PETER F. TOSCANO, JR., Ph.D.
(Home)18 Mark Circle
Holden, Massachusetts01520
(508) 829-6921
(Office Address)Department of Psychology
AssumptionCollege
500 Salisbury Street
Worcester, Massachusetts01609-1296
(508) 767-7460
Licensed Psychologist, Massachusetts #1974
Health Service Provider, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
EDUCATION
1972 - 1976State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
Major: Clinical Psychology
Degree: Ph.D., August, 1976
1968-1972Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
Major: Psychology
Degree: B.A. (magna cum laude), May 1972
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND REGISTERS
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Member, National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology
Member, New England Psychological Association
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PRE-DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
August, 1972Psychology Department
toStateUniversity of New York
August, 1976Stony Brook, New York
September, 1975Psychology Department
toWorcesterStateHospital
August, 1976Worcester, Massachusetts
Position:Clinical Psychology Internship
APA Approved
POST-DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
August, 1998 Department of Psychology
toAssumptionCollege
PresentWorcester, Massachusetts
Associate Professor of Psychology
July, 1984Department of Psychiatry
toUniversity of MassachusettsMedicalCenter
Present55 Lake Avenue, North
Worcester, MA01655
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Child and Adolescent Ambulatory Service
September, 1986 to 2001
Associate Director, Ambulatory Psychiatry Clinic
August, 1997 to August, 1998
Plan Administrator and Case Manager, Mental Health Benefit, UMass/Fallon HMO
April, 1993 to August, 1998
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POST-DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
Acting Director, Ambulatory Psychiatry Clinic
May, 1993 to September, 1993
Director, FamilyCenter Project
July, 1984 to September, 1986
July, 1995Center for Adoption Research
Commonwealth Medicine
toUniversity of Massachusetts
July 2001Consultant
1976WorcesterYouthGuidanceCenter
toWorcester, Massachusetts
1984
Staff Psychologist
September, 1976 to July, 1984
Coordinator of Behavioral Services
1978 to 1981
Director of Consultation and Education
1979 to 1982
Director of Program Planning and Development
1982 to 1984
1990Department of Continuing and Professional Education
toAssumptionCollege, Worcester, Massachusetts
2001 Lecturer
1976Department of Psychology
toAssumptionCollege, Worcester, Massachusetts
1998Lecturer
1980Department of Community and Family Medicine
toThe University of MassachusettsMedicalSchool
1984Consultant
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POST-DOCTOTAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
1980 Department of Pediatrics
to The University of Massachusetts Medical School
present Consultant
1976College of Professional and Continuing Education
toClarkUniversity, Worcester, Massachusetts
1978Lecturer
PRESENTATIONS
Levine, F., Pomeranz, D., and Toscano, P. Schizophrenics' Performance on a delayed auditory feedback (DAF) task. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1974.
Phillips, S. and Toscano, P. Old dogs utilizing old tricks: Memory and complex problem solving. Paper presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August, 1978.
Toscano, P. Interfacing community interventions with multidisciplinary diagnostic services for developmentally delayed children. Paper presented as part of a symposium of "The Multidisciplinary Pediatric Assessment/ Intervention Team: Issues in the Integration of Psychology." At the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New York, New York, November, 1980.
Toscano, P. Professional and Family Member Burnout. Paper presented at "A Conference on Multiple Sclerosis," The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, October, 1981.
Toscano, P. Multiple Life Roles..Integrating your Personal and Professional Self. Paper presented at "Creating the Balance: Managing Stress in the Work Setting," The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, January 1982.
Toscano, P.F., Nicholson, J. and Horwitz, M. Perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Presented to the Outpatient Department of the Herbert Lipton Community Mental Health Center, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1985.
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PRESENTATIONS (continued)
Toscano, P.F. and Nicholson, J. Family stress and disruption after sexual abuse disclosure. Presented at the Worcester Region Department of Social Services Conference on "Investigation of child sexual abuse," Worcester, Massachusetts, June, 1985.
Toscano, P.F. Family Stresses and Adaptations in the 1980's. Keynote address, 4th Annual University of Massachusetts Medical Center Conference on Nursing, Worcester, Massachusetts, December 1985.
Toscano, P.F. Symposium Chair: Child Abuse--Theoretical Considerations. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children., Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 1986.
Toscano, P.F. The Child’s Experience of Maltreatment. Grand Rounds, The Department of Psychiatry, the University of Massachusetts Medical
School and Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, March, 1986.
Toscano, P.F. and Nicholson, J. Family Violence Workshop. Conference on Violence. The University of MassachusettsMedicalSchool and Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, April 1986.
Toscano, P.F. and Kirby, M. Child and Adolescent Sexuality: What’s Normal, What’s Not. Symposium on Childhood Sexuality. The University of MassachusettsMedicalSchool and Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, April, 1986.
Toscano, P.F. and Kirby, M. How Children Think about Adoption. Presentations at the Annual New England Adoption Conferences of the Open Door Society, Milford, Massachusetts, 1988-2001 (yearly).
Toscano, P.F. and Kirby,M. How Children Think about Adoption. Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School and Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, October, 1988.
Toscano, P.F. The Effects of Early Abuse and Neglect on Children’s Functioning. Presentation at the Third Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Association for Professional Foster Care.Sturbridge, Massachusetts, March, 1989.
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PRESENTATIONS (continued)
Toscano, P.F. Assessing and Treating Child Maladjustment. Workshop for School Adjustment Counselors, WachusettRegionalSchool District, Holden, Massachusetts, March, 1989.
Toscano, P.F. Maternal Functioning and Child Maladjustment. Workshop for MarlboroDayCareCenter, Marlboro, Massachusetts, March 1989.
Toscano, P.F. Symposium Chair: Family Violence. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children. Durham, North Carolina, March, 1989.
Toscano, P.F. and Kirby, M. How Children Think about Adoption. Presentation at the National Conference of Issues of Single Parent Adoption. Sponsored by SPACE (Single Parents for Adoption of Children Everywhere). Natick, Massachusetts, 1990, 1996,1998, and 2000.
Toscano, P.F. Helping Foster Parents Understand the Effects of Parental Substance Abuse in Children. Presentation at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Association for Professional Foster Care. Plymouth, Massachusetts, March, 1990.
Toscano, P.F, and Kirby, M. How Children Think about Adoption. Presentation at the First Annual Statewide Adoption Conference of Rhode Island (Sponsored by OSARE). Warwick, Rhode Island, November, 1992.
Toscano, P.F., Bigwood, D., and Kagawa, J. Issues of Differential Diagnostics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School and Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, June, 1995.
Toscano, P.F. Child Maltreatment. Western Psychiatric Grand Rounds, Northampton, Massachusetts, May, 1996.
Toscano, P.F. Children’s Reactions to Adoption. Speaker for the 148th Annual Meeting of Children’s Friend, Worcester Massachusetts, February, 1998.
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PRESENTATIONS (continued)
Toscano, P.F. A Child’s Understanding of Being Adopted: Clinical and Developmental Considerations. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Baystate
Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, May, 1998.
Toscano, P.F. A Child’s Understanding of Being Adopted: Clinical and Developmental Considerations. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Baystate
MedicalCenter, Springfield, Massachusetts, May, 1998.
Toscano, P.F. Presentation for the Lifetime Learning Series, Westboro Area
Jewish Community Center, Westboro, Massachusetts, May, 1998.
Toscano, P.F. Workshop Leader, Managing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Emergencies in School Settings: Workshop for school professionals. Community Healthlink Educational Series, Worcester, Massachusetts, May 1998.
Toscano, P.F. How Children Think About Adoption. Presentation at the Parent Education Series of Children’s Friend, Worcester, Massachusetts, December, 1998.
Toscano, P.F. Adoption Issues. Presentation at the Foster Parent Training Series of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December, 1998.
Toscano, P.F. Cognitive Behavioral Models of Aggression in Children. Presen-
tation at the Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies, Assumption
College, Worcester, Massachusetts, Fall Program, October, 1999.
Toscano, P.F. Issues in Adoption. Series for Residency Training,
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral and Developmental
Pediatrics, University of MassachusettsMedicalSchool, Worcester,
Massachusetts, May and June, 2000.
Toscano, P.F. Commentator: From Secular Self to the Christian Person.
The Summer Ecumenical Institute, AssumptionCollege, Worcester,
Massachusetts, June, 2000.
Toscano, P.F. Commentator: Psychology, Religion, and the Care of Souls.
Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies, AssumptionCollege,
Worcester, Massachusetts, Fall Program, November, 2000.
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PRESENTATIONS (continued)
Toscano, P.F. Effects of Child Maltreatment. Workshop for Residency
Training, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts
MedicalSchool, Worcester, Massachusetts, November, 2000
Toscano, P.F. Childhood Trauma --- An Overview. Training Workshop
for the Bridge of Central Massachusetts, Inc., Northborough,
Massachusetts, December, 2000.
Doerfler, L., Addis, M., Barlow, D., Beck, D., Russo, D., and Toscano, P.
Panel Discussion: Training Masters-Level Clinicians in Cognitive
Behavioral Interventions. Panel discussion at the 35th
Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 2001.
Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., Volungis, A.M.,& Connor, D.F. Panic
disorder in clinically referred children and adolescents. Paper presented
at the 39th Annual Convention of the American Association for the
Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington, D.C., 2005.
Toscano, P.F.Doerfler, L.A. “Fight or flight”: Relationship of
anxiety, oppositionality, and aggression in a clinical population
of youth. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, 2006.
Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F.Connor, D.F. Separation anxiety hypothesis and
panic disorder in youngsters. Paper presented at the 40th Annual
Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Chicago, IL, 2006.
Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., &Connor, D.F. Gender differences in youngsters in
residential treatment. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Convention of
the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,
Philadelphia, PA., 2007.
Toscano, P.F. Teaching and learning across the spectrum: Exploring new
opportunities for disseminating empirically supported treatments.
Panel discussion: the 41st Annual Convention of the Association
for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA., 2007.
.
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PRESENTATIONS (continued)
Toscano, P.F. Expanding the focus of CBT training to all mental health
disciplines. Panel discussion: the 41st Annual Meeting of the Association
for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA., 2007.
Doerfler, L.A., Doring, E.M., Toscano, P.F., & Connor, D.F. Developmental
origins of reactive and proactive aggression in two clinical samples.
Paper presented at the 43rd annual convention of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York. 2009
Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., & Connor, D.F. Complex dysregulation and the
CBCL in clinically referred youngsters: A new phenotype? Paper
presented at the 43rd annual convention of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York. 2009.
Nunes, N.M.P., Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., & Connor, D.F. Dual failure
model for depressed youth: Profiling aggression, poor peer relations,
and academic difficulties. Paper presented at the 15th annual convention
of the National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington, D.C. 2011.
Doerfler, L.A., Volungis, A., McGrath, M., Angelone, J., Chin, J., Bazydlo, T.
Toscano, P.F. Collaboration among schools .community agencies,
and academic institutions to address bullying in the public schools.
Symposium presented at the 52cnd annual convention of the New
England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA. 2012.
Volungis, A.M., Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., & Connor, D.F. The absence of
gender differences in co-occurring internalizing and externalizing disorders
in youth. Paper presented at the 46th annual convention of the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
2012.
PUBLICATIONS
Phillips, S. and Toscano, P. (1979).Old dogs utilizing old tricks: Memory and problem solving (Ed. 173 722). Resources in Education.
Toscano, P. (1974). An analysis of participant-observer behavior in the classroom: A two year study. The Environmental Design Library of the Psychology
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PUBLICATIONS (continued)
Department of the State University of New York at Stony Brook . Unpublished manuscript.
Toscano, P. (1981). Mental Health Systems - Schools: Evolving Consultation Relationships. By the Way - Mental Health Directions.
Toscano, P. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence. (1982). In L.D. Goodstein and J.F. Calhoun (Eds.) Abnormal Psychology. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Co..
Toscano, P.F. (1986). Child Maltreatment: Psychosocial Considerations. In P.K. Kleinman (Ed.): Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.
Toscano, P.F. (1987). The Most Dangerous Place. Book Review :M. Lystadt (Ed.), Violence in the Home. Contemporary Psychiatry, 6,, 48-49.
Toscano, P.F. (1987). Book Review: Schroeder and Gordon, Assessment and Treatmentof Childhood Problems: A Clinician’s Guide. J of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 33, 1413.
Toscano, P.F. (1992). Book Review: Ammerman and Hersen (Eds.), Children at Risk: An Evaluation of Factors Contributing to Child Abuse and Neglect J of ChildPsychology and Psychiatry, 33, 951.
Toscano, P.F. (1997). Reviewer for: W.F. Hill, Learning: A Survey of Psychological Interpretations (6th Ed). New York: Addison-Wesley.
Toscano, P.F. (1998). Book Review: S. Luthar, J. Bulack, D. Cichetti, and J. Weisz (Eds,). Developmental Psychopathology. Psychiatric Services, 49, 1502.
Toscano, P.F.(1998). Child Maltreatment: Psychosocial Considerations. In P.K. Kleinman (Ed.): Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse (2nd Ed.). Philadelphia, Mosby, Inc.
Connor, D.F., Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., Volungis, A.M., & Steingard, R.J.
(2004).Characteristics of children and adolescents admitted to a residential
treatment center. Journal of Child and Family Studies,13,
497-510.
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Doerfler, L.A., Connor, D.F., Volungis, A.M., & Toscano, P.F. (2007).Panic disorder in clinically referred children and adolescents. Child Psychiatry and
Human Development,38, 57-71.
Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., & Connor, D.F. (2008). Separation anxiety and panic
disorder in clinically referred youth. Journal of Anxiety Disorders,
22, 602-611.
Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F., & Connor D.F. ( 2009). Sex and aggression: The
relationship between gender and abuse experience in youngsters
referred to residential treatment. Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 18, 18, 112-121.
Toscano, P. (Contributor). (2009). M.J. Henry and D. Pollack. Adoption
In the United States. Chicago, Illinois: Lyceum Press.
Doerfler, L.A., Connor, D.F, & Toscano, P.F. (2011). The CBCL Bipolar
Profile and Attention, Mood, and Behavior Dysregulation.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 131, 312-319.
Doerfler, L.A., Connor, D.F., &Toscano, P.F. (2011). Aggression, ADHD,
Symptoms, and Dysphoria in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed
With Bipolar Disorder and ADHD. Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 20, 545-553.
Doerfler, L.A., Toscano, P.F, & Connor, D.F. (2012). Panic disorder. In R.
J.R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (p. 1957-1961).
New York: Springer.
ASSUMPTIONCOLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES
Member (alternate), Faculty Development Committee.
1999 – 2000
Member, Financial Aid Director Search Committee.
2000
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ASSUMPTION COMMITTEES (continued)
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
2000-2001
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Education Department,
2007-2008
Member, Faculty Senate.
2000-2002
Member, Enrollment Management Advisory Committee.
2000-2002
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Psychology.
2001,2007-2008
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Psychology.
2001-2002
Member, Faculty Development Committee
on Continuing Education. 2001-2002
Member, Institutional Review Board,
2004-2008.
Member, Faculty Grievance Committee. 2012 to 2013.
UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES (UMassMedicalSchool)
Member, University Committee on Psychology Training.
1986 to 1997
Member, University Committee on Psychology Credentialing and Clinical Privileges.
1986-1997.
Member, Department of Psychiatry Committee on Promotion and Tenure.
1986 to 1989.
Member, University Committee on Affirmative Action.
July, 1997 to 2001
BOARD AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES
Member, Program Committee, American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, Washington, D.C.
1981, 1985, 1986
Chair, Program Committee, American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, Washington, D.C.
1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988,1989
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BOARD AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES (continued)
Board of Directors, CommunityTreatmentCenter. Worcester, Massachusetts.
1985 to 1996
Member, Advisory Committee, Worcester Chapter of Parents Anonymous, Worcester, Massachusetts.
1986 to 1989
Board of Directors, American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, Washington, D.C.
1986 to 1989
Chair, Human Rights Committee, CommunityTreatmentCenter, Worcester, Massachusetts.
1993 to 1996
Board of Directors, Community Healthlink, Worcester, Massachusetts.
1996 to 1998
Member, Children’s Services Advisory Committee, Community Healthlink, Worcester, Massachusetts.
1997 to 2001
Member, Operations Committee, WorcesterYouthGuidanceCenter,
Worcester, Massachusetts.
1998 to 2001
Board of Directors, TheBridge of Central Massachusetts,
Worcester, Massachusetts
2003 to 2007