PATRICIA PAGANO, LCSW #R061950-NY, #006003-CT

School Social Worker 071 Initial Educator Certificate #C092016001548

46 Mianus View Terrace, Cos Cob, CT 06807

(917) 748-6457 –

EXPERIENCE:Private Practice – Greenwich, Connecticut,White Plains, New York and New York, New York

6/00 – Present Psychotherapist and Consultant

  • Practice long and short-term psychotherapy with individuals, couples and families
  • Modalities include psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, relapse prevention, Gestalt theory, family systems model, play therapy, DBT, coaching and relaxation techniques
  • Offer various seminars including: stress management, beating job burnout, effective communication skills, coping with difficult people, enhancing leadership skills, conflictresolution, time management and critical incident stress debriefings
  • Facilitated a weekly parenting group through Greenwich Hospital’s Parents Exchange Program
  • Continue ongoing clinical training through the Ackerman Institute for the Family, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy CSAB among others, including private clinical supervision

9/05 – 5/06Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Child and Adolescent Therapy through the

Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service - Tarrytown, New York

Westchester Medical Center -- Valhalla, New York

Clinical Social Work Intern – Behavioral Health Center

  • Work with children, adolescents and their families using play therapy techniques in an outpatient setting under clinical supervision for the purpose of integrating theory and practice experience

6/99 – 7/03The New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Medical College of Cornell University - NY, NY

EAP Counselor – Employee Development Center (5/00 – 7/03)

Clinical Social Work Intern – Employee Development Center (6/99 – 5/00)

  • Provide brief psychotherapy, crisis intervention and services for external EAP corporate clientele
  • Conduct clinical supervision and evaluation, acting as the primary field instructor, for Columbia University and Hunter College Schools of Social Work second year interns
  • Manage large caseload of clients with issues such as substance abuse, depression, anxiety, bereavement, stress management, legal, financial, relationship and family issues, eating disorders.
  • Provide wellness programming seminars on various topics, management training seminars, EAP orientations and critical incident stress debriefings for various corporate clients
  • On-site dedicated counselor for St. John’s University internal and external EAP program model
  • Attend in-service conferences, substance abuse rounds, clinical supervision and professional seminars at various institutes in order to strengthen clinical skills

6/00 – 5/01Parallax Center – New York, New York

Psychotherapist, Fee-for-Service

  • Provide individual psychotherapy for clients in treatment for poly substance abuse issues
  • Participate in on-going supervisory sessions to enhance clinical skills

9/98 - 5/99Beth Israel Medical Center - New York, New York

Clinical Social Work Intern - Supportive Case Management Program

  • Provided individual supportive psychotherapy through home visits with a severe and persistent mentally ill population diagnosed with schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and MICA dual diagnosis
  • Consulted on a multidisciplinary professional team providing quality out-patient psychiatric care
  • Rotated on an in-patient medical unit providing psychosocial assessments for continuing care

9/97 - 3/98Mount Sinai Medical Center - New York, New York

DMDA Support Group Volunteer Co-Facilitator

  • Co-facilitated a support group for depression and bipolar disorder under clinical supervision
  • Promoted group services and provided referrals to community resources for group members

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1/97 - 8/98Makovsky & Company Inc. - New York, New York

Senior Account Executive - Investor Relations Division

  • Managed investor relations initiative for communications, technology, retail and healthcare sectors
  • Designed essential marketing materials used to promote clients to the investment community
  • Marketed client stories through meetings with key buy/sell-side analysts and portfolio managers
  • Created new business presentations, drafted responses to RFPs and managed staff members
  • Conducted corporate audits, meetings and interviews with clients’ senior management

10/94 - 1/97ING Baring (U.S.) Securities, Inc. - New York, New York

Roadshows & Conferences Coordinator - Equity Capital Markets (8/95 - 1/97)

  • Interacted as the central contact for roadshows liaising between the Client, deal Co-Managers,

Corporate Finance, Syndicate Trading, Sales, and counterparts in London and Hong Kong

  • Orchestrated international conferences geared to solicit interest in company research, build a

network of client relationships, introduce analysts and promote the company’s public image

Trading Support Officer - Emerging Markets Trading and Sales Desk (10/94 - 8/95)

  • Collaborated in the creation of various marketing presentations for the Institutional Sales Desk
  • Interacted as the sales liaison on the trading floor troubleshooting daily issues with the clients
  • Analyzed and maintained daily position and country limit exposure spreadsheets
  • Researched and reconciled firm positions within the Bloomberg Business Information System

6/93 - 10/94Goldman Sachs & Co. - New York, New York

Trading/Sales Liaison - Emerging Debt Markets Desk

  • Coordinated new issue roadshows with the Syndicate Group and deal Co-Managers
  • Interacted as the trading floor settlement liaison with the Fixed Income Special Transactions Unit
  • Managed Option transaction contracts and maintained account documentation

9/92 - 3/93Merrill Lynch Professional Services Group, New York, NY – Private Client Group Intern

5/92 - 9/92Weeden & Co., L.P., New York, NY– Over-the-Counter Trading Intern

9/91 - 5/92Italian Trade Commission, New York, NY– International Marketing Intern

EDUCATION:Hunter College School of Social Work, New York, New York

Master of Social Work, May 2000

Major: Casework Minor: Group Work

Fordham University, Bronx, New York

Bachelor of Arts, May 1993

Double Major: Economics and Italian Studies

Minor: French Studies Concentration: Marketing GPA: 3.5

Laval University, Quebec, Canada:Scholarship, French Study Program in 1991

University of Rome, Rome, Italy:Scholarship, Pope Italian Cultural Society in 1990

LANGUAGES:Fluency in Italian, familiarity with Spanish and French

PC SKILLS:Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint software

CERTIFICATIONS:LCSW State of Connecticut Board Licensing Examination, August 2005

Seminar in Field Instruction, Columbia University, May 2002

CSW New York State Board Licensing Examination, February 2000

MEMBERSHIPS:Employee Assistance Professionals Association, National Association of Social Workers, Occupational Clinical Professionals Group, and Westchester Society of Clinical Social Workers

REFERENCES:Available upon request