Joni N. Dolce, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation And Counseling Professions
Program: Rehabilitation Counseling
Phone: (856) 566-2772
Email: dolcejn@rutgers.edu
Office location:
200 College Drive
Blackwood, NJ 08012
About
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.
Education
M.S., UMDNJ-SHRP
Ph.D., Rutgers University
Professional Achievements
The National Rehabilitation Association’s Thomas G. Stewart Memorial Scholarship, 2011
Student Award in Clinical Excellence, 2001
Research
Publications
| Title | Authors | Where and When | ||
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 ) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 ) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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