Robert Goldman, J.D., Psy.D. is the clinical psychologist for the Suffolk County Probation Department. His work is focused primarily on the Juvenile Delinquent population. Dr. Goldman develops programs that combine his experience as a criminal defense attorney and as a psychologist with a goal aimed at reducing the rate of recidivism and placement.
 
Dr. Goldman’s first professional experience was as an attorney working for Manhattan Attorney Jack Littman as an associate in his criminal defense practice. He later worked for Suffolk County Legal Aid as a staff attorney in the Criminal Bureau. Dr. Goldman then started his own practice where he engaged in various forms of litigation. He was subsequently appointed to be on the Law Guardian Panel, where he found his true passion in helping children. Consequently, he chose to attend Hofstra University where he received his doctorate in School/Community Psychology.

Dr. Goldman continues to have a private practice in the area of law and has expanded his interests to include alternatives for dispute resolution. He has written for the Suffolk County Bar Association about Restorative Justice and has held numerous conferences on the topic. He is the founder of Psychological Restorative Solutions, P.C., a corporation that develops programs that facilitate peaceful resolutions to conflict and promote personal growth.

Corinne Malloy is a graduate of Fordham University School of Social Service with a specialization in Children and Families.  She is a licensed Social Worker with the majority of her experience working with families and adolescents. Ms. Malloy is currently employed by Family Service League working to keep families together in times of crisis and conflict.  She is a consulting Psychiatric Social Worker for the Suffolk County Probation Department focusing on assessment and treatment of juvenile delinquency and conflict resolution. She has worked closely with the Probation Department to develop and implement new programs and curriculums for reducing recidivism into the juvenile justice system and keeping families intact. Ms. Malloy has been an advocate for the families that she has worked with in the Family Court system and has worked with both adults and children in individual therapy and family therapy.  Ms. Malloy has a passion and commitment to restorative justice and has also completed the Family Development Credential of the Cornell University College of Human Ecology. 

Corinne Malloy is a member of NASW and an active volunteer in efforts to improve community life for families on Long Island. 

Richard Szymanski has a BBA from Adelphi University and is a graduated from the State University of Stony Brook with a Masters, of Social Work.  He is a licensed Social Worker with extensive experience working with families and adolescents. Mr. Szymanski is currently employed by the Suffolk County Probation Department where he has been for over 19 years, his focus is on assessment and treatment of juvenile delinquency and conflict resolution. He is also a consultant for the Family Service League. Richard has had training with Carl Rogers for 2 years at the Center for Interpersonal Growth as well as training in Functional Family Therapy, an empirically grounded family based intervention program for acting out youth.  He has also completed the Family Development Credential of the Cornell University College of Human Ecology.Thank you for your interest!

Mark Seidler is a mediator, facilitator and organizational change consultant. He presents communication workshops, facilitates conflict resolution, and designs processes to help people meet the challenges of collaboration at large group events: professional conferences, staff retreats, strategic planning meetings. He has more than 25 years experience with many organizational and individual clients, including local government agencies, juvenile justice systems, and United Nations country offices in Asia and Africa. Mr. Seidler has gained broad experience in dealing with the multiple faces of conflict: within families, among community members, between individuals in the workplace, between levels within organizations, and across cultural differences. He is skilled in the use of a corresponding range of methods to address conflict, from direct mediation sessions and peacemaking circle dialogues, to more specialized processes used within organizational contexts: issue analyses, systems mapping, role clarifications, etc.  He is a recognized practitioner in the field of restorative justice. As a resident of Colorado during the 1990’s, he was training director for that state’s longest running restorative justice program, the Longmont Community Justice Partnership. As part of that work, he facilitated scores of restorative conferences involving youthful offenders, parents, victims, community members and youth professionals, in addition to training hundreds of individuals in western states in restorative facilitation skills.   He is currently working with Suffolk County Probation to develop restorative alternatives to placement for juveniles.   Mr. Seidler has an MA Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Mason University and is certified by the National Institute of Corrections (US Department of Justice) as a restorative justice trainer. He is currently Vice President of the Massachusetts-based Center for Peace through Culture, and is active with the Anti-Bias Task Force for the Town of Southampton, where he currently resides.

Phyllis Pinard, MS, PMHNP-BC received her Master’s Degree as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist from SUNY at Stony Brook.  She is also Board Certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.  Ms. Pinard started her nursing career in 1981 as both a Medical Intensive Care and Cardiac Critical Care nurse and later became the Clinician of the Radiology Department at University Hospital at Stony Brook.  She became interested in the role of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner; has held positions as Assistant Clinical Professor SUNY at Stony Brook School of Nursing; and currently works with children and adolescents at an Intensive Day Treatment Program and also works for the Department of Probation with the TASTE Program and with the alcohol and addictions Day Reporting Program.