Faculty: Samuel J. Moncata, PsyD

Sam Moncata

Samuel J. Moncata, PsyD

Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department

Email
samuel_​moncata@williamjames.edu
Phone
617-327-6777 x1530
Location
Work Space 208B
Degree Major/Emphasis Institution Year
PsyD Clinical Psychology University of Hartford 1990
MA Clinical Practices University of Hartford 1983
BA Psychology College of the Holy Cross 1980

Courses

  • Advanced Assessment: Integrated Team Clinic, 2001 - Present
  • Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence, 2009 – Present
  • Integrated Psychological Assessment, 2013 - Present
  • Assessment Seminar, Brenner APA Consortium, 2014 - Present
  • Child Psychotherapy, Spring 2015 – Present
  • Cognitive Assessment, Fall 2015 – Present
  • Psychological Assessment II: Advanced Cognitive Testing, 1994 - 2015
  • Psychological Assessment I: Cognition and Intelligence, 1994 - 2014

Research and Practice Interests

  • Developmental trauma
  • Integrated psychotherapy across the life span
  • Cross-cultural assessment
  • Learning style issues
  • Adolescent depression
  • Neuro-cognitive and personality assessment
  • Autistic spectrum disorders
  • Differential diagnosis

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • Licensed Psychologist and Health Service Provider
  • Division of Professional Licensure, Psychology
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Current License Expiration Date: June 30, 2018
  • Initial License Date: June, 1992

Publications and Presentations

  • Moncata, S. (2006). An Introduction to Asperger Syndrome: Information for Families of Children and Adolescents. Watertown, MA: AANE Press. Chpt. 2, The AS Child at School, pp. 40 – 44. (Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation’s Autism Spectrum Division).
  • Moncata, S. (1999). The Asperger’s diagnosis within the school setting. Asperger’s Association of New England Periodical, AANE Press.
  • Calicchia, J., Moncata, S., and Santostefano, S. (1993). Cognitive control differences in violent juvenile inpatients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49, (5). 731-740.
  • Calicchia, J., Santostefano, S., and Moncata, S. (1990). Predicting dangerousness in juvenile inpatients: The ecological validity of cognitive controls. Paper presented: APA Conference, Boston, MA
  • Santostefano, S. and Moncata, S. (1989). A psychoanalytic view of cognition within personality: Cognitive dysfunction and educating troubled youth. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 6(4), 41-62.
  • The Fourth Annual Panel on Boys' Education: Special Topic Area – Boys That Bully. Featured Speaker. Sponsored by the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE) and the Community and Cultural Programming Department of The Fessenden School, in West Newton, Massachusetts. April, 2011.
  • Cambridge Hospital Professional Services, Department of Psychiatry. The Cambridge Series: Child Neurodevelopmental Disorders. The challenges of working with different learning styles: Accounting for children’s common cognitive “fingerprints” within the clinical process. January, 2004.
  • ICD-10-CM training session: DSM-5, we hardly knew ya. Workshop presented to the Department of Community Engagement at William James College. Fall, 2015
  • Careers in mental health: Psychological and neuropsychological assessment. Community event sponsored by the Admissions Department of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology/William James College, October, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
  • The developmental effects of maltreatment, catastrophic events, and relational trauma understood through the lenses of psychological and neuropsychological testing. In- service series presented to “The Red Batons”, a Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology/William James College service group, in preparation for their yearly mission serving “Hurricane Katrina” victims in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Fall, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
  • Integrating projective personality data with cognitive, intellectual, and academic measures: A beginning primer for testing professionals working within school systems. A workshop series presented to special educators and school psychologists at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle and High Schools, Dover, Massachusetts, Spring, 2009
  • Understanding common cognitive “fingerprints”: A guide to enhanced teaching and parenting for your child. A presentation to parents as part of the Parent Forum Series at The Fessenden School, January 2009
  • The burnout phenomenon within special education: Helping special educator’s deal with on the job stress. A workshop series presented to special educators at Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle and High Schools, Dover, Massachusetts. November, December of 2008
  • Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Continuing Professional Education Programs: Getting more from the WISC-IV. Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005
  • Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Continuing Professional Education Programs: Brenner Center Lecture Series – Testing assessment round table. Program Moderator, Fall 2004
  • Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Continuing Professional Education Programs: Getting more from the WISC-III: Cognitive “fingerprints” and effective bridge-building to the classroom. Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2003
  • Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Continuing Professional Education Programs: Testing and assessment for the new millennium, Spring 2001
  • Diversity in learning: Understanding your child’s unique cognitive “fingerprint”. A workshop series presented to faculty and parents at Noble and Greenough School, February, 2000, February, 2001
  • The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III) as a component of the independent school admissions process: Fostering a more sophisticated utility. A presentation to area independent school admission directors, February, 1999
  • Learning and teaching styles: Searching for common ground. A teaching workshop presented to the faculty of Brimmer and May School, February, 1998
  • Learning style differences in the classroom: A primer for independent schools. A teaching workshop presented to the faculty of The Fessenden School, April, 1997
  • Cognition and trauma: A yearlong curriculum. In-service series presented to the clinical staff of Children’s Charter, Inc., Academic Year 1996-1997

Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

  • August 1, 2014 – Present
    Clinical Faculty, APA Consortium Internship Program
    Leon O. Brenner Assessment and Consultation Center
    William James College
    One Wells Avenue
    Newton, Massachusetts 02459
  • August 1994 – Present
    Core Faculty
    William James College
    One Wells Avenue
    Newton, Massachusetts 02459
  • August 1992 – Present
    Founder, Clinical Director
    The Center for LifeSpan Development, Inc.
    91 Wyman Street, Suite One
    Waban, Massachusetts 02468
  • Governance Committee Membership
    Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology/William James College:
  • Faculty Evaluation Committee (1995 – 1999)
  • TED Task Force (Chair, 1996 - 2000)
  • Admissions Committee (1996 – 2002)
  • Assessment Task Force (Chair, 1996 – 2011, 2016)
  • Faculty Liaison Committee (Chair, 2004)
  • Steering Committee (2005)
  • Human Subjects/Research Committee (2004 – 2006, Chair 2006 -2008)
  • Faculty Stewardship Committee (2009 -2011, Chair 2012 – 2016)
  • Clinical PsyD Curriculum Review Committee (2016)

Prior Experience

  • January 2004 – July 31, 2014
    Founder, Clinical Director
    Leon O. Brenner Center Assessment and Consultation Center
    William James College
    One Wells Avenue
    Newton, Massachusetts 02459
  • June 1990 – August 2009
    Instructor in Psychology
    Harvard Medical School
    Department of Psychiatry
    25 Shattuck Street
    Boston, MA 02115
  • July 1993 – June 2009
    Attending Child and Adolescent Psychologist
    McLean Hospital
    115 Mill Street
    Belmont, Massachusetts 02178
  • June 1990 – June 1993
    Assistant Child and Adolescent Psychologist
    McLean Hospital
    115 Mill Street
    Belmont, Massachusetts 02178
  • April 1988 – August 1992
    Director of Clinical Training, Staff Psychologist
    Cognitive Therapy and Diagnostic Service
    169 Grove Street
    Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481
  • September 1986 – May 1989
    Clinical Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology
    McLean Hospital
    115 Mill Street
    Belmont, Massachusetts 02178
  • September 1983 – June 1985
    Psychological Consultant
    Avon Public School System
    Avon, Connecticut 06001
  • January 2004 – July 31, 2014
    Founder, Clinical Director
    Leon O. Brenner Center Assessment and Consultation Center
    William James College
    One Wells Avenue
    Newton, Massachusetts 02459
  • July 1993 – June 2009
    Attending Child and Adolescent Psychologist
    McLean Hospital
    115 Mill Street
    Belmont, Massachusetts 02178

Professional Affiliations

  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA)

Community Involvement

  • 2006 Commencement, Faculty Address to Graduates, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology/William James College
  • Massachusetts Psychological Association – Psychological Assessment Task Force
  • Order of Sons of Italy in America
    Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
    Francesco DeSanctis Lodge # 1411
    Natick, Massachusetts 01760
    2014 – Present
  • Coach
    Little League - Girls’ Softball Division
    Natick, Massachusetts 01760
    2008 - 2012
  • Board Member
    Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Board of Directors
    1999 – 2009
  • Board Member
    Hospice West, Inc., Board of Directors
    1990 – 1999
  • Education Advisory Committee
    Town of Needham
    Needham, Massachusetts, 02492
    1994 – 1995