Assistant Professor
Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Dr. Henze joined Regis College’s School of Health Sciences faculty in January 2016 and currently teaches and advises within Master of Arts in Counseling program. Dr. Henze teaches Theories of Counseling I and II; Principles and Techniques of Counseling; Ethical and Legal Issues and Considerations; Treating Addictions: Dynamics and Treatment Strategies; and the Counseling Psychology Practicum. Dr. Henze also served as adjunct faculty within Curry College’s Department of Psychology for over 10 years.
In addition to his teaching experience, Dr. Henze has maintained a staff psychologist role within a major healthcare system since September 2008. During that time, he has held several positions, including clinical director of peer support services, residential psychologist in a dual diagnosis recovery program and Addiction Psychologist within an integrated primary care setting. His current duties include provision of individual and group psychotherapies with a focus on evidenced-based treatments, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (CBT-SUD), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) and Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET). Dr. Henze finds great joy leveraging his clinical practice expertise within his faculty role at Regis.
As a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP), ) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC-1) within the Commonwealth of MA, Dr. Henze’s clinical and training interests center on promotion of psychiatric and dual-diagnosis recovery competencies within educational and clinical contexts. Dr. Henze’s expertise in addiction counseling and advocacy are complimented by his commitment to multiculturally aware clinical training and system-level interventions, which serve to welcome and include historically marginalized voices and perspectives.
He is also the recipient of the Counseling Psychologist’s 2006 Outstanding Contribution Award.
Recent Research Experience
- May 2013 through September 2017: Research Team Member, Edith N. Rogers Memorial Hospital with Marsha Ellison PhD. Supervise and provide technical assistance to Peer Supported Providers involved with supported housing research study.
- May 2011 through August 2013: Research Team Member, Edith N. Rogers Memorial Hospital with Marsha Ellison PhD. Served as co-author of VA Supported Education manual for returning Veterans. Supervised Peer Supported Education Providers involved with supported education research study.
Professional Affiliations
- US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
- Association of VA Psychologist Leaders
- American Counseling Association
- American Psychological Association
- Division 17, Counseling Psychology
- Division 18, Public Service Psychology
- Division 51, Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities
- Massachusetts Psychological Association
- Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, 1999
- Psychologists for Racial Justice, Founding Member
- US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Courses Taught
- CP 604 Theories of Counseling I
- CP 605 Theories of Counseling II
- CP 612 Ethical and Legal Issues and Considerations in the Practice of Counseling
- CP 624/NU 622 Treating the Addictions: Dynamics and Treatment Strategies
- CP 638 Vocational Counseling and Assessment
- CP/NU 688 Behavioral and Process Addictions
- RS 130-03 Cultivating the Inner Spirit: Civil Rights Pilgrimage Immersion Experience
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Counseling Psychology (APA Accredited), Boston College, 2007
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Boston College, 2001
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Wabash College, 1999
Philosophy
I believe that students learn best when provided a respectful environment for interactive conversation, critical reflection and creative application. I aspire for my students to reach beyond preconceived notions about counseling and mental health and illness in order to develop a multifaceted understanding of the human condition and field of mental health counseling and transdisciplinary addiction studies more broadly. Mental health and illness varies across individuals and groups operating from a variety of cultural frameworks, beliefs, and practices. Accordingly, it is essential that Counseling Psychology and Addiction Studies be presented within a multicultural social justice framework. I am a proponent of active learning, appreciative inquiry, team building and transdisciplinary collaboration, all of which are critical to the cultivation of courageous healthcare professionals prepared to cultivate wellness, recovery and equity within their practice and society and large.
Publications
Ellison, M.L., Muller., L., Henze, K., Corrigan, P., Larson, J., Kieval, N.E., Sawh, L., and Smelson, D. (2012). The Veteran Supported Education Treatment Manual (VetSEd). Bedford, MA: ENRM Veterans Hospital, Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research. Retrieved September 4, 2012
Helms, J. E., Henze, K. T., Satiani, A., and Mascher, J. (2005). Ethical issues when White researchers study ALANA and immigrant people and communities. In J. Trimble and C. Fisher (Eds.), Handbook of ethical research with ethnocultural populations and communities. (pp. 299-324). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Referred Publications
Drebing, C.E., Reilly, E., Henze, K.T., Kelley, M., Russo, A., Smolinsky, J., Gorman J., and Penk, W.E. (2018). Using peer support and self-help groups to enhance community integration of veterans in transition. Psychological Services, 15, 135-145.
Green, C. E., Chen, C. E., Helms, J. E., & Henze, K. T. (2011). Recent reliability reporting practices in Psychological Assessment: Recognizing the people behind the data. Psychological Assessment, 23, 656-669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0023039
Kymalainen, J. A., Henze, K. T., DeLuca, M., Mitton, T. A., Walton, H. M., Duffy, P., Kapungu, C., Lefebvre, T., Alexander, W. H., & Pinsky, J. (2010). Are we there yet? The four-year impact of a VA fellowship program on the recovery orientation of rehabilitation programs. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 33, 320-327. http://dx.doi.org/10/2975/33.4.2010.320.327
Jernigan, M. M., Green, C. E., Helms, J. E., Perez-Gualdron, L., and Henze, K. T. (2010). An examination of People of Color supervision dyads: Racial identity matters as much as race. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 4, 62-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a00181100
Perry, J. C., Satiani, A., Henze, K. T., Mascher, J., & Helms, J. E. (2008). Why is there still no study of cultural equivalence in standardized cognitive ability tests. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 36(3), 155-167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-1912.2008.tb00079.x
Drebing, C. E., Reilly, E., Henze, K. T., & Kelly, M. (2008). Using peer support groups to enhance community integration of veterans in transition. Psychological Services, 15(2), 135-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ser0000178
Helms, J. E., Henze, K. T., Sass, T. L., & Misfud, V. A. (2006). Treating Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficients as Data in Counseling Research. The Counseling Psychologist, 34, 630-660. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000006288308
Helms, J. E., Shakes Malone, L., Henze, K. T., Satiani, A., Perry, J., & Warren, A. (2003). First annual Diversity Challenge: How to survive teaching courses on race and culture. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 31, 3-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-1912.2003.tb00525.x
Presentations
Cuan Muhaire, Republic of Ireland, Transdisciplinary Discovery for Addictions Specialization training, in collaboration with Regis’ department of Nursing, August 2018
Regis College, Weston, MA. Invited Panel Presenter, “President’s Lecture Series: Opioid Epidemic: Crisis/Treatment.” March 2017