Thomas Jan Rostafinski
Clinical psychologist
Born Jan. 17, 1952, Louvain (Belgium); came to U.S., 1953; son of Wojciech and Maria (Sikorska).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Reed College, Portland (OR), 1973; Master of Science (M.S.) 1978, Ph.D., 1981, Ohio University, Athens.
Career: consultant, Western District Guidance Center, Parkersburg (WV), 1979-80; psychology intern, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, 1980-81, clinical psychology, Cook County Department of Corrections, 1981-86, Chicago (IL); private practice, Oak Park (IL), 1983 -; psychology, practicum supervisor, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn (IL), 1985-92; faculty, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, 1987-94, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Meadows Campus, 1994 -, Wheeling (IL); adjunct assistant prof. (psychiatry), Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood (IL), 1992 -.
Author: articles in: American Psychologist; weekly guest, Open Microphone, Polish Radio WPNA, Chicago, 1989 -.
Member of: president, Chicago Society of Clinical Hypnosis (treasurer, 1990-92, vice president, 1992-94); American Psychological Association (APA); Society for Personality Assessment; American Society of Clinical Hypnosis; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); advisory committee member, MacNeal Return to Work Program, Bedford Park (IL).
Languages: Polish, English, French, German.
Hobbies: belles lettres, mountaineering, photography.
Office: 1140 Lake Street, Suite 508, Oak Park, IL 60301.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.