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Raffaella McAllister, LSW
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Title:
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Clinician - Full Time
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Since:
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2008
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Experience:
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Raffaella attended Monmouth University Undergraduate School of Social Work in West Long Branch, NJ and graduated, with honors,
with a Bachelor in Social Work. She was hired one month prior to graduating at Discovery Institute for Addictive Disorders after completing
her internship with them. She attended Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services in Bronx, NY full-time while working at Discovery full-time,
where she graduated with a Masters in Social Work. Prior to graduating from Fordham University, she took her licensing exam in New Jersey, passed, and
became a Licensed Social Worker (LSW). She left Discovery for good in 2008, where she then came to HDAP to work as an outpatient counselor. She is
currently pursuing her LCSW and is a few steps away from becoming a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC).
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Theory:
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Raffaella’s treatment mode of choice is primarily Cognitive Behavioral with just a bit of Client-Centered in order to help her listen and try to understand how
things are from the client's point of view. Raffaella believes that in order for clients to understand their addictive behaviors, they must first recognize their consequences,
belief systems, irrational thought process, negative feelings, and residual life events that keep them stuck in the addiction cycle. She feels that positive behavior change stems from
understanding how residual issues affects one’s perception and finding healthier ways to cope, which promotes self- efficacy and a desire to continue positive behavior.
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Hobbies:
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Raffaella enjoys hanging out and having fun with friends and her husband, Nick. She also enjoys sightseeing and traveling to learn about things in her locality, USA, and abroad and
recently traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii (Island of Oahu) in September 2008 with her husband for their honeymoon. In August 2007, among other places that year, she traveled with her
husband and her family all over Rome, Pompeii, Capri, Amalfi Coast, and Naples, Italy to visit family she has not seen in over 20 years.
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