Mary Phyllis Mascitti McCarthy

Background

McCarthy, Mary Phyllis Mascitti was born on October 12, 1928 in Leominster, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Pelino and Anna (DiNino) Mascitti.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954. Master of Social Work, Catholic U. American, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1976.

Joined Order Sisters in Social Service, Roman Catholic Church, 1959.

Psychometrist University of California at Los Angeles, 1953-1955. Caseworker Catholic Social Services, Vallejo, 1959-1961.

Instructor Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood, California, 1963-1965, Saint Mary"s College, Los Angeles, 1966-1968. Casework director HolyFamily Adoption Service, Los Angeles, 1963-1971.

Counselor Rosemont (Pennsylvania) College, 1971-1975.

Liaison Los Angeles Archdiocese Department Health and Hospitals/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 1975-1980. Associate director counseling and psychotherapy Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Los Los Angeles Director Quo Vadis Family Center, Torrance, California, since 1980.

Social systems analyst, Los Angeles, since 1976.

Career

Associate director, counseling and psychotherapy Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Psychometrist University of California at Los Angeles, 1953—1955. With Order Sisters in Social Service Roman Catholic Church, 1959.

Caseworker Catholic Social Services, Vallejo, 1959—1961. Instructor Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood, California, 1963—1965, St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, 1966—1968. Casework director Holy Family Adoption Service, 1963—1971.

Counselor Rosemont College, Pennsylvania, 1971—1975. Liaison Los Angeles Archdiocese Department Health and Hospitals & Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 1975—1980. Social system analyst Los Angeles, since 1976.

Director Quo Vadis Family Center, Torrance, since 1980.

Achievements

• Mary Phyllis Mascitti McCarthy has been listed as a noteworthy social worker, nun by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, committee community development services child welfare Los Angeles Welfare Planning Council, 1966—1971. Member, study task force services to unmarried parents California Social Welfare Board, 1968—1969. Delegate Sisters of Social Service, Los Angeles, 1967, local director, 1968—1971, chairman, education commission, 1968, treasurer, general council, 1976—1978.

Board directors Natural Family Planning, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, since 1981. National Institutes of Health co-principal investigator Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 1976—1979. Member of National Conference Catholic Charities, American Association Social Welfare History, International Conference Social Welfare, National Conference Social Welfare, California Clinical Social Workers, Academy Certified Social Workers, National Association Social Workers, Sigma Kappa.

Connections

Married Walter Joseph McCarthy, May 21, 1955 (deceased).

Father:

Pelino Mascitti

Mother:

Anna (DiNino) Mascitti

Spouse:

Walter Joseph McCarthy