200 RETREAT AVENUE
HARTFORD, CT. 06106
(860) 545-7252
E-MAIL: jseltze@harthosp.org

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1991, University of Virginia

Master’s Thesis: "Adherence to Recommendations for Therapy: A follow-up on psychological Assessments of Children"

Dissertation: "Neuropsychological Profiles in Schizophrenic Subtypes: Paranoid Versus Nonparanoid"

M.B.A. in Health Care Administration, 1983, Cornell University
B.A. in Psychology, 1980, Cornell University

10/00 – present: Senior Consultant – The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
Provides clinical leadership for treatment services for people with schizophrenia treated in this multi-hospital system. Responsibilities include: facilitation of a consultation team developing best practice models for treatment of schizophrenia, design and implementation of several clinical programs (e.g. a family resource center, a high school based program for psychotic adolescents, etc.), clinical supervision, staff development and education, staff recruitment, fund development, marketing, grant writing, facilities design and outcome research.

10/95 – 10/00: Program Director, Schizophrenia Rehabilitation Center – The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
Designed and implemented a novel ambulatory and residential rehabilitation program using cognitive skills training and other neuropsychological techniques to improve the vocational and social functioning of individuals with schizophrenia. Responsibilities include: program development, fund development, psychosocial research, staff supervision, budget management, marketing, clinical service, grant preparation and overall management of the program.

10/91 – 10/95: Principle Investigator/Research Psychologist – The Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
Developed a series of grant funded multi-hospital research projects investigating the neuropsychological functioning of people with schizophrenia. During the first several years, the study focused on identifying cognitive deficits in schizophrenia subtypes. Later the studies involved a treatment outcome protocol, which developed and evaluated the efficacy of attention skills training techniques. The long term goal of the project was to develop more effective rehabilitation programs by understanding the neuropsychological processes requisite for improvements in adaptive functioning Duties include: program design, neuropsychological assessment, diagnostic evaluations, data analysis, professional presentations, patient recruitment, supervision of graduate students and post doctoral fellows, grant preparations and coordination of all other aspects of the study.

5/90 – 6/93: Psychiatric Clinician/Group Therapy Program Coordinator – Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, CT.
Clinical responsibilities included: Individual, group, couples, and family therapy, as well as psychological testing and admission assessments in a partial hospitalization program, multifamily support groups for both day treatment and inpatient units, men’s groups, wellness groups, and structured focus groups for prolonged mentally ill patients. Developed a support group for individuals with schizophrenia.
Administrative duties included: (1) the development and implementation of the group therapy component of the day treatment program, (2) supervision of doctoral and masters level clinicians, (3) Chairperson of the Quality Assurance Committee and coordinator of quality improvement efforts for the inpatient unit, adolescent and adult partial hospitalization programs, outpatient clinic, consultation service and emergency room crisis intervention service, (4) creation of a computerized management information system to monitor patient census, treatment planning, and staff time utilization, and (5) initiation and supervision of a volunteer program using local college students to provide recreation activities.

9/88 – 8/89: Internship in Clinical Psychology, Institute of Living, Hartford, CT. (APA Approved)
Internship training focused on the provision of individual, group, and family psychotherapy and assessment, as well as, neuropsychological evaluations, primarily with a young adult psychiatric inpatient population.

8/83 – 7/85: Administrative Assistant to the Hospital – The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division, White Plains, N.Y.
Responsibilities involved a wide range of management functions reporting directly to the Administrator, including: the design/implementation of automated patient care, research and financial systems, the development of a hospital-wide plan for professional services, coordination of surveys/site visits by various regulatory agencies, and the coordination and planning of moving to a new outpatient facility.

12/80 – 8/81: Counselor/Therapist – Efficacy Research Institute, Braintree, MA.
Responsibilities: the development and implementation of behavior modification programs for residential clients with autism.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Psychological Association
American Group Psychotherapy Association
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Connecticut Psychological Association
Connecticut Neuropsychological Society

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

1983 – Sloan Certificate in Hospital and Health Services Administration
1992 – Licensed Psychologist, State of Connecticut
1996 – Licensed Psychologist, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

GRANTS RECEIVED

Cognitive Subtypes in Schizophrenia: funded by Institute of Living, 1991-1993, $10,000

Attention Skills Training in Schizophrenia: funded by the Hartford Hospital Open Competition Grants Program, 1994-1996, $100,000

Cognitive Remediation for Schizophrenia: Principle Investigator: Matthew M. Kurtz, Ph.D. Co-investigators: James C. Seltzer, Ph.D. and Bruce E. Wexler, M.D. Funded by the Hartford Hospital Small Grant Initiative Program, $10,000 2001-2002

FMRI Assessment of Treatment Response to Cognitive Remediation: Principle Investigator: Matthew M. Kurtz, Ph.D. Co-investigators: James C. Seltzer, Ph.D. and Bruce E. Wexler, M.D. Funded by the Hartford Hospital Open Competition Grants Program, $50,000 2001-2002

PUBLICATIONS

1. Seltzer, J., Cassens, G and Conrad, C (1997): Neuropsychological Profiles in Schizophrenia: Paranoid Versus Undifferentiated Distinctions, Schizophrenia Research, 23, 131-138.
   
   
2. Zalewski, C; Johnson-Selfridge, M., Ohriner, S., Zarella, K. and Seltzer, J. (1998): A Review of Neurological Differences Between Paranoid and Nonparanoid Schizophrenia Patients, Schizophrenia Bulletin, 224(1), 127-145.
   
   
3. Seltzer, J., Cassens, G., Ciocca, C. and O’Sullivan, L.(1997): Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Schizophrenia, Connecticut Medicine, 61(9), 597-608.

PRESENTATIONS

1.  Neuropsychological Profiles of Schizophrenic Subtypes, lecture presented to the Connecticut Neuropsychological Society, January 30, 1992.
   
   

2. Seltzer, J., Cassens, G. and Conrad, C.: Neuropsychological Profiles of Paranoid and Undifferentiated Schizophrenia, New York Neuropsychological Group and New York Academy of Sciences Conference, April 10, 1992 (poster presentation).
   
   

3. Seltzer, J.: Neuropsychological Assessment of Schizophrenia, guest lecturer. Neuropsychology Seminar, Internship/Post Doctoral Fellowship Training Program, Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, May 1993, November 1994, 1995, and 1997.
   
   

4. Seltzer, J.: Neuropsychological Deficits in Schizophrenia: Implications for Treatment, In-service Training Seminar, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, CT April 1993.
   
   

5. Johnson, M; Zalewski, C; Ohriner, S; Zarella, K. and Seltzer, J.: A Review of Neuropsychological Differences Between Paranoid and Nonparanoid Schizophrenics, Paper Presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention, April 30, 1994, Kona, Hawaii.
   
   

6. Seltzer, J, Cassens, G., and Pier, J.: Attention Skills Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia, poster presented at the National Academy of Neuropsychology, San Francisco, CA, November 1995.
   
   

7. Seltzer, J.: Cognitive Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia, poster presentation at the Annual Convention of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Miami FL, Nov. 1996.
   
   

8. Seltzer, J.: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia, workshop presented at the Annual Convention of the Connecticut Association of Ambulatory Behavioral Health, Meriden, CT, Oct. 1998.
   
   

9. Seltzer, J.: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia, presented at the Annual Convention of the Connecticut Psychological Association, Farmington, CT., September 1997.
   
   

10. Seltzer, J. Curative Factors in Cognitive Rehabilitation, lecture presented at Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry Conference, Montefiori Medical Center, New York June 1999
    
    

11. Seltzer, J. and Shagan, D. Neuropsychological and Vocational Rehabilitation, workshop presented at the Connecticut Psychological Association Annual Convention, Meriden, CT 1999
    
    

12. Seltzer, J. Comprehensive Treatment Planning for Cognitive Rehabilitation, workshop presented at Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry Conference, New York, June 2000
    
    

13. Seltzer, J. Neuropsychological Treatments for Schizophrenia, lecture presented at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, CT May 2000
    
    

14. Seltzer, Designing Cognitive Rehabilitation Programs: Integrating Assessment Techniques, Treatment Planning and Outcome Measurement, workshop presented at Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry Conference, New York, June 2001
    
    

15. Seltzer, J.; Morris, J.; Morgan, K. and Wysznewskyj, L.: Psychosis in Adolescence: Early Warning Signs and Interventions, a workshop presented at the Conference of Connecticut Association of Private Special Education Facilities, Cromwell, CT March 21, 2001

INVITED EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Skills Journal
Schizophrenia Research

Yale University Department of Psychology
University of Hartford Department of Psychology

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