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Peter M. Basto,PHD

Department : Psychiatric Rehabilitation And Counseling Professions
Program/Division : Psychiatric Rehabilitation And Psychology
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Administrative Title(s): Program Director (NJEA)

Office Address:
1776 Raritan Road
Rm 443
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Phone: (908) 889-2550

Email: peter.m.basto@rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
MS	UMDNJ-SHRP	1999
PHD	Rutgers University	2017

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
The Organizational Assimilation of Consumer Providers	Basto, P. M., Pratt, C. W., Gill, K. J., & Barrett, N. M	Psychiatric Skills. Vol. 4 (1): 105 – 119 (2006 )
Chapter 3: Ethics, Values, Laws, and Regulations	Basto, P., and Stahl, L	In M. Salzar (Ed.), Psychiatric Rehabilitation Skills in Practice: A CPRP Preparation and Skills Workbook. Vol. : 43-78 (2006 )
Integrating Consumer Providers into a Service Delivery System	Barrett, N. M., Pratt, C. W., Basto, P. M., & Gill, K. J	Psychiatric Skills. Vol. 4 (1): 82 – 105 (2000 )

Awards
Award	Year
Excellence in Teaching Award	2008-2009
Student Clinical Excellence Award	1998
Cum Laude graduate	1978
Leory Spaniol Educators Award Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association	2016

Research
Research Interests
Peer run services and on student learning outcomes

Research Grants
Title	Sponsor	Effective Dates	Role
Educational Research Grant	UMDNJ-SHRP	2009-2010	Co-Investigator
UMDNJ Foundation Grant	UMDNJ Foundation	2009-2017	Co-Investigator

BioSketch
Title	Details
Dr. Peter M. Basto 12/19	Dr. Basto is an Assistant Professor, and Director of the A.S. program in Psychosocial Rehabilitation in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, Rutgers University, School of Health Professions (SHP). He is responsible for coordinating County Colleges around NJ who partner with Rutgers-SHP in providing students to the A.S. Program. He provides advisement and support to students and supervises faculty in the implementation of courses for the degree program, he also teaches undergraduate classes in Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Dr. Basto has been an educator since 1999, and received the Rutgers-SHP Excellence in Teaching Award in 2009. In addition, he is the 2016 recipient of the Leroy Spaniol Educators award from the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association which is a national award bestowed on an individual who has made outstanding contributions toward educating and mentoring a new generation of leaders. Dr. Basto strives to ensure that students receive the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be effective recovery oriented Psychiatric Rehabilitation practitioners. Dr. Basto has extensive experience working with children and adults in community based programs, and hospital in-patient settings. He has partnered with peers in the development of peer run services, and worked with families to establish family support groups. He is currently a Co-President of Collaborative Support Programs of NJ, which provides housing, wellness centers and advocacy for peers in recovery. He is also on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Psychiatric Association, and manages the Consortium of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Educators which is a group of professors who teach psychiatric rehabilitation courses throughout North America. He has a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). Dr. Basto has been involved with the development of the CPRP including helping to define the Psychiatric Rehabilitation field, helping to revise the domains for the exam, and as an item writer for the CPRP examination. He has provided trainings, developed training manuals, and created online professional education programs for staff, and peers. Dr. Basto has also developed workshops and presented at state, national, and international conferences focusing on improving the Psychiatric Rehabilitation workforce. His current research interests are focused on peer run services

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