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Catharine
F. Toso D.S.W.
EDUCATION:
University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA School of Social Work D.S.W. in Social
Work (August 1993)
Coursework: Family and Child Clinical Practice
M.S.W. in Social Work (May 1988)
Coursework: Family and Child Clinical Practice Graduate School of
Education
M.S. in Psychological Services in Education (August 1984)
Coursework: Clinical Practice with Children
Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA B.A. Psychology (May 1983)
Honors: Graduated Cum Laude
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
Psychology Associates,
Newtown, PA 2004-Present
Psychotherapist
• Provide psychotherapy for adult individuals, children, and
families in private group practice.
• Presenting problems of patients include a variety of anxiety
and mood disorders.
Holy Family University,
Newtown, PA 2004-Present
Adjunct Professor
• Teach graduate level course in family counseling theories and
interventions in the Counseling Psychology department. The course
is intended to give students an understanding of the origins, history,
principles and techniques of the major theories of family therapy.
Court Conciliation
and Evaluation Service, Yardley, PA 2002-Present
Child Custody Evaluation and Mediator
• Provide conciliation and custody evaluation services for court-referred
families.
• Provide conciliation for separated and divorced parents in
the process of making custody and visitation decisions regarding their
children. A custody evaluation report is provided to the Bucks County
Court along with either the agreed upon parenting plan or specific
recommendations for children's custody and visitation.
Southampton Psychiatric
Associates, Southampton, PA 2002-Present
Child and Family Therapist
• Provide psychotherapy at a private group practice specializing
in the treatment of children, adolescents, and families.
• Clinically treat children and adolescents who present with
a variety of emotional, social, and behavioral disorders.
Family Court
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1999-2002
Custody Mediator
• Provided custody mediation for divorcing parents in court system.
Goal of mediation was to assist divorcing parents in resolution of
custody and visitation decisions on behalf of their children.
Penn-Friends,
Philadelphia, PA 1996-2002
Psychotherapist
• Provided psychotherapy for adult individuals, children, and
families in private group practice formed through collaboration between
Friends Hospital and University of Pennsylvania.
• Presenting problems of patients included a variety of anxiety
and mood disorders.
Hall-Mercer at
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 1995-2002
Child and Family Therapist
• Provided psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and their
families in outpatient hospital setting.
• Treated children and adolescent, who presented with a variety
of emotional, social, and behavioral disorders.
Delaware County
Professional Services, Broomall, PA 1995-2002
Psychotherapist
• Provided psychotherapy for adult individuals, children, and
families in private group practice.
• Presenting problems of patients included a variety of anxiety
and mood disorders.
The Consortium,
Philadelphia, PA 1994-1995
Clinical Supervisor
• Developed and implemented therapeutic classrooms in a school-based
partial hospitalization program.
• Responsibilities included assessments, intakes, individual
and small group therapies as well as daily documentation of client's
progress and related records. Attended meetings of student support
team and supervised mental health technicians.
Children's Crisis
Treatment Center, Philadelphia, PA 1987-1988
Social Work Intern
• Provided counseling and direct service to the families of children
enrolled in a program for developmental delays.
• Provided services such as individual psychotherapy, counseling,
parent education, and base assistance in the areas of housing, finance,
food, transportation, medical, and legal services.
Reads, Philadelphia,
PA 1984-1986
School Counselor
• Assessed learning potential of elementary students through
formalized testing.
• Worked conjointly with school psychologist in making test referrals.
• Provided counseling for students with learning, behavioral,
and emotional problems.
• Provided consultation to teachers and parents concerning learning
and behavioral, and emotional problems.
Catch, Philadelphia,
PA 1983-1984
Child Therapist Intern
• Conducted group sessions and provided individual counseling
for children in elementary school setting.
• Addressed learning, behavioral, and emotional concerns of children.
Acted as consultant to teachers and parents.
Devereux Institute,
Devon, PA 1982-1983
Adolescent Therapist Intern
• Provided direct individual counseling to adolescents within
a residential treatment center.
• Worked individually with adolescent population in context of
classroom setting.
• Addressed emotional concerns of adolescents receiving psychiatric
treatment.
Coatesville VA
Hospital, Coatesville, PA Summers 1987 and 1988
Clinician and Research Analyst
• Interacted with adult psychiatric population both clinically
and in research capacity.
• Worked with psychiatric team in conducting clinical assessments
for intake unit and post-traumatic stress syndrome unit.
• Conducted research evaluations on patients making the transition
form full time hospitalization into residential care.
Catholic Social
Services, Allentown, PA Summer, 1985
Family Counselor
• Provided counseling at a family services agency.
• Worked with couples, families and children around family issues.
• Concentrated on problem solving approach in addressing communication
problems within family systems.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1992-1993
Doctoral Dissertation
• Conducted secondary analysis of longitudinal study originally
funded by National Institute of Mental Health that followed a cohort
of approximately 100 families through the first, third, and fifth
years of marital separation.
• Utilized qualitative methodologies to investigate non-custodial
father's perspective on relationship with children and visitation
arrangement in search of factors contributing to father-child disengagement
after divorce.
Public/Private
Ventures, Philadelphia, PA 1990-1992
Research Officer
•Participated in series of research evaluations funded by John
D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of social programs designed
to further enhance the employment, training and education of disadvantaged
youth.
Skills involved conducting literature searches and reviews; proposal
writing; developing research designs and data collection instruments,
conducting one-on-one interviews and focus groups; qualitative and
quantitative data analyses of multiple data sets and coordinating
presentations of research findings for conferences.
• Co-authored two major final reports, one of which was pivotal
in securing funding for a national study.
Philadelphia
Geriatric Center
Research Analyst
• Worked as a primary qualitative interviewer for pilot on effect
of woman's marital status on caregiving for elderly parents. Interviews
were used for hypothesis formation for five year study funded by National
Institute of Mental Health on elderly care giving and served as primary
data source for the book Women in the Middle: Their Parent-Care Years
by Elaine Brody (1990).
Specific skills performed qualitative and quantitative questionnaire
design; interviewing participants; and qualitative data analysis.
Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Fall, 1988
Department of Family, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research
Analyst
• Conducted independent research on factors contributing to attrition
rates of family therapy clients.
Skills involved writing literature review; coding medical records
data; analyzing data quantitatively; and writing final report. Information
was disseminated to practicing clinicians within hospital setting.
PRESENTATIONS:
'Clinical Treatment
of Adolescent Addiction' (2000). A presentation for a Parent Education
Seminar at Chestnut Hill Hospital.
'Family Therapy with an Anorexic Adolescent Female: A Case Study.'
(1999). A presentation for the Child Assessment Team of the Philadelphia
Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology.
'Family Therapy for a Bicultural Adolescent Female with Major Depression:
A Case Study.' (1998). A presentation for the Case Study Conference
at Pennsylvania Hospital.
'Findings from Qualitative Research of College Students as Mentors
for At-Risk Youth: A study of Six Campus Partners in Learning Programs.'
(1992). Presented at Campus Partnerships in Learning Conference in
Los Angeles, California.
PUBLICATIONS:
The Divorced
Father and Child Visitation. (1993). Toso, Catharine. A Doctoral Dissertation
at the University of Pennsylvania.
I Have a Dream in Washington DC. Initial report by Catherine Higgins,
Catharine Toso, Kathryn Furano and Alvia Y. Branch. (Winter, 1991,
35 pages). www.ppv.org/contect/publications-html-S1K
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS and CERTIFICATIONS:
Academy of Family
Mediators
American College of Forensic Psychology
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Certified Diplomat of American Psychotherapy Association
National Association of Social Workers
National Organization of Forensic Social Work
Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work
Philadelphia Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology
Regional Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
LICENSES:
Pennsylvania Licensed Clinical Social Worker Number CW-008884-L
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