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Deborah Nicolellis, MS, CRCDeborah Nicolellis, M.S., CRC/LRC

debbien@bu.edu | see professional vita
Program Manager

Project Director,
Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation

Areas of Expertise

  • Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Vocational Rehabilitation for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
  • Readiness for Rehabilitation
  • Social Security Work Incentives

Publication Selections

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., & Jaggi, C. (2002). Massachusetts mobile supported education programs. In C.T. Mowbray, P. Levine, K. Strauch Brown., K. Furlong-Norman & A.P. Sullivan-Soydan, (Eds.), Supported education and psychiatric rehabilitation: Models and methods.

MacDonald-Wilson, K.L. (2001). Financial Empowerment for People with Psychitric Disabilities: What You Need to Know about Social Security Work Incentives: Training manual. In D.L. Nicolellis (Ed.) (8th ed.) 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(3), 3-4.

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

Awards

The Certificate Program in Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation received the 2002 Rehabilitation Services Administration Commissioner's Award for Excellence in Training and Education (October 8, 2002).

Recent Presentations

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., 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.

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.

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