Staff
For more information on our educational programs and initiatives please e-mail Jacqueline Catalano.
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Robert McCormick, Ph.D., PhD. Education: Ph.D. in Psychology, Rutgers University; Ph.D. in Eighteenth Century Spanish Literature, City University of New York;; Psychoanalyst Certification, New York University Post-doctoral Program in Psychoanalysis. Dr. McCormick presently attends Rutgers University School of Law in Newark. |
| Biographical sketch: Dr. McCormick maintains a private practice in Montclair where he has works extensively with children and adult survivors of child abuse and neglect. He has published and lectured extensively on issues related to the well-being of children. In addition to two books and numerous publications, Dr. McCormick has spearheaded the development of numerous academic programs in Child Advocacy including the Post-BA Certificate in Child Advocacy and the first Master of Arts degree in Child Advocacy in the country. Dr. McCormick was instrumental in securing two major grants from the Division of Youth and Family, one which supports the Post-BA Certificate in Child Advocacy and another which partners Montclair State with Rutgers and Stockton in an in state-wide initiative to provide training for DYFS workers. He has extensive experience in the field of forensic psychology and served as a consultant to the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) in child abuse cases, particularly involving Latino families and children offering expert testimony and performing Termination of Parental Rights evaluations. Dr. McCormick has also worked as a staff psychologist at Mt. Carmel Guild Community Health Center in Newark for many years. Dr. McCormick has served on the Board of Advisers for the Office of the Child Advocate. He also is program director of the Child/Adolescent Clinical graduate program at Montclair State. | |
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Jacqueline Catalano, MS Education: MS in Counselor Education, Queens College; BS in Psychology, Adelphi University |
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Biographical Sketch: Jacqueline has over 20 years experience in the Child Welfare system in New York City. Most recently she served as the Director of Homefinding and Intake at Episcopal Social Services. She has worked with biological parents, foster children, foster parents, and social work staff. At MSU she is responsible for being the Center’s liaison within the MSU infra-structure, monitoring CHAD programs, interviewing prospective students, ongoing student advisement, management of the CHAD web site, and providing support to all of the Center’s grants and programs. Ms. Catalano organizes CHAD’s annual national conference on Child Maltreatment. Her interests include permanency, child advocacy, prevention programs, and adoption. |
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Carol Valentin, Ph.D. Education: |
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Biographical Sketch: Dr. Valentin is a clinical psychologist who has spent the last twenty-eight years committed to training social workers, psychologists, teachers, caseworkers and a host of interdisciplinary professionals to sensitively and effectively engage and advocate for inner- city, high risk children. She has assisted the Center for Child Advocacy in designing grants, coordinating training conferences, and is presently beginning her work as Program Mentor to facilitate the advancement of students in the Post-Baccaulerate and Master’s program in Child Advocacy. Dr. Valentin’s role will be to act as a liaison between students, faculty, and administration. She hopes to help students clarify their interests and career goals and make the best use of their training at the Center for Child Advocacy. Her main function will be to support students and to identify ways that we as a program can help each student as they strive towards academic success. Dr. Valentin hopes to learn from the experience of each student so that each of our programs can better serve the professional needs of all our students.
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Patricia Devine Harms
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Biographical Sketch: After almost ten years as a self-employed meeting planner for pharmaceutical companies, major corporations, NBA teams, and at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, Ms. Devine Harms read about the Center for Child Advocacy at Montclair State University (MSU). The timing was right to change to a more impactful career as a child advocate. The CHAD program exceeded her expectations, allowing her a greater understanding of the challenges facing maltreated children. She hopes to work with aging out foster children helping them reach toward fulfilling futures. Personal : Extensive travel, both nationally and internationally, including serving as a volunteer English language tutor in Vietnam (Global Volunteers during October, 1998). Actively volunteer with several philanthropic organizations, including recording a weekly radio show for the sight-impaired at EIES of NJ (1998-present); volunteering with children at risk through the Junior League of Montclair-Newark (1996-present); planning committee for Link School’s Taste of Newark (2003-present); and assisting at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center (1999-present). Board Memberships: Junior League of Montclair-Newark, Inc. (2004-2007 – Community VP, President Elect, President), HOMECorp Community Advisory Board (2006-present) and Outpost in the Burbs (2000-2002). |
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