PETER FIASCA, PhD

Licensed Psychologist
604 S. Washington Square, # 1205 - Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.205.8004 pf4bde00@westpost.net www.ClassicalPilates.net
CAREER OBJECTIVE & SUMMARY
OBJECTIVE: To find a psychologist director position-clinical manager/coordinato
r or program supervisor-in a hospital, mental health center, managed care compan
y, EAP or government agency that incorporates my 25 years of clinical, education
al, managerial, administrative and supervisory experience.
SUMMARY: My professional work experience includes a wide range of treatment set
tings: Two reputable psychoanalytic clinics in New York City, Washington Square
Institute and The Karen Horney Clinic; an inner city hospital in Philadelphia, G
irard Medical Center, with inpatient and outpatient facilities specializing in c
o-existing disorders; the well-respected Abington Memorial Hospital Creekwood Ce
nter; a community mental health center, CATCH Adult Outpatient Services; and a s
chool-based mental health program in Alain Locke elementary school.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Widener University, Chester, PA
School of Human Service Professions
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
October 2009 - May 2010 / November 1994 - June 1997
CATCH, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Department of Children's Services
Lead Clinician / Behavioral Health Professional
March 2010 - April 2010
Department of Adult Outpatient Services
Associate Director of Adult Outpatient Services
December 2008 - February 2010

Pure Classical Pilates Inc., Alexandria, VA

Founder and Director
March 1999 - Present
Independent Psychology Practice, Fort Washington, PA
March 2001 - August 2003
Abington Memorial Hospital
Department of Psychiatry, Abington, PA
Staff Psychologist - Outpatient Services
June 1997 - March 2001
North Philadelphia Health Systems
Girard Medical Center Department of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Staff Psychologist - Outpatient & Inpatient Services
March 1993 - June 1997
Academic Research Group, Inc., Rutherford, NJ
Writer/Researcher/Editor
March 1992 - March 1993
Karen Horney Clinic, New York, NY
Psychotherapist - Individual Psychotherapy
September 1991 - August 1992
Psychology Intern - Individual Psychotherapy
June 1989 - August 1991
Washington Square Institute, New York, NY
Staff Psychotherapist - Individual Psychotherapy
June 1988 - January 1990
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health
Social Rehabilitation Clinic, New York, NY
Staff Psychotherapist - Group & Individual Psychotherapy
July 1985 - July 1986
Columbia University
Graduate Department of Counseling Psychology, New York, NY
Assistant Instructor - Graduate Practica in Group Counseling
January 1985 - May 1986
Research Assistant - The Project on Academic Striving
September 1984 - June 1985
Brooklyn VA Outpatient Clinic, Brooklyn, NY
Psychological Counselor - Individual Counseling
January 1984 - May 1984
Columbia University
Center for Psychological Services, New York, NY
Psychological Counselor - Individual Counseling
September 1983 - May 1984
EDUCATION
New York University - New York, NY
Computer Technology Networking
January 2000 - May 2000
Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, OH
Ph.D., Psychology
July 1992
New School for Social Research - Graduate Division, New York NY
Graduate Courses in Psychology - Doctoral Student
1986 - 1989
Columbia University, New York, NY
M.A., Developmental Psychology
October 1986
M.Ed., Psychological Counseling
May 1984
M.A., Philosophy/Educational Theory
October 1982
Hendrix College, Conway, AR
B.A., Psychology; Minor - Sociology
December 1980
LICENSURE
Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology, Harrisburg, PA
Licensed Psychologist - # PS007470L
Issued: December 5, 1994 / Expires: November 30, 2011
PUBLICATIONS
Discovering Pure Classical Pilates (Book)
February 2009
Classical Pilates Technique (6 DVDs)
January 2002 - October 2006
Pure Classical Pilates Inc.
"A Research Study on Anxiety & Movement"
The American Journal of Dance Therapy
Fall/Winter 1993
SELECTED SKILLS & ACTIVITIES
Proficient in the following software applications: Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2
007;
including E-mail communication packages and Internet research.
Founded Pure Classical Pilates, Inc., managing this small business in all respec
ts:
Financial, legal, marketing, sales, teaching at training centers worldwide, gene
rating
over 200k per year in annual DVD disk sales as well as receipts from downloadabl
e
DVD programming.
Acquired corporate donations: computer hardware for hospital psychology staff.
Supervised doctoral candidates and practicum students about clinical cases and
professional issues.
Designed and implemented topic-oriented psychoeducational groups for both inpati
ent
and outpatient facilities.
Practiced short-term and long-term insight oriented therapy, as well as psychoed
ucational
and CBT treatment with higher functioning adults who exhibited a wide range of
anxiety, depressive and adjustment disorders.
Trained psychology graduate students in both fundamental and advanced group
counseling techniques.
Researched various academic subjects as a writer/researcher/editor; composed ess
ays
and critical analyses; edited literature reviews; revised chapters for professio
nal
psychology books.
Compiled and analyzed data from studies on test anxiety, coping styles, academic
performance, self-esteem and social support for a major research project on adol
escent
stress in the New York City Public School syste