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Joni N. Dolce,MS

Department : Psychiatric Rehabilitation And Counseling Professions
Program/Division : Rehabilitation Counseling
Academic Title: Assistant Professor

Office Address:
200 College Drive
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Phone: (856) 566-2772

Email: dolcejn@rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
MS	UMDNJ-SHRP	2001
Ph.D.	Rutgers University	2024

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
A rapid response to training needs for rehabilitation practitioners: An exploratory study	Dolce, J.N., Gao, N., Bates, F.B., Banko, A.L., Stone, B.L., & Akhtar, I.	The Rehabilitation Professional, 30(1), 37-48 (2022)
Applying implementation science in mental health services: Technical assistance cases from the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) network	Gotham, H. J., Cummings, J., Dolce, J. N., Druss, B., Gill, K. J., Kopelovich, S. L., Molfenter, T., Olson, J. R., Benson, F., & Chwastiak, L	General Hospital Psychiatry, 75, 1-9 (2022)
Challenges Experienced by Behavioral Health Organizations in New York Resulting from COVID-19: A Qualitative Analysis	Murphy, A. A., Karyczak, S., Dolce, J. N., Zechner, M., Bates, F., Gill, K. J., & Rothpletz-Puglia, P.	Community Mental Health J, 57(1), 111-120. (2021)
Hiring and employing individuals with psychiatric disabilities: Focus groups with human resource professionals.	Dolce, J. N. & Bates, F.M.	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 50(1), 85-93 (2019)
A study of the impact of social support development on job acquisition and retention among people with psychiatric disabilities	Roberts, M. M., Murphy, A., Dolce, J., Spagnolo, A., Gill, K., Lu, W	Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. Vol. 33: 203-207 (2010 )
A case illustration to improve employment outcomes among individuals receiving employment services	Gao, N., & Dolce, J.	American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Vol. 13: 94-104 (2010 )
Making employment a priority in community mental health: Benefits of demonstrating direct employment practice	Waynor, W., Pratt, C.W., Dolce, J., Bates, F. & Roberts, M.M.	American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Vol. 8: 103-112 (2005 )
Improving employment outcomes in ACT: The role of the ACT nurse	Waynor, W.R. & Dolce, J. N.	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 53(7), 31-37 (2015)
In-vivo job development training among peer providers of homeless Veterans supported employment programs	Gao, N., Dolce, J. N., Rio, J., Heitzmann, C., & Loving, S	Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 392, 191-192 (2016)
Effect of Psychiatric Symptoms on Employment Outcomes for Individuals Receiving Supported Employment Services A Preliminary Study	Dolce, J. N. & Waynor, W. R.	Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 56(3), 33-38 (2018)
The paradoxical relationship between hope and the educational level of people in recovery.	Waynor, W.R., Gao, N., and Dolce, J.N.	American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Vol. 15: 299 (2012 )
The Cognitive Apprenticeship Model: Implications for its Use in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Provider Training	Bates, F.M, Waynor, W.R., & Dolce, J.N.	Journal of Rehabilitation. Vol. 78: 5-10 (2012 )
Training future psychiatric rehabilitation providers: The Cognitive Apprenticeship Model.	Waynor, W. R., Dolce, J. N., Basto, P. M., Crisafulli, G., Gaviria, D., Bates, F. M.	Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 9(2), 15-21 (2016)
The role of self-efficacy in managing personal information with employers	Waynor, W.R., Dolce, J. N., & Aftab, P.	Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 8(1), 33-40 (2015)
The relationship between hope and symptoms	Waynor, W. R., Gao, N., Dolce, J. N., Reilly, A., Haytas, L. A.	Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.. Vol. 35: 345-348 (2012 )
A Study of the perceived barriers to the implementation of circles of support	Spagnolo, A.., Dolce, J., Roberts, M., Murphy, A., Gill, K., Librera, L., & Lu, W	Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Vol. 34: 233-242 (2011 )

Awards
Award	Year
The National Rehabilitation Association's Thomas G. Stewart Memorial Scholarship	2011
Student Award in Clinical Excellence	2001

Research Grants
Title	Sponsor	Effective Dates	Role
The Role of Self-efficacy in Employment Tenure for Persons with Serious Mental Illness in Supported Employment	UMDNJ-Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions	2008 - Present	Co-Investigator

BioSketch
Title	Details
Assistant Professor 6/11/24	Joni Dolce, Ph.D., CRC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions at Rutgers School of Health Professions and a Project Associate with the SAMHSA funded Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC). Joni has several years of experience working in Supported Employment (SE) services, providing both direct employment services and supervising staff. Currently, Joni supports behavioral health organizations to implement and sustain best practices in Supported Employment and Supported Education Services. She has developed curriculum and authored several peer reviewed articles and technical workbooks on employment and career services for people with mental health conditions. Her research interests include staff training and implementation as well as gaining a better understand of the role of stigma in the workplace. Joni is principal investigator on a study exploring disclosure decision making in the workplace and previously a co-principal investigator examining human resource professionals’ views on hiring individuals with mental health conditions. She speaks and provides workshops and trainings on a variety of employment related topics, including presentations to behavioral health providers and employer audiences (e.g., Society for Human Resource Management). In addition to her work in NJ, Joni has provided training, technical assistance, and implementation support on a national level with the NY Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Veterans Administration, New York City’s Department of Health and Hygiene, New York states Vocational Rehabilitation Services (ACCES-VR), and the Washington State Health Care Authority. Joni has been invited to present to Human Resource professionals on the topic of mental health in the workplace and has been listed as a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a recommended speaker on this topic. She has held leadership roles in NJ, including president of the NJ chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association and secretary of the NJ Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association as well as past member roles on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Mental Health Training and Technology Transfer Center National Motivational Interviewing and Dissemination and Implementation working groups.

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