Curriculum Vitae: Deborah Nicolellis

DEBORAH L. NICOLELLIS

90 LYNDHURST ST. #3 (617) 353-3549 (W) DORCHESTER, MA 02124 EMAIL: [email protected]

Education: M.S. 1990 Boston University Psychiatric Rehabilitation, concentration in Supported Employment B.S. 1989 Boston University Rehabilitation Services

Accreditation:

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (C.R.C.) #24585 1990 - present Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification Professional Experience: Training Associate, Training Division, 2007 - present Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Conduct training, technical assistance and consultation services in psychiatric rehabilitation service agencies domestically and internationally.

Consultant, Medicare Part D Outreach and Education Project Center for Health Policy and Research, UMass Medical School 2005 Conducted trainings for MassHealth/CommonHealth recipients on the implications of the Medicare Modernization Act for dual eligibles in locations around the state.

Project Director, Experimental and Innovative Training Program “People Encountering People” Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2003 - present Manage all aspects of RSA funded training project. Develop curriculum for graduate level rehabilitation counseling programs. Supervise staff, manage budget, facilitate focus groups and advisory group. Report to federal funding agency. Project Director, Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1998-present Manage all aspects of training project. Train vocational rehabilitation practitioners and their community partners in the skills of psychiatric rehabilitation. Supervise training staff. Manage budget, recruit training participants and develop agency support for participation in the project. The Certificate Program was the winner of the 2002 Rehabilitation Services Administration Commissioner’s Award for Excellence in Training and Education. Trainer/Supervisor, Jump Start Mentoring Program. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2002-2004 Provided training and supervision to mentors in federally funded demonstration project. Teach career class to young adults in the program. Training Supervisor, Training for the Future. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. 2001 Provided clinical supervision and teaching consultation to teaching staff. Program Instructor, Recovery Center. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2000-2005 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis Teach career-related classes to Recovery Center students. Supervise interns and teaching assistants. Provide one-on-one advising to individual students. Training Consultant, Hispanic Initiative Community Action Grant. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. 2000-2001 Provided training and consultation on the Social Security Work Incentives in Spanish and English. Program Manager, Readiness for Rehabilitation Research Project. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1997-2001 Wrote readiness assessment and development curriculum for use in vocational rehabilitation setting. Taught research intervention classes to consumers, trained state vocational rehabilitation counselors to implement intervention in local offices. Training Associate, Consumer-Operated Services Project. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1999-2000 Trained consumers of mental health services in the skills they need to be effective peer support specialists: psychiatric rehabilitation, counseling techniques, case management, and readiness for change. Training Associate, Social Security Work Incentives Research Project. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1997-2000 Trained consumers, family members, and service providers across New England in knowledge and application of the Work Incentives. Trained consumers to be trainers in Social Security Work Incentives workshops. Developed trainer curriculum, based on results of research. Developed secondary materials: assessment protocol, satisfaction surveys; coordinate research collection of family surveys. Project Manager, Innovative and Experimental Training Partnership Project. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1996-2000 Trained and supervise state vocational rehabilitation counselors in the skills of partnering with people with psychiatric disabilities, and in readiness assessment. Created and edited trainer- and participant- level curriculum for use in readiness assessment application. Managed day-to-day functions of project; marketed project and coordinated training sites; supervised training staff. Coordinator, Career Support Services Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1990-2000 Trained and supervised Career Achievement Services staff and interns. Administered small program: maintained records, recruited participants, coordinated caseloads. Provided career counseling, employment support, educational support services and Social Security Work Incentives assistance to participants. Promoted from Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist. Coordinator, PASS Assistance Services Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1995-1997 Developed, piloted, and implemented program designed to assist persons with psychiatric disabilities to assess eligibility for, gain access to, and utilize Plans for Achieving Self Support from the Social Security Administration. Supervised and trained program staff; provided direct services to participants. Instructor, Career Education Program, & Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation Project, Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 1993-1996 Taught the skills of vocational exploration and planning to students with psychiatric disabilities. Supervised teaching assistants; coordinated support needs of students. Assistant Instructor, Day Treatment Center 2 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis Veterans Administration, Boston, MA 1988-1989 Instructed skill groups and assisted in facilitation of therapy groups. Provided employment services to individual veterans. Assisted in occupational therapy art program.

COMMITTEES/AFFILIATIONS/OTHER PROFESSIONAL DUTIES

Member, Association for Persons in Supported Employment 2006- present Coordinating Committee Member, The Friends 2004-2006

Consultation Activities:

Value Options, Maricopa County, AZ Birmingham Group Health Services, Ansonia, CT Socrate Rehabilitation, Charleroi, Belgium Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties, Hudson, NY Path, Inc., Philadelphia, PA VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, MI

Presentations:

Nicolellis, D. (2007). Invited 3-day workshop: Recovery and Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Skills for Serving Veterans with Psychiatric Conditions. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Battle Creek, MI. December 5-7, 2007.

Legere, L. & Nicolellis, D. (2007). Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Concrete Tools to Support Recovery. Beyond Hope: Annual Conference of the Mental Health Association of Nassau County, Uniondale, NY. November 30, 2007.

Nicolellis, D. (2007). Invited 1-day training: The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach. Birmingham Group Health Services, Ansonia, CT. November 29, 2007.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2007). Invited 2-day pre-conference training: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Intensive. 2007 NYAPRS Annual Conference, Ellenville, NY. October 2- 3, 2007.

Legere, L., & Nicolellis, D. (2007). Invited 1-day Workshop Series: Psychosocial Track Workshop Series. 2007 CCPA Annual Conference, Farmington, CT. September 27, 2007.

Nicolellis, D. (2007). Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: Strategies for Serving People with Severe Mental Illnesses. 2007 APSE Conference, Kansas City, MO. July 17, 2007.

Nicolellis, D. (2007). Invited workshop: Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: An Overview. Socrate Rehabilitation, Charleroi, Belgium. June 18 & June 20, 2007.

Legere, L. & Nicolellis, D. (2007). Invited workshop: Dignity of Risk, 2: Bringing Concepts to Daily Practice. Department of Mental Health, Plymouth, MA. April 27, 2007.

3 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2007). Enhanced Job Retention for People with Psychiatric Disabilities through Readiness Development. 6th Partnership to Employment Conference, Warwick, RI. April 24, 2007.

Nicolellis, D. (2007). Invited workshop series: Developing Readiness for Change in People with Psychiatric Disabilities. Supported Employment Consultation and Training Team, Columbus & Lafayette, IN. March 28 & 29, 2007.

Nicolellis, D. (2006). Invited presentation keynote: Motivation and Inspiration: How We Can Help MRC Clients to Move Forward. Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Professional Day, Holyoke, MA. November 7, 2006.

Nicolellis, D. (2006). Assessing Vocational Readiness. Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Professional Day, Holyoke, MA. November 7, 2006.

Nicolellis, D., Krochmalik, A., & Kampfe, C. (2006). People Encountering People: Innovative Curriculum for Educators. NCRE/RSA/CSAVR Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. October 17, 2006.

Nicolellis, D. (2006). Enhancing Job Retention: Utilizing Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation to Help Keep Employment. NYAPRS Annual Conference, Ellenville, NY. September 29, 2006.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2006). Invited 2-day Pre-conference Institute: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Intensive. NYAPRS Annual Conference, Ellenville, NY. September 26 & 27, 2006.

Russinova, Z., Nicolellis, D., & Rapp, J. (2006). Addressing Psychiatric Stigma at the Workplace. Job Accommodation Network Conference 2006, Boston, MA. September 19, 2006.

Legere, L. & Nicolellis, D. (2006). Invited 2-day workshop series: CPRP Examination Preparation Track: The Seven Domains. CCPA Annual Conference, Hartford, CT. September 13 & 14, 2006.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2006). Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: Tools for Effective Employment Support Services. APSE National Conference on Supported Employment, Boston, MA. June 28, 2006.

Legere, L. & Nicolellis, D. (2006). Invited ½ day workshop: Choice and Consequence: Goal Setting, and the Dignity of Risk. Department of Mental Health, Plymouth, MA. June 26, 2006.

Nicolellis, D., Chamberlin, J., & Krochmalik, A. (2006). People Encountering People: Innovative Curriculum for Educators. USPRA Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. June 5, 2006.

Russinova, Z. & Nicolellis, D. (2006). 1-day workshop: Beyond the Myths of Job Retention: Research Evidence and Implications for Practice. Spring 2006 Workshop Series, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA. May 11, 2006.

Legere, L. & Nicolellis, D. (2006). Invited 2-day workshop: The Social Security Work Incentives: An Employment Support. Parts 1 and 2. Peer Employment Benefits Network training, University of Massachusetts, Institute for Community Inclusion, March 2 & 9, 2006.

4 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis Nicolellis, D. (2006). Invited Workshop: Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: Achieving Vocational Placements, Developing Essential Skills, Supports and Accommodations, and Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Service Recipients. Social Services Training Institute, Singapore, Singapore. February 9-10, 13-15, 2006.

Nicolellis, D. (2006). Invited Workshop: Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: Maximising Productivity and Outcomes. Social Services Training Institute, Singapore. February 11, 2006.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2006). Invited 1-day workshop: Partnering to Encourage Employment: Peer Leaders Creating a Buzz. Peer Employment Benefits Network training, University of Massachusetts, Institute for Community Inclusion, February 24, 2006.

Legere, L. & Nicolellis, D. (2005). 1-day Workshop: Medicare Part D: The Who, What, When and How. Fall 2005 Workshop Series, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA. November 8, 2005.

Legere, L. & Nicolellis, D. (2005). Managing Medicare: The Who, What, When and How of Medicare Part D. (Part 2). MassPRA Annual Conference, Worcester, MA. October 19, 2005.

Nicolellis, D. (2005). Recovering Valued Roles: Facilitating Self-Determination in Employment. MassPRA Annual Conference, Worcester, MA. October 19, 2005.

Nicolellis, D. (2005). But I just don’t have time! Readiness Assessment as a Time Saving Tool. New York Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services, Ellenville, NY. September 21, 2005.

Nicolellis, D., & Wilbur, D. (2005). Invited workshop: Not Crazy: The truth about psychiatric disability. Women in Business, Sturbridge, MA. September 14, 2005.

Nicolellis, D. (2005). Invited Workshop: Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: Assessing Rehabilitation Readiness and Personalizing Vocational Assessment. Social Services Training Institute, Singapore, Singapore. September 1-7, 2005.

Nicolellis, D. (2005). 1½ day workshop, presented twice: The Boston University Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach: Developing Readiness for Rehabilitation. Gateway Services, Johnston, RI. June 20-21 & 23, 2005.

Nicolellis, D. (2005). Consultation with and presentations to Value Options in partnership with BCPR Consulting, Inc., Phoenix, AZ. April 4-15, 2005 & May 16-27, 2005.

Nicolellis, D. (2004). Invited 2-day workshop: “Partnering to Enhance Readiness and Self- Determination.” New York Work Exchange, Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, New York, NY. November 15-16, 2004.

Nicolellis, D. (2004). The Scoop on the SSWI: Making the Social Security Work Incentives Work! New York Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Ellenville, NY. September 29, 2004.

Nicolellis, D. (2004). The Best-Kept Secret in Town: Teaching Consumers About the Social Security Work Incentives. International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. May 19, 2004.

5 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2004). ½ Day Institute: Ready or Not? Assessing and Developing Readiness in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation. International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. May 18, 2004.

Nicolellis, D. (2003). Connecting Skills (via videoconference). Auckland University of Technology, Division of Rehabilitation & Occupational Studies, Auckland, New Zealand. August 18-19, 2003.

Nicolellis, D. (2003). 3-day Institute: Choosing, Getting, and Keeping Employment: A Recipe for Success. Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, New York Work Exchange, New York, NY. June 18-20, 2003.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2003). Ready or Not? Assessing and Developing Readiness in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation. International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. May 7, 2003.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2003). 1-day Institute: Making the Social Security Work Incentives Work! International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. May 5, 2003.

Nicolellis, D., Wolpow, S., Locke, D., & Griffin, G. (2002). Training Practitioners in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation Competencies. Innovations in Recovery and Rehabilitation Conference, Boston, MA. October 25, 2002.

Nicolellis, D., Clark, G., & Dickerson, G. (2002). Providing Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation in a Multicultural Context. Innovations in Recovery and Rehabilitation Conference, Boston, MA. October 24, 2002.

Nicolellis, D. & McCarthy, T. (2002). Teaching Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation Skills. National Training Conference on Rehabilitation Education, Arlington, VA. October 7, 2002.

Nicolellis, D. (2002). Readiness for Rehabilitation: How do we assess and develop it? Chrysalis Center, Hartford, CT. June 26, 2002.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2002). Ready or Not…? Assessing and Developing Readiness in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation. 2002 IAPSRS Conference, Toronto, Canada. June 14, 2002.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2002). The “Scoop” on the Social Security Work Incentives: How they affect decisions about work. 2002 IAPSRS Conference, Toronto, Canada. June 12, 2002.

Nicolellis, D. (2002). Invited Keynote presentation: “Choosing, Getting and Keeping Work: What do we know about how to do it well?” Crossroads of Recovery Conference, Department of Mental Health, Northampton, MA. May 21, 2002.

Nicolellis, D. (2002). Invited workshop, “Choose-Get-Keep: How Do I Do This?” Chrysalis Center, Hartford, CT. April 12, 2002.

Nicolellis, D. (2001). Invited workshop, “Ethics and Psychiatric Disability: What to Do About Disclosure.” New Hampshire Rehabilitation Association Fall Conference and Annual Meeting, Manchester, NH. November 8, 2001.

6 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2001). “The Scoop on Social Security Work Incentives: How they affect decisions about work.” 1 Day Workshop, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Fall Workshop Series, Boston, MA. October 17, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. & Quintero, N. (2001). Invited Workshop, “Los Incentivos de Trabajo de Seguro Social.” Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission & CEO, Springfield & Holyoke, MA. August 10 & 24. 2001.

Nicolellis, D. (2001). “The Scoop on Social Security: What happens when you go to work?” Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Annual Membership Conference, Denver, CO. July 21, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. (2001). Invited workshop, “Advocacy for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: The Importance of Partnership.” CAP Summit, Washington, DC. June 12, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. (2001). Invited workshop, “ Los Incentivos de Trabajo: Parte 1, Seguridad de Ingreso Suplementario.” Casa Primavera, Boston, MA. May 23, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2001). “The Best-Kept Secret in Town: Teaching Consumers About the Social Security Work Incentives.” IAPSRS 2001 Annual Conference, Houston, TX. May 11, 2001.

Nicolellis, D., Magowan, B., & Desaultels, K. (2001). “The Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: A New Training Opportunity.” IAPSRS 2001 Annual Conference, Houston, TX. May 10, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. & Legere, L. (2001). “The ‘Scoop’ on the Social Security Work Incentives.” IAPSRS 2001 Annual Conference, Houston, TX. May 9, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. (2001) Invited workshop, “Employment and Social Security: The ‘Scoop’ on the Social Security Work Incentives.” Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership Seminar Series, Boston. April 27, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. (2001). Invited presentation, “Ethics and Psychiatric Disability: The Dilemma of Disclosure.” “2001: An Ethical Odyssey” Northeast Rehabilitation Association Annual Conference, Mystic, CT. April 23, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. (2001). Invited keynote, “Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Back to the Essential Elements.” Psychiatric Rehabilitation: The Complete Picture, NAMI CT & Institute of Living, Hartford, CT. April 21, 2001.

Chin, P., Cowell, M., Nicolellis, D., & Vercauteren, G., (2001). Panel presentation, “Psychiatric Disability Issues in the Workplace.” Practical Accommodations and Solutions for Employing People with Disabilities Conference, Boston, MA. April 11, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. & Restrepo-Toro, M.E. (2001). “Los Incentivos de Trabajo de Seguro Social.” Bay Cove Human Services, Boston, MA. March 2, 2001.

Nicolellis, D. (2000-2001). “Consulting on the Use of the Social Security Work Incentives.” Project Dollars and Sense, Peer Benefits Consultant Training, Concord, NH. December 8, 2000, January 25- 26, 2001.

7 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis Nicolellis, D. & Wolpow, S. (2000). “Training Staff in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: A Train the Trainer Workshop.” Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Fall Workshop Series, Boston, MA. November 28, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (2000). Guest speaker, “Dreams, Recovery, and Rehabilitation.” Vocational Rehabilitation Services Worker Appreciation Day, Westborough State Hospital, Westborough, MA. October 6, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (2000). Invited presentation, "Psychiatric Rehabilitation Possibilities." Obsessive- Compulsive Foundation Annual Conference 2000, Chicago, IL. August 11, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (2000). Invited presentation, "WIN With Changes in Social Security." Obsessive- Compulsive Foundation Annual Conference 2000, Chicago, IL. August 12, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (2000). Invited workshop, “Developing Workplace Supports for Persons with Mental Illness.” Mental Health: The New Millenium Summit, Columbus, OH. June 1, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (2000). Workshop presentation, “But She Wants to Be a Rocket Scientist! Readiness and Self-Determination.” 2000 IAPSRS Annual Conference, Crystal City, VA. May 26, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (2000). Workshop presentation, “The ‘Scoop’ on the Social Security Work Incentives: What Happens to Your Benefits When You Work?” 2000 IAPSRS Annual Conference, Crystal City, VA. May 26, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (2000). Invited ½ day workshop, “How to Assess Work Functioning and What to Do About It.” The Millennial Conference, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. April 28, 2000. Nicolellis, D. Invited presentation, “The Recovery Center.” Research Seminar, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University. March 20, 2000.

Nicolellis, D. (1999). Invited panel presenter, “New Vocational Rehabilitation Models: The Choose- Get-Keep Approach.” CWT 2000 – Building Partnerships Conference, Veterans Administration, Bedford, MA. October 6, 1999.

Nicolellis, D. (1999). Invited ½ day workshop, “Plan for Achieving Self Support: Assessment and Implementation.” Independent Living Center of the North Shore and Cape Ann, Inc. Salem, MA. June 25, 1999.

Nicolellis, D. & Restrepo-Toro, M.E. (1999). “Partnership Skills for Vocational Rehabilitation Practitioners.” Spring Workshop Series, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University. June 4, 1999.

Nicolellis, D. (1999). “The Partnership Approach in Psychiatric Rehabilitation.” International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. May 13, 1999.

Nicolellis, D. (1998). "The 'Scoop' on the Social Security Work Incentives." Innovations in Self-Help and Rehabilitation Conference, Boston, MA. November 2, 1998.

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Nicolellis, D. (1998). "A Very Personal Dilemma: Making the Choice About Work and Benefits." International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. June 19, 1998.

Nicolellis, D. & Wilcox, J. (1998). "Here or There: Two Models of Supported Education." International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Orlando FL. June 17, 1998.

Nicolellis, D., (1998). Guest lecture, "Career Decision-Making for People with Psychiatric Disabilities," Vocational Implications of Psychiatric Disability. Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University. Boston, MA. April 15, 1998.

Nicolellis, D. & MacDonald-Wilson, K. (1998). "The Social Security Work Incentives." Center House and Bay Cove Human Services, December, 1997 and January, 1998.

Danley, K.S., Gagne, C., Nicolellis, D., & Restrepo-Toro, M.E. (1997). "Partnering with People with Psychiatric Disabilities." Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Fall Workshop Series. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. December 4-5, 1997.

Nicolellis, D., & Picknarcik, R. (1997). Rehabilitation of Individuals with Severe Psychiatric Disabilities: Assessing Readiness. New England Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training Program, Brockton, MA. October 23, 1997.

Nicolellis, D. (1996). "Writing and Managing PASS Plans." IAPSRS New England Chapter, Regional Conference, Newport, R.I. March 26, 1996.

Nicolellis, D. (1996). Invited presentation, "PASS plans - What they are and how to use them." Newton- Wellesley-Weston Committee for Community Living, Inc., Auburndale, MA. March 18, 1996.

Nicolellis, D. (1994). Guest lecture, "Vocational Readiness and Decision-Making." Occupational Behavior, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University. October 11, 1994.

Fahey, H. & Nicolellis, D. (1994). "The Choose-Get-Keep Approach to Supported Education." Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Spring Workshop Series: K. Danley, A. Sullivan, C. Gagne, et al. “Vocational Psychiatric Rehabilitation - Who? What? When? Why? How?” Boston University. May 12-13, 1994.

Publications:

Nicolellis, D. (2003). Principles and Practices in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation. “Rehabilitation Training News”. University of Hartford. December 2003, 8.

Farkas, M. & Nicolellis, D. (2003). Readiness for Rehabilitation and Work. In: J.R. Finch & D.P Moxley, Sourcebook of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Practice. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Lim, S.Y., Nicolellis, D.L., Fahey, H. (2002). Massachusetts mobile supported education programs. In: C.T. Mowbray, K. Strauch Brown, K. Furlong-Norman, and A. Sullivan Soydan (Eds.) Supported education and psychiatric rehabilitation: Models and methods. Linthicum, MD: International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services. 9 Curriculum vitae: Deborah Nicolellis

Kim MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. (2001). Financial Empowerment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: How to Use the Social Security Work Incentives. Training Manual. (Eighth Edition, D.L. Nicolellis, Editor) Boston, MA: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

Nicolellis, D. (2001). The Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation: Enhancing Outcomes for People with Psychiatric Disabilities. “RehabACTion News,” Issue 3: 3-4.

Danley, K.S., Gagne, C., Nicolellis, D.L., Martin, R., Restrepo-Toro, M., and Hutchinson, D. (in preparation). Partnership Skills for Vocational Rehabilitation Practitioners: Workshop Curriculum. Unpublished manuscript. Boston, MA: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

Nicolellis, D.L. and MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. (in preparation). Trainer’s Skills for Consumers for Teaching about the Social Security Work Incentives: a 2 ½ Day Workshop Curriculum. Unpublished manuscript. Boston, MA: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. and Nicolellis, D.L. (in preparation). Financial Empowerment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: How to Use the Social Security Work Incentives: a 2 ½ Day Workshop Curriculum. Unpublished manuscript. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. and Nicolellis, D.L. (2001). The “Scoop” on the Social Security Work Incentives (curriculum). Unpublished manuscript. Boston, MA: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

Nicolellis, D.L., Hutchinson, D., and Piccione, M. (2000). Ready to Roll: Making the Most of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. A Readiness Development Curriculum. Unpublished manuscript. Boston, MA: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. and Nicolellis, D.L. (1999). Practice guide to using the Social Security Work Incentives (manual). Boston, MA: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

Nicolellis, D., and MacDonald-Wilson, K. (1997). Work and Social Security Benefits: What Affects Choice? New England Network. 1(4): 2-3.

Nicolellis, D.L. (1996). Worried about finances? Don't let opportunities P.A.S.S. you by! Helping you pay for school. “Pulse: The Supported Education Newsletter”. 1(2): 4-5.

Nicolellis, D.L., and MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. (1995). PASS plans: An untapped resource for consumers and families. The Connection, 56: 7.

Sullivan, A.P., Nicolellis, D.L., Danley, K.S., and MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. (1993). Choose-get-keep: A psychiatric rehabilitation approach to supported education. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal. 17(1): 55-68.