Curriculum Vitae

Mitchell Clionsky, Ph.D. ABPP(CN) Licensed Psychologist, Commonwealth of Massachusetts #2113, November 28, 1978 Health Services Provider, June 1993 Diplomate in Clinical Neuropsychology American Board of Professional Psychology August 1989

EDUCATION:

B.A.- Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA; June 1972
M.A.- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH; August 1974
Ph.D.- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH; August 1977

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

June 1984 to Present:

Independent practice of psychology
Director, Neuro-Psychology Associates of Western Massachusetts: Located in Springfield, MA, NPA is a multi-provider practice of psychological and neuropsychological outpatient services, forensic neuropsychology and consultation to nursing homes, agencies, and other practitioners.

November 1995 to Present:

President and Director, ADD Center of Western Massachusetts: Located in Springfield, MA, The ADD Center provides comprehensive psychological, psychiatric, and neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with attention deficit disorders.

August 1998 to Present:

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the MVA Center for Rehabilitation. The MVA Center is a multidisciplinary treatment center for patients who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. With a staff of two physicians, a nurse, a physician assistant and 11 physical therapists, patients are treated on site and on referral to a network of specialists in more than 30 disciplines.

Clinical Services:

1. Neuropsychological assessment
1. Differential diagnosis of neurological and psychiatric disorders in adolescents, adults, and the elderly
2. Assessment of current and predictive function
3. Specializing in assessment of head injuries and dementias


2. Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology
1. Evaluation of civil litigants in regard to personal injury claims, disability insurance, workers compensation, and discrimination
2. Evaluation of criminal law patients in regard to issues of competency, liability, and criminal responsibility from psychological and neuropsychological perspectives
3. Independent neuropsychological and psychological evaluations for disability insurance companies
4. expert witness, with admission as expert in Federal District Court, Massachusetts Superior Court, Massachusetts District Court, alternative dispute resolution, and Workers Compensation boards in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.


3. Psychotherapy of individuals, couples, families, and groups
1. Multi-modal approach combining cognitive, behavioral, dynamic, and hypnotherapeutic techniques
2. Specializing in traumatically injured individuals

November 1977 to June 1984:

1. Senior Inpatient Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
1. Team leader of multidisciplinary treatment team
2. Individual, marital, and family therapy
3. Personality assessment
4. Supervision of nurses and counselors
5. Training of medical students
6. Supervision of groups in relaxation training and assertiveness training


2. Co-Director, Neuropsychology Laboratory, Baystate Medical Center
1. Evaluation of patients referred for testing
2. Preparation of reports
3. Supervision/collaboration with lab psychologists and laboratory technician


3. Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine

1976 to 1977:

• Pre-doctoral Clinical Internship, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care program, Los Angeles, CA

1972 to 1976:

• Clinical clerkship, Wood County Mental Health Clinic, Bowling Green, OH (1975-1976)
• NIMH trainee, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, OH (1975)
• Consultant, Cordelia Martin Health Center, Toledo, OH (1974-1975)
• Clinical practicum, Psychological Services Center, Bowling Green State University (1972-1976)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, 1977 to 1984
• American Psychological Association: member, 1978 to present (Member, Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology and Division 42, Psychologists in Independent Practice)
• Massachusetts Psychological Association: fellow, 1984 to present
• National Academy of Neuropsychologists: member, 1985 to present
• Member, Medical Advisory Board, Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, 1992 to 1993
• Board Member, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Western Massachusetts Chapter, 1988 to 1994
• Advisory Board Member, Massachusetts chapter, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 2000 to present
• Board Chairman, Academy Hill Center for Gifted Children, Inc., Springfield, MA, 1992 to 1996; Board member, 1996 to 2002
• Member, Legal Studies Advisory Committee, Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA, 1997 to 1999

CLINICAL PRIVILEGES:

Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA
Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:

1. Clionsky, M. "Assertiveness training for corporate executives," in Manuso, JSJ (Ed.) Occupational Clinical Psychology, New York: Praeger Press, 1983
2. Clionsky, M. "Assertiveness training for corporate executives," presented at the 90th Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August 26, 1982
3. Consultant in assertiveness training, in Manage Your Stress, McGraw-Hill Publications, 1980
4. Panel discussant on cognitive stress management (audio tape), Manage Your Stress, McGraw-Hill Publications, 1980
5. Clionsky, M. "A construct validation of the Marital Description Index," presented at the 85th Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 29, 1977
6. Clionsky, M. "The clinical validation of the Marital Description Index," Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, March, 1977
7. Clionsky, M., Kirschner, N., and Warehime, R. "Development of a standardized marital satisfaction inventory," presented at 1975 Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL, May 6, 1976
8. Clionsky, M. and Rubin L. "Decreased interpersonal aggressive behavior in preschool children resulting from experimental nonaggressive television programming," presented at 1973 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV, May 9, 1973

PROGRAMS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Has presented more than 400 workshops, television presentations, radio appearances, and lectures between 1978 and the present. On lecture panel for Novartis, Janssen, and Eisai pharmaceutical manufacturers. Lectures to the general public, lawyers, physicians, elder care workers, teachers, and nurses. Topics included diagnosis and management of patients with dementias, mild head injury, neuropsychological assessment, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder across the lifespan, forensic psychology, stress management, assertiveness training, burnout in the helping professions, behavioral medicine, and sexual disorders. From September 1998 to June 1999, cohost (with partner Lynn Newlove, Ph.D.) of weekly radio program, "On Your Mind" on WNNZ am.