Anthony J. Salerno, PhD, is a NYS licensed psychologist with over 30 years of public mental health experience in inpatient and outpatient settings.   Dr. Salerno has extensive experience as a clinician, supervisor and administrator of mental health rehabilitation programs. He has extensive experience working closely with families and consumer advocacy organizations; training multi-disciplinary staff in the principles and practices of psychiatric rehabilitation and illness management; and providing organizational and leadership consultation and training services to mental health agencies.

In addition to clinical leadership activities, Dr. Salerno has helped organizations improve practices through innovative implementation methods such as learning collaboratives and practice improvement networks. These methods have been employed to promote the widespread and sustainable implementation of quality practices across clinical conditions, cultural populations and program types.

He is currently involved in developing system wide strategies to promote evidence based practices throughout New York State, with a particular emphasis on the use of curriculum based treatment approaches such as wellness self-management and brief family involving interventions. Most recently, Dr. Salerno has developed distance learning and a web based course to promote widespread, feasible and continuous access to training supports for students and mental health staff.  

Dr. Salerno’s teaching interest has focused on assisting students and practitioners to develop the core competencies characteristic of effective helpers working with individuals across a wide spectrum of clinical conditions, program settings and cultural backgrounds.

Last updated December 03, 2009 .