Pat Nemec

Expertise

Credentials:

  • Psy.D., Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
  • Licensed Psychologist (Massachusetts)
  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
  • Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner

Experience:

Pat Nemec is an internationally recognized trainer in psychiatric rehabilitation, and was the director of the academic specialization in psychiatric rehabilitation at Boston University (now closed). She has played an important role on curriculum development teams for the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation as well as for regional training projects in psychiatric rehabilitation, wellness coaching, and academic curriculum development for undergraduate and graduate programs in health and rehabilitation sciences. As an active contributor to the national Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Pat was a key member of the task force groups that developed the PRA Language Guidelines, the most recent revision of the PRA Multicultural Principles, and the 2012 revision of the CPRP Code of Ethics. She is a former Vice President of the Commission responsible for the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner program, a founding member of the Consortium of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Educators, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Rutgers University Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions.

Honors:

  • USPRA Dincin Fellow (appointed May 2012)
  • John Beard Award (USPRA) 2007
  • HDMP Visiting Expert (Ministry of Health, Singapore), June 2006
  • Award for Educational Innovation (Annapolis Coalition for Behavioral Health Workforce Education), presented to the Boston University Department of Rehabilitation Sciences for its graduate level psychiatric rehabilitation curriculum, 2004
  • RSA Commissioner’s Award (US Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration), presented to the Boston University ScD Program in Rehabilitation Counseling, 2004
  • RSA Commissioner’s Award (US Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration), presented to the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation for the Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation Certificate Program, 2002
  • Whitney R. Powers Teaching Excellence Award (Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences), 2002
  • Professor of the Year (Boston University Chapter of the Golden Key Honor Society), 1993–1994