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| Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s): |
Psychology |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | Mental Health, Psychological Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Offending, Sexual Abuse Avoidence Training. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Mental Health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service: | Mental Health, Training and Supervising of Doctoral Pscychology Students. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
Nancy J. Razza, Ph.D.
130 Maple Ave. Suite 9, Bldg. 9
Red Bank, N.J. 07701
(732) 758-1122
http://www.thehealingcrowd.com/
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A clinical psychologist in private practice with a focus in trauma work with a primarily adult, clientele. A corresponding focus includes a twenty-five year commitment to individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Accomplishments include the design and implementation of a mental health treatment program for abuse survivors and sexual offenders with ID, extensive publications and presentations in this emerging area, and service as a contributing editor with the foremost peer-reviewed journal on mental health and ID. Featured for her pioneering work in People with Disabilities and Families, both published by the New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council. Lead author for APA's first book devoted to psychotherapy for people with intellectual disabilities.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
1994-PRESENT Psychologist; independent practice. New Jersey license # 3159.
•1991-1994 Psychologist; supervised practice under temporary permit of the New Jersey
State Board of Psychological Examiners.
1987-1989 Senior Behavior Specialist; Project Natural Setting Therapeutic Management,
Division of Psychological Services, Fairleigh Dickinson University,
Hackensack, NJ.
1981-1985 Coordinator of Residential Services, Pathways, Inc., Long Branch, NJ.
1980-1981 Staff Psychologist, Master's Level, Assn. for the Help of Retarded Children, NY, NY.
•1979-1980 Senior Mental Health Tech, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Staten Island, NY.
1977-1979 Instructor/Curriculum Coordinator, ARC, Bergen-Passaic Unit, Haledon, NJ.
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
1991-PRESENT Consulting Psychologist, ARC, Monmouth Unit, Tinton Falls, NJ.
Supervise doctoral externs and psychotherapists; coordinate mental health and behavioral treatment for people with intellectual disabilities.
1985-1991 Behavioral Consultant, ARC, Monmouth Unit, Tinton Falls, NJ.
1994-1995 Consulting Psychologist, Joslin Center for Diabetes, St. Barnabas Medical Center Community Medical Center Division, Toms River, NJ
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1980-1986 Adjunct Instructor in Psychology: Brookdale Community College,
Middlesex County College, Monmouth University
POSITION HELD
1997-present Contributing Editor, Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities Psych-Media, Inc., PO Box 57, Bear Creek, NC 27207
EDUCATION
1987-1991 Ph.D, Clinical Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ.
1983-1985 Post-Master's Certificate in Mental Health Administration, New School for Social Research, New York, NY.
1977-1980 Master of Arts, General-Theoretical Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ.
•1973-1976 Bachelor of Arts, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck NJ.
Graduated Cum Laude
Member: Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology;
Phi Omega Epsilon Honor Society; Phi Zeta Kappa Honor Society.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
2006 Center for Alcoholism Studies, Rutgers University. Colloquium presentation: Group Process at the intersection of addictions and intellectual disabilities.
2004 Fairleigh Dickinson University. Colloquium presentation: The Healing Crowd: Psychotherapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
2004 Mainstreaming Medical Care Conference sponsored by the Arc of NJ: The Interactive-Behavioral Model of Group Psychotherapy for People with ID.
2004 Equal Justice Conference, sponsored by the Developmentally Disabled Offenders Program of the Arc of NJ: Afternoon Keynote Address presented with Daniel J. Tomasulo on the Interactive-Behavioral Model.
2004 American Psychological Association, Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI
Continuing education workshop presenter: The Healing Crowd: Group psychotherapy for people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
2001 15th Annual Statewide Inservice on Developmental Disabilities, Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities, Oregon State University: Sexual abuse and psychological trauma.
1999 American Psychological Association, 107th Annual Convention, Boston, MA
Continuing education workshop presenter: Individual and group psychotherapy for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
1998 American Psychological Association, 106th Annual Convention, SanFrancisco, CA
Continuing education workshop presenter: Individual and group psychotherapy for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
1998 12th Annual Statewide Inservice on Developmental Disabilities, Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities, Oregon State University: Sexual abuse and psychological trauma.
1998 State of Montana, Dept. of Public Health & Human Services, Statewide Staff Training: Group Counseling for People with MR/DD
1998 YAI's 19th Annual International Conference on MR/DD, New York, NY: The sexual abuse continuum.
PUBLICATIONS
In press: Posttraumatic stress disorder in people with intellectual disabilities. Forthcoming chapter (co-authored with Daniel J. Tomasulo) in the DSM IV-ID: Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
2005 Group Dynamics in the Treatment of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Optimizing Therapeutic Gain (co-authored with Daniel J. Tomasulo) Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities; 8 (1): 22-28.
2005 Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People with Intellectual Disabilities. (co-authored with Daniel J. Tomasulo) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
1999 A question of abuse: Talking with persons who have MR/DD about their experiences with victimization (part 1). Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities; 2: 64-68.
1998 A question of abuse: Talking with persons who have MR/DD about their experiences with victimization (part 2). Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities; 1: 48-51.
1998 Domestic violence against women with mental retardation. (Co-authored chapter with L. Murphy) in A. Roberts (Ed.) Battered Women and Their Families. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
1997 Trauma and interpersonal violence in the lives of individuals with mental retardation: Understanding and diagnosing PTSD. The Habilitative Mental Healthcare Newsletter; 16(3): 53-55.
1997 The challenge of treating persons with posttraumatic stress disorder. The Habilitative Mental Healthcare Newsletter; 16(5): 94-98.
1996 The sexual abuse continuum: Therapeutic interventions with individuals with mental retardation (part 1: abuse prevention). The Habilitative Mental Healthcare Newsletter; 15(1): 19-22.
1996 The sexual abuse continuum: Therapeutic interventions with individuals with mental retardation (part 2: treating survivors). The Habilitative Mental Healthcare Newsletter; 15(4): 84-86.
1996 The sexual abuse continuum: Therapeutic interventions with individuals with mental retardation (part 3: treating offenders). The Habilitative Mental Healthcare Newsletter; 15(6): 116-118.
1993 Determinants of direct-care staff turnover in group homes for persons with mental retardation. Mental Retardation; 31(5): 284-291.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS
Member: American Psychological Association
American Association on Mental Retardation
New Jersey Psychological Association
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
New Jersey Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
Certified Group Psychotherapist: National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists
Recipient: 2005 American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama-David Kipper Scholar's Award for the book Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Recipient: 2005 Arc of Monmouth Health Care Professional of the Year
Recipient: 2005 Arc of New Jersey Health Care Professional of the Year
Recipient: 1998 Arc of Monmouth Health Care Professional of the Year
