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Georgia PsychologistVolume 61, Number 2 Spring, 2007

Georgia Psychologist

featuring Drew Westen, PhD

GPA Annual Meeting 2007Loudermilk Center • Atlanta, Georgia

May 17-20

2006-2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PresidentBetsy Gard, Ph.D.

President-ElectJoni Prince, Ph.D.

Past-PresidentCarol Drummond, Ph.D.

Vice-PresidentPeter Thomas, Ph.D.

SecretaryRick Blue, Ph.D.

TreasurerNancy G. Bliwise, Ph.D.

APA RepresentativeJennifer Kelly, Ph.D.

Communications DirectorWilliam Doverspike, Jr., Ph.D.

Athens Area RepresentativeJ. Kip Matthews, Ph.D.

Augusta Area RepresentativeDeborah Gunnin, Ph.D.

Dina O’Brien, Ph.D.

Coastal Area RepresentativeElliot Palefsky, Ed.D.

Columbus Area RepresentativeAndrea L. Fleming, Ph.D.

Middle Georgia RepresentativeKelly Hern, Ph.D.

Division E RepresentativeDoug Slavin, Ph.D.

Division F RepresentativeDebra Lewis, Ph.D.

Division G RepresentativeKindell Schoffner, Ph.D.

Division H RepresentativeArlene Noriega, Ph.D.

Division P RepresentativeAndrea L. Fleming, Ph.D.

Psyched at 60!!Multiply the Memories and Maintain the Momentum

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GPA 60th Anniversary Birthday ContributionsWe would also like to thank Publix for their gift card contribution for a birthday cake!

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CONTENTS

© 2007 Georgia Psychological Association

frOmThEPrESidENT 2 FromthePresident

frOmThEEdiTOr 3 HappyBirthdaytoGPA

NaTiONalNEwS 5 APACouncilofRepresentativesReport

STaTENEwS 6 PositioningforChange:ExpandingPsychology’sRoles,InfluenceandValue 9 DayinMayScheduleofEvents

lEgiSlaTivE10 LegislativeUpdate10 ChildandFamilyIssues

PubliCEduCaTiON11 PublicEducation

fEaTurES12 RemembrancesfromGPAPastPresidents—SandraHoffman,Ph.D.13 TheHistoryoftheDisasterResponseNetwork13 ADisasterResponseCall14 TheEmpiricalStatusofEmpiricallySupportedPsychotherapies...15 EthicalCaringNeartheEnd-of-Life16 KeyCompetenciesinShort-TermDynamic/InterpersonalPsychotherapy18 A/RManagementServices19 Dr.JoannePeelerAppointedtoAPAC.E.Committee

EThiCS17 TheEvolutionofEthicsintheNewMillennium...

diviSiONNEwS20 DivisionENews22 DivisionFNews23 DivisionGNews

COlumNS24 NewMembers25 ContinuingEducation27 Classifieds

EditorWilliam Doverspike, Ph.D.

AssociateEditorsMargaret Nichols, Ph.D.

David Ryback, Ph.D.George Williams, Ph.D.

ManagingEditorCyd Preston Wise

AdvertisingManagerCyd Preston Wise

ProductionPatricia McDonald

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Please visit www.gapsychology.org for the entire APA Council Report, the Evolution of Ethics in the New Millennium, and pictorial highlights of

Pat Gardner’s Retirement Party.

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FROM THE PRESIDENTBetsy Gard, Ph.D.President

Spring is around the corner which means we are putting together the final plans for our 60th Birthday celebration. Be sure to put key dates on your calendars:

• The Day in May (May 4th and May 5th ) to celebrate our “gift” back to our communities through Pro Bono Service

• Our Annual Meeting (May 17-20th)• Our Birthday Celebration (May 19th)

Patrick Winters, our Interim Executive Director, is at Central Office two days a week providing consultation to the Transition Committee as the Committee works through the process of helping the Board to hire the permanent Executive Director. It is anticipated that the new Executive Director will be selected by June 1st. Pat Winters is also conducting

an organizational assessment which will help us determine how to improve our ability to meet our mission in the most efficient and economical manner going forward. The Executive Committee and the Board are working diligently on the current and 2007-2008 Budgets. With the difficult challenges practicing psychologists face with managed care and stiff competition for shrinking health care dollars, GPA is confronting hard decisions in meeting its revenue goals. To streamline operations, and address a deficit, the receptionist position held by Samantha Scott was cut. We wish Samantha the best in her future endeavors. We have cut our costs by sending out communication via emails and we have made significant cuts in governance items. We continue to try to determine where we can make further cuts in expenses while preserving the important programs that GPA offers. In addition to cutting costs, GPA is fundraising though our $60 for 60Years as part of our Birthday campaign. Please consider giving a “Birthday Gift” to GPA which will help us continue to

provide membership services, such as updating our web site, continuing our high quality Georgia Psychologist, and other services that are so important to our organization. Your leaders attended the APA State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. and, once again, we feel incredibly proud of our state Association and its many programs. One of our Business of Practice state winners (Stratix Corporation) won the 2006 APA Best Practices Award in the Small Business Category. Also, we have been selected by APA to be one of two states as a model for APA’s Public Education Mind-Body Health campaign. Georgia will be the “large” state selected for the event to be held in the Fall. Luana Bossolo, APA’s Assistant Executive Director, Public Relations, will present with Nancy McGarrah and Cyd Wise at the GPA Annual Meeting to train psychologists who want to be involved in the event. We are very excited about this and believe our selection is due to our robust and active public education program. We have many committee and divisions involved in exciting projects

and programs and it would take many pages to let you know all of their activities. However, I wanted to highlight just a few: We have two new committees: Psychologists in the Public Interest, chaired by Suzanne Merlis and Committee on Psychologists with Interests In Aging, Chaired by Cece Kimble. These committees are moving forward with interesting projects and training. The Annual Meeting, chaired by Susan Reviere, is filled with so many wonderful options, you may find it difficult to choose! Our LLC committee, chaired by Marilyn Vickers, has been working with our legislators to let them know how bills will impact those who most need our assistance. Our Insurance/Managed Care Chair, Andy Gothard, has been advocating for the children and families covered by Medicaid. We are working to make the Georgia Psychological Association the best state association in the country and we want to be able to do all that you want us to do. With your support and your involvement, we will grow stronger and more focused. As always, thank you for being a member of GPA!

The deadline for the Summer Georgia Psychologist is June 1, 2007. It will focus on

topics related to multicultural diversity.


FROM THE EDITOR

It has been an honor to have served along with my colleagues through the years by volunteering with the Georgia Psychological Association. As a continuous and active

participant in the organization since 1988 I still remember the great impression I had of GPA after attending my first GPA CE event as a student. For me several things stand out about the 1987 – 1997 period of GPA. Managed Care came into being in the early 90’s. The need to contain costs was the reason insurance companies gave to begin restricting the practice of psychology as we knew it. Many psychologists, both in and out of the managed care arena, worked to keep the practice of psychology viable, significant and unchanged. In 1998 GPA created a separate corporation, the Georgia Network of Psychologists. Bob Kleemeier, Ph.D. was the President and different members had other

corporate titles. I was the Vice-President of marketing. We met once a month on Friday from 4-6 pm at the GPA office on Peachtree for about 2 years. Barbara Calhoon, Ph.D. drove up from Macon to meet with us. There was a lot of commitment and time put into trying to stem the tide of managed care. I think we accomplished letting managed care in Georgia know we were not going to roll over. We disbanded mainly because legally it was too difficult to discuss fees as an organized group of psychologists because of restraint of trade issues. The need for psychologists to prescribe became apparent in the 90’s. Cal Vanderplate, Ph.D. worked diligently to draft and introduce one of the first pieces of psychology prescribing legislation in the country. GPA under Dr. Campbell’s leadership put together a prescribing training program involving both UGA and GSU. Several psychologists completed the training. The energy and effort of many GPA members involved in this effort has been extensive and ongoing since that time. GPA has had much recognition from APA as an initiator

in the pursuit of prescribing. At times our membership would become weary of the enormous task. We have pursued and continue to always have a bill for prescribing privileges active in the legislature. We have lobbied for children, lobbied to maintain and define the professional boundaries of Psychology, and worked diligently to continue to be able to provide services with reasonable reimbursement within the Medicaid system. GPA has done much for our community during this 20 years. During this time we have begun programs to outreach programs to the community on resilience, and violence. Our current president Betsy Gard, Ph.D. began working with the Red Cross as a GPA Disaster Relief project of GPA and has developed that project into a significant mental health component for the Red Cross. For the membership of GPA the organization has done much. The development of our website, the referral list, the ability for members to post articles on the GPA website, the Ethics Committee consultation offering

to members, consultation regarding managed care non-payment issues, our membership directory, a billing consultant service, our tool box now being updated by Division E, legal services, networking opportunities offered by the activities of GPA and its divisional and regional events, and an expansion of CE offerings. During this 20 year period our association publication, The Georgia Psychologist, edited by Bill Doverspike, Ph.D. and produced by Cyd Wise has become one of the outstanding state psychological association publications. GPA has also increased its involvement and participation in APA. We now have three significant APA leadership positions filled by GPA members. Jennifer Kelly is our APA Council Representative, Chair of the Board of Professional Affairs, Past Chair of the Committee of State Leaders and Assistant Editor of Division 31 News (State Provincial and Territorial Psychological Associations; Linda Campbell is the Chair of the Board of Educational Affairs and Past President of Division 31(State Provincial and Territorial Psychological Associations;

Happy Birthday to GPAMarsha Sauls, Ph.D.Chair,60thAnniversaryCommittee

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and Joanne Peeler is on the APA Continuing Education Committee. George Taylor who passed away in 2003, was an honored participant of APA. One of his significant positions at APA was serving as the APA Council Representative. He was also Chair of the APA Committee on Professional Practice, and Chair of the APA Insurance Trust. He served as a member of the Association for Practicing Psychologists, the APA Board of Directors, the APA College, the Committee on Rural Health, and was a candidate for APA President. During this last twenty year period our central office staff has also become active and invited to be involved at the APA level. Cyd Wise serves on the APA Public Education Advisory Council. During my years as a member of GPA I have experienced how vital it is to our profession. GPA works to provide us

with connections to each other and champions the standards of our profession. GPA, as an organization, promotes growth, definition, and development not only in us as individual psychologists but also in the profession of psychology as it is practiced in our state. The best thing about GPA since it’s beginning in 1947 is the enthusiasm of its members. It has always been an uplifting experience to see so many dedicated, hard working, people committed to excellence as they work with their professional colleagues, their communities, and their clients. Everyone has had their own interests and ideas and a willingness to share them. It has been a “neat” experience to see how GPA blends them all together and accomplishes much for all of us. I am enthusiastic about what the next 20 years will bring.

GPA SELECTED AS MODEL FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION EVENTAPA has selected GPA as a model for a large Public Education Mind-Body Health Fair to be held in Atlanta this fall. This will be unlike any health fair you have ever attended. Plans and meetings are underway but what we really need to make this event a success is YOU! We need psychologists who are interested in participating. Luana Bossolo, APA’s Assistant Executive Director, Public Relations, will present with Nancy McGarrah and Cyd Wise at the GPA Annual Meeting to begin training psychologists who want to be involved in this event. Let’s show the rest of the country what we can do here in Georgia! Join us for:

Lights, Camera, Action: Representing Psychology to the Public: Expanding Psychology’s Roles, Influence and Value in the Public’s Eye: Learn about the Mind/Body Health Campaign and how to present to the public AND the media. Friday, May 18th, 10am - 12pm.


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Jennifer F. Kelly, Ph.D.APACouncilRepresentative

This is the beginning of my second term as your representative to the American Psychological Association. I would like to thank all of you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you and your interests.

The meeting started with the organization giving Dr. Gerald Koocher, Past President, a standing ovation for his outstanding service to the American Psychological Association. APA President, Dr. Sharon Brehm, addressed the Presidential Initiatives. They include the following: Integrative Healthcare for an Aging Population, with Drs. Toni Antonucci and Antionette Zeiss as Task Force co-chairs; Math and Science Education, with Dr. Nora Newcombe as Task Force Chair; and Institutional Review Boards and Psychological Science, with Drs. Thomas Eissenberg serving as Task Force Chair. Dr. Brehm identified the challenges we face as an organization, which include increasing the membership of the organization, developing a first class web site for our members and the public, maintaining our publication enterprise, establishing Prescriptive Authority for all appropriately trained psychologists, and Psychological Science and Education.

CEO UPDATE: DR. NORMAN ANDERSON: Dr. Norman Anderson presented the need for a strategic planning process for the organization. At present, APA does not have a unified association wide strategic plan, as most major organizations do have a strategic plan to guide their work. Dr. Anderson has envisioned the following: 1. The major goals for the association will come from Council, the governing body. 2. Boards and Committee will develop sub-goals based on the major goals. 3. There will be a list of priorities that boards and committees will undertake over a five-year period to accomplish the goals. There will be funding to assist in meeting the goals. The first step is to identify the major goals. He wanted to start using Policy and Planning Board

Five Year Report along with the priority report from Council. The plan is to have a strategic plan begin in one year. There was much debate (too much if you ask me) on this issue, when it came to Council to address. This is what was decided:

STRATEGIC PLANNING FORTHEASSOCIATION The CEO of APA will be responsible for an ongoing strategic planning process for the Association. The CEO will be responsible for reporting annually to the APA Council of Representatives and Board of Directors on the status, results, and implications of the strategic planning process.” Council directs that the strategic planning process be developed evaluated and modified in consultation with the strategic planning advisory committee to include APA Council members with expertise in organizational strategic planning. The CEO will consider, as part of this strategic planning, a revision of the APA Mission Statement, which is in the by-laws.

Update on Diversity Implementation Plan: Last year, APA launched a pilot survey to 345 participants to look at “welcomeness” of APA. They looked at variables such as Participation, Climate, and Size. Over 66 percent indicated that APA does a “good or somewhat good” job in making people feel welcomed. On average, early career psychologists reported they did not feel welcomed, that APA was not flexible or staff was attentive to them. Ethnic minorities and early career psychologists felt they had less influence in APA. On a positive note, sexual orientation minorities felt APA policies meshed with their own.

Web Update: We are in the process of rebuilding the web site. There will be a phase roll out to begin in December 2007. Dr. Tony Habash, the newly hired Chief Information Officer, will be in charge of this ambitious plan. Membership: Although the membership has remained stable, the membership is aging. We need to focus on recruiting new members, especially early career members (sounds familiar?). It was noted that this is the fifth and final year of Dr. Anderson’s contract. He is doing an exceptional job, and we want to do all possible to keep him.

TREASURER’S REPORT: The Treasurer ’s Report was presented by Dr. Carol Goodheart AND Mr. Jack McKay. Financially, APA continues to do well. Our assets continue to grow. The buildings are doing well and it was expressed that purchasing the buildings was a good move on APA’s part. The worth of the buildings includes 75 million dollars for the headquarters building and 60 million for the 10 G Street building. In considering the overhead and expenses, the two buildings are gaining us 4.8 million dollars. It was noted that 68 percent of APA’s income come from publications (electronic products are doing well, but not print products), and only 14 percent comes from dues and fees. (Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention) The 2006 Ending Net Assets consisted of $49,175.00 million dollars, which include 8.7 million in long term investments, 4.4 million in building operations, and 313 million in APA Operations.

APA Council of Representatives ReportFebruary 16-18, 2007 • Washington, DC

Seethisarticle initsentirityontheweb at www.gapsychology.org, in“MembersOnly.”


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APA’s Annual State Leadership Conference offers Association leaders and staff an opportunity to gather and learn about the new trends and issues affecting psychology. Over 500 delegates from across the U.S., Canadian

provinces and territories attend the annual meeting. Delegates participate in plenary sessions, workshops and advocacy training over a three-day period along with many networking opportunities. The meeting culminates with delegates lobbying their Congressional Senators and Representatives.

Georgia Delegates Speak Out:Betsy Gard, Ph.D.GPA President“SLC was a wonderful place to connect with other state leaders and learn more about what other states are doing to address issues and excite their members. It also brought the state leaders up to date on the Federal advocacy issues and trained us in reaching out to Senators and Representatives. It provided an opportunity to brainstorm and think creatively with others and also eat too much!”

Joni Prince, Ph.D.President-Elect & Chair, Business of Practice Network”State Leadership Conference (SLC) is a time for psychologists from all states and provinces to come together to share ideas and experiences. I was there as both President-Elect and as Business of Practice Network Rep (BOPN), which made for busy days. There was a great deal of training for the BOPNs at this SLC on our new website, which was exciting and will be helpful. But, as in the past, my interactions with those from other states was where I learned the most. I carried 3 x 5 notecards with me and jotted down the ideas as they popped into my head in this enriched atmosphere. Hearing how other states respond to challenges, create opportunities and find ways to support their members and staff left me feeling energized and enthused.”

Positioning for Change:Expanding Psychology’s Roles, Influence and Value

Georgia SLC Delegates Return with Energy and New Ideas!

Jennifer Kelly, Ph.D.APA Council Representative and Federal Advocacy Coordinator; APA Committee of State Leaders, Past-Chair“I always look forward to attending SLC. Each year, SLC is a psychologically transforming experience to me, as it allows me the opportunity to connect and network with my colleagues in GPA and throughout the country in addressing ways of making our Associations stronger. It is always a plus to go to the Hill to advocate for access to adequate mental health care with our lawmakers.”

Betsy Hoddinott, Ph.D.Disaster Response Team Coordinator”The APA State Leadership Conference was great fun! I was glad to be able to meet people from other states who are struggling with some of the same issues that we are. And it was a real treat to get to know the Georgia folks better.”

Nancy McGarrah, Ph.D.Public Education Coordinator“I think the main benefit of SLC was the sharing of information by all the state PEC’s. We got some good ideas from other states (like the mental health check up from the neck up). Also, it’s helpful to hear that other PEC’s are dealing with similar problems in getting the word out.”

John Murray, Ph.D.RuralHealthCoordinator“I thought the SLC was both fun and invigorating. I learned so much about the political aspects of psychological practice

Georgia’s 2006 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award winner, Stratix Corporation wins Best Practices honors at APA. (L) Barry Smith, Vice-President, Professional Services, Stratix Corporation and Dr. Joni Prince, PHWA Chair and GPA President-Elect.

The SLC Georgia Delegates are: (L) Dr. Jennifer Kelly, Dr. Betsy Gard, Dr. Joni Prince, Cyd Wise and Dr. Kamieka Gabriel. Delegates not shown are Drs. Betsy Hoddinott and John Murray.

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s- information that will help me both as chair of a psychology department that has a graduate program and as Rural Health Coordinator.”

Kamieka Gabriel, Ph.D.Diversity Delegate“Last year, State Leadership Conference seemed like this mass of information, people, and opportunity. I had gained all of this energy from the new contacts, information, and support I received and no idea what I was supposed to do with it all. With my second year as a Diversity Delegate at SLC, I had a better sense about what I was doing and how to better utilize my time there. I loved having the opportunity to reconnect with the people I met last year as well as make new friends. In addition, I have become reenergized from the continued support I get from fellow Diversity Delegates and from the things I have learned and experienced from the conference.”

Cyd WisePublic Education Coordinator; APA Public Education Advisory Council“I look forward to SLC every year and come home both exhausted AND energized! The learning is invaluable both from the workshops, advocacy training and the networking with PEC’s, Executive Directors and Staff from other states. Spending time with the other Georgia delegates is definitely a highlight! Also, I always enjoy having Jennifer Kelly whip us into shape for our “Hill” visits.


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We will be organizing several opportunities to get together after our Day in May activities to have fun and celebrate together. You will be hearing more about this via e-mail as the date approaches. If you are involved in an individual/

family volunteer effort, please contact Suzanne Merlis to let her know - [email protected] If you don’t, yet, have plans but want to be involved, you may contact one of the Chairpersons below or view volunteer websites at www.gapsychology.org.

Ethnic Minority Affairs Task Force: Kamieka Gabriel - [email protected] or Debra Lewis - [email protected]. May 5 - 9am to 11am, Operation Lovejoy, a program with the Foundation for Hospital Art. Volunteers alongside homeless men from the Atlanta Union Mission’s Carpenter’s House, paint pre-drawn, color-coded designs. The artwork is touched-up and then donated to 172 VA hospitals and other hospitals around the world. The volunteer activity will occur at the Carpenter’s House (2355 Bolton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30318). A donation of $5 per person (in advance) is suggested to cover the cost of materials. We have reserved space for 10 individuals (we can have more, just need to increase our reservation). See the www.hospitalart.com for more information.

Division E: Hands on Atlanta (Project TBA) Gerri Goodman - 404 639-5556 ext. 1

Division G: Donna Ulrici - [email protected]. The mission of the Agape Center is to help build community relationships and resources for the low income Bolton Road Community. The Agape Community Center enables children, adults and seniors in this community to obtain psychological services in their immediate neighborhood without the concern of finding transportation. In response to community need Division G has helped start an onsite Center for Psychological Services at the Agape Center. Division G members will also provide consolation for relevant concerns and offer a speaker’s bureau for psycho-educational needs.

In addition, Division G is planning a Book Drive for the Agape Center the week of April 30th through May 5th as the designated community service project for GPA’s birthday initiative. The goal is to help stock the Agape Library and to give all the Elementary Students in the tutoring program a book of their own to read over the summer.

Disaster Response Network: Betsy Hoddinott - [email protected]. On May 5 the American Red Cross is offering a one day mental health training at the metro headquarters at 1955 Monroe Drive in Atlanta. The training is free and also gives 6 hours of APA credit. The expectation is that people taking the course will be willing to do disaster work with their local chapters in the future. The number to call to register for the class is 404-876-3602. Even though this is a training and not a direct service, it will prepare psychologists and other mental health workers to provide much needed services to the community in the future.

Athens Area Psychological Association: Alex Cohen - [email protected]. Habitat for Humanity activity. (More information TBA)

Day in May Schedule of Events

Augusta Area Psychological Association: David Proefrock - [email protected]. The Augusta Area will be doing repair and fix-up work at The Friendship Center here in Augusta on May 5. The Friendship Center is a day program for adults with severe mental and emotional problems and also a peer support program. It is closely related to the local chapter of Mental Health America (used to be the Mental Health Association). We will be painting and doing anything else that might be useful that day.

Division F Community Workshop Series: Jill Barber - [email protected]. The workshops are designed to “give psychology away” to the community to increase wellness. The seminars are appropriate for clients, community members, as well as psychologists. Topics include: Care for Caregivers of the Elderly, Understanding the Wisdom of Your Dreams, Women and Money, The Third Act: Finding Fulfillment in Midlife and Beyond, Recognition and Treatment of ADD: Tips for Parents and Teachers, Creativity and Healing, and more…Presenters include: Drs. Jill Barber, Suzanne Carr, Mary Gresham, Suzann Lawry, LaTasha McKenzie Mack, Jennifer Smith, Tanya Theriot, and others.

Division F: Women in the 3rd Act: Finding Fulfillment in Midlife and Beyond. Given by Dr. Suzanne Carr; Friday May 4 1:30-4:30 pm; 1989 N Williamsburg Drive Suite I, Decatur, GA 30033. To register: Call Dr. Carr 404.417.3001 or email [email protected]

Psychological Wellness for those Living with HIV and Care for Caregivers of Those Living with HIV. Given by Dr. Jill Barber as a part of AIDS 101 Saturday 4/28/2007; Hillcrest Church of Christ, 1939 Snapfinger Road, Decatur, GA 30035. To register: Email Dr. Barber at [email protected]

Recognition and Treatment of ADD: Essential Tips for Parents & Teachers. Given by Dr. Tanya Theriot, Tuesday May 8 6:30-7:30 pm; Holy Spirit Preparatory School, 4449 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30327. To register: Email Dr. Theriot at drtanyatheriot.com

Understanding the Wisdom of Your Dreams. Given by Dr. Jill Barber; Thursday May 3 7-8 pm, Georgia Tech Women’s Resource Center, (location may change as I have put out a request for a more centrally located space). To register: Email Dr. Barber at [email protected]

Care for Caregivers of the Elderly. Given by Dr. Jennifer Smith. Dates and Times TBA. This will be presented twice. Once in Atlanta and once in Social Circle. To register contact Dr. Smith at [email protected]

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Legislative UpdateMarilyn Vickers, Ph.D.

I’d like to say “Thanks” to all of you who have gone to the Capitol and who have visited legislators in your home districts. And a special “Thanks” to our lobbyists, Sue Saleska-Hamilton and Christina Searles, who have identified the issues that

affect our profession and those we serve.

Highlights: HB 369 Shared Parenting.

Spearheaded by Nancy McGarrah, psychologists have presented testimony that has helped shape this bill so that it will reflect the best interests of the child as well as considering the parents' interests.

SB 10 Special Education Vouchers. Ann Abramowitz has presented testimony that has educated legislators on the unintended consequences that this bill could

have for students with disabilities. HB 397 Prescriptive Authority

for Psychologists. This bill was assigned to the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee where we hope to have a hearing.

Medicaid/PeachCare funding is still pending.

By the time you read this, the 2007 session of the General Assembly may be over. The real work needs to go on between sessions, especially in this non-election year when bills not

acted on remain active for next session. We can make a difference by visiting our own Representative and Senator in every district and reporting our meetings to the GPA office. For those of you who want to know more about lobbying, there will be a two hour presentation on Friday of Annual Meeting from (I think it's 10-noon) An easy way to get your Capitol training! “Lobbying Training and Legislative Updates,” Friday, May 18, 10:00 am-12:00 pm.

Child and Family IssuesAnn Abramowitz, Ph.D.

Dr. Cindy Kahn (Division G Chair) asked if I would let members know about GPA’s current involvement in legislative activities that pertain to Division G’s areas of interest. Several bills being considered in the Georgia Legislature this

year are noteworthy. As a Capitol Psychologist and Division G’s representative to the Legal and Legislative Committee for the past several years, I’ve tried to pay especially close attention to bills that relate to our work and the people we serve. As of this writing, there are three issues that are especially noteworthy. By the time you read this, these issues may well have been decided, and others might have arisen as well. The issues relating to PeachCare and Medicaid have been prominent in the media. It has been a struggle for Georgia to find the funds to cover PeachCare as Federal funds have not been allocated yet. The main solution being promoted at this time involves raising the threshold for eligibility, to reduce costs. This will mean that many families will not be served. In addition, there is a concern regarding the extent to which psychological evaluations of children will continue to be provided in the Medicaid program, and at what level of funding. We are monitoring these issues closely. There is a bill to mandate shared parenting. Nancy McGarrah, who has great expertise in this area, is leading GPA’s efforts to support the

best interest of the child as the basis for determining custody. Another bill, currently being hotly debated and receiving a great deal of media coverage, involves offering private school vouchers to parents of special needs children. I have been leading GPA’s efforts opposing this bill based on its failure to adequately consider most of the issues involving disabilities and how services should be provided, and have testified in state House and Senate committee meetings. Last but definitely not least, Rep. Clay Cox has introduced a bill for prescriptive authority for psychologists. We look forward to a hearing on this in committee. Achieving this goal would be an important triumph for psychologists in this state.

Although the Session may be completed by the time you read this, Marilyn Vickers, our extremely knowledgeable LLC Chair, and I hope that many more Division G members, and GPA members in general, will become Capitol Psychologists next year. We also encourage you to talk with your own state Representative and Senator between Sessions. Although this might seem awkward if you’ve never done it, you’ll quickly find out that they will welcome you. You can answer their questions about mental health issues, and even become a resource to them as they respond to constituents’ concerns or prepare for committee discussions on mental health-related bills.

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Public Education

TVFOX-TV in terv iewed Dina Zeckhausen about the Eating Disorders Information Network (EDIN) School Outreach Program and what teenagers can do to raise awareness about eating disordesr and help their peers!

Connect with Kids talked to Beth Seidel on the Do’s and Don’ts of Discipline

RADIORadio Sandy Springs interviewed Betsy Gard for an hour long talk show on bi-polar disorder.

PRINTThe Atlanta JournalConstitution (AJC) interviewed Joni Prince on APA’s new research on Holiday Stress.

Ties can last a lifetime and sustain body and soul – AJC interviewed Janis Overrocker.

Cindy Kahn was interviewed by the AJC following how a survey on children who have stable relationships with parents growing up tend to have stable relationships in marriage and friendship.

Wa y n e Pa r ke r a n d D a v i d Ryback were interviewed for an AJC article on “Passion gone awry Rejection can have druglike effects.”

Atlanta Parent Magazine interviewed Carol Drummond on reward based incentives for kids receiving good grades.

The February 2007 issue of AtlantaINTOWN magazine on Page 7 has a great interview with Eating Disorders Information Network (EDIN) Founder, Dina Zeckhausen, along with information about February’s “Love Your Body Week.”

COMMUNITY OUTREACHBetsy Gard presented at Temple Sinai to parents on “everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask your kids.”

Betsy Gard also presented at the Center for Disease Control (CDC’s) Triangle Lecture Series.

‘ROUND GEORGIAAPPOINTMENTSJoanne Peeler has been appointed to the APA Committee for Continuing Education. Congratulations Joanne!

GPA MEMBERS’ BOOK PUBLISHINGThe Haworth Press has published Virginia Erhardt’s new book, HeadOverHeels:WivesWhoStaywithCross-dressers and Transsexuals, a collection based on the life experiences of ordinary women who find themselves in extraordinary situations.

Dr.Blue’s GuidetoMakingRelationshipsWork authored by Dr. Rick Blue and his sister, Lisa Blue, Ph.D., J.D., published by Brown Books Publishing Group.

TheBodyinPsychotherapy by Edward W. L. Smith has been translated into Czech, under the title Telo vpsychoterapii (Portal, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007).

CONGRATULATIONS NEW PARENTS!Deborah and Jeff Russo welcomed Gabriel John, born on January 9, 2007 at 8:04 pm and weighing in at 6 lbs, 11 oz.

In Memoriam…GPA mourns the loss of two longtime members: Joe Adelson and Past-President, Bernard Murdoch. Alex Redmountain, husband of Carole Light also passed away. Please see obituaries for Drs. Murdoch and Joe Adelson on the GPA website www.gapsychology.org Following is a piece written by Stan Hibbs that will be continued on the website.

Joe Adelson(1946-2007)

by Stan Hibbs, Ph.D.

It is my sad duty to announce the death of our colleague and my friend, Dr. Joe Adelson. Joe died on January 11 after a long and courageous battle with kidney and heart disease. He was only 60 years old. Joe had a distinguished career as a psychologist. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Williams College in Massachusetts and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Joe moved to Atlanta in the mid 70’s to complete his Internship at the GMHI. From there, his professional journey took him to the Georgia Tech Counseling Center, Clayton Mental Health Center, and Fayette Mental Health Center. Joe and I were colleagues at the Care Unit, an inpatient drug and alcohol program in Atlanta. It was there that Joe developed his expertise in the addiction field that was the core of much of his later work.

Seethisarticle initsentirityontheweb at www.gapsychology.org, in“MembersOnly.”

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GEORGIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS

1987-88 Margaret Nichols, Ph.D. 1988-89 Robert C. Brown, Ph.D. 1989-90 Allen Carter, Ph.D. 1990-91 Sandra Hoffman, Ph.D. 1991-92 Donald N. Broughton, Ph.D. 1992-93 Cal VanderPlate, Ph.D. 1993-94 John R. Paddock, Ph.D. 1994-95 Barbara Calhoon, Ph.D. 1995-96 Linda Campbell, Ph.D. 1996-97 Ann McKee Parker, Ph.D. 1997-98 Jack Farrar, Ph.D. 1998-99 Michael Sessions, Ph.D. 1999-00 Jennifer Kelly, Ph.D. 2000-01 Marsha Sauls, Ph.D. 2001-02 Nancy McGarrah, Ph.D. 2002-03 Jeffrey Brandsma, Ph.D. 2003-04 William Doverspike, Ph.D. 2004-05 James A. Purvis, Ph.D. 2005-06 Carol Drummond, Ph.D.

In the fall of 1990 GPA Board members outlined the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. The strengths were: the promotion of image and identity of psychology; a strong, politically astute Executive Director (Pat Gardner, who also served as our lobbyist); continuing education conferences; legislative efforts; legal defense; a strong central office wherein the staff possessed

administrative, publishing and technical competence; the Georgia Psychologist; and diversity of arenas in which GPA was involved. Weaknesses were: lack of sufficient involvement in GPA by the membership; sometimes poor, although improving, communications within the organization; insufficient attention directed toward the academic and research aspects of psychology; need to be more active in consumer advocacy, establishing professional practice standards, promoting Medicaid benefits for adult clients of psychologists, bettering our liaison with other healthcare providers, establishing a group equivalent to physicians for social responsibility; and lack of ownership of a building for our central office. From my perspective as President and Pat Gardner’s as Executive Director, 1990-91 was a year of well founded optimism, a perfect time for reflection and planning for the future. GPA’s Executive Director and a key staff member were competent in their positions. GPA’s membership was maturing, its finances were in good order, and it was gaining a reputation throughout the American Psychological Association as a leader among the state associations. Numerous Georgia psychologists, also acknowledged by APA as leaders, included Dr. Allen Carter, Chairperson of the APA State Leadership Conference; Dr. George Taylor, APA Council of Representative member; and Dr. Betsy Gard, GPA Vice-

President, who was engaged in the genesis of the APA Disaster Task Force. Numerous other GPA members were engaged in APA Committee and Division leadership, as well as, presenting their work at divisional and national meetings. In addition, GPA’s legislative efforts were frequently in the limelight in APA publications. With all GPA had accomplished without a formal plan, what could we do with one? GPA’s Long-Range Planning began in July 1990 at the Annual Board Retreat at Big Canoe, GA. Dr. John Hollender, a Past President, led the Board in writing 1995 “climate forecasts” designed to predict what external factors in the areas of Education, Professional Issues, HealthCare, Demographics and Economics needed to be considered in formulating a long-range plan. Goals for the Plan were written in response to the following sets of data: 1) results of the 1990 membership survey, 2) strengths, weaknesses, and goals generated at the November Leadership Conference, and 3) input from the Board and the Policy and Planning Council, chaired by Dr. Gary McClure. The Plan addressed issues in six areas: Demographic, Educational, Professional, Health Care, Practice Economic and Organizational Issues. Each area had three long-term and three short-term goals. Each goal was supported by a rationale, along with a plan of action, and assigned to a GPA committee, along with a due date. The Plan was adopted unanimously by the Board of Directors at the May 1991 Annual Meeting. The Plan represented many hours of thoughtful work by many dedicated members. The details of the Plan, along with the names of many who contributed to this plan may be found in GPA’s publication, “Long Range Plan,” May 1991. Legislatively, this was a good year for bringing our hospital privileges in line with our training and licensing laws. Under the leadership of Dr. Jim Middlebrook, Chair of the Legal and Legislative Aspects Committee, House Bill 408 was our primary objective. Psychologists were concerned with the limits that had traditionally been imposed on their practice within hospitals. Our licensing law empowered us to diagnose and treat mental illnesses. We were authorized to sign a DHR From 1013 compelling a law enforcement officer to transport a patient to an emergency receiving facility. However, at that point we lost all control over our patients’ treatment. All decisions thereafter were made by physicians, not necessarily psychiatrists, but any medical doctor regardless of specialty area. House Bill 408 allowed a Health Service Provider (National Register) psychologist to: (a) sign an order to detain involuntarily for evaluation an individual suspected to be dangerous and mentally ill for up to 72 hours; (b) sign with a physician the recommendation that a person be involuntarily committed; (c) allow the treating psychologist to direct the care of patients in state hospital settings in collaboration with a physician who manages the medical needs of the patient. GPA’s efforts to pass this bill were supported financially by GAP-ACT and a $10,000 grant from APA’s Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice. In addition to the above, there were other noteworthy accomplishments. Membership of the association, under the leadership of the Membership Committee Chair, Dr. Linda Campbell, grew to over 1,000 members, the largest in its history. Our Vice-President, Dr. Betsy Gard, developed written procedures for improving communication and accountability, a long-standing problem within the association.

Sandra Hoffman, Ph.D. • GPA President 1990-1991


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The History of the Disaster Response NetworkBetsy Gard, Ph.D.

After a shooting at the Perimeter Mall Food Court that left one person dead and 4 others injured, the Georgia Psychological Association Board decided that psychologists needed to be able to respond to traumatic events. During my tenure as Vice

President, Dr. Barbara Calhoon and myself began the process of exploring what models could be used to train psychologists to respond to disasters or difficult events. We discovered that the prevailing model in 1989-1990 was Critical Incident

Stress Debriefing which was a model developed for police, fire department and first responders. I attended the first International Critical Incident Stress Conference in Maryland which trained police, fire, EMT, and mental health professionals in a model that employed defusing and debriefing. In 1990-1991, thirty-five psychologists trained in this model with John Wilson, Ph.D. and a panel of experts in Georgia. As part of the Disaster Team training psychologists participated in either “ride alongs” with the Atlanta city police, the Fire Department or spending Friday and Saturday nights at the Grady Emergency Room with physicians. It was felt that these experiences could help desensitize psychologists and assist them in deciding if they wanted to do this kind of work. We developed agreements with the Georgia Emergency Management Associat ion (GEMA) and the Metropolitan Red Cross which, at that time, had no organized mental health function. The Team also contacted several hospitals to be “on loan” if they needed our assistance. When Hurricane

Andrew struck, the National Red Cross asked Georgia to help out. Three psychologists were sent to the Florida location and five to the Louisiana site. I learned to love Gumbo and the Bayou became a reality and not just a place on the map. Soon after Hurricane Andrew, the American Red Cross established Mental Health as a separate function and developed its own training materials. I was fortunate in being able to represent GPA as one of the instructors in the first course Red Cross developed to train mental health professionals. The training was held in Forsyth at the Prison, which was an interesting place for disaster training. After Red Cross training, our members responded to many different kinds of disasters. which included tornadoes, school shootings, and airplane crashes. A number of Georgia psychologists, including myself, responded to a disaster call following the Northridge, California earthquake. The Midwestern floods, Okalahoma City bombings, the TWA crash and the Olympic bombing brought forth many more responders. We have

fascinating stories of how the Georgia team became undercover security guards in order to be on-site during the Olympics. While serving as a security guard, a few memories stand out in my mind. Wearing a pith helmet and green uniform, all 5 feet two inches of me commanded order. One morning, during the basketball finals, I stopped a near riot on Marta. Some of the most difficult disasters our team has experienced have been the most recent. During Katrina, over 185 psychologists responded, working tirelessly to serve the state of Georgia. We were deluged with over 135,000 displaced Gulf Coast people, needy and dispirited by a disaster that rocked our very sense of complacency. 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina tested our hearts and souls but, I believe my experience as a disaster responder has been exciting, rewarding, and the most challenging work of my life as a psychologist. We can be proud that GPA has been in the forefront of developing the Disaster Response Network over these last twenty years.

A Disaster Response Call Betsy Hoddinott, Ph.D.

On the afternoon of Friday, March 2, I was preparing to leaving for the APA State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., when I received an emergency call from the Red Cross. As a member of the Disaster Mental Health Team, I was asked to talk to some of the survivors of the deadly bus accident in Atlanta. Bluffton University’s (Ohio) baseball team was on its way to spring training in Florida when their bus hit the rail on the overpass throwing the bus over the rail. I spent several hours with some courageous and very sad young men and their families I was able to step right into this sensitive situation because I have had the Disaster Mental Health Training and

am well-known to the Red Cross. By the end of the day, I, too, felt very sad but, also proud that I had been able to ease some of the emotional pain of that day. The Red Cross needs more trained mental health workers for local and national disasters. The next training will be May 5 at the Red Cross Headquarters at 1955 Monroe Drive in Atlanta. In celebration of GPA’s 60th Anniversary, GPA is encouraging all members to participate by giving back to our community for “A Day in May.” A trained Red Cross volunteer can give back to the community during times when it is needed most. Please call is 404-876-3602.

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The Empirical Status of Empirically Supported Psychotherapies:Assumptions, Findings, and Reporting in Controlled Clinical Trials

Drew Westen, Catherine M. Novotny, & Heather Thompson-Brenner

A reconsideration of both the assumptions and the findings of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) generally interpreted as evidence for the validity of a specific set of brief manualized treatments suggests the need for both a more nuanced

view of outcome and a reexamination of the enterprise of compiling a list of empirically supported psychotherapies. Inherent in the methodology that has been shaping the agenda for clinical training, practice, licensing, and third-party reimbursement is a series of assumptions that are violated to a greater or lesser degree by different disorders and treatments. These assumptions include symptom malleability, incidental comorbidity, dissociation between symptoms and personality dispositions, and a one-size-fits-all model of hypothesis testing. For disorders characterized by readily identifiable, maladaptive links between specific stimuli or representations and specific responses, and treatments capable of a kind of manualization that allows genuine experimental control, these conditions are minimally violated. Not coincidentally, these are the disorders and treatments that have generated the clearest empirical support using RCT methodology: exposure-based treatments for specific anxiety symptoms (as well as many behavioral treatments of the 1960s and 1970s, which focused on specific problems such as speech anxiety and assertiveness). For most disorders and treatments, however, the available data suggest that the need to rethink the notion of empirical support as a dichotomous variable, a notion on which practice guidelines comprising a list of validated treatments is implicitly predicated. The average RCT for most disorders currently described as empirically supported excludes between one third and two thirds of patients who present for treatment, and the kinds of patients excluded often appear both more representative and more treatment resistant in naturalistic studies. For most disorders, particularly those involving generalized symptoms such as

major depression or GAD, brief, largely cognitive–behavioral treatments have demonstrated considerable efficacy in reducing immediate symptomatology. The average patient for must disorders does not, however, recover and stay recovered at clinically meaningful follow-up intervals. Despite frequent claims in the literature about treatment of choice, few data are available comparing manualized treatments with treatment as usual for patients with the financial resources to obtain treatment from experienced professionals in private practice, who may or may not provide as good or better care. What isknown is that treatments in the community tend to be substantially longer than treatments in the laboratory, regardless of the therapist’s theoretical orientation, and that in naturalistic samples, more extensive treatments tend to achieve better results according to both patient and clinician reports. To what extent this is a methodological artifact is unknown. For the polysymptomatic patients who constitute the majority of patients in the community, researchers and clinicians need to collaborate to make better use of natural variations in clinical practice to identify interventions associated empirically with good outcomes and to subject correlationally identified intervention strategies to experimental investigation to assess their potential causal impact. Rather than focusing on treatment packages constructed in the laboratory designed to be transported to clinical practice and assuming that any single design (RCTs) can answer all clinically

meaningful questions, as a field we might do well to realign our goals, from trying to provide clinicians with step-by-step instructions for treating decontextualized symptoms or syndromes to offering them empirically tested interventions and empirically supported theories of change that they can integrate into empirically informedtreatments. This realignment would require a very different conception of the nature of clinical work, and of the relation between science and practice, than is current in our discipline, where researchers and clinicians often view each other with suspicion and disrespect (see Goldfried & Wolfe, 1996). Perhaps most important, it would require the assumption of clinically competent decision makers (rather than paraprofessionals trained to stay faithful to a validated manual) who have the competence to read and understand relevant applied andbasic research, as well as the competence to read people—competencies we suspect are not highly correlated. Learning how to create such clinicians will, we suspect, prove at least as challenging as designing treatments for them to conduct.

Dr.DrewWestenisaProfessorandDirectorofClinicalPsychologyatEmoryUniversityandaProfessorofPsychiatryandBehavioralSciences at Emory University School ofMedicine. Dr. Westen will present hisKeynoteAddressonFriday,May18 from9:00-10:00 am and will follow with aCEworkshopfrom2:00-5:00pmonthatsameday.

GPA 2007 Annual Meeting Previews

Following are several articles written by GPA’s Annual Meeting Presenters. Dr. Drew Westen will be this year’s Keynote.

Excerpt reprinted with permission of author; Reprinted from Psychological Bulletin Copyright 2004 by the American Psychological Association 2004, Vol. 130, No. 4, 631–663


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Ethical Caring Near the End-of-LifeRonee Smith Griffith, Ph.D.

Dying in the 21st century has dramatically changed. Both the sheer numbers of those dying and the events that may punctuate the dying process have multiplied. The “modern death,” with its attendant medical technologies, procedures,

and settings, is the kind of death most persons and their families will experience. The continuous rise in life expectancy for Americans (women average 80 years compared with 74.3 for men born in 2001) has skewed the demographics of ‘old-ness’ and dying. In 2030, approximately 17% of the U.S. population will be over age 65. Within this group, “old-old” persons (85 and older) are the most rapidly growing and the most actively dying. In 2002, an 85 year-old person was expected to live another 8.6 years. As many as four generations of relatives may be involved or affected as this relative’s life is ending. Psychologists must be prepared to respond ethically to the needs and demands of dying persons, their families, and the various professionals involved in treatment decisions. The American Psychological Association (APA) has generated excellent resources for practitioners in this area. Psychologists James L. Werth, Ph.D. (2006), Phillip Kleespies, Ph.D. (2004), and Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D. (2004) have led our profession in publishing knowledge necessary for clinical and ethical competencies in serving such families who face enormous emotional, mental, and spiritual complexities as a relative dies. The American Counseling Association (ACA) has specifically addressed end-of-life care in its new code of ethics (2005). This section of the new ACA code reflects the work, thought, and research of APA’s Working Group on Assisted Suicide and End-of-Life Issues (2000) and the APA’s more recently formed Ad Hoc Committee on End-of-Life Issues. The APA Code of Ethics (2002) may include a section on this area as it is revised over the next five years. Meanwhile, the ACA Code of Ethics (2005) has provided the first,

most recently published platform for discussion of ethical issues particular to professional relationships and services with dying persons and their families. Several ethical guidelines are imminently relevant in working with this population. Confidentiality, informed consent, assessment, competence, and cultural sensitivity are paramount to ethical care of dying persons and the systems in which they are embedded. These ethical requirements, however, demand very specialized skills, knowledge, and judgments beyond ethical practice with clients in different stages of the lifespan. Decisions concerning prolonging life, adding, refusing, removing, or withholding treatment require both special knowledge as well as clarity, strength, commitment, and also courage on the part of the practitioner hoping to facilitate these choices. Cases with issues of hastened death or assisted suicide challenge the professional with special considerations, particularly the practitioner’s own value system and how those personal values are monitored. Dr. Ronee Griffith’s ethics workshop for GPA’s Annual Meeting will introduce and challenge both novice and seasoned psychologists to thought-points and critical resources in ethical decision-making in serving persons facing the ending of life. Her workshop, “Ethical Caring: Callings, Collusions, & Complexities,” will be presented on Saturday, May 19, 9:00 am-12:00 pm.

References

American Counseling Association. (2005). ACA Code of ethics. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. www.counseling.org/ethics.

American Psychological Association. (2002). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. AmericanPsychologist,57,1060-1073.

Kleespies, P.M. (2004). Lifeanddeathdecision:Psychologicalandethicalconsiderationsinend-of-life care. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Rosenfeld, B. (2004). Assisted suicideand the right to die: The interface ofsocial science, public policy, and medicalethics. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Werth, J.L., & Blevins, D. (Eds.). (2006). Psychosocial issuesnear the endof life: A resource for professional careproviders.Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Dr. Ronee Griffith is a psychologist inindependent practice in Decatur andCarrollton,Georgia.In1988,shefoundedthe Relational Ethics Institute, a traininginitiative dedicated to ethics education formentalhealthprofessionals.SheservedontheAPATaskForceonEthicsEducationandcollaboratedwiththeCanadianPsychologicalAssociation’sEthicsCo-Chairsfornumerousworkshops inboth theU.S.andCanada.Shecompletedadissertationonexperientialethics education in 1988 which has beenand remains the foundation of teachingethics for universities, state, regional, andnational professional associations, churchand civic organizations, and gifted highschoolstudents.Shehasprovidedcontinuingeducationworkshopsinethicsformorethan12,000licensedmentalhealthprofessionalsoverthepast20years.


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Key Competencies in Short-Term Dynamic/Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Jeffrey L. Binder, Ph.D., ABPP

When we look for someone to provide us a service, usually the decision is not based on the brand of tools they use or how they specifically use their tools, whether we are looking for an automobile mechanic or a surgeon. If possible, we look

for someone who has a reputation for being competent or expert at what they do, and we assume that part of their expertise involves choosing the right tools and procedures. In the area of psychotherapy, however, this mundane wisdom is lost on many policymakers. From the perspective of political (and, therefore, economic) influence, the field is stuck at comparing tools and

procedures, as though all therapists used them with equal competence (e.g., Chambliss & Hollon, 1998). This assumption is as unwarranted for the conduct of psychotherapy as it is for any other type of complex performance. In fact, all of the major brands of psychotherapy have been proven effective (at least moderately, with effect sizes rivaling accepted medical procedures), with no specific treatment model found to be significantly better than any other for just about everything (Lambert & Ogles, 2004; Wampold, 2001). For example, a recent randomized controlled clinical trial (the currently accepted gold standard for treatment outcome research) has shown short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy to be more effective than a form of behavioral therapy for panic disorder (Milrod et al., 2007). This study does not definitively prove that brief dynamic therapy is more effective in treating panic and anxiety symptoms than behavioral therapy. It simply illustrates that even treatments commonly assumed to be more effective at treating anxiety symptoms (i.e. behavioral treatment) are not necessarily so. Comparing treatments insures that the tools work. But for achieving the aims of improving the mental health of a person, the tools must be used by a competent therapist, and when the problems are complicated it is best to have an expert. Psychotherapy researchers who study the relationship of therapeutic process to treatment outcome are demonstrating that there is significant variability in therapist competence, if competence is measured by overall effectiveness with patients (Luborsky et. al., 1997; Okiishi et. al., 2006). Understanding the nature of therapist competence and reliably measuring it

has proven to be more difficult than specifying therapy techniques defining a treatment protocol, which is a primary reason that treatment manuals typically are focused on prescribed techniques. At the GPA Annual Meeting, I will be presenting a three hour workshop that focuses on therapist competencies associated with short-term dynamic/interpersonal psychotherapy (although these competencies in generic form probably are applicable to most major forms of individual treatment for adults) (Binder, 2004). The workshop will focus on short-term psychotherapy, defined as therapy that is provided weekly for less than one year. Most patients are not in therapy any longer than this, and treatment outcome research has demonstrated that approximately 75% of patients achieve “clinically significant change” within 50 sessions (Lambert, 2007). The competencies to be covered include (1) Development of a manageable internal working model of personality, psychopathology, and therapy; (2) Problem formulation and treatment planning; (3) Conducting a collaborative and productive therapeutic inquiry; (4) Implementing change; (5) Relationship management; (6) Understanding and managing termination. I will use both clinical theory and concepts from the cognitive sciences to discuss treatment goals and the development of therapist competence. Clinical material will be used to illustrate the ideas that we discuss, and the findings from treatment research will be used to support observations about therapeutic process and outcome. Dr. Binder’s workshop, “Clinical and Empirical Foundations of a Dynamic/Interpersonal Approach to Brief Therapy,” will be presented at

the GPA Annual Meeting onThursday, May 17, 2007, 1:30-4:30 pm.

References

Binder, J. L. (2004). Key competencies in brief dynamic psychotherapy. Clinical practice beyond the manual. New York: The Guilford Press.

Chambliss, D. L., & Hollon, S. D. (1998). Defining empirically supported therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 497-504.

Lambert, M. J., & Ogles, B. M. (2004). The efficacy and effectiveness of psychotherapy. In Lambert, M. J. (Ed.). Bergin and Garfield’s handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (5th ed., pp. 139-193).

Lambert, M. J. (2007). Presidential address: What we have learned from a decade of research aimed at improving psychotherapy outcome in routine care. Psychotherapy Research, 17, 1-14.

Luborsky, L., McClellan, A. T., Diguer, L., Woody, G., & Seligman, D. A. (1997). The psychotherapist matters: Comparison of outcomes across twenty-two therapists and seven patient samples. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 4, 53-65.

Milrod, B., Leon, A. C., Busch, F., Rudden, M., Schwalberg, M., Clarkin, et al. (2007). A randomized controlled clinical trial of psychoanalytic psychotherapy for panic disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 265-272.

Okisshi, J. C., Lambert, M. J., Eggett, D., Nielson, S. L., Dayton, D. D., & Vermeersch, D. A. (2006). An analysis of therapist treatment effects: Toward providing feedback to individual therapists on their patients’ psychotherapy outcome. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 10, 1157-1172.

Wampold, B. E. (2001). The great psychotherapy debate: Models, methods, and findings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

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The Evolution of Ethics in the New Millennium:HIPAA Compliance and the National Provider Identifier

William F. Doverspike, Ph.D.

Thisarticleispartofaseriesofarticlesrelatedtoputtingethicsintopractice.TheopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthoranddonotreflectanyofficialpolicyoropinionoftheGPAEthicsCommitteeortheStateBoardofExaminersofPsychologists.Thisarticleisdesignedtobeeducationalinnatureandisnotintendedtoprovidelegaladvice.Thereaderisencouragedtocontactanattorneyforlegaladviceregardingstatelawsgoverningprofessionalconduct. The Health I n s u r a n c e Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which came

into being as a result of passage of the Kassenbaum-Kennedy bill, was signed into law as PL104-191 in 1996. Whether we like it or not, HIPAA federal regulations are so broad and comprehensive that they have become the new national standard of care for privacy, record retention, and authorizations for disclosure. HIPAA regulations have also become the standard for provider credentialing and identification.

Introduction As ethicist Ofer Zur (2003) has pointed out, HIPAA has become the standard of care by which all mental health professionals will be judged regardless of their billing practices or their technical status as “covered entities.” Zur has identified three types of clinicians with respect to HIPAA: possums, ostriches, and eagles. Overwhelmed by the demands of HIPAA, some clinicians have responded by hiding their heads in the sand, whereas others have responded by rolling over and playing dead. The appropriate response to HIPAA is to be alert and vigilant. Litwak, an attorney and HIPAA expert, simplified the matter by identifying two types of practitioners: “1. those who are covered by HIPAA, and 2. those who think they aren’t but really are” (Psychotherapy Finance, 2002a, p. 9). As Zuckerman has pointed out, “Courts may view the Privacy Rule as setting the standard for protecting PHI and so, in a lawsuit or state licensing board complaint, the practitioner will be judged by HIPAA’s rules as the standards” (2003, p. 17). Like it or not, HIPAA is the standard

of practice in the new millennium. Yet whether unintentionally or otherwise, many therapists negligently missed the April 14, 2003 Privacy Rule deadline and the October 15, 2003 Transaction Rule deadline. Many therapists also appear to be ready to miss the May 23, 2007 deadline for the National Provider Identifier (NPI), which implements a HIPAA requirement that must be used by most HIPAA-covered entities. According to Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS; 2007), “To date, less than half the providers expected to need an NPI have obtained one” (p. 3). HIPAA required that the Secre-tary of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopt a standard unique health identifier for health care providers. On January 23, 2004, the Secretary pub-lished a Final Rule that adopted the National Provider Identifier (NPI) as this identifier. The purpose of the NPI is to improve elec-tronic transactions for health care. All HIPAA-covered health care provid-ers, whether they are individuals or organizations, must obtain an NPI to identify themselves in HIPAA standard transactions. Once enumerated, a pro-vider’s NPI will not change. The NPI remains with the provider regardless of job or location changes. HIPAA-covered entities, such as providers

completing electronic transactions, health care clearinghouses, and large health plans, must use only the NPI to identify covered health care providers in standard transactions by May 23, 2007. Small health plans must use only the NPI by May 23, 2008. Questions and Answers follow on the GPA website where the article is printed in its entirety. www.gapsychology.org Dr. Doverspike is a member of the GPA Ethics Committee and coordinator of the Consulting With Colleagues series of ethics workshop. He is the author of Ethical Risk Management (1999), which is currently undergoing revision for publication later this year.


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A/R Management Services“Ask Bobbie”

Following are the most frequently asked questions of Bobbie Hightower, A/R Management Services. Bobbie is working with the Georgia Psychological Association to assist with billing and/or insurance questions

The most frequently asked questions all pertain to the changes with Georgia Medicaid. If you have any questions, call Bobbie at 478-405-5880 ext 106, Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Q What are the allowables for each of the 3 Medicaid carriers? Just to highlight:

AAmerigroup: 90801 107.24 90804 47.72 90806 95.45 90847 84.95 96101 80.68 96102 37.77 96103 23.37Cenpatico: 90801 110.00 90804 54.00 90806 93.00 90847 85.00 96101 75.00 96102 56.00 96103 56.00Magellan: 90801 106.00 90804 53.00 90806 106.00 90847 106.00 96101 62.00 96102 32.00 96103 25.00

Q Can adult Medicaid members be seen?

A Only if Amerigroup, Cenpatico, Magellan OR have Medicare as primary insurance

(Andy’s note: I have not even tried. At least one group of doctors have told me that this has not panned out from their experience. Remember that this is not a service that currently is offered by traditional Medicaid)

Q What is the authorization requirement for the 3 Medicaid carriers?

A Amerigroup: No authorization required for therapy Testing requires authorization 24 visits per calendar year...if more Visits needed—authorization must be obtained 120 days filing time limit Cenpatico: Visits 1-6 (1-90801 and 5 90806 or 90847) No

authorization required Visits 7+ require authorization Testing requires authorization No calendar year maximum visits (Andy’s note:

They previously told us “24 hours, 48 unit limit remains. Probably will not approve more than this, but will review each on a case by case basis.”)

120 days filing time limit (Andy’s note: They previously told us 180 days)

Magellan 90801 does not require authorization Visits 2+ require authorization Testing requires authorization No calendar year maximum visits 180 days filing time limit (Andy’s note: They

previously told us 120 days) ACS Medicaid: No authorization required 24 hours (or 48 units) per calendar year...if more

are needed, authorization will be required. (Note that a unit = ½ hour for therapy; but

a unit = 1 hour for testing, although the 1-hour unit for testing counts as 2 units toward annual maximum)

Must bill therapy as 90804 per half hour Must bill testing as 96101 per hour (maximum

of 5 hours testing per calendar year) Only members less than 21 years of age

Q What is the calendar year visit maximum for Medicare patients?

A There is no calendar year visit maximum

Q What is the time limit for filing an appeal for Medicare denials?

A 180 days from the denial date

Q Various filing time limits have been asked. Here’s what we have found. Keep in mind all should be verified as they could

change depending on the policy and provider network status.

A Aetna - 120 days UBH - 90 days Medicare - 15 months Blue Cross - 98 to 188 days depending on policy APS - 90 days to 1 year depending on policy Cigna - 6 months - 1 year depending on policy Tricare - 1 year Tricare for Life (secondary to Medicare) 6 years ACS Medicaid - 6 months

Q Are telephone calls covered by insurance?

A Insurance companies generally will not pay for telephone calls.

A/R Management Services is a billing service specializing in behavioralhealth.Wehavebeeninbusinessfor11yearswith20+yearsofbehavioralhealthbillingexperience.BobbieHightowerisworkingwiththeGeorgiaPsychologicalAssociationtoassistwithbillingquestions.Shecanbereachedat478-405-5880ext106Monday-Thursday8:30a.m.-5:30p.m.


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Dr. Joanne Peeler Appointed to APA C.E. Committee

Bill: How do you feel about your recent appointment to the CE committee with APA?

Joanne: I was quite surprised. APA had requested a nominee from each state, and there were only five open positions on the CE committee for APA. So I consider it a great honor.

Bill: What will the position entail?

Joanne: My duties will include traveling to Washington D.C. a couple of times a year; reviewing applications from anyone seeking APA approval for continuing education; and reviewing policy around Continuing Education.

Bill: When will you begin your role?

Joanne: I have already started. Just last week I received a huge FedEx box that was probably about one foot by three feet wide. It is sitting in my office right now waiting for me to go through the paperwork. An experienced CE Committee member will be working with me, and we begin reviewing applications soon.

Bill: Why were you chosen?

Joanne: I have been serving as Georgia’s CE chair for a couple of years, now, and when this opportunity came up, the Executive Committee decided to nominate me. Our C.E. committee put together a high quality slate of workshops that turned out to be very successful. We were fortunate to get some excellent speakers. We also were able to put together some advertising to inform our members in advance of the types of workshops scheduled. We took special care to plan some as far as a year in advance so people had plenty of time to arrange their schedules. As you know, most psychologists are busy people with numerous time commitments, so this made it easier for them.

Bill: Any other accomplishments you are proud of this year from your work at GPA?

Joanne: I had two goals this year that are in the process of being accomplished. One came from a Savannah psychologist wanting to know if it was possible to get CE credits from long distance learning. This question prompted the committee to research Internet Learning. Dr. Nancy Bliwise has dedicated much time and effort in researching the use of WebEx, which creates the possibility of online workshops in real time. We are interested in making it easier for psychologists outside of Atlanta to obtain CE credits, as well as, expanding options for local psychologists. My other goal was to create a series of workshops related to the same topic. This, too, came from a member request. Basically, members said that they were interested in greater depth and breadth from workshops than they could receive in three hours. The Workshop Series on a select topic will

be presented over the course of a year … creating a number of workshops relating to that topic, but exploring various aspects of it. The first Series will cover Gerontology. Dr. CeCe Kimble organized several focus groups to find out what people really wanted to know about Gerontology. As a result, we are kicking off the very first of our workshop series this spring.

Bill: What unique skills or experiences do you offer to the APA committee?

Joanne: One thing I can bring to the committee is that, it seems, most of the members are located in academic institutions, and, as a clinician, I can offer a different viewpoint. New clinical issues arise, sometimes in areas in which I need more information or training. I am also a teacher. When you work with students you get an idea of what kinds of interests students have. What kind of cutting edge things they want to learn more about, versus the kinds of things that were being taught when I was in graduate school. Spending time in the company of graduate students has made me more aware of some of the current trends in therapy and research.

Bill: Any advice you would like to offer others who may be considering getting more involved with GPA?

Joanne: I had some reluctance to get involved at the Board level with GPA. Like many psychologists, I was very busy with my own practice. I am also a mother and didn’t think that I would have time to give to GPA. Additionally it was probably outside of my comfort zone, as I tend to be more on the introverted side. It has been a very interesting and rewarding process, and I would, and do, encourage other members to get more involved, possibly run for office or serve on a committee.

Bill: What does your appointment to the APA committee mean for Georgia Psychologists?

Joanne: I do think there is a benefit for Georgia psychologists to have members on APA committees. It increases our voice on a national level. The other representatives from Georgia, Dr. Linda Campbell and Dr. Jennifer Kelly are additionally Committee Chairs, so the Georgia delegation has quite a presence in APA.

Bill: So have you scoped out all the great shopping places in DC?

Joanne: No, I’m leaving that up to Dr. Kelly and Dr. Campbell.

Dr.JoannePeelerhasservedasChairofGPA’sC.E.Committeeforthepasttwoyears.

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2006-2007 Board of Directors

ChairGerri Goodman, Ph.D.

Chair-ElectMary Danielak, Psy.D.

Past-ChairCeCe Kimble, Ph.D.

SecretaryThrower Starr, Ph.D.

TreasurerNancy Woodruff, Ph.D.

GPA Board RepresentativeDouglas Slavin, Ph.D.

GPA Board Representative-ElectNeha Shah, Ph.D.

Midwinter Conference ChairSusan Rudnicki, Psy.D.

Midwinter Conference Chair-ElectRussell Brooker, Ed.D.

Post-Doc LiaisonTroy James, Ph.D.

Newsletter EditorMark Roland, Ph.D.

HistorianIlene Schroeder, Ph.D.

This year’s Keynote Presenter, Ronald Siegel, Psy.D., proved to be an amazing speaker. He is a clinical psychologist, a member of the clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 20 years and, serves on the faculty and Board of Directors of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. A long-term student of mindfulness meditation, he teaches nationally on mindfulness and psychotherapy and mind/body treatment, and also maintains a private clinical practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel is coeditor of MindfulnessandPsychotherapy and coauthor of Back Sense: ARevolutionary Approach to Halting theCycleofChronicBackPain. His warm, engaging, and humorous personality are apparent in all his presentations. He conducted two mindfulness exercises, both of which included simple assignments that increased our awareness of our experiences of “being in the moment.” One of the exercises included 20 minutes of focusing on the present moment, feeling your body against the chair, your legs on the floor, focusing on your breathing, hearing the sounds around you, and looking at how colorful the world looks once you open your eyes again. Attendees’ experience of this exercise was diverse. People reported feeling

either restless, overwhelmed by the amount of distracting and continuous thoughts that entered their mind, or feeling very serene. Overall, we learned how to practice mindfulness ourselves, both inside and outside of the therapy hour. Dr. Siegel presented guidelines to utilize mindfulness for treating, anxiety, chronic pain, insomnia, and stress-related medical disorders. This approach can be used to augment cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and systemic treatments, and explore ways to deal with the obstacles and challenges that arise when working with particular disorders and personalities. Highlights of the cocktail receptions were the wonderful food and the time spent with colleagues. The yoga class was not only a wonderful experience but an appropriate component of learning more about mindfulness meditation. The carriage ride and ghost tour were fun, as well. Being able to ride and walk through the Charleston area while hearing about the historical sites created an appreciation and experience of life in a different era. The next Midwinter Conference will be in Sandestin, Fl, with Russell Brooker serving as Chair. Please join us for either another, or your first, Midwinter Conference. Don’t miss the experience!

2007 Midwinter ConferenceQuaint + Charming = Francis Marion Hotel,

Charleston, South Carolina

Susan Rudnicki, Ph.D. Mark Roland, Ph.D.MidwinterConferenceChair NewsletterEditor

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(L) Elliott Rudnicki, Drs Ron Siegel (Keynote Presenter), Susan Rudnicki (Midwinter Conference Chair) and Rick Blue.

Nick and Janice Hume enjoy the reception.

Esti and Dr. Rick Blue ready for the Ghost Tour.

Dr. Gerri Goodman (Division E Chair) Stephanie and Dr. CeCe Kimble.

Drs. Ann Hazzard and Betsy Gard with Barry Berman.

Drs. Susan Rudnicki (Conference Chair) and Nancy Wooruff (Division E Treasurer).

Drs. Warren Kaplan and Ron Siegel enjoy some downtime after the workshops.


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ChairJill Barber, Ph.D.

Chair-ElectBelen Gutter, Ph.D.

Past-ChairSusan Reviere, Ph.D.

SecretaryMelissa Alves, Ph.D.

TreasurerJennifer Smith, Psy.D.

Public RelationsLaTasha McKenzie Mack, Ph.D.

Ann Smolin, Ph.D.

GPA Board RepresentativesChristi Bartolomucci, Ph.D.

GPA Board Representative-ElectMelonie Bell-Hill, Ph.D.

Members-at-LargeLindi Meadows, Ph.D.

Rebecca Lapidus, Ph.D.

Legislative AffairsLori Muskat, Ph.D.

Suzanne Merlis, Psy.D.

Newsletter EditorJessica Lazer, Ph.D.Molly Keeton, Ph.D.

2007 has been an active year already for the Division of Women Psychologists! In January, the Division hosted an event designed for psychologists who are balancing the dual roles of motherhood and practice. This networking and mentoring event was held at Bouncing Bob’s indoor playground and was attended by over 25 psychologist/moms and their children. Several new members joined the division during the playdate and several psychologists-in-training were introduced to our organization, as well. A pediatrician actually joined the event and asked to be an honorary member of GPA and Division F as she is balancing her practice and motherhood; she was very excited about meeting the practitioners at our gathering who treat children. Upcoming social and networking opportunities include a happy hour for women psychologists at an outdoor cafe in April….details about this event will be provided in the near future via email flyers. During the month of February, our Division also partnered with other agencies to provide community outreach and educational programming. On February 22nd, Dr. Jill Barber moderated a panel discussion as a part of Love Your Body Week with participants: Dr. Naoko Kinoshita, Dr. Justina Brooks, Dr. Neha Shah, and Gabriela Ramirez-Lewis at The International School. This event was co-sponsored by EDIN (Eating Disorders Information Network) and provided participants with a thoughtful examination of the ways in which beauty is culturally defined. Psychologists from around the world offered perspectives on the ways in which women and girls can interrupt negative body messages and create healthy images of themselves. Division F was able to write two grants

to secure funding to bring Dr. Andrea Braverman, a national expert in the field of infertility treatment, to Atlanta this year for the 3rd Annual Mental Health Symposium jointly sponsored with the Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Braverman has been recently featured in The Monitor for her work with infertility and it was truly an exciting professional opportunity to have her present in Atlanta. To commemorate the 60th Birthday of GPA, the Division will offer a gift to the community of a workshop series offered during the month of May 2007. A schedule of presenters, dates, times, and locations will be available on the GPA website. Flyers will also be available for distribution to clients and colleagues. The workshops are designed to “give psychology away” to the community to increase wellness. The seminars are appropriate for clients, community members, as well as psychologists. Topics include: Care for Caregivers of the Elderly, Understanding the Wisdom of Your Dreams, Women and Money, The Third Act: Finding Fulfillment in Midlife and Beyond, Recognition and Treatment of ADD: Tips for Parents and Teachers, Creativity and Healing, and more…Presenters include: Drs. Jill Barber, Suzanne Carr, Mary Gresham, Suzann Lawry, LaTasha McKenzie Mack, Jennifer Smith, Tanya Theriot, and others. We look forward to celebrating GPA’s birthday and giving our gift of education and wellness to the community. As a Division, we are so excited to provide networking and educational opportunities to members and non-members. To that end, there are several initiatives we would like to embark upon in 2007. We recognize the value of

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This year Division G has embarked on a Community Service Project to support The Agape Community Center in a variety of ways. The mission of the Agape Center is to help build community relationships and resources for the low income Bolton Road Community. To help accomplish this mission. the center offers programs and services for children, disabled individuals, adults, senior citizens and families, and serves over 100 families a week. The Center recognizes the need for resident self-determination and programs are developed from feedback and suggestions given by the members of the community. In response to community need Division G has helped start an onsite Center for Psychological Services at the Agape Center located at 2353 Bolton Road. This Center enables children, adults and seniors in this community to

obtain psychological services in their immediate neighborhood with out the concern of finding transportation. Division G members will also provide consolation for relevant concerns and offer a speaker’s bureau for psycho-educational needs. In addition, Division G is planning a Book Drive for the Agape Center the week of April 30th through May 5th as the designated community service project for GPA’s birthday initiative. The goal is to help stock the Agape Library and to give all the Elementary Students in the tutoring program a book of their own to read over the summer. The Book Drive will end with a celebration on the evening of May 5th to honor all past Division Chair and Division G members. Please mark you calendars and plan to attend. at 7;00 p.m.., 1501 Bend Creek Court, Dunwoody GA.

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ChairCynthia Kahn, Ph.D.

Chair-ElectKindell Schoffner, Psy.D.

Past-ChairAnn Abromowitz, Ph.D.

SecretaryJawana Ready, Ph.D.

TreasurerHarriett Brodsky, Ph.D.

Division G MembershipDonna Ulrici, Ph.D.

GPA MembershipAndrew Blatt, Psy.D.

GPA/GASP LiaisonChris Daly, Ph.D.

Continuing EducationChristine Hall, Ph.D.

Annual MeetingChristi Bartolomucci, Ph.D.

Legal & LegislativeAnn Abramowitz, Ph.D.

GPA Board RepresentativeKindell Schoffner, Psy.D.

Student RepresentativeMeredith Jones

Newsletter EditorCynthia Kahn, Ph.D.

Member-At-LargeChristi Bartolomucci, Ph.D.

Division G. The Division of Family Adolescence, Children, Evaluations and School Psychology was founded in 1985 , and the first chair was Peter Thomas. Other past chairs include: Sandra Hoffman. Barrie Alexander, Nancy McGarrah, Janet Franzoni, Marsha Sauls, June Kaufman, Jeff Jones, Gloria Meaux, Judith Simmermon, Karen Anderson, Ina Enoch, Carol Drummond, Steve Perlow, Dale Carter, Stan Hibbs, Donna Ulrici, Ann Abramowitz and Cynthia Kahn.

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Welcome New GPA MembersMembersLynne Cripe, Ph.D.CARE151 Ellis Street, NEAtlanta, GA 30307

Rees Chapman, Ph.D.79 Turner RoadDahlonega, GA 30533

Robert A. Foster, III, Psy.D.P. O. Box 7924Macon, GA 31209

Donald C. Watkins, Ph.D.60 Fairway Ridge RoadAlpharetta, GA 30022

Joshua Masino, Psy.D.North GA Neuropsychology1071 Cambridge Sq., Suite EAlpharetta, GA 30004

Vicki J. Roberts, Ph.D.1778A Century Blvd., NEAtlanta, GA 30345

Gene Barger, Ph.D.229 Peachtree St., Ste. 1150Atlanta, GA 30303

Lisa H. Brenowitz, Ph.D.1100 Rome DriveRoswell, GA 30075

Jeffrey Vidic, Ph.D.7400 Abercom StreetSuite 705-338Savannah, GA 31406

Karen Lundin, Psy.D.6940 Roswell RoadUnit 13-CAtlanta, GA 30328 Alisa Manulkin, Ph.D.1601 NW 12th Avenue#D-820Miami, FL 33136

Elizabeth Ann Krakow, Ph.D.141 E. College AvenueDecatur, GA 30030

Steve Allen Johnson, Ph.D.GA Regional Hospital1915 Eisenhower DriveSavannah, GA 31406

Tony Alan Johnson, Ph.D.45B Sutherland DriveNewnan, GA 30263

Rhett J. Puder, Ph.D.300 Hawthorne LaneAthens, GA 30606

Edward M. Eichler, Ph.D.12 S. Erwin StreetSuite 5Cartersville, GA 30120

Student/PostDoc/InternsKimber Shelton100 Continential DriveApt. 226Athens, GA 30605

Diane L. Hollander111 Hunters Mill RoadWoodstock, GA 30188

Kenneth Chris Bardill1805 Georgian TerraceAtlanta, GA 30341

Andrea B. Burns, Ph.D.49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SERoom 386Atlanta, GA 30350 Dr. Clifford GuarnacciaEmory Univ Dept of Psy532 Kilgo CircleAtlanta, GA 30322

Dawn Ilardi, MA612 Warwick StreetAtlanta, GA 30316

Trina Hayslett, Psy.D. 2520 Windy HillMarietta, GA 30067

Affiliate/AssociateKim Jenkins Moore, MS775 Canton StreetRoswell, GA 30075

supporting members. We also recognize the workplace challenges experienced by women. As such, we want to establish a mentoring program that links junior colleagues with senior women in the profession. We also remain hopeful about establishing a professional book club that allows scholarly discussion of reading material relevant to our professional and personal lives. Over the years, our active Division has become aware of several barriers to engaging our women colleagues across the state. As with any busy professionals’ organization, time commitment is a challenge. However, we seem to manage that issue relatively well by parceling out duties to various members and by not over-extending ourselves. The main barrier to our engaging women colleagues across the state has been distance! As one might expect, since the state association is located in Atlanta, most of the Division’s active members live in the Atlanta-area. Division F wants all of our members to feel connected to the Division and to feel a sense of ownership in the organization. Not only that, we want our membership to reflect the state’s women psychologists, not just the Atlanta-area’s women psychologists. With that said, women, you are charged to get involved, particularly, if you live in a region, i.e., Columbus, Savannah, Thomasville, Rome, that is inactive. If there are a few women psychologists in your area, start a quarterly meeting group. Or, if you live near a college or university, your meeting group might include psychology student members. Group meetings might center on a book, specific topic of interest, community outreach, or volunteer activities. Let us hear from you. What does your region need to become active in the Division? Call us at 678-380-8009 or email us at [email protected] to let us know your ideas and interests.

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GPA is providing something new in Continuing Education offerings. Members have requested training that is more comprehensive than can be provided by a single three hour workshop. In response GPA has created the Series workshops. Each Series is comprised of several workshops given over the course of a year, related by a topic theme. The first of the Series workshops will focus on Gerontology. Two workshops will be presented this spring, and three more this coming autumn, each examining an aspect of aging. The first workshop of the Series is Psychotherapy with Older Adults. This was presented on March 30, by Dr.

A New Direction for GPA Continuing EducationBonnie Kin. The second workshop, scheduled for April 13, will be presented by Dr. Jennifer Kelly and Bobbie Hightower on the topic of Practice Issues and Reimbursement. Three workshops offered in the autumn will examine issues related to Gerontology, including Ethics and Psychopharmacology. Future Series workshops are in the planning process. Please let GPA know if there is a topic that you would recommend for the new Series workshops.

Joanne Peeler, PhDCE Chair, Continuing Education CommitteeGeorgia Psychological Association

CONTINUING EDUCATIONWORKSHOPS

GPA Approved Workshops

Title:CouplesTherapy:HealingCoreConflictsPresenter: David Woodsfellow, Ph.D.Date: April 13, 2007, 9:30 am-4:00 pmCE: 5 HoursLocation: Ridgeview InstituteContact: Dianne Gay, (770) 434-4568, ext. 3001

Title:ObsessiveCompulsiveDisordersinAdults,Adolescents,andChildrenPresenter: Jagan Chilakamarri, M.D.Date: April 20, 2007CE: 5 HoursLocation: Ridgeview InstituteContact: Dianne Gay, (770) 434-4568, ext. 3001

Title: Psychomotor and Roadmap Therapy for Trauma:PowerfulmethodsforCognitiveandEmotionalChangePresenter: Joel Rachelson, Ph.D.Date: April 20, 2007C.E. 3 Hours applied for.Location: Peachford Hospital Conference Center, 2153 Peachford Road, Atlanta, GA 30338Cost: $20Contact: Joel at [email protected] and for more information see www.joelrachelsonphd.com

Title: Adolescents: Proper Diagnosis and Evidence BasedTreatmentPresenter(s): Dr. Malcolm E. Anderson, P.C. and Kennith A. Scroggs, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, CEAPDate: April 27, 2007CE: 4 HoursLocation: comfort Inn and Suites, 520 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross Ga 30071Contact: International Society for Psychotherapeutic Arts (ISPA) / 770-448-1111 / [email protected]

Title:Love,DesireandDangerinGroupTherapyPresenter(s): Scott Conkright, Psy.D.Date: April 28, 2007CE: 3 HoursLocation: Oglethorpe University, Emerson Student Center, Talmage RoomContact: Kitty Deering / 678-520-6891 / [email protected]


For details on presenters, workshops and locations visit http://www.aacro.com/gpa/WorkShops/ on our website. You may click on the bottom buttons (Load ID, Load Workshop Schedule, click OK when asked for information. You will then come to a screen that asks if you wish to view without registering, click OK). You may now go to descriptions for detailed information.

RegistrationPlease register by checking beside the number of the workshop(s) you plan to attend, filling out the Registration Form below, and mailing or faxing it back to GPA. All workshops are held at the GPA Central Office unless otherwise indicated. Note: All workshops generate revenue for GPA activities. The cost is $60 for members and $120 for nonmembers, unless otherwise noted. Student registration is $20 for members and $40 for non-members. Mail (with your check) or fax this form (with credit card information) to: Georgia Psychological Association, 2200 Century Parkway, Suite 660, Atlanta, GA 30345, Fax 404-634-8230 Please note: You may also register online: www.gapsychology.org GPA reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to emergency or insufficient registration. Registrants will be notified in advance. Please let us know if you have any special needs, or workshop requests. Refund Policy: A $10 administrative fee will be subtracted from your total should you cancel your registration. The Georgia Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Georgia Psychological Association maintains responsibility for the program.

q 07.4.13April13,9:00am-12:00pmPractice Reimbursement Issues Affecting PsychologicalServiceswithOlderAdults(Gerontology)Dr. Jennifer Kelly and Bobbie HightowerLocation: Georgia Psychological AssociationOne of the challenges in providing psychological services to older adults is knowledge of practice and reimbursement issues that may be specific to this population. In this workshop, Dr. Kelly will address reimbursement issues related to the Health and Behavior Codes and ways of dealing with the challenges in working with this population, especially as it relates to Medicare billing. Ms. Hightower will review issues related to reimbursement, including the use of appropriate CPT and diagnosis coding, reimbursement rates, filing time limits, deductibles, primary/secondary billing, refunds, and use of NPI and Medicare websites. A question and discussion period will end the workshop.

q 07.4.27April27,12:30-3:30pmWomenWhoStaywithTranssexualsDr. Virginia ErhardtLocation: Georgia Psychological Association

q 07.6.8June8,TimeTBARoadmapTherapy:AnIntegrativeApproachtoGiveClientsAMapofTheirInsideswithOperatingInstructionsDr. Joel RachelsonLocation: Georgia Psychological Association

q 07.9.21September21,TimeTBAThePsychologyofMoneyDr. Mary GreshamLocation: Georgia Psychological Association

q 07.9.28September28,TimeTBAPrinciplesofInterpersonalTherapy:AnUpdateDr. Marshall Duke, Emory University

q 07.10.12October12,TimeTBARe-ThinkingtheConceptofSchizophreniaDr. Anthony Marsella

q 07.10.13October13,TimeTBAThe Influences of Technology in the Adolescent Life andParentalResponsibility(PublicEvent)Dr. Beth Seidel & Dr. Mary DanielakThe presenters will address the changing role in technology and its influence on adolescents. They will also update knowledge of what technological programs/devices are available to teens and help guide parents to make responsible technology choices.

q 07.11.9November9,TimeTBAEthicsTopicTBADr. Steve BehnkeChair, APA Ethics Committee

AutumnWorkshopsTBAGerontology,topicsonEthicsandPsychopharmocology

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Buckhead Area: Easy access I-85 and Ga 400. Stunning park-like space in Druid Chase office Building. Sublet part-time, furnished or unfurnished. Suitable for individual or groups. Rent reasonable. Available: May 1, 2007. Call Mori Freed, (404) 325-7479.

PRINCIPALPARTNERSHIPOPPORTUNITYPractice Formation/Principal Partnership Opportunity: Dynamic, Well established Counseling/Psychotherapy practice must relocate. Six members with two partners. Seeking additional partners with or without other members. Sandy Springs/Perimeter Area. Call Anne at: 404-847-9005 ext. 2

PRACTICEOPPORTUNITYHalf - full time practice available for psychologist to step into ASAP in Kennesaw-Canton-Cartersville area. Lucrative, low overhead, beautiful and peaceful small town/rural setting in N GA mountains, still in metro area. Will provide office, contracts, billing and transition assistance. Possible lease of farm home. 770-546-1476 or [email protected].

THERAPYFORTHERAPISTSTherapy for Therapists—Joel Rachelson, Ph.D. Openings in a Monday night group with a Psychomotor and Roadmap therapy emphasis. Roadmap therapy is an integration of TA, Gestalt and Self Parenting. Powerful personally and professionally with chances to work and hear mini lectures. 5-7, $70. Also forming a Monday morning Psychomotor and Roadmap therapy oriented consultation group. 10-11:30 $60. For more information, please visit Therapy for Therapists—Joel Rachelson, Ph.D. Openings in a Monday night group with a Psychomotor and Roadmap therapy emphasis. Roadmap therapy is an integration of TA, Gestalt and Self Parenting. Powerful personally and professionally with chances to

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GainesvilleOffice Space Available to share with clinical psychologist. Play room or testing room also available. Referrals available to build practice. Call Afton Burt or Amy Davis at 770-534-9100 or e-mail [email protected] 1.24.07

Midtown/PonceyHighlandsFurnished office available in renovated historic building close to Midtown, Emory, Little 5 Points: 675 Seminole Ave., NE Suite 304. Private waiting area and coffee station. Other mental health professionals in the building. Contact Craig Pigg at 404-685-3113 x1. Lease/days negotiable.

Lenox/Buckhead/EmoryEasy access I-85, GA400, many surface streets and Emory. Beautiful rarely available Druid Chase Park. Large office in suite of offices. Half or Full time. Many amenities, including furnished common areas,kitchen,copier, maintenance, security staff, etc. Reasonable rent, congenial, experienced colleagues. June 1, 2007. Contact Donna Billingsley, 404-294-8688.

Woodstock,Canton,Marietta,Roswell,Kennesaw,AcworthNewly renovated and beautiful ly decorated contemporary office space, full and part-time, available for adult and/or couple psychotherapists looking to practice in the growing Northwest metro area - Woodstock, Canton, Marietta, Roswell, Kennesaw, Acworth - Convenient location - 1/2 mile east of I-575 on Hwy 92. For more info., contact John R. Lutz, Ph.D. at 770-592-9065 or [email protected]

Kennesaw-Canton-Cartersville Area Half - full time practice available for psychologist to step into ASAP. Lucrative, low overhead, beautiful and peaceful small town/rural setting in N GA mountains, still

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in metro area. Will provide office, contracts, billing and transition assistance. Possible lease of farm home. 770-546-1476 or [email protected]

WoodstockOffice space in Woodstock. Seeking licensed clinical psychologist, LMFT and LCSW to share office space with two clinical psychologists in a growing, thriving community. Clients are drawn from Cherokee, Cobb and Pickens counties. Support staff does scheduling and billing. Call Irv Smith 770-592-0150.

Alpharetta/RoswellOfficeSpaceBeautiful, one story, stackstone building. Turnkey office space available adjacent to North Fulton Hospital & Harry ’s. Opportunity to associate with large psychiatry practice. Please call Lisa at 770-843-7599.

Norcross/PeachtreeCorners2-office suite, unfurnished, and a large furnished office, all with windows, in an established psychotherapy practice. Ideal for individual or group practice. Call Loretta at 770-449-0815.

Duluth/GwinnettMallAreaUnique opportunity for referrals! Immediate opening to share office space full or part-time. Great way to build practice! A group since 1990, our thriving practice is located in Duluth. Please contact Steven Weinstein, Ph.D. or Julie Friedman, Ph.D. at 770-923-4100.

Office Space Available in JohnsCreek: Part-time office space available in beautifully appointed, new one story condo on Medlock Bridge Rd. with group of four psychologists. Excellent location within three miles of Emory Hospital at Johns Creek, Gwinnett Medical Center at Duluth, numerous physician’s offices, and many North Fulton public/private schools. The office includes use of a furnished waiting room, two restrooms, kitchenette, separate backdoor entrance, and FAX/copier/printer. Please call Lorna Benbenisty at 404-783-0777.


work and hear mini lectures. 5-7, $70. Also forming a Monday morning Psychomotor and Roadmap therapy oriented consultation group. 10-11:30 $60. For more information, please visit www.joelrachelsonphd.com.

SUPPORTSERVICESMedical transcriber looking to expand client base. . .I am a professional with nine years experience transcribing various psychological reports. I work hard to meet the needs of my clients and provide them with accurate and timely work. References are available upon request. 770-350-9591 or 404-966-6483 or e-mail: [email protected]

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DIRECTOROFTRAINING–CLINICALPSYCHOLOGY:The Clinical Psychology Program at Argosy University Atlanta invites applications for a full-time training director position with faculty appointment. The program offers an APA-accredited PsyD degree and a terminal MA degree in clinical psychology. Director of Training responsibilities include developing and evaluating practicum training sites, advising students in all aspects of clinical training, maintaining accurate records of students’ training progress, disseminating training policies and procedures, and coordinating student applications for the predoctoral internship. The training director also assists the program chair with ongoing quality assurance and accreditation activities. Faculty responsibilities involve teaching, advisement, supervision of doctoral research, clinical training and faculty governance. Faculty

rank and salary will be commensurate with experience. Candidates should have earned a doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from a regionally accredited university and should be licensed or license-eligible as a psychologist in Georgia. Preference will be given to qualified candidates who have prior training director experience in an academic setting. Argosy University maintains a commitment to diversity and seeks qualified candidates with cross-cultural competence. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately. Applicants should forward a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, academic transcript for the highest degree obtained, copies of relevant certifications/licenses, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Faith Glaspie-Ellis, Director of Human Resources, Argosy University/Atlanta. The required information can be sent by email to [email protected] (preferred). Argosy University and EDMC are Equal Opportunity Employers.

FACULTY POSITION–CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: The Clinical Psychology Program at Argosy University Atlanta invites applications for a full-time faculty position beginning in Fall 2007. The program offers an APA-accredited PsyD degree and a terminal MA degree in clinical psychology. Faculty responsibilities involve teaching graduate courses, student a dvisement, supervising doctoral research projects, clinical training, participation in program committees, and involvement in faculty governance activities. Candidates should have earned a doctorate in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from a regionally accredited university and should be licensed or license-eligible as a psychologist in Georgia. We are particularly interested in candidates specializing in one of the following areas: family therapy, geropsychology, health psychology, and forensics. Faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with experience. Argosy University maintains a commitment to diversity and seeks qualified candidates with cross-cultural competence. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately. Applicants should forward a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, academic transcript for the highest degree obtained, copies of relevant certifications/licenses, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Faith Glaspie-Ellis, Director of Human Resources, Argosy University/Atlanta. The required information can be sent by email to [email protected] (preferred). Argosy University and EDMC are Equal Opportunity Employers.

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