Tony Crespi, Ed.D.
Professor
Associate Chair of School Psychology and Clinical Psychology Program
East Hall 203G
860.768.5081
crespi@hartford.edu

Professor Crespi is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Chair of School Psychology and Clinical Psychology Program. He teaches courses in Psychopathology of Childhood; Family Therapy; Professional Credentialing; Clinical Supervision and Training; School Psychology.

From Dr. Crespi:
My research interests have involved professional credentialing and licensure, clinical supervision, family therapy, and psychopathology in children and adolescents. At present I have had the good fortune to have published three books and approximately 75 professional articles. Using clinical supervision as an illustration of one area of focus, my work strives to link theory and practice. As someone who is especially concerned that practitioners continually strive to link sound research with informed practice, my work in clinical supervision, has included forming basic definitions for the profession, as well as expanding traditional research which has supported the notion that clinical supervision can enhance, support, and expand professional skills. In addition to having published this work nationally and internationally, I have presented my work on a state, regional, and national level. In 1999, for instance, I served as the Chair for a half-day presentation on clinical supervision in Las Vegas for Trainer’s of School Psychologists (TSP). Presented in consort with the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, this forum explored differing models of supervision and examined implications for the field.

In addition to my work in school psychology, I also have maintained a continuing research agenda involving counseling psychology, specifically focusing on family theory, as well as clinical interventions and models for treating highly disturbed children and adolescents. Building on my early work on adolescents placed in psychiatric hospitals, my present interests involve school-based interventions, as well implications for clinicians in private practice.

Of some consequence, I strive to work on multiple levels. I presently served on the Executive Board for the Connecticut Association of School Psychologists, I serve on the Executive Board for Trainer's of School Psychologists, and I serve on several state association committees. In addition, I am on the editorial board of a number of journals including School Psychology Review, Psychotherapy In Independent Practice, The Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, and The Clinical Supervisor.

Finally, all this work notwithstanding, I have published approximately 450 popular articles involving sport psychology, and family leisure, largely targeting the ski industry. This work has added a wonderful balance to my career, and has involved continuing contributions to several regional and national ski publications

Ed.D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst , 1985,
Counseling and School Psychology
B.A. University of Hartford , 1975, Psychology

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