Scott Kellogg

Scott Kellogg

Clinical Assistant Professor Of Psychology

Research & Clinical Interests

The methodology and process of psychotherapeutic healing and transformation has been a driving theme in both my clinical and research endeavors. Integrative models have been of particular interest to me, and I have worked with a number of useful intervention models and strategies. In my work with drug-addicted individuals, I have found identity theory and positive reinforcement strategies to be particularly compelling. On a policy level, I have made a case for the adoption of “Gradualism”, a treatment paradigm that seeks to integrate the best of the harm reduction and abstinence-oriented approaches to create better treatments for addicted individuals.

As a psychotherapist, I have been practicing Schema Therapy, an approach that draws on the cognitive, behavioral, Gestalt, and psychodynamic traditions. The revitalization and incorporation of Gestalt therapy techniques, particularly chairwork, in a cognitive-behavioral context, has also been a central concern, and I am currently working on a project to re-introduce “chairwork” to the world of psychotherapy. Lastly, psychometrics and test development have been areas of interest as well.

 

http://transformationalchairwork.com/

Education

  • 1994 PhD in Clinical Psychology, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
  • 1988 MA in Psychology, The City College
  • 1985 BA in Psychology, Hunter College
  • 1978 BA in History, Hunter College

Positions

  • 2005-Present Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Department of Psychology
  • 2000-Present Psychotherapist and Research Director, Cognitive Therapy Center of New York
  • 1997-2005 Clinical Psychologist, The Rockefeller University
  • 2000-2005 Adjunct Associate Professor, Program in Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
  • 2002-Present Adjunct Clinical Supervisor, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
  • 1995-1997 Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
  • 1991-1993 Psychology Fellow, Bellevue Hospital, NYU Medical Center

Honors & Awards

  • 1994 Ackerman Award for Scholarship in Psychology, The City College
  • 1994 Barmack Dissertation Award, The City College
  • 1985 Sidney Wolff Scholarship, Hunter College
  • 1985 Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society), Hunter College
  • 1978 Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society), Hunter College

Selected Publications

Chairwork, Schema Therapy, and Gestalt Therapy

Kellogg, S. H. (2004). Dialogical encounters: Contemporary perspectives on “chairwork” in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 41, 310-320. Available at: http://transformationalchairwork.com/articles/dialogical-encounters/

Kellogg, S. H. (2009). Schema therapy: A Gestalt-oriented overview. Gestalt!, 10 (1). Available at: http://transformationalchairwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Kellogg-Schema-Therapy-and-Gestalt-Therapy.htm

Kellogg, S. H., & Young, J. E. (2006). Schema therapy for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 445-458.

Addiction and Recovery

Kellogg, S. H., Burns, M., Coleman, P., Stitzer, M., Wale, J. B., & Kreek, M. J. (2005). Something of value: The introduction of contingency management interventions into the New York City Health and Hospital Addiction Treatment Service. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28, 57-65.

Kellogg, S. H., Stitzer, M. L., Petry, N. M., & Kreek, M. J. (2007). Motivational incentives: Foundations and principles. Promoting awareness of motivational incentive – An awareness campaign. Available at: http://nattc.org/pami/pami_home.html

Kellogg, S., & Triffleman, E. (1998). Treating substance-abuse patients with histories of violence: Reactions, perspectives, and interventions. Psychotherapy, 35, 405-414.

Kellogg, S. H. (1993). Identity and recovery. Psychotherapy, 30, 235-244.

Gradualism and Harm Reduction

Kellogg, S.H., & Kreek, M. J. (2005). Gradualism, identity, reinforcements, and change. International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, 369-375. Available at: http://gradualismandaddiction.org/articles/

Kellogg, S. H. (2003). On “Gradualism” and the building of the harm reduction-abstinence continuum. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 25, 241-247. Available at: http://gradualismandaddiction.org/articles/

Kellogg, S. H., & Tatarsky, A. (2009). Harm reduction psychotherapy. Encyclopedia of substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery(pp. 444-449). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Psychometrics

Kellogg, S. H., McHugh, P. F., Bell, K., Schluger, J. H., Schluger, R. P., LaForge, K. S, Ho, A., and Kreek, M. J. (2003). The Kreek-McHugh-Schluger-Kellogg Scale: A new, rapid method for quantifying substance abuse and its possible applications. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 69, 137-150.