EDUCATION:
8/02 Doctoral of Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy
Chestnut Hill College License Eligible Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dissertation: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Empathy, Forgiving Others and Self-Forgiveness
12/94 Master of Arts, Counseling, Dean's List with Distinction
Rider University Lawrenceville, New Jersey
PA. Certified, Secondary School Education
12/80 Bachelor of Science, Individual and Family Studies
The Pennsylvania State University
College of Human Development
EXPERIENCE:
2009 - present
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Professor
2002 - present
(Private Practice) Levittown, PA and Newtown, PA
Psychotherapist
2002 - 2003
Lenape Valley Foundation Doylestown, PA
Post-Doctoral Internship: Outpatient Therapist
TLC Psychotherapy Newtown, PA
Post-Doctoral Internship: Research Assistant
2001 - 2002
Lenape Valley Foundation Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Clinical Pre-Doctoral Internship rotation included:
Crisis Worker in Emergency Room at Doylestown Hospital
Outpatient Therapist Group Psychotherapy and Counseling in Adult Partial Hospitalization Program
1994 - 2002
TLC Psychotherapy Newtown, Pennsylvania
Individual, Marital and Family Therapist
Master's Level Internship (1994)
1994
Archbishop Ryan High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Secondary School Counselor Internship
1989 - 1991
Wilmac Corporation Attleboro Nursing & Retirement Center Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Assistant Administrator
1981 - 1989
Geriatric and Medical Centers, Inc. Philadelphia, PA
Corporate Director of Marketing
Administrator
* Licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator 6/84 Commonwealth of PA
1983 - 1984
Case Management Screening Program The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Regional Clinical Supervisor
1980 - 1981
Frankford Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medical Social Worker
PUBLICATIONS:
Barbetta, F. (2008). A Pebble In His Shoe: The Diary of a Straight Spouse. Philadelphia: Xlibris,
Barbetta, F. (2004). "What About the Straight Spouse?" Pennsylvania Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Newsletter.
Barbetta, F. (2003). "Is Forgiveness Possible?" New Beginnings Newsletter, Alpha Center, Spring 2003.
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Psychological Association, Pennsylvania Psychological Association,
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
