Jennifer Sperduto, M.S.
Lecturer
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling
Program: Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Email: jennifer.sperduto@rutgers.edu
Office location:
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
59 Koch Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
About
Jennifer Sperduto is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions at Rutgers University. She has over 25 years experience in the mental health field in a variety of community settings, including a Clubhouse model psychiatric rehabilitation program, a vocational rehabilitation program, several community housing programs and a residential program for consumers with co-occurring disorders. Her current role is to provide technical assistance, consultation, and training to state psychiatric hospitals.
Ms. Sperduto has participated in both quantitative and qualitative studies related to the effectiveness of inpatient treatment interventions and has been involved in several evaluation projects which examine the implementation and fidelity of Evidence Based Practices, including Illness Management & Recovery, in a hospital setting. She has developed curricula for recovery-oriented programming to facilitate community re-integration for persons served in the state hospital system. Most recently Ms. Sperduto’s work has focused on developing a recovery-based curriculum to improve discharge readiness, tenancy skills and community living skills for persons preparing to leave the state psychiatric hospital.
Education
M.S., UMDNJ-SHRP
Professional Achievements
SHRP Award for Academic Excellence, 1997
Research
Publications
| Title | Authors | Where and When | ||
Moving Psychiatric Rehabilitation Workforce Training and Support Online During COVID-19: Strategies and Reach. |
Bartholomew, T., Sperduto, J.S., Kinter, K., Reinhardt-Wood, D., Zechner, M.R., Giacobbe, G., and Birkmann, J.C. |
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Vol 23(1), 1-8, 2020 |
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Tools for Moving On: Adapting an Evidence-Based Housing Curriculum for Individuals Receiving Services in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting to Prepare for Community Living |
Jennifer S. Sperduto, MS; Michelle R. Zechner, PhD, LSW, CPRP; Amy B. Spagnolo, PhD; and Giovanna Giacobbe, MSW |
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. VOL. 57, NO. 8, 2019 |
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Fidelity to the structural and clinical aspects of the illness management and recovery program in an institutional setting: A six year study |
Bartholomew, T, Zechner, M.R., Birkmann, J.C, Reinhardt-Wood, D. L., Kinter, K.T., Sperduto, J.S., Cook, R.C, Giantini, M. |
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Vol. 21, 1-2, 2019 |
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Sensitizing Inpatient Mental Health Staff to the Challenges of Aging |
Michelle R. Zechner, PhD, LSW, CPRP; Joseph C. Birkmann, MPA, LSW; Jennifer Sperduto, MS, CPRP; and Carlos Pratt, PhD, CPRP |
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. VOL. 56, NO. 4, 2018 |
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A collaborative rehabilitation approach to the improvement of inpatient treatment for persons with a psychiatric disability |
Joseph C. Birkmann, Jennifer S. Sperduto, Russell C. Smith, Kenneth J. Gill |
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. Vol. 29, Number 3: 157-165 (2006 Winter) |
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