ROBERT ANTHONY CIOTTONE
Office: 48 Cedar Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
Tel: (508) 756-4825
Fax: (508) 798-6729
EDUCATION:
Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
September, 1959 to June, 1963
Degree: B.A. (Psychology) 1963
Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C.
October, 1963 to August, 1967
Degrees: M.A. (Psychology) 1965
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) 1967
The University of Rochester, School of Medicine & Dentistry
Department of Psychiatry, Rochester, New York
September, 1967 to August, 1969
Program: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology
CURRENT ACTIVITIES:
Private Practice in Clinical and Consulting Psychology,
48 Cedar Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
Evaluative and psychotherapeutic services for individuals,
couples and families (children, adolescents and adults);
Consultative services to human service agencies, school systems and
business organizations.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
September, 1982 to November, 2015
Associate in Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School,
Worcester, Massachusetts 01605 (September, 1982 to present)
Provide inpatient evaluations of pediatric patients as part of psychiatric consultation/liason team; Supervise Child Fellows in Psychiatry in School Consultation and in Day Care Consultation.
September, 1970 – June, 2011 Affiliate faculty member, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts Department of Psychology -
Progressed from Instructor in Psychology, through Assistant Professor and Associate Professor to Professor of Psychology (affiliate) Teaching of graduate Ph.D. courses in child assessment and in child treatment; participation in ongoing research; serving on multiple dissertation committees; teaching occasional undergraduate psychology courses.
March 1982 to November 1990 – (part-time)
Chief Child Psychologist and Coordinator of Learning Problems and
Consultation, Children’s Outpatient Department, West-Ros-Park Mental Health
Center, West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132
Teaching and supervision of diagnostic, treatment and consultative services for children, adolescents and families; development and coordination of Learning Problems Unit.
August 1980 to March 1982
Director of Clinical Psychology, Memorial Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts
01605 (part-time)
Evaluative and psychotherapeutic services in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic; teaching of nursing staff of the inpatient psychiatric service);
clinical teaching of medical students in psychiatry.
November 1974 to August 1980
Executive Director, Rhode Island Youth Guidance Center (formerly Providence
Child Guidance Clinic), Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Assume full administrative and clinical responsibility for a private non-profit agency offering evaluative and psychotherapeutic services to families, children and
adolescents as well as consultation to area agencies and school systems; supervise staff of approximately 15); report to Board of Directors regarding policy and function; prepare budgets and program plans; represent the agency in meetings with funding sources and community agencies; provide clinical, consultative , training and research services.
September 1973 to October 1974
Chief Psychologist, Rhode Island Youth Guidance Center (formerly Providence
Child Guidance Clinic), Providence, Rhode Island.
Provide supervision, administration, program development and participate in clinical and consultative services.
July 1970 to August 1973
Director of Training in Psychology, Worcester Youth Guidance Center,
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Coordinate training for interns in psychology; provide
clinical supervision and direct clinical and consultative services.
September 1969 to June 1970
Staff Psychologist, Worcester Youth Guidance Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Provide group and individual psychotherapy with adolescents, play therapy with
children, counseling for families and groups and provide psychological assessment.
September 1967 to August 1969
Post-doctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology and instructor in Psychiatry
(Psychology), Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine.
Participate in the clinical and didactic seminars and clinical placements of the psychiatric residency program; gain supervised experience in a wide range of psychodiagnostic, psychotherapeutic and consultative functions. Teach a seminar for medical students and participate in ongoing research.
RELATED PRE-DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE:
*September 1966 to September 1967: VA Hospital, Perry Point, Maryland
(doctoral research)
September 1965 to September 1966: VA Hospital, Perry Point, Maryland
(internship in clinical psychology-Included consultation at U.S. Army
Aberdeen Proving Grounds and Perryville, Maryland High School)
June 1965 to September 1965: NINDB, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
(research assistant in neuropsychology)
*September 1964 to June 1965: Outpatient Psychiatric Children’s
Clinic, Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. (USPHS
Trainee in clinical psychology)
*January 1965 to June 1965: Children’s Convalescent Hospital, Bunker Hill Rd.,N.E., Washington, D.C.
(USPHS Trainee in Clinical Psychology)
June 1964 to September 1964 Laurel, Maryland, Home for Retarded Children
(Clinical Research Assistant)
*February 1964 to June 1964: Spring Grove State Hospital, Catonsville, Maryland (USPHS
Trainee in cliniical psychology- Master’s level research *Part – time
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, CERTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENTS:
1969-1980 (member); 1975-1976 (Delegate at Large, New England Regional Executive Board); 1976-1977 (Program Chairman, New England
Regional Executive Board)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
Child Therapy – Alternate years from 1995 to Spring, 2011 (two semester graduate practicum, Clinical Methods I I – Each semester from fall 1971 to Spring, 2010 (Doctoral Program, Psychology Department)
Clinical Methods I – Spring, 1975 (Doctoral Program, Psychology Department)
Clinical Supervision, Psychological Services Center – Spring 1975
(Graduate Program, Psychology Department)
Directed Readings – Variety of topics during several semesters
(College of Arts and Sciences)
Theories of Personality – Spring 1971, Fall 1972
(College of Arts and Sciences); Fall 1973 (Evening College): Spring 1991
Clinical Practicum – Fall 1970 (Graduate Psychology Department)
General Psychology – Spring 1970 (College of Arts and Sciences); Fall, 1970,
Spring 1971 (Evening College)
Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Instructor in Psychiatry) Teaching and clinical supervision of interns and residents, September 1990 – June 1991
Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts
Psychotherapy with Children – Spring, 1989 (Graduate School)
Psychology of the Exceptional Child – Spring, 1971 (Graduate School);
Summer 1975; Summer, 1976 (Graduate School)
Psychological Measurement – Fall, 1970 Summer, 1971 (Graduate School)
Child Psychotherapy – Spring, 1989 (Graduate School)
Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts
History and Systems of Psychology – Fall, 1975
St. Vincent Hospital, School of Nursing, Worcester, Massachusetts
Psychodynamics and Psychopathology – January 1970 – June 1973
(Repeated each 10 weeks)
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York
(Seminar for third and fourth year medical students)
CONSULTATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Worcester Academy, Health and Counseling Services, Worcester, Massachusetts – September 1990 – present.
Solomon Schechter Day School, Worcester, Massachusetts – January, 1988 to June, 2005.
Psychiatry Inpatient Service, Memorial Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts – January, 1976 to June, 1994.
Specialized Child Care Program, Friendly House Community Center, Worcester,
Massachusetts – June, 1973 to June, 1990.
Center for Living and Working, Transitional Housing Program for Adults with Severe Physical Disabilities, Worcester, Massachusetts – January, 1976 to June, 1984; November, 1988 to January, 1990.
St. Michael’s Formation Residence, Passionist Religious Community, Worcester, Massachusetts, September, 1980 to August, 1988.
Holliston Public Schools, Holliston, Massachusetts – September, 1972 to June, 1973;
September, 1976 to June, 1982.
Children’s Treatment Team, Gardner-Athol Mental Health Center, Gardner, Massachusetts, September, 1980 to June, 1981.
Special Education Division, Providence, Rhode Island Public Schools – January, 1974 to June, 1980.
Court Diversionary Program for Black Youth, Opportunities Industrialization Center,
Providence, Rhode Island – September, 1974 to June, 1980.
Shrewsbury Public Schools, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts – September, 1970 to June, 1973; September, 1977 to June,1979.
Millbury Public Schools, Millbury, Massachusetts – September, 1975 to June, 1978.
Central Massachusetts Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts – September, 1974 to June, 1978.
St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing, Worcester, Massachusetts – January, 1970 to June, 1977.
Davisville Junior High School, North Kingston, Rhode Island – September, 1975 to June, 1977.
Project Head Start, Providence, Rhode Island – February, 1974 to June, 1978.
Project Head Start, Worcester, Massachusetts – September, 1970 to June, 1973.
Worcester Reception and Detention Center, Division of Youth Services,
Worcester, Massachusetts - September, 1970 to June, 1973.
Worcester Public Schools, Worcester, Massachusetts – September, 1969 to June, 1970.
Lithium Research Group, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester
New York – September, 1967 to August, 1969.
Medical and Pediatric Services, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York –September, 1967 to August, 1969.
City and County Courts, Rochester, New York – September, 1968 to February, 1969.
Perryville, Maryland High School – January, 1966 to June, 1966.
Mental Hygiene Clinic, U.S. Army Hospital, Aberdeen, Maryland Proving Grounds
September, 1965 to June, 1966.
Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland – June, 1965 to September, 1965.
RESEARCH
Presentations:
Ciottone, R., Duffy, J., & Rinkus, S. (1975). Community based treatment of autistoid behavior in children. Presented at the National Convention of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ciottone, R., McMillan, R. Willoughby, R., Silva, M., & Pete, M. (1976).
Community based intervention with Black adolescent court offenders.
Presented at the National Convention of the American Associated of Psychiatric
Services for Children, San Francisco, CA.
Ciottone, R., & Preston, O. (1977). Mental health professionals and Black adolescent court Offenders: Perceptions of Inner city experience. Presented at the National Conventionof the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, Washington, D. C.
Ciottone, R. Wapner, S., & Kaplan, B. (1978). Transition from home to nursery school. Symposium on systems analyses of critical environmental transitions, Presented at the SSPI Symposium on Policy implications of Psychological Research Symposium held at 86th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Hornstein, G.A., Redondo, J.P., Ciottone, R., Cohen, S.B., Kaplan, B., & Wapner, S. (1978).Structuring the multiple worlds of experience. Presented at the 18th annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Swann,T., Preston O., & Ciottone, R. (1978). Development of a program of group
Interventions for “part-time” fathers. Presented at the National Convention of the
American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, Atlanta, GA.
Quirk, M., Ciottone, R., & Wapner, S. (1980). Similarities and differences in the values held by mothers of handicapped children and mothers of non-handicapped
children for their pre-schoolers. In Symposium on “Parenting: A constructivist perspective: Presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meetings, Hartford, CT.
Ciottone, R., Demick, J., Pacheco, A.P., Quirk, M. E., & Wapner, S. (1980). Children’s
Transition from home to nursery school: The integration of two cultures.
Presented at the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, New Orleans, LA.
Wapner, S., Ciottone, R., Hornstein, G., McNeil, O., & Pacheco, A.M. (1981,June).
Critical transitions through the life cycle. Presented at the First Biennial Conference,
Developmental Psychology for the 1980’s: Werner’s Influences on Theory and Praxis, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
Quirk, M., Ciottone, R., & Wapner, S. (1981, June). Values, beliefs and transactions of
mothers of handicapped and mothers of non-handicapped pre-schoolers.
Presented at the inter-American Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic.
Madonna, J. & Ciottone, R. (1981). School-based Intervention in a case of elective
mutism. Presented at the National Convention of the American Association of
Psychiatric Services for Children, San Francisco, CA.
Ciottone, R., Madonna, J. (February, 1992). Crucial Issues in the Play Therapy Treatment Of a Latency Aged Boy. Presented at the 43rdannual meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, New Orleans, LA.
Acunzo, M., Siegel, E.,& Ciottone, R., (February, 1991). “The “Talk Show Technique”,
Bridging the Transistion From Play to Dialog in Child Therapy. Presented at the
42nd annual meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, Miami, Fl.
Quirk, M., Ciottone, R. (1990). Anxiety Reduction and MRI. Presented at the Medical
Technology Management Institute Seminar, Boston, MA
Quirk, M., Letendre, D., Ciottone, R., & Lingley, J. (1987). Patient Preparation for MRI.
Presented at the 73rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiiological
Society of North America, Chicago, IL.
Quirk, M., Ciottone, R., Letendre, D., & Wapner, S. (July, 1986). Critical person-in-environment transitions& medical education. Presented as part of the symposium, “Person-In-Environment Transitions Following Change in Person, In Environment, or Both,” at The 21st Congress of the International Association of Applied Psychology, Jerusalem, Israel.
Ciottone, R., & Quirk, M. (March, 1985). The Integration of two worlds: home and pre-school. Presented as part of the symposium, “Environmental Psychology: In Search of a Theory,” at the 56th annual meeting of Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Quirk, M., Ciottone, R., Minaml. H., Wapner, S., Yamamoto, T., Ishil, S., Lucca-Irizarry, N., & Pacheco, A. (1984). Environmental context in mothers’ values for pre-schoolers. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Quirk, M. E., Sexton, M., Ciottone, R., & Wapner, S. (1982). Values mothers hold for their Handicapped and non-handicapped pre-schoolers. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.
Publications:
Ciottone, R. (2006). Psychology of Terrorism. In: Ciottone, G. (Ed), Disaster Medicine. Philadelphia: Elesvier-Mosby
Ciottone, R. & Madonna, J. (1996). Play Therapy With Sexually Abused Children, Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson Inc.
Quirk, M. , Letendre, D., Ciottone, R., Lingley, J., (1989). Evaluation of three psychologists Interventions to reduce anxiety during MRI imaging. Radiology, 173, No. 3 759-762.
Quirk, M., Letendre, D., Ciottone, R., & Lingley, J (1989). Anxiety in patients undergoing MRI Imaging. Radiology, 170, 463-466.
Quirk, M., Ciottone, R., Letendre, D., & Wapner, S. (1987). Critical person-in-environment transition in medical education. Medical Teacher, 9, 4, 415-423.
Quirk, M., Ciottone, R., Minaml, H., Wapner, S., Yamamoto, T., Ishill, S., Lucca-Irizarry, M. & Pacheco, A.M. (1986). Values mothers hold for handicapped and non-handicapped pre-school Children in Japan, Puerto Rico, and the US Mainland. International Journal of Psychology, 21. 463-485.
Ciottone, R. & Madonna J. (1981). The treatment of elective mutism: The economics of an Integrated ecological approach. Techniques, 1 25-29.
Quirk M. Sexton, M., Ciottone R. , Miniaml, Y., & Wapner., S. (1984). Values mothers hold for handicapped and for non-handicapped pre-schoolers. Merrill-palmer Quarterly 30, 403-418.
Madonna, J. & Ciottone, R. (1984). A family systems orientation to the problem of fire setting. In: Schaefer, C., Briesmeister, J., & Fitton, M. (Eds), Family Therapy Techniques for Problem Behaviors in Children and Teenagers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc.
Wapner , S. , Ciottone, R., Hornstein, G., McNeil, O., & Pacheco, A.M. (1983). Critical transitions through the life cycle. In: Wapner, S. & Kaplan, B. (Eds).
Toward a Holistic Developmental Psychology, Hillsdale, N.J. Lawrence Eribaum Associates.
Wapner, S., Kaplan, B., & Ciottone, R. (1981). Self world relationships in critical environmental Transistions: Childhood and beyond. In: Liben, L., Patterson, A., & Newcombe, M. (Eds). Spatial Representation and Behavior Across the Life Span. New York: Academic Press, 1981.
Klein, R., & Ciottone R. (1977). The effects of response contingent parental reinforcement upon Schizophrenic’s learning. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 13, 143-153.
Goldstein, R., Racy, J., Dressier, D., Ciottone, R., & Willis, J. (1972). What benefits Patients? An inquiry into the opinion of psychiatric inpatients and their residents.
Psychiatric Quarterly, 46, 49-60.
Ciottone, R., & McCarthy, J. (1969). Sequential effects of praise and censure upon
learning among schizophrenics.
Proceedings, American Psychological Association, 495-496.
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