Improve Social Work Education and Clinical Practice. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 25(2),80-92. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-0549
Flaherty, H.B., Henshaw, L.A., Lee, R., Herrera, C., Whitnety, K., Auerbach, C., & Beckerman, N.L. (2025). Harnessing New Technology and Simulated Role Plays for Enhanced Engagement and Academic Success in Online Social Work Education. Special Issue on Simulation & Clinical Social Work in Studies in Clinical Social Work: Transforming Practice, Education & Research,95 (3-4)397-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/28376811.2025.2517025
Lee, R., Flaherty, H.B., Henshaw, L.A., Whitnety, K., Miskiewicz, M. & Auerbach, A. (2025). Methodological Approaches to Measuring Self-Efficacy Among Social Work Students in Online Education. Research on Social Work Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251342201
Flaherty, H.B. (2025). Integrating Virtual Reality and Computer-Based Simulated Role-Plays in Graduate Mental Health Education: Bridging Theory, Practice, and Evidence-Based Learning. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-025-00518-x
Flaherty, H.B (2025) Bridging Research and Practice to Address Substance Use Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2025.2477097
Flaherty, H.B. (2025). Launching Your Private Practice: A Practical Guide for Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Research on Social Work Practice.
Flaherty, H.B., Vyshedsky, C. & Auerbach, C. (2025). Adopting New Technology to Improve Social Work Education and Clinical Practice. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Flaherty, H.B & Yurch, J. (2024). Beyond Plagiarism: ChatGPT as the Vanguard of Technological Revolution in Research and Citation. Research on Social Work practice, 34(5), 578-587). https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241243310
Flaherty, H.B., Henshaw, L.A, Lee, S.R., Auerbach, C, Beckerman, N. L., Toumarides, E., Miskiewicz, M. & Rose, A. (2024). Understanding Self-Care: Exploring its Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Social Work Students. Clinical Social Work Journal, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-024-00969-4
Henshaw, L.A, Flaherty, H.B., Beckerman, N., & Auerbach, C. (2023) Assessing Shared Trauma: Validation of the Covid-19 Quality of Professional Practice Survey(C19QPPS) Among Master of Social Work Students. Research on Social Work Practice.
Flaherty, H. B. (2022). Teaching Note—Using Technology to Enhance Experiential Learning Through Simulated Role Plays. Journal of Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2050869
Flaherty, H. B. (2022). Using Collaborative Group Learning Principles to Foster Community in Online Classrooms. Journal of Teaching in Social Work Education, 42 (1), 31-44. https://doi-org.ezproxy.yu.edu/10.1080/08841233.2021.2013390
Flaherty, H. B. (2021). Treating Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Guidelines for Clinical Practice. Child & Youth Services. https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2021.1938525
Flaherty, H. B. Bornheimer, L. A., Hamovitch, E., Garay, E., Mini, M., Acri, M., & McKay, M. (2021). Examining Organizational Factors Supporting the Adoption and Use of Evidence-Based Interventions. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(6), 1187-1194. DOI: 10.1007/s10597-020-00751-z
Flaherty, H.B. (2020). Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: A Discussion about How to Integrate Evidence-Based Interventions in Clinical Practice Through Education. Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 17(2), 25-41.
Flaherty, H. B. Bornheimer, L. A., Hamovitch, E., Garay, E., Mini, M., Acri, M., & McKay, M. (2019). Examining Provider Factors Supporting the Adoption and Use of Research-Supported Interventions. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2019.1666768
Beckerman, N. & Flaherty, H. B. (2019). Domestic Violence Shelters: Exploring Secondary Traumatic Stress of Female Counselors. Journal of Anxiety & Depression,2 (2), 1-11.
Flaherty, H. B. (2017). Treating Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Review of Psychosocial Interventions to Guide Clinical Practice. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 35, 85-95.
Acri, M., Bornheimer, L., Jessell, L., Flaherty, H. & McKay, M. (2016). The impact of caregiver treatment satisfaction upon child and parent outcomes. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 21(4), 201-208.