Social Work Faculty & Staff

M.S.W. University of Hawaii of Manoa

Case Management Services
Working with Adult Survivors
Poverty Issues and Strength Based Supervision
Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice
Family and Child Sexual Abuse
Special Needs of Children

Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology,
Argosy University

Master of Social Work,
Adelphi University School of Social Work

BS in Psychology,
St. Joseph’s College

Trauma, Trauma Informed Care

Coccoma, P. (2014) Transitions and Tradeoffs: A social worker’s snapshot of the  American military family.  Reflections: Narratives of the Social Work Profession.

Coccoma, P. (2013) Comparative Study of Evidence Based Treatment Modalities for Adolescents with Depression. Annals of the    American Psychotherapy Association v. 16 no.1 pg. 84-89

Coccoma, P., Peppers, C., & Molhoek, J. (2012) Creativity and Wikis: Partnering Virtual Team Technology and Social Work Education.  Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. v. 8#2 pg 147- 158

Bruster, B., & Coccoma, P. (2013) Mentoring for Educational Success:  Advancing Foster Care Youth Utilizing Core         Competencies. Journal of Human Behavior and Social Environment.  DOI:10.1080/10911359.2013.764218

Coccoma, P., & Bruster, B. (2012, fall) Social Work and the Community Mentoring Teens: Preparing Their Future. College of Health Professions and Social Work; Social Work Review                 

Coccoma, P., & Anstadt, S. (2011) Considering an Alternative: Interest in use of spiritually based activities as deterrent to substance abuse behavior.  The International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health; 4(3) pp. 247-256

Evans, A., & Coccoma, P. (2014) Trauma Informed Care: How Neuroscience Influences Practice. New York: Routledge Publishing.

M.S.W. Boston University

Individual and Group Therapy
Case Management
Child and Adolescent
Young Adult
Grief and Loss
Serious Illness
Relationship Issues

Trauma Focused Individual and Family Therapy; Addiction Counseling; Dual Diagnosis; Feminist Empowerment; Women’s Issues; Intimate Partner Violence; Clinical Supervision; Case Management; Community Organizing; Community Leadership; Program Development