The Michigan Psychologist - Michigan Psychological Association

Transcription

The Michigan Psychologist
A Quarterly Publication of the Michigan Psychological Association
2nd
Quarter
2010
MPA Newsletter to be Delivered Online
James Windell, Editor
M
ost of us who are beyond a certain age like the feel of a book
or a newsletter in our hands. We like sitting down with a
morning newspaper and our coffee and we actually like the black
newsprint we get on our hands after reading every bit of the daily
paper. We don’t do crosswords on our computer. We’re suspicious
of a Kindle. And we are never quite sure if that email we sent went
through or not. Facebook and MySpace, texting, and sending photos
through our phone just isn’t the way it’s supposed to be.
In other words, some of us are skeptical of this electronic age we
live in. But we’re also realists. As painful as it is sometimes to make
the changes necessary to keep up with modern life, we usually come
around. After all, we were able to adapt to doing progress reports
on the computer, billing for sessions through the Internet, and faxing contracts.
And that’s where The Michigan Psychologist finds itself today.
MPA Faces financial challenges just like every other professional
organization, newspaper, and business. Costs are up; revenues
down. The Editorial Board of The Michigan Psychologist has to make
cuts. But where?
We’ve wrestled with this for some time. And, frankly, at first we
couldn’t even think of going electronic. Unheard of. Unthinkable.
But the time has come. We can’t resist any longer. We have to go
electronic.
For all you traditionalists out there, be aware that this will be as
much of an adjustment for us as it will be for you. But the facts are
clear. We can save enough money on each issue in both printing and
mailing costs to continue to publish every quarter and maybe even
expand the number of pages in each issue.
The cost savings are significant. By reducing the number of issues
we print by just half, we will save well over $2,000.00 a year in
printing costs, handling charges, and mailing fees. But it’s not just
about saving money. It’s also about doing our part to contribute to
a more eco-friendly environment.
Paper comes from trees. By cutting back on paper, we are saving
trees. Each ton of paper not used, we’re saving 17 trees, 380 gallons
of oil, many cubic yards of landfill (if the newsletter isn’t recycled),
plus significant kilowatts of energy, and gallons of water. The average
American uses seven trees a year in paper, wood, and other products
made from trees. Collectively, as Americans, we consume – in one
way or another – two billion trees a year. By going electronic, we
are helping to make a shift to a greener environment.
However, we realize that it won’t be the same if The Michigan
Psychologist comes online rather than being delivered by the
U.S. Postal Service. But, many of us have adjusted to reading the
newspaper online. And if you’re like me, you get any number of
regular bulletins and newsletters via email – probably every day.
And you still read the ones that make a difference in your life.
We hope that The Michigan Psychologist is important enough to you
that you will read it online just as you read it in the hardcopy edition
you’ve been getting in your mailbox. This will be the last printed
edition of the newsletter that you receive unless you’ve specifically
requested to continue to get a printed edition. We will continue to
print a limited number each month. But we expect that by a year from
now, we will be saving money and helping to save our environment
by sending every MPA member an electronic version.
If you agree that it’s time to get the newsletter online, then you
need do nothing. If you just have to have a print edition, fill out the
proper forms with your dues statement or email us.
Psychologists Receive Awards at
MPA Spring Convention
S
teve Ceresnie, Ph.D., Carol Ellstein, Ph.D., and Jeff Andert, Ph.D.
all received awards at the 2010 MPA Spring Convention in East
Lansing on April 16, 2010.
Jeff Andert was honored as the 2009 President of the Michigan
Psychological Association. Current President Bill Bloom pointed
out that Andert was especially honored for his distinguished and
devoted service on behalf of the organization.
In awarding Carol Ellstein the Beth Clark Service Award, Bloom
related that she was nominated for tireless work on behalf of MPA
and MPAF over several years. Among her accomplishments has been
her instrumental role in the establishing of the Michigan Psychological Association Foundation.
“She has done so many things with dignity and grace,” Bloom said.
“Carol does really hard things and always make them look easy.”
As she accepted the Beth Clark Service Award, Ellstein remarked
that as an organization, MPA is “only as good as our volunteers.”
She continues to serve MPA and the community by serving on the
board of MPAF.
The Distinguished Psychologist Award went to Steven Ceresnie, a
former MPA President. Bill Bloom recounted the many professional
accomplishments for Ceresnie, as indicated in his nomination. “Dr.
Ceresnie has been a groundbreaker in the teaching of psychology
in a health service delivery environment,” Bloom said. “He has been
on the adjunct faculty of the University of Detroit Dental School for
about 30 years, has taught classes in psychology to dental students
and to graduate students in dental specialties, and has also assisted
teaching staff by consulting regarding ameliorating a wide variety
of behavioral issues with students. He is widely esteemed at the U.
of D. Dental School for his contributions.”
continued on page 9....
2
2nd Quarter 2010
gan Psychologist
From the Office of the President
Psychologists Speak Best
Through their Actions
Bill Bloom, Ph.D.
N
o other issue currently facing the professional practice of
In the near future, you will hear from me about the needs MPA has
Psychology has a more far reaching impact than the latest
for members to take on tasks which match their passions.
incarnations of threats to our scope of practice. These threats not
Increasing membership is the first action item. If each member
only question the sustainability of Psychology as a health care procan bring in just one half person, we will increase our membership
fession, but also pose grave threats to public welfare.
by 50 percent!
In the larger scope, Psychology as a health care profession has a
Participation at MPA/ MPAF events is the second action item.
relatively brief history, starting with the first successes in getting
The Spring Convention was outstanding, not only because of the
insurance coverage for psychotherapy in the 1970’s. In our heyday,
thoughtful planning and execution of the Program Committee, but
Psychologists were seen as the premier providers of psychotherapy
also because it was well-attended. There are upcoming MPA conferand the sole providers of the psychodiagnostic process of psychologiences planned, and the Foundation is planning its annual fundraising
cal testing. Asserting that we are the “premier” anything these days
event. Plan to attend, if you can.
draws guffaws from insurance companies, social workers, counselors,
Volunteerism is the third action item. I have stopped being aweand some legislators. Fortunately, our patients/clients know the
struck
by the level of talent and sophistication of our members.
value of our work, and within the mental health community, there
I
have
come to expect it, and I am never disappointed. We need
are still acknowledgments.
members/chairs of a few committees. If you can, volunteer. With
I have learned that in the politics of healthcare, mediocrity is acmore, we can do more.
ceptable. It can be cloaked as cost-saving and efficiency. I recently
Advocacy is the fourth action item. The more voices heard, the
reviewed a medical record where a four- session treatment episode
more
impact is achieved. Literally, the sustainability of the profeswas deemed successful by the therapist. The first session was “rapsional
and the public good are at stake.
port building,” the middle two sessions were “working through,”
and the final session was “the termination phase.” It’s almost unIf you’ve gotten this far in my column, you are by now ready to
American of me to suggest that rapport building takes longer than
get back to the real business of being a Psychologist. Enjoy it, it’s a
one session or that a two-session working through period might be
wonderful profession!
good for learning to tie your shoes, but mental health issues take
longer than that. I could be accused of raising the national debt and
New MPA Member Benefit:
contributing to the rising healthcare costs of the nation by suggesting
Health Insurance Discounts
such heretical ideas.
The Michigan Psychological Association is offering a new MPA member
Of course, we all know that excellent mental health care is also
benefit.
financially responsible care. There are data to support that. APA is
After considerable research, we have reached an agreement with Assousing some of those data to develop standards of care. We will have
ciation Member Benefits Inc. (AMBI), a company which has been working
to wait to see how APA achieves this, but APA contends that if they
with Michigan professional associations since 1994. AMBI serves as the
associations’ consultant to locate and research the top-rated insurance
do not do it, insurance companies would impose their standards on
carriers, negotiate the best rates, and then design and administer the plans
us, and that would be worse. APA wants the voice of Psychology
for the individual members. Associations have the unique buying power of
to be heard. Time will tell what the message is, and if it bears fruit.
using large numbers of individual members to achieve substantial discounts
on a variety of insurance and other programs. In addition to making lower
What does all this have to do with MPA? Fortunately, MPA continues
premiums for health insurance available to members, this program will also
to have a voice in
venues
which
reconcile
the
debate
about
scope
of
provide non-dues revenue for MPA.
practice issues. Our advocacy in the legislative process is very active,
AMBI offers health, dental, disability and long term care insurance for
and we take advantage of every opportunity to communicate our
individual MPA members and their families. In addition, property, liability,
message to influential legislators and their staff. Our presence at
and worker comp coverage will be available for your practice. We are
community events, our foundation activities, our public education
expecting that malpractice will also be available at discounted rates in the
activities, our referral service, our coalitions with other entities, our
near future.
rural outreach, our presence at Licensing Board meetings, our Ethics
Jim Bokshan of AMBI is available to all MPA members throughout the
Committee’s efforts in the public interest, and our involvement in
state for consultation, review of current coverage and a free quotation. For
TheknowlMichigan
Psychologist
information
on any of the plans, please contact Jim by phone toll-free at
disaster relief all are tangible signs that Psychologists are
877-265-7426 or by email at [email protected].
edgeable and extremely qualified contributors to healthcare and the
Please contact Judith Kovach, MPA Executive Director, at executivedirecpublic good. We are not just talking about being premier providers
[email protected] if you have any questions
of healthcare, we are demonstrating it through our actions.
about the program.
So we’ve come to the meaning of this message…..Actions!
2nd Quarter 2010
3
A Gift to MPAF
can be Meaningful
Richard Lobenthal
J
udith and I are so very sincerely appreciative of all the condolences
proffered to us after our son Josh’s recent death. I confess to surprising even my cynical self by how meaningful I felt they were. My
response truly came from a place in me I can’t identify -- one that
responded to the support and community which those expressions
were meant to convey.
Amongst the memorials were contributions to a special MPAF fund
set up in Josh’s name. And no, this is not a solicitation for that. But it
is a reminder of all those memorials that each of us knows about. As
a recipient, I want to remind us all how significant those acts really
are at a time when they’re needed most. Knowing that gifts from
friends and colleagues will support a program that both embodies
the values that Josh held dear and provides a meaningful outreach
in these difficult times is a source of comfort to us.
But memorials aren’t the only way to support MPAF, although we
do consider special funds. Gifts, bequests, sponsorships, annuities,
employer matches (some), and all the other ways you already know
about are ways to support us. Think about honoring all those special
joyous events: achievements, birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations. Donations are gratefully accepted in any amount.
And MPAF is a meaningful way to commemorate a special event,
milestone or achievement. Look what a gift to MPAF will support:
ª Our flagship program is the Michigan Project for Informed Public
Policy (MPIPP) and it is really amazing. MPIPP was enormously
helpful in Kalamazoo’s passing of an anti-discrimination ordinance.
ª It presented to college and graduate students and faculties.
ª Wrote op-eds that were published.
ª Counseled legislators.
ª Published fact sheets.
ª Helped high school staff
ª Provided educational testimony on relevant bills
ª Did television interviews.
ª Confronted -- indeed successfully! -- “reparative therapy” and a
so-called reparative therapist.
Michigan Psychologist
ª Distributed a The
newsletter.
ª And started a whole new program addressing ignorance about the
gay life experiences people have.....and I really could go on.
Next issue, we will announce some innovative new CE programs
MPAF will sponsor, our new veterans’ initiatives, and more. And
now is a good time to mark your calendar: November 7th is the MPAF
fall fund-raiser.
And lastly, a sneak preview: one of MPAF’s goals is to “recognize
achievement in the profession of psychology” and next issue we will
announce an event doing just that.
For more information about on MPAF, contact either MPAF’s
Psychologist
(and MPA’s) Executive Director, Dr. Judith Kovach through the
MPA office, Carol Ellstein at [email protected] or by telephone
at 231-238-0356, or Richard Lobenthal at [email protected] or
by phone at 248-855-2289.
Jack P. Haynes, Ph.D.
O
ur Membership Committee works to build a vibrant MPA Membership. One effective way to build MPA membership is for our
members themselves to talk positively to psychologist non-members
about MPA, encourage them to join, and direct potential members
to the MPA website (www.michiganpsychologicalassociation.org)
where they can learn more about what we do and can join easily
electronically.
Please talk to psychologists who are not MPA members about the
benefits of MPA membership, which include the very important work
of protecting psychologists in Michigan from the ongoing assaults
on our scope of practice. Talk to them about MPA’s excellent and
popular Continuing Ed programs, our newsletter, the Referral Service,
MPA’s commitment to advocacy, free member consultation with an
attorney, and free member consultation with the MPA Ethics Committee, as examples.
The Membership Committee encourages you to talk about MPA,
and to forward to me ([email protected]), Membership
Chair, the name, phone, and/or e-mail address of any potential
member. An MPA member will contact them. Participate with us in
supporting and advocating for psychology in Michigan, and for the
people we serve. There is definitely strength in numbers.
Welcome to New Members of MPA!
Regular Members
Doctoral, Full License
Amelia Amin, Ph.D. (Troy)
Jennifer Peltzer-Jones, Psy.D.
(Commerce)
Mary Cassady, Ph.D. (Clinton
Twp.)
Lisa Metler, Ph.D. (Novi)
4
Associate Members
Shannon Connell (Grand Haven)
Students Members
Student Affiliate Applicants
Lena Agree (West Bloomfield)
André Pauritsch, M.A. (Utica)
Gayle Dopke (Waterford)
Jennifer Wallace (Hazel Park)
Anne Denning-Gloster (Grosse Ile)
Bonnie Dykstra (Rockford)
Lauritz McCutcheon (Royal Oak)
Christine Hurley (Chesterfield)
gan
Members:
Join Us In Increasing
MPA Membership
2nd Quarter 2010
Executive Director’s Report
Advances in Science and Technology Create
Opportunities for Psychologists
Judith Kovach, Ph.D.
Executive Director
I
recently read an article in the New England Journal of Medicine
enthusiastic -- indicative of another role psychologists can play from
by Amy Ship, M.D. entitled The Most Primary Care -- Talking
a treatment and, more importantly, a prevention model.
about Driving and Distraction. Dr. Ship states that “it’s time for
Neuroscience and brain research has created a better understand[primary care physicians] to update our model of preventive care.
ing of the mind-body connection; technology has made it possible
Primary care doctors are uniquely positioned to teach and influence
for us to actually watch a brain functioning. These advances have
patients; we should not squander that power. A question about drivopened up exciting new areas for psychology. MPA wants to help
ing and distraction is as central to the preventive care we provide as
our members explore the possibilities. That is why we were excited
the other questions we ask. Not to ask — and not to educate our
to present a workshop on collaborative care. That is also why APA
patients and reduce their risk — is to place in harm’s way those we
psychologist David Ballard is doing a presentation on November
hope to heal.”
12th, addressing marketing skills and use of the internet and social
I was struck first by the expanded definition of primary care and
networking in building and growing a practice. But there are other
prevention, and by her recognition of the unique opportunity primary
new and exciting areas of professional growth that every one of our
care physicians have to “teach and influence” as part of their model
members is discovering. If something intrigues you, please contact
of preventative care. Of course, Dr. Ship endorses asking questions
me or Program Chair Carol Schwartz and share your ideas for future
about smoking, exercise, alcohol use, and drug use as part of a good
conferences and continuing education events. We always welcome
your input.
preventative care model. But, I was also struck by the absence of
questions related to preventative mental health care. Although
many physicians, like Dr. Ship, are exploring progressive definitions
If you would like to comment on my column or share other ways
of their role, the mind-body disconnect still exists.
in which MPA can better serve you, please feel free to contact
Shortly after reading that article, I attended a highly informative
me at 248-302-6774 or by e-mail at executivedirector@michicontinuing education workshop entitled Integrative--Care Strateganpsychologicalassociation.org at any time.
gies in Clinical Practice: Expanding the Reach of Psychologists
in the Health Care System. Drs. Bruce Hillenberg, Ann Van Dyke,
and Ann Eshelmann informed the audience of very seasoned and
early career psychologists as well as graduate students that psychologists are playing an increasingly important role in the health care
delivery system. The value of psychological services in primary and
specialty medical care has been recognized. Psychological intervenOverview and Applications of the WMS-IV,
tions make an important contribution to the effectiveness of health
WIAT-III, and Advanced Clinical
care treatment across a range of medical conditions. As the inteSolutions for WAIS-IV and WM
grated care model becomes more commonplace, psychologists can
help physicians frame questions about mental health preventative
September 24, 2010
care -- questions about what stress management techniques people
Rustic Retreat
use and how they assess their own mental health.
October
8-10, 2010
Members of the MPA/F Public Education committee have presented
workshops to Mended Hearts, a support group to help cardiac
patients understand the relationship between mental health and
cardiac health. These workshops have been very well received.
CE Program:
Perhaps the next step is to find a venue to involve more psycholoConnected: Effective and Ethical
gists in preventative mental health education, further expanding
Marketing Strategies for Psychologists
the definition of our role.
November 12, 2010 It is very evident that as the mental health care system changes,
psychologists need to become better at marketing our practices and
Michigan Psychologist unique skills, as well as seeing new opportunities such as The
collaborative care with physicians or preventative health care from a mindCheck the MPA website to get more details
body perspective. MPA President Bill Bloom is creating a task force
on upcoming CE events!
to look at what science knows about the mental health consequences
of environmental toxins on children. The response so far is highly
CE Events for 2010
2nd Quarter 2010
5
Mediation Training & Consultation Institute
“The best training in the field of mediation that I’ve been to!”
Divorce and Custody
Mediation Training
Add to Your Skills!
Become an Approved Mediator
Zena D. Zumeta
J.D., Trainer
40-Hour Workshop
Ann Arbor, MI
August 3-7, 2009
• Providing training in Divorce Mediation since 1985
• Approved by the State Court Administrative Office of the Michigan
Supreme Court and the Association for Conflict Resolution
• Longest running mediation training in Michigan
For more information :
800-535-1155 or 734-663-1155
www.learn2mediate.com
Exclusive Benefit for
MPA Members
& Your Patients*
Insertion:
Michigan Psychological Association
Wills, Trusts, Probate
MayThe Michigan Psychologist
ElderCare Planning and Advocacy
Special Needs Trusts
3.75 x 4.75
Family Mediation
Ship to:
MALL MALISOW & COONEY, PC
Holistic ElderCare and Estate Planning
Counselors at Law
Denise Elsinger at 248-808-0154
Contacts:
Cal l Toll Free: (866) 699-1 800
gan Psychologist
30445 Northwestern Hwy. Ste. 250
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
www.MallMalisow.com
*One Complimentary Consultation
Limited to not more than one hour of attorney
or legal assistant time
6
2nd Quarter 2010
The Big Question is an exclusive feature of The Michigan Psychologist. Each year one question of significance to psychologists
will be asked and answers to the question will be solicited from both Michigan and national psychologists. Each quarterly issue
of the newsletter will highlight several responses. If you are inspired by The Big Question, then send your response to the question to Jack Haynes at [email protected] for consideration.
The Big Question for 2010:
Have your opinions changed about human nature since you
became a practicing psychologist, and if so, how?
Thirty years of professional experience has probably dampened my Rogerian optimism about human nature. I have more
respect for that part of each of us that is encoded in the DNA. I think some of us can change some things with insight, but I better appreciate the influence of conditioning. It is clearer to me now that some people are inherently malevolent, but I have not
lost my optimism that most of us can do a lot of good if we try.
Dane Ver Merris, Ed.D.
Our personalities have their own topographies. I tell the children I am working with that our personalities are like planets.
Some planets have majestic mountains, bright beaches, and deep crevices where funny-looking creatures may live who never
see the light of day. I don’t mention that there also may be evil aliens who want to control or destroy other planets or that there
may be black holes that try to suck everything into them. The children and I talk about how even a blade of grass affects the life
of the planet. I am in awe with the complexity and resilience of human nature. Joanne Schouten, Ph.D.
My understanding of human nature in the ‘80s during my undergraduate and graduate studies was largely influenced by the
nature/nurture controversy. I was particularly encouraged by theories that suggested that all learned behavior could be unlearned
or that internal conflicts could be resolved. Over the last 15 years, with the explosion of research in evolutionary psychology
and in the basic and clinical neurosciences, I recognize the artificiality of distinct boundaries between terms such as innate,
biological, psychological, and environmental since human nature is a derivative of numerous interacting influences. There is
now substantial evidence that old learning is not eliminated through extinction. The ability to refrain from maladaptive behavior
may reflect new learning that has been added to the old. This has provided me with a deeper appreciation of and compassion for
(1) our human tendency to resist change and relapse to old patterns, and (2) the need for continued practice of newly learned
responses for sustaining positive change in psychological well-being. It is a more challenging, ambiguous and complex picture
of human nature that I believe corresponds to a richer but less certain life course.
Melinda Henderson, Ph.D.
Id, ego, and superego have not changed. There are still conflicts over drives and how to manage and control them. There is still
superego conflict, although less than I used to see. There is less conflict, I believe, because there appear to be fewer parental
and societal constraints over basic drives and behavior. As a result, values have changed from a belief in individual self-control
based on internal conflict, guilt, and morality to a more guilt-free acceptance of basic drives and tolerance of what was once
considered immoral. There is a new morality that is culturally
relativistic that
is based on tolerance, acceptance, and what feels
The Michigan
Psychologist
good, and not based on the absolute truth that comes from belief in a Biblical God. Of course, morality is a mechanism that
regulates human nature. Human nature has not changed but morality has.
Jesse Bell, Ph.D.
2nd Quarter 2010
7
An Amazing Suite
For Therapists
West Bloomfield, MI
1225 Square Feet
3 Huge Offices with Windows
Soundproofing, White Noise Machines,
Door Sweeps, & Insulation on all Doors
Separate Entrance-Exit
• Separate Heating/Cooling Controls • Exterior
Signage • Parking at Door • Easy Maple Road Access
5 Night Janitorial Included
All CAM Charges, Taxes and Insurance Included
Contact: Fred Erlich at David M. Tisdale and Company
248-626-8220
[email protected]
gan Psychologist
8
2nd Quarter 2010
Menlo Innovations, LLC,
Winner of 2010
Psychologically Healthy
Workplace Award
Psychologists
Receive Awards at MPA
Spring Convention
By James Windell
...continued from page 1
Freedom. Open management. Collaborative. These are the watchwords of Menlo Innovations, LLC, the Ann Arbor-based company
which has been presented with 2010’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award by MPA.
“This is a company with no secrets and no barriers,” Terry Braciszewski, Ph.D., the chair of the Business of Practice Network,
said in introducing key Menlo Innovations staff during the awards
ceremony at the 2010 Spring Convention. The company, a software
design and development firm, has a “share and share alike” culture
with peer accountability, an absence of hierarchy, and a collaborative work environment reminiscent of the pioneering atmosphere
of Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park Invention Factory in the early days
of the 20th Century.
Founded by Richard Sheridan, Menlo Innovations has been recognized for three straight years by INC. Magazine as one of the
fastest growing private companies in America. They have received
the Washtenaw County Fast Track award for five consecutive years
because of their annual 20 percent growth rate. Because of the unique
culture they have developed, Menlo Innovations has been awarded
the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace
Flexibility and the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces.
The company stresses balance with its employees and no employee
– including Sheridan – in allowed to work more than 40 hours a week
or to work nights or weekends. Every employee must use his or her
vacation time (which is why the company was not represented by
Sheridan during this award ceremony – he was on a mandated vacation!). Furthermore, the company stresses sharing and flexibility,
including job sharing, part-time work, the option to take off blocks
of time, and the welcoming of children in the office.
The “people first” culture of Menlo Innovations is the primary reason, according to Sheridan, that the company can attract top talent
in a field that is highly competitive. Lisa Marie Babich, one of the
company’s representatives, accepting the award, commented that
Menlo Innovations looks for employees who have good kindergarten
skills: “We want people who can be nice and share with others.”
In addition to being a past President of MPA, Ceresnie has contributed as Chairperson and has been a dynamic member of several MPA
Committees and Boards, each of extended duration. These include
being past Chair of the Program Committee, the founding Chair of the
Children and Families Committee, past Chair and current member of
the Membership Committee and current member of the MPA Foundation. He was also elected by MPA members to serve a term on the
Executive Council of the American Psychological Association.
“He is a Renaissance man,” Bloom said during his introductory remarks, “and he is one of the most knowledgeable people around.”
Accepting the Distinguished Psychologist Award, Ceresnie said
that “to serve MPA is to never stop learning.” He went on to say
that without the MPA President, the MPA Board. Executive Director
Judith Kovach, and Richard Lobenthal, the MPAF President, his work
with MPA could never have been carried out.
The Brotherhood Entertain at the Spring Convention
The Michigan
CarolPsychologist
Ellstein accepts Beth
Clark Service Award from
President Bill Bloom
President Bill Bloom presents
Steve Ceresnie with Distinguished Psychologist Award
Terry Braciszewski presents
Healthy Workplace Award to Menlo Innovations, LLC
2nd Quarter 2010
9
Rural Healthcare
Challenges and Consultation
Patrick Triggiano, Ph.D.
M
y name is Patrick Triggiano, and I received my Master’s degree
in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in
1993. Following several years of practice, I earned my Ph.D. from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Counseling Psychology, 2007).
After earning both degrees, I have found myself practicing in a
rural context/culture. And although multifaceted, a driving element
for my decision has been my concern over the lack of resources
afforded residents in more remote areas. I am the only Ph.D. in an
approximately one hour radius. My previous employment was at a
very large health care organization in Milwaukee, and this made me
just one of 15 to 20 psychologists in a one block radius!
The rural vs. urban factor for me is that arguably rural residents
seem to consistently suffer a type of (pseudo) marginalization. The
arguable part is that unlike marginalization based on race/ethnicity,
sexual orientation, or even gender which has to a large degree
been infused into the fabric of society, rural marginalization seems
to be more indicative, at least in part, of the health care structure
as a whole. Some noted examples can be found in the National
Rural Health Association website (http://www.ruralhealthweb.org),
including:
ª As recent as 2003, Medicaid reimbursement for identical services
was less for rural providers.
ª There are approximately 2,150 rural health professional shortage
areas compared to 910 urban.
ª About 25 percent of the U.S. population is rural, while only 10
percent of physicians practice there.
ª The number of “specialists” per 100,000 people is 40 in rural areas;
134 in urban areas.
ª Rural communities suffer higher rates of violence, substance
abuse, suicide and poverty than their urban counterparts.
ª 55 percent of rural counties in the U.S. have no psychologist,
psychiatrist, or social worker.
This translates
to about 40 specialists
in the entire U.P.!
The Michigan
Psychologist
Disappointing.
Because of this, I have been attempting to expand my range
regarding consultation. In my previous practice in Milwaukee,
consultation happened daily. It was in-person and was more
important than any CEU-generating event because the consult
pertained to the moment and to the immediate healthcare of the
person the consultation was directed at. Thus, it was personal,
specific, intimate, and unique. It has been a while since I attended
CEU events with that claim.
Rural practice also demands connection; perhaps more so than
in urban practice. The differences are notable. Non-face-to-face
Psychologist
contacts using electronic media (e.g., phone, Skype, etc.) have
replaced some in-person connections. Yet, consultation includes
partnerships with different disciplines -- which is essential here. All
medical staff, along with multiple other providers and helpers, have
become my “in the moment” consults, which demands a nurturing of
this interdisciplinary relationship in much more dynamic ways than
I had attempted in my “urban” practice.
In ways I feel that I connect in a greater sense with the world
of tertiary care which then includes educating, supporting, and
integrating more intimately with primary care and hospital-based
services. Consultation with medical providers, who have been
described as the de facto mental health system has afforded me
a breadth of perspectives which help in the understanding of my
client’s concerns.
I love this job; we are always learning!
You can contact Patrick Triggiano at
[email protected]
MPA is an Amazon Affiliate!
W
hat that means is that every Amazon purchase made by going
to Amazon via the MPA website returns four to six percent
of the purchase price to MPA.
Support the Michigan Psychological Association by shopping
Amazon.com via our Amazon affiliate link on the homepage of our
website, www.michiganpsychologicalassociationorg. You can buy
anything Amazon has to offer by using our link, and MPA will receive
a portion of the purchase price. This costs you nothing but a click to
go to the MPA website and a second click to go to Amazon.
Last month, MPA got a check from Amazon for $102.26, our affiliate
refund for $1,770.85 in Amazon purchases from January 1 2010 through
June 30, 2010. The total spent is less than $2.00 per member. It is
very likely that the per capita spending on Amazon for MPA members
is significantly higher than $2.00 over a six-month period.
Please do your part in raising non-dues revenue for MPA at no
cost to you. Just click on the Amazon link from the MPA website. And
remember, you can shop in many other stores through Amazon and
MPA will get a percentage of those purchases, too.
10
gan
Rural Reflections . . .
2nd Quarter 2010
Catching Up with
Dr. Bill McKeachie
Jack P. Haynes, Ph.D.
O
ne afternoon in late January this year, it was my privilege to
the bigger the circumference of the circle, and one then realizes how
interview Dr. W. J. McKeachie -- known more commonly as
much there is to know. “In psychology, there are always new ways
Bill McKeachie -- at the University of Michigan Psychology Departof looking at things,” Bill commented.
ment. I will take the liberty of referring to this direct, gracious,
Bill is the author of the best-selling book now in its 13th Edition
friendly, authentic, notably accomplished person by his first name,
Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and
as his warm, comfortable, and engaging manner leads me to know
University Teachers. He stated that the book began as a mimeograph
he would prefer that. Bill is one of only two people ever who have
handout for several years. After the mimeograph had been requested
been both president of the Michigan Psychological Association and
throughout the county, it eventually was published as a book, selling
the American Psychological Association.
100 copies the first year and 14,000 copies last year.
This distinguished alumnus of the University of Michigan (Ph.D.,
As a researcher, McKeachie stated he was the first person to dif1949) has been on the U. of M. faculty for 60 years. Raised in rural
ferentiate between men and women in their reactions to stress in
Oakland County, Bill was one of his father’s pupils in a one room
different situations. The initial published study that concluded there
schoolhouse. He graduated from Michigan Normal College (now
were gender differences was in the context of the effectiveness of
Eastern Michigan University) with a degree in teaching mathematics,
using tranquillizers to moderate exam anxiety.
and following college graduation, Bill taught math for about three
McKeachie has known many of the greats of psychology of the
months, and then was drafted into World War Two, returning from
second
half of the twentieth century. For example, he talked of his
the Pacific theater three years later.
friendship with B.F. Skinner, whom he refers to as Fred. Bill said
Bill spoke of his good fortune in battle, as his ship was the only
that he eventually developed a friendship with Skinner, but he and
one of nine ships in his squadron that was not sunk. He also stated
Fred never could agree on professional issues. They shared a strong
that he probably would have been a Conscientious Objector in the
mutual interest in music, but Bill observed that Fred loved to play
Vietnam era, but observed that “in World War Two there were
the organ but did not feel he could improvise, which is important
clearly bad guys.”
in organ playing. Bill’s own favorite musical composers are Mozart,
Bill and his wife live on a 70 acre rural Dexter property, where they
Fats Waller, Beethoven, and Duke Ellington.
have resided for decades. Together they’ve sung in their church choir
One of his favorite non-psychology publications is The Devil’s
for more than 60 years. Now age 84, Bill actively taught at U. of M.
Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. He also enjoys reading mysteries,
until three years ago, though he quit taking a salary at the university
especially those by P.D. James.
almost 20 years ago. However, he still goes in to his U. of M. office
Though healthy, Bill no longer travels out of state by plane except
five days a week and he said that he keeps current in research by
to keep his string of attendance at 62 consecutive APA conventions
reading 50 journals.
intact. Not too long ago, he chose not to accept a ninth honorary
Bill was U. of M. Psychology Department Chair from 1961 to 1971. One
doctorate since it would have involved traveling in Europe.
of his accomplishments while Chair was introducing service-learning,
No extended discussion with Bill McKeachie is complete without
an opportunity for students at the university for more than 40 years.
discussion of Bill’s 50 year fast-pitch softball career, which ended
The concept involves students fulfilling real-world needs, displaying
only about a dozen years ago. His office is laden with many trophies
civic responsibility, deriving meaning and acquiring knowledge by
and several softballs, and his home office has even more. Bill played
participation in such activities as tutoring other students or working
semi-pro baseball briefly after high school, but stopped playing when
on a ward at Ypsilanti
State
Hospital
as
part
of
their
Intro
Psych
class
he was required to have a double hip replacement. Bill, also, was the
(Incidentally, that was this writer’s own choice as a U. of M. Intro
first winner of the U. of M. Faculty Intramural Athlete of the Year
Psychology student). Bill described how difficult it initially was to
Award in the 1950s. It turns out that the word intramural was first
convince the Dean to offer credit for such service activities.
used at the University of Michigan.
McKeachie was president of MPA in 1953. He stated that in 1953 the
Bill is proud that the University of Michigan still has one of the
Michigan Psychological Association had no offices and no staff, and
top-rated psychology departments.
put on no conferences, though there was an annual meeting. MPA
members then totaled less than 100, who were mostly academics.
I was thrilled
that Bill McKeachie so graciously shared his time with
The Michigan
Psychologist
me – and MPA. On behalf of MPA, I told him that we are all very
Bill views the biggest change in psychology since he began teaching
proud and appreciative of his accomplishments.
as the tremendous rise of neuropsychology. As for the current status
of psychology, he feels psychology is a dynamic field. He stated that
the Nobel Prize winner Herb Simon said that knowledge is like a
circle and inside the circle is what we know, and the more we learn
2nd Quarter 2010
11
LUXURIOUS OFFICE SPACE - 320 square foot
office, full length wall windows, truly elegant
building with atrium, fountains, cafeteria, mirrored
elevator, marble staircase and other appealing
features. Located on Northwestern Highway
corridor. Full or part-time. (248) 737-0040.
Plymouth Office: Share office building
and common waiting room with independent
psychologist. Yes, the train still passes by this
restored passenger station. Park-like setting in
Plymouth’s Old Village. Office (8 ½’ x 15 ½’) has
window into courtyard, and plenty of free parking.
$450/month, includes utilities. Call Dr. Robert
Goode anytime at (734) 223-4202.
Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s Center
for Human Development is seeking a fully
licensed psychologist for a contractual position
providing outpatient counseling services to
children and their parents. Clinicians with training
and experience in cognitive-behavioral therapy
are preferred. Please send a letter of interest and
vita to: Robin L. Billings, Ph.D, 1695 West Twelve
Mile Rd., Ste. 120, Berkley, MI 48072 (rbillings@
beaumont.edu).
Looking to sublet office space with
psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers
or counselors. Three to four days a week, daytime
or night hours available. Spacious Farmington
Hills office The
with Michigan
beautiful surroundings
overlooking
Psychologist
pond with fountain. Reasonable rate. Immediate
occupancy. Call 313-580-6200. Rosalind E.
Griffin, M.D.
LIVONIA: Established office with two licensed
psychologists has spacious windowed office,
furnished, for full or part-time independent mental
health provider. Excellent location with large
waiting room, office equipment, and access to
Psychologist
billing services if needed. Location: Schoolcraft
Road near Merriman in Willow Wood Professional
Village. Contact Dr. Fredrick Howell at (734) 4270060.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS OFFICE SPACE: Full or
part-time window office space available with
psychologists in attractive four-office suite.
Waiting room, separate exit door, fax, copier,
and ample free parking. Excellent Big Beaver/
Woodward location. Affordable and flexible terms.
For additional information call Dr. Susan Leitman
at 248-258-1650 or Dr. Joyce Schomer at 248647-4376.
Greater Lansing: Beautiful office space
available for your full time or part time private
practice. Great location in wooded area close to
MSU and downtown Lansing. Referrals made to
grow your practice.
• Attractive • Affordable
• Easily Accessible
Visit our website for details and pictures of the office:
www.LansingTherapyOffice.com
Or contact:
Michael Rogell, Ph.D.
517-372-2300
[email protected]
Operation Medicine Cabinet
Gail Berkove, Ph.D.
I recently became aware of an important community program
called Operation Medicine Cabinet (OMC). OMC allows members of
the community to clear out their medicine cabinets and dispose of
outdated
or unused prescription drugs in an environmentally safe
manner. Recent studies in Michigan and other states have revealed
that many of the substances that have been dumped down the toilet
or thrown into our landfills are now showing up in our watersheds,
streams, and lakes. Removing and disposing of these drugs properly
is also important because it helps to keep prescription drugs out
of the hands of unauthorized users, as well as seniors, who may
have trouble keeping track of a large number of drugs they are
prescribed.
So far the program appears to be only at a number of sites in Oakland County (police stations). They have collected and destroyed
300 pounds of prescription drugs since the program began in July
2009 through December 2009.
This valuable program can be of benefit to everyone. Check out
www.operationmedicinecabinetmi.com for a brief video, more information, and drop off locations/times (click the link at the top).
2nd Quarter 2010
12
gan
MPA Marketplace
Book Review
The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, 4 volume set
by Irving B. Weiner, W. Edward Craighead • Hardcover, 2002
Pages, Published 2010, 4th Edition • List Price: $600.00.
Review by Stephen Fabick, Ph. D.
A
Surviving the Toxic Workplace:
Protect Yourself Against the Co-workers, Bosses, and
Work Environments that Poison Your Day
By Linnda Durre´, Ph.D. McGraw-Hill, 2010.
fter reviewing this hefty set of four volumes, I couldn’t help but
Reviewed by James Windell, M.A. and Jane Windell, M.A.
think that when the contributing authors were faced with the
e had not read very far into this book when we both agreed.
dilemma to publish or perish, they might have more seriously considEvery boss and HR director should read this book. And by
ered the latter alternative.
the
time
we finished the book, we were convinced that anyone
More seriously, the authors generally have done a fine job in their
who
is
an
employee ought to be familiar with “Surviving the Toxic
submissions of articles included in this Fourth Edition. However, if this
Workplace.”
encyclopedia were my first exposure to the field of psychology as a
young person, I may never have gone into the field. The reason falls
The reason we thought this is simple: We have all worked in a toxic
on the shoulders of the editors and perhaps any constraints placed
workplace at one time or another. And almost all of us – whether
upon them by the publisher.
we work in a store, a school, or professional office or whether we
The volumes sorely need a layout person in this set. The four volumes
are skilled or unskilled labor – have had co-workers, supervisors,
are remarkably free of any interesting pictures, graphics, or narrative
managers, or bosses who fit one of Linnda Durre´’s descriptions of
entry points. Instead, there are unending text evocative of the excitethe people who cause what she refers to as staff infections. These are
ment of legal texts. Very dry stuff. Perhaps, the publisher decided
the socially clueless, the interferers, the saboteurs, the addicts, the
against any material that could appeal to the right brain out of bottom
victims, the lazy, the uncommitted, the micromanagers, and many
line concerns. The set is already so expensive that the market is only
other types who poison the workplace.
institutional -- and that market must be quite small.
Having just one of these people in your office can create the kind
So looking up some area of interest may prove useful, but this is not
of toxic atmosphere which makes you hate to go to work because
an encyclopedia that most psychologists will enjoy browsing.
you dread having to deal with the person who makes your work life
That said, however, here is a description of how this set is organized.
miserable.
The third edition was published in 2001 and selected entrees have
been updated, e.g. in the article on Anthropomorphism I appreciated
But the good news is that Durre´ not only tells you how to determine
a recent illustration of one aspect of the topic:
if you work in a toxic workplace, but also how to confront the toxic
person. She provides invaluable information about how to deterSome situations induce more anthropomorphism than others. Recent
mine if your co-worker really is creating a toxic work environment,
studies show that both chronic loneliness and temporary feelings of
rejection can increase anthropomorphic thinking (Epley, Waytz, &
what type of toxic worker he or she is (and she describes almost 80
Cacioppo, 2007). Like the shipwrecked fellow in the movie Castaway
different types), but tells how they likely got to be so venomous,
(played by Tom Hanks), almost any entity will do when we desperately
and provides specific scripts for confronting each to bring about
need to establish social connections -- even a volleyball.
a change.
Additionally, about half of the articles are new. This was done to
Durre´ is also realistic enough to realize that changing some of
broaden the coverage of the encyclopedia and also to further update
these
types may not be possible even with a direct confrontation,
it. (And as a recent contributor of a couple articles to the Encyclopedia
so
she
tells the reader what to do when verbal confrontation fails
of Peace Psychology, I can only imagine the organizational challenges
and
when
to go to your boss (assuming the person you’re confrontof co-editing such an enormous undertaking when it isn’t your full
ing is not your boss) or when to go to the HR director – or even to
time job.)
OHSA or EEOC.
The level of articles can be understood with little expertise in the
In today’s economy, it’s often not an option to bail out of a job if
topic or some midlevel familiarity, but, not surprisingly, many will
not satisfy one with expertise in it already. There are references at
you think people you have to work with are making you crazy. The
the end of each entry and cross-references to other articles in the
next best thing is what this book is about: using effective communicaencyclopedia on related topics.
tion techniques to turn a poisonous environment into a productive
So this set may be useful for those in an academic setting with easy
place to work.
access to their department or university library which are the only
To comment on this review, you can contact
places that I imagine you would find this set until the price
Thecomes
Michigan Psychologist
Jim or Jane Windell at jwind27961@aol;.com.
down significantly or it’s available online. Otherwise, most psychologists would simply use Wikipedia or google the topic of interest, which
may largely explain why there is likely a dwindling market for this
kind of publication.
To comment on this review, you can contact Steve Fabick, Ph.D. at
[email protected],
W
2nd Quarter 2010
13
SEARCHING FOR…
The RIGHT
A PSYCHOLOGIST
TO COME JOIN US!
s Past-President of MPA, one of my charges is to organize our
next election of officers. The offices that will need to be filled
for 2010 are President-Elect and treasurer. I ask that each of you
consider the importance of participating in MPA leadership, and
consider weather you or someone you know might be ready to step
up to the plate. What is required of MPA officers? There are six MPA Board meetings
per calander year. These take place every other month on the
third Wednesday (9am to noon) in Lansing. There are also monthly
Executive Committee (EC) meetings that take place on the first
Wednesday morning of each month (9:00 am to about 11:00 am).
The EC meetngs are held over a bridge line on the telephone so
those
attending can do so from the comfort of their own homes or
MICHIGAN’S OLDEST PSYCHOLOGY GROUP
PRACTICE
offices. Please do not submit anyone’s name without their permission. Thanks.
Karen Weiner, Ph. D.
AT PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTITUTES OF MICHIGAN, P.C.
• Expert peer consultation on medications, forensic questions,
insurance issues, ethics, testing, educational issues, and
treatment available in-house
• Top-flight office manager: billing, insurance, and telephone
support
• Friendly colleagues include two MPA Past-Presidents, a Past
Treasurer, Program Chair, E-Committee Chair
Michigan
Psychologist
• TheScenic
office
space in wooded setting in historic Franklin
Village (near Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills)
• Innovative business model
CONTACT PIM President ROBERT ERARD, Ph.D.
gan Psychologist
at 248-626-4622 or send c.v. to [email protected]
14
2nd Quarter 2010
2nd Quarter 2010
15
124 Allegan Street, Suite 1900
Lansing, MI 48933
Editor:
James Windell, M.A.
Editorial Board: Jack P. Haynes, Ph.D.
Judith Kovach, Ph.D.
James Windell, M.A.
Karen Colby Weiner, J.D., Ph.D.
Layout & Design: The Print House, Inc.
Advertisements are provided as a service to readers and do not imply
endorsement by the Michigan Psychological Association. Copy and
size of ads submitted for publication may be altered or omitted at the
editors’ discretion.
The Michigan
Psychological Association
124 Allegan Street, Suite 1900
Lansing, MI 48933
517 - 347-1885
517 - 484 - 4442 (fax)
Office email: [email protected]
*
Judith Kovach, Ph.D., Executive Director
*
Officers
President: William Bloom, Ph.D.
President-Elect: Kristin Sheridan, Ph.D.
Past President: Jeffrey Andert, Ph.D.
Secretary: Jan Lazar, Ph.D.
Treasurer: Deb Smith, Ph.D.

The Michigan Psychologist - Michigan Psychological Association

Transcription

Similar documents

Tele-Rad TRBO -West Michigan

OKOTOKS • HOLY TRINITY ACADEMY

Class of 2014 Profile - Academy of the Sacred Heart

mike mccready - Michigan House Republicans

Ignash Petro Reprint 04_2011

Board Certified Orthodontist with Deep Roots In Michigan

For Immediate Release La Rebeldes: Stories of Strength and

Listing Flyer - Former Crusty`s Pizza

August 2015

ARBORLAND CENTER