H. Roberta Arrigo, Ph.D
NYS Licensed Psychologist
*** ‘B’ Rinaldi Blvd.
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
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RESUME
Work History
**** ** **** **. ******** Family Services, Bronx, and Blauvelt, NY
Licensed Psychologist :(Various Programs:
Foster Care Program
“ Return to Family” program
Residential Program for Teens
TORCH Therapeutic Preschool (TORCH)
TORCH Therapeutic Preschool (Annex)
Principal Duties: Direct Service =Therapy/counseling to child/children and Family;
Testing & evaluations including review of Medical
Records as needed: i.e. neurological, serological, genetic, trauma, birth defects
Write reports for Family Court;
Testify in Family Court (when necessary)
2/96-11/96 St. Christopher Ottilie/ Department of Mental Health
Bilingual Psychologist/ Department of Mental Health/
Foster Boarding Home Program. Evaluate children for
entering or terminating foster boarding home placements;
present clinical material in court consisting of test results and medical records if available.
4/00-6/01 Bilingual Psychologist; Berkshire Farm Center and
Services for Youth, Canaan, NY.
NY State Division for Youth – Violence Prevention Program, Providing short-term CBT for adjudicated male youth and young adults; reviewing both clinical, medical and court records, and consulting with other clinical residential and educational staff. Meeting with parents.
1984-2016 University Teaching (Graduate Level)
*Bilingual Special Education Master’s Program, Dept of Special Education, Hunter College CUNY;* City College CUNY; *St. John’s University: Dept of Special Education – Bilingual program;
*College of New Rochelle (off campus): Special Education Teacher Training Program; *Undergraduate Level courses at NOVA University, Dept. Sp.Ed.
1966-1984 New York City Board of Education:
HS teacher of Spanish;
Jr.Guidance Program (Special Education –Elementary
Level); Bilingual Teacher in School and Community Relations; Bilingual Special Education Classes for Students with Behavior Disorders.
Consultancies:
1967- NYC DOE at the time of the “Jose P” case;
Participated in the development of the Bilingul Special Education Master’s Program at Hunter College of CUNY and taught in the program for 10 years.
United Nations Development Program (member of committee charged with developing programs in Special Education for various English-speaking countries in Africa
BOCES – Yonkers, NY: Training re Bilingual Special Education programs for children and teens.
Education & Academic Honors
BA 1966. CCNY: Romance Languages/ Secondary Education
MA 1974. Teachers College, Columbia University: Special Ed
EdM 1978. Teachers College, Columbia University: Admin. & Supervision of Special Education Programs
Ph.D 1989. Yeshiva University, Ferkauff Graduate School of Psychology.
Three year Fellowship (The program was located on the campus of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and we were included in Grand Rounds with the medical students.)
1992-93.Rational Emotive Institute; Post- Doctoral Fellow in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. Supervisor: Dr. Alber tEllis.
Languages
English - native speaker (read/write/speak- strong writing skills
Spanish - native speaker (read/write/speak – strong writing skills French and Italian – Not native speaker but comprehension is good and can maintain a basic conversation; can read and write it correctly.
NYS Psychology License number: 010689-01