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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCURRICULUM VITAEDr. Matthew Vittucci, Ph.D.Street Address Lark St.Gloversville, NY Street Address
Phone PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEE-Mail: EMAIL AVAILABLECAREER OBJECTIVEI want to use my mental health and addiction training to become a scholar-practitioner. I have three goals:1)To bridge the gap between addiction treatment and mental health counseling.2)To find an evidence-based method of determining the difference between palliative pain care and addiction.3)Develop a continuum of care for people who are unhoused and housing insecure.EDUCATIONWalden UniversityMinneapolis, MN.2021Ph.D. in Clinical PsychologyDissertation on the experience of chronic pain after treatmentGrand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, AZ2022-presentExpected graduation: Nov. 2024M.S. Addiction CounselingI cross-trained for substance abuse counseling. The training was consistent with my career goal of exploring the difference between palliative pain management and addiction. It was also necessary to help develop a continuum of care to address homelessness.University of BridgeportBridgeport, CT1977M.S. PsychologyEmphasis on behavior therapy. Thesis on whether rewards in a behavioral intervention lower intrinsic motivationSt. John Fisher CollegeRochester, NY1972B.A.Double Major: mathematics/psychologyDouble Minor: physics/educationEMPLOYMENTPsychologist IINYS OPWDDCapital District DDSO433 River St. Suite 1001Troy NY 121801986 2015This career was 29 years of supervised clinical practice under licensed Ph.D. psychologists. I implemented behavioral interventions for all levels of developmental disabilities. I also did IQ testing, counseling, direct care staff training, eligibility evaluations for services, forensics with court testimony, and abuse investigations. I was a certified SCIP-R Instructor and provided other types of psychological training to staff. I completely computerized all my clinical records. Developed a clinical record-keeping system that produced quarterly reports analyzing progress over a year. I created the ability to graph up to five years of progress on any intervention. Later, I moved everything to a laptop and became the first clinician in my district to have a mobile computerized report and record-keeping capabilities.Behavior SpecialistLexington ARC127 East St.Gloversville, NY 120781984 - 1986Implemented behavioral interventions for all levels of disabilities. I created the role of behaviorist for the Lexington ARC. I also wrote Emergency Procedures for Problem Behaviors one year before any other state organization.Director of Project BootstrapsSaugatuck UCC245 Post Road EastWestport, CT.1981 - 1984Developed and implemented a program with a local church to help local homeless reenter society. The pilot program resulted in a shelter, soup kitchen, halfway house, and one of the first laws on homelessness in the USA. Also, I wrote Bootstraps: How Suburbs Can Share in Housing the Homeless for the Connecticut White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1981, describing the program.Behavior Therapist (private practice)9 Carlise CtWestport, CT 068801977 - 1981Designed and taught self-management courses in the commercial market and non-degree courses in a university that included students from Fortune 500 companies. I also helped parents of adult children with mental illnesses.Behavior TherapistCooperative Educational ServicesNorwalk, CT 068851973 - 1977I designed and implemented habilitative interventions for the most challenging problems in five school systems. Intervention settings included residential and classroom. I was the Director of Residence during my last year.ACHIEVEMENTSInternship and Other Supervised Clinical Training(2018-2019) Internship with over 2200 hours of supervised clinical training under Dr. Robert Butz, Ph.D. licensed psychologist. During this internship, I developed behavioral interventions, reviewed plans with the Human Rights Committee, did psychological evaluations, supervised direct care staff and other behaviorists, counseled clients, and did formal staff training.(2014-2015) Blended Academic Year in Residence (BAYR): A year of supervised training where I learned online clinical skills and assessed in person during four ten-day residences. This training focused on two clinical areas per quarter. Each quarter ended with ten 12-hour days of in-person classroom training and evaluation per quarter. The topics included psychological assessments, ethics, multicultural issues, personality assessments, psychological supervision, clinical interventions, psychopharmacology, and choosing a Ph.D. topic.(2012-2019) Four Ph.D., more in-person, Residencies. Each three-day weekend to develop a Ph.D. dissertation.Other Therapeutic Experience(1995-1998) As a second job, I provided social integration counseling, behavior therapy, and psychological services to Joshua House Inc., Sidney, NY. One house specialized in brain-injured adults.(1992) Was part of the statewide team that helped disseminate Positive Approaches for Behavior Change. I was among the first to be certified as a trainer in this program.Research Using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods(2021) I did a qualitative study for my dissertation, Narratives of Chronic Pain After Treatment in Adult Patients. The results suggested: (a) an ecological model helps understand the barriers to pain relief that patients experience, and (b) chronic pain might be better treated as a separate disease instead of a symptom associated with an underlying condition. The results also pointed to opportunities for social change, including advocating for greater consensus on the definition and treatment of chronic pain and the utility of a biopsychosocial approach to treat all aspects of the chronic pain experience.(1980) Co-authored a study on 84 volunteer families under a quadratic model composed of an instructor, assistant instructors, behavior assistants, and mediators. The techniques combined unpredictable reward, stimulus variability, and intermittent reinforcement with token economy procedures. Greater positive effects were associated with larger families, younger children, the availability of a greater variety of backup rewards in exchange for tokens, longer contact with the family, and the provision of a training manual for behavior assistants. (Tennov, D., Jacobson, J.W., & Vittucci, M., 1980. Token economies and unpredictable rewards in family settings: A descriptive report. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 17(2), 220-226. https://doi.org/10.1037/h00859150)(1977) Co-authored the training manual, Managing Children's Behavior, with Dr. Dorothy Tennov, Ph.D. This book taught parents how to engender positive behaviors in their children without using punishment or bribes. (out of print).(1977) A quantitative study for my master's thesis testing whether rewards lowered intrinsic motivation in a behavioral setting. There were no effects, probably because indigenous rewards were not valuable enough.Writing Experience(2009-2010) Freelance writer with a monthly column in the Leader Herald (Gloversville, NY) called Coming Home.(2001- 2002) I helped develop and write a monthly op-ed column for The Walton Reporter newspaper (Walton, NY) called Just a Minute.(1998) Wrote a newspaper op-ed that led to the documentary film A Matter of Life and Breath. This film won first place in an NYC film festival and aired on the Discovery Channel.(1996-97) I wrote several op-eds for several local newspapers. I also had a poem published in the book Journey of the Mind.(1991) Wrote the first-place essay in a six-county writing contest sponsored by my employer. I won second place for a fiction piece the following year. I won several other awards in this contest in succeeding years.Other Teaching Experiences(1979) Developed and taught a course in time management for the Professional Development Program of Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT. The program ran for three years and included employees from Fortune 500 companies.(1978) Tutored eight exchange students who were failing an Introduction to Business Statistics coursedone as a group in a classroom setting. All finished the course with A's. In addition, I received a letter of thanks from the Saudi exchange supervision program, a part of the Saudi Arabian government.Other Leadership Experience(2020-present) President of UCC Congregational church Gloversville, NY(2021 present) Church representative to the Interfaith Counsel of Churches, Fulton County, NY. Currently vice president.(2019 2020) Elected Trustee in my church(2002-2007) President of the Board of Directors of Joshua House, Sidney, NYComputer SkillsUsed computers since 1972. I learned several computer languages and software programs. Able to learn commercial software packages in a few days.I am proficient in Microsoft Office 385, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Able to use qualitative and quantitative statistical software. Most proficient in MAXDQA and SPSS.Able to use software for virtual meetings.ReferencesOn request |
