| | MHAC Parity Brochure | 5/29/2008 | |  | Everyone | | Announcement | 1/29/2008 10:29 AM | Laura Finder | 2/15/2008 1:26 PM | Laura Finder | Announcement/News |
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| | APA HelpCenter articles... | 7/1/2008 | | | Everyone |
"Tough Ecomony Stress" article - please open attachment below.
"Managing Your Distress"
| Announcement | 2/7/2008 1:33 PM | Laura Finder | 4/4/2008 11:30 AM | Laura Finder | Announcement/News |
"Managing Your Stress in Tough Economic Times"
"Managing Your Distress"
"Managing Traumatic Stress"
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| | Rosenberry Conference | 5/23/2008 | 5/23/2008 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
The Rosenberry Conference
May 23, 2008
Featuring:
Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D.
Innovations in Assessment and Treatment
of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents | Announcement | 2/20/2008 10:11 AM | Laura Finder | 5/1/2008 1:16 PM | Laura Finder | Announcement/News; Event | Presented by The Children’s Hospital
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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| | Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop | 5/16/2008 | 5/16/2008 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
Contemporary issues and updates across the continuum of care
A workshop for medical and allied health professionals
Friday, May 16, 2008
8 AM - 5PM
Driscoll Center, University of Denver | Announcement | 2/20/2008 10:38 AM | Laura Finder | 5/1/2008 1:17 PM | Laura Finder | Announcement/News; Event | For more information or to register.
http://www.du.edu/braininjury/index.html
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| | CPA Annual Business Meeting | 6/20/2008 | 6/20/2008 12:00 PM | | Everyone |
Annual business meeting for members. Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St. Friday, June 20, 12 noon to 3pm. Members can see additional information in the Calendar section.
| Announcement | 2/25/2008 9:10 AM | Laura Finder | 5/7/2009 11:43 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News; Event |
The CPA annual business meeting will be on June 20, 2008 from 12 – 3pm. at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, Evergreen E&F Rooms, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver.
On that morning from 9-12 the Annual Leadership Training session will be held. All Board members, committee chairs, task force chairs and liaisons are expected to attend both sessions.
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| | 2nd Annual Continental Divide Disaster Behavioral Conference | 7/10/2008 | 7/10/2008 8:00 AM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 3/13/2008 10:12 AM | Laura Finder | 4/4/2008 11:24 AM | Laura Finder | Announcement/News; Event |
Save the Date! 2nd Annual Continental Divide Disaster Behavioral Conference will be at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Click on the above title to see attachment with more information. | | |
| | Summer Institute- "Basic Pathways Linking Behavior and Disease" | 4/12/2008 | 6/4/2008 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
June 4-7 2008
Sponsored by Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center (PMBC), the institute will focus on the ways in which behavioral factors or biobehavioral processes cause disease or affect pathophysiology, and use the content areas of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and infectious disease as exemplars. For details visit: www.pghmbc.orgTo apply send CV, brief statement of interest, and one reference letter to Lori Liller-Arnold ( arnoldla@upmc.edu). Deadline 11 April 2008. | Announcement | 3/24/2008 10:53 AM | Scott Wylie | 4/4/2008 11:20 AM | Laura Finder | Event |
Behavioral Medicine Conference | | |
| | SOFA - Peter's Story, A Veteran's Son | 6/2/2008 | | | Everyone |
Peter's Story
He was used to his father being gone on some weekends. His mother told him jokingly that those were the times that his father went to play army. His father told him that he and the other National Guard people did more than train for battle. He explained that he and the other soldiers trained to help people in case of disasters like hurricanes, forest fires, and tornadoes. Although Peter missed his father while he was away, he was very proud that his father was in the National Guard. On those weekends when his father was training, he and his mother and his yellow lab, Buddy, would try to stay busy until his dad returned. They usually went out to eat at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant for dinner on the day that he came home.
Peter's eyes brimmed with tears when he recalled the day his parents told him that his father would be going to Iraq. He told me that he had just come home from school and that he was playing with Buddy in the front yard when his mother, Donna, asked him to come inside. His father, Paul, had come home early from the Firestone station where he worked to talk with Peter. They all sat at the kitchen table while his parents explained about the war in Iraq and how his father had to go and help with the fight. In the weeks leading up to his father's departure, Peter and his dad spent as much time as possible together. He was glad that his father was there for his ninth birthday.
During the first few months that he was in Iraq his father sent e-mails to Peter and his mother which they read at his school's library because they did not have a computer at home. He noticed that his father needed to work on his spelling. Sometimes he and his mother had to wait in the library for a while before they left so that they could stop crying before anyone saw them. Just after Halloween his father stopped sending e-mails. Within a week his mother received a call from his father's commanding officer. He told her that Peter's father had been severely injured when the tanker truck that he was driving from Kuwait to Baghdad hit an IED and then was struck by sniper fire. He also told her that his dad had been airlifted to Germany where he had received preliminary treatment. His mother was told that within a week his father would be arriving at Walter Reed Hospital where he would receive further surgery and extensive rehabilitation. She was also told that she would need to be near her husband for the next few months to provide for his needs and to assist with his rehabilitation.
Peter and his family lived 20 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. His father's family lived in Conifer, Colorado. They never had any contact with his mother's family for reasons that he did not know. Just before his mother left for Washington, D.C., Peter flew to Denver where he was met by his uncle, Jim, his aunt, Maria, and their new three-month-old baby named Marcella. The plan was for Peter to live with Jim and Maria until his father was well enough to go home. He did not get a chance to say goodbye to his friends at school. They could not find anyone who would keep Buddy on such short notice, so they had to take him to an animal shelter.
Peter was referred to the Support Our Family in Arms (SOFA) program by the Family Preparedness Center at Buckley Air Force Base. It was unclear if Peter was covered by his father's mental health benefits since Paul was in the National Guard. His teacher in Conifer was worried about Peter because he had become withdrawn, lethargic, and irritable. Maria agreed to bring Peter to see me once a week for a month. When he arrived Peter was worried about getting a shot because his aunt had told him that they were going to see a doctor. After I explained the difference between a psychologist and a physician he relaxed a little bit. After we played Nerf basketball in my office for a while, he relaxed much more.
During the first two sessions he described what had occurred over the last six months. He also explained how worried he was about his dad, his mom and Buddy. He wished that he could tell his mother about how lonely he felt, but he did not want her to worry about him because she had so much to deal with as she looked after his father. He complained that Maria seemed to ignore him and that she spent all of her time babying Marcella. Peter said that although the kids at school were nice he just didn't feel like making friends because he would just have to tell them goodbye sooner or later. He wished that Jim could spend some time with him, but his uncle left for work before Peter woke up and when Jim came home around seven in the evening he seemed very tired and interested only in watching television. Peter admitted that he felt guilty for being so dissatisfied because he knew that Jim and Maria were trying to help his family. He missed his old life.
During the last two sessions we talked about how it would be okay for Peter to make friends even if he would be leaving soon. We also talked about ways that he could help Maria care for Marcella so that he would not feel so isolated and so that Maria might have more time to focus on him. I suggested that there could be ways for him to talk with his uncle even if Jim was watching television. He could ask Jim about his work and about growing up with his father. Finally, we discussed how things might be different when he did go home. I explained how his father's injuries could affect his ability to work and how there might be some changes in his father's personality. We also discussed things that he could do to be helpful to his parents and how important it would be for him to let someone know how he was feeling.
Of course, I've changed the names and places in this account for the sake of confidentiality, but all of the other aspects are essentially true. I gave up one hour per week for a month to help Peter. I feel like I provided timely emotional support and adaptive suggestions for him that he may have not received otherwise. It was a small sacrifice compared to the sacrifice that his father made performing his duty.
Edward Cable, Psy.D.
| Announcement | 4/2/2008 2:09 PM | Scott Wylie | 4/4/2008 11:23 AM | Laura Finder | Announcement/News |
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| | Support Our Family in Arms | 11/2/2008 | | | Everyone |
Support Our Family in Arms: Serving Those Who Have Served Us
According to a study conducted by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and published in the New England Journal of Medicine in July 2004 indicated that to date, one in approximately six soldiers in Iraq who experienced combat exhibited symptoms of major depression, serious anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. On the home front, military families are experiencing serious stress, uncertain about if or when a loved one will return home. In addition, a parent who remains at home must struggle with the emotional and financial strain of raising a family without the day-to-day support of his or her loved one abroad.
Strategic outreach to families can help to reduce their stress and prepares them for the possibility that their Reservist or Guard member may exhibit symptoms associated with trauma from serving in a combat zone during war time. The more prepared these families are to address their own needs, the better they will be able to face the challenges of a loved one's return.
As friends, neighbors and fellow citizens, we must ensure that today's veterans and their families receive the care and support they need. They have volunteered to serve our country so that we might be safe and secure.
As our neighbors and family members in National Guard and Reserve return from their deployment abroad, the Colorado Psychological Association plans to help them when they arrive. The "Support Our Family in Arms" program has been established to provide pro-bono services for National Guard and Reserve veterans and their family members. Many CPA members have volunteered to help by providing individual, couples, family and child/adolescent therapy. There will also be opportunities to provide group therapy and support group facilitation. Our "Family in Arms" have put their physical and mental health at risk in performing their duty. Please help them recover from their psychological wounds by volunteering your skills and compassion (See contact information below).
Support Our Family in Arms ProgramMission Statement
The goal of the Support Our Family in Arms (SOFA) taskforce is to provide a statewide network of credentialed volunteer mental health providers capable of responding to the mental health needs of National Guard and Reserve veterans of the Afghan and Iraq war and their families. SOFA will strive to foster stabilization, aid in formulating plans to avoid and deal with crises, and help these veterans and their families effectively deal with mental and emotional problems as they occur. Clinicians will be available to provide a wide range of services including individual therapy, marriage and couples therapy, family therapy, child/adolescent therapy, group therapies and facilitation, support group leadership, psychological assessments and evaluations, psycho-educational presentations and workshops, and any other mental health support needs that may arise. All services will be offered without cost. These services will be provided in cooperation and in conjunction with, but not in place of mental health benefits offered by the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. SOFA will encourage veterans to research and be aware of their military mental health services benefits when they contact the program. The program will strive to complement and supplement those benefits, but will not attempt to compete with those services. The program will take referrals from organizations that offer support for veterans such as, Military One Source, the National Vet Center Program, the National Gulf War Resource Center, the National Military Family Association, the Give An Hour assistance program, the National Veteran Legal Services Program, One Freedom, and the Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists (SOFAR). SOFA will also accept direct requests from military personnel and their family members.
SOFA will seek to inform the Colorado community about the mental and emotional problems that veterans and their families will be facing as our troops return and readjust to civilian life. The program will coordinate its efforts with CPA’s Community Services Committee. Volunteers will be notified when a request for services has been made. The SOFA volunteer will have complete control over when and if a referral is accepted. If the volunteer agrees to provide the service requested, then the clinician’s contact information will be provided to the referral source. The details of sessions and services will be up to the discretion of the client and the SOFA volunteer.
VOLUNTEER:
Our "Family in Arms" have put their physical and mental health at risk in performing their duty. Please help them recover from their psychological wounds by volunteering your skills and compassion. If you are a clinician and would like to work with the SOFA task force please contact the CPA office at (303) 692-9303, (copsych@gwami.com); Dr. Ed Cable at 303-913-0805, drednc@comcast.net; or Dr. Anna Hynes through the CPA office. Thank you for offering your services.
SERVICE REQUESTS:
If you are a member of the National Guard or National Reserve or if you are a family member of a Guard or Reservist or know of a relative that could benefit from SOFA, please contact the CPA office, Dr. Cable or Dr. Hynes using the above listed information.
RELATED LINKS:
Give An Hour: www.giveanhour.org
SOFAR: www.sofarusa.org
Veterans for Common Sense: www.veteransforcommonsense.org
National Veterans Legal Services Program: www.nvlsp.org
One Freedom: www.onefreedom.org | Announcement | 4/3/2008 5:21 PM | Barbara Dausch | 5/1/2008 1:11 PM | Laura Finder | Announcement/News | Pro-bono Mental Health Services for National Guard and Army Reservists and Families | | |
| | CPA Board Meeting | 5/30/2008 | 5/30/2008 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 5/21/2008 3:44 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 5/21/2008 3:44 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | CPA Board meeting 12 noon - 3pm. Virginia Village Branch Library | no | |
| | CPA Leadership Orientation & Strategic Planning Meeting | 6/20/2008 | 6/20/2008 8:00 AM | | CPA Members Only | CPA meeting of Leadership for Orientation and Strategic Planning. 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Annual business meeting following. Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver | Announcement | 5/21/2008 3:47 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 5/21/2008 3:47 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | CPA Leadership Orientation & Strategic Planning meeting for board | no | |
| | Combination Assisting Individuals In Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention Course | 6/14/2008 | 6/11/2008 12:00 AM | | Everyone |
The next Combination Assisting Individuals In Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention Course is June 11 – 13 at HealthONE EMS. The course flyer is attached. As you know, this is a condensed 3 day course that includes the content from both of the usual 2 day Group and 2 day Assisting Individuals (formerly known as Peer) courses. Individuals must attend all 3 days to complete the course and will receive certificates of completion for both courses. As always, the tuition is 50% of the advertised price for Colorado Crisis Support Network team members (participants receive both course manuals.)
| Announcement | 6/3/2008 10:04 AM | Scott Wylie | 6/3/2008 10:04 AM | Scott Wylie | Event | The next Combination Assisting Individuals In Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention Course is June 11 – 13 at HealthONE EMS | no | |
| | MindBodyHealth Obesity and Eating Disorder Prevention Program. | 8/11/2008 | 5/13/2008 12:00 AM | | Everyone | Dear Colleague(s): Please see the attached PDF file of a postcard mailer we recently sent out announcing the MindBodyHealth Obesity and Eating Disorder Prevention program. This is a great opportunity for teens age 15-19 to learn how to change unwanted eating behaviors, to set goals for the future, and to learn mindfulness/stress-reduction techniques that can contribute to positive long-term health. We are currently accepting referrals into this six-week program on a rolling admission basis. Additionally, we will be announcing an exciting and informative speaker series to help families and health professionals get the latest information on preventing obesity in teens. Please call at 303-831-6248 or check out http://www.mindbodyhealth.us/take_action.htm for the latest information as we build this exciting preventive program. | Announcement | 6/11/2008 1:20 PM | Scott Wylie | 6/11/2008 1:20 PM | Scott Wylie | Announcement/News | This is a great opportunity for teens age 15-19 to learn how
to change unwanted eating behaviors, to set goals for the future, and to learn mindfulness/stress-reduction techniques that can contribute topositive long-term health.
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| | 116th APA Annual Convention, August 14-17, 2008, Boston,MA | 8/17/2008 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:03 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/25/2008 5:07 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | | no | |
| | CPA Board Meeting | 9/20/2008 | 9/19/2008 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:15 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 8/29/2008 12:13 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | September board meeting, 12pm to 3pm. Virginia Village Branch Library | no | |
| | CPA Board meeting | 10/18/2008 | 10/17/2008 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:17 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/25/2008 5:17 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | CPA Board meeting, 12p-3p - location to be determined | no | |
| | APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA | 8/18/2008 | 8/14/2008 12:00 AM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:22 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/25/2008 5:22 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | | no | |
| | APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA | 8/18/2008 | 8/15/2008 12:00 AM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:23 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/25/2008 5:23 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | | no | |
| | APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA | 8/18/2008 | 8/16/2008 12:00 AM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:24 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/25/2008 5:24 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | | no | |
| | APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA | 8/18/2008 | 8/17/2008 12:00 AM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:25 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/25/2008 5:25 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | | no | |
| | SAMD Event, Auraria Campus, Plaza Bldg, Room 248 | 6/26/2008 | 6/25/2008 6:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 6/25/2008 5:27 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/25/2008 5:27 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | | no | |
| | Free Training for Psychologists on the Foundations of Disaster Mental Health!!! | 7/19/2008 | 7/18/2008 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
Colorado like many states, is gearing up to have trained professionals available to respond to disasters. Just this year the United States has experienced hundreds of wildfires, wide spread flooding in the Mid-West, and numerous tornados. The mental health component of these disasters is often over looked. Psychologists because of their training and skills are ideally suited for providing a mental health response. However the time to learn about disaster relief is now before something happens, so that we are ready to provide support following a disaster.
Please note, this training will not require you to commit to providing disaster relief, but it will provide essential training needed to respond to a disaster.
Info on Class
Date: July 18, 2008, 8-5 at 444 Sherman, Denver.
Instructors: Dan Mosley and Martha Pearse
Cost: Free of Charge
Course Title: Foundations of Disaster Mental Health.
Course Purpose: The purpose of this basic Disaster Services training is to prepare licensed mental health professionals to provide for and respond to the psychological needs of people across the continuum of disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
Course Objectives:
· Identify the American Red Cross Fundamental Principles and mission, the disaster services structure and the disaster settings in which mental health professionals work.
· Describe the collaborative relationships the Red Cross has with federal, state and county agencies, national and state mental health associations and other voluntary agencies.
· Describe the mental health role in Red Cross disaster response and recovery and the context within which disaster services are provided.
· Recognize the psychological impact of disaster on adults, children, families and communities.
· Apply the interventions used by Red Cross mental health workers with clients, including adults, children, families, responders and disaster workers.
· Describe the legal and ethical implications of disaster mental health work, including licensing, HIPAA regulations, confidentiality and professional ethics.
· Identify opportunities for becoming involved with American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health through their local chapters and the Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR) system.
Please call Dan Mosley with any questions...work 303-794-7761...cell 303-905-4575. | Announcement | 6/26/2008 2:43 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/27/2008 9:19 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | The purpose of this basic Disaster Services training is to prepare licensed mental health professionals to provide for and respond to the psychological needs of people across the continuum of disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
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| | Carson J. Spencer and Suicide Prevention of Colorado Gold Tournament 4 | 7/29/2008 | 7/28/2008 7:30 AM | | Everyone |
Click on the attached pdf listed next to 'Attachments', below for details. | Announcement | 7/3/2008 8:31 AM | WSS4\brom.kim | 7/3/2008 8:33 AM | WSS4\brom.kim | Event | Please click the title, and see the attached brochure for details! | no | |
| | Conference: Assessing Suicide in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries | 10/26/2008 | 10/23/2008 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
The Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System and Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund are sponsoring a FREE conference on October 23, 2008.
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The purpose of this conference is to provide state-of-the-art clinical information for assessing the increased risk for suicidal behavior in those veterans with a history of Traumatic Brain Injury. | no | |
| | Conference: Brain Injury Association of Colorado | 10/19/2008 | 10/18/2008 8:00 AM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 9/17/2008 11:48 AM | Barbara Dausch | 9/17/2008 11:48 AM | Barbara Dausch | Event | 26th annual conference in Vail, CO | no | |
| | Collaborative Family Health Association 2008 Conference Denver | 11/9/2008 | 11/6/2008 7:00 AM | | Everyone |
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Dear CPA Members,
I want to invite you to join me at the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s 2008 Conference to be held November 6-8, at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver, Colorado.
The theme of this year’s conference is Collaboration as the Key to the Medical Home. It is clear that the Medical Home concept is enjoying a surge of support, and will most likely be at the foundation of the current round of health care reform. All over the United States primary care is being retooled to produce the collaboration and continuity necessary for a medical home.
CFHA's national conference is a perfect showcase for this agenda, and given the geographical and professional diversity of the attendees, the Conference will give tremendous impetus to the development of integrated primary care both in Colorado and across the country.
The Conference features:
- More than 60 breakout sessions that address Models of Integrated Care, Business Models, Services to Populations, Tips and Techniques, and Research Results
- Special tracks in Chronic Illness, Pediatrics, Disparities and Diversity, and Rural Healthcare
- In-depth preconference workshops
- 21 hours of CME/CEU credits
- Networking opportunities to stimulate thinking and share ideas about best practices in collaborative healthcare
Please take a minute now to visit the CFHA web site at http://www.CFHA.net to learn more about the Conference and to Register Online at https://www.regonline.com/checkin.asp?eventid=638699
I look forward to seeing you at the conference,
Thanks,
Jeanette Waxmonsky, PhD
CPA Board Member
| Announcement | 9/19/2008 5:41 PM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | 11/7/2008 10:49 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
I want to invite you to join me at the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s 2008 Conference to be held November 6-8, at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver, Colorado.... | yes | 11/8/2008 11:00 PM |
| | CPA Invites You to Join Us for Dinner with James Bray, APA President-Elect ! | 10/15/2008 | | | Everyone |
Dear CPA Members,
We would like to let you know about a special opportunity to meet with Dr. James Bray, APA President-Elect, on November 7th. As many of you know, CPA is a proud sponsor of the 2008 Collaborative Family Health Association Annual Conference to be held here in Denver on November 6-8. Dr. Bray has graciously accepted an invitation to meet over dinner with CPA members who have registered for the CFHA conference.
Please help support both CPA and CFHA by attending the CFHA conference and joining us for dinner with Dr. Bray on Friday, November 7th at 7:30pm. The theme of this year’s CHFA conference is “Collaboration as the Key to the Medical Home.” It is clear that the Medical Home concept is enjoying a surge of support nationally, and will most likely be at the foundation of the current round of health care reform. All over the United States primary care is being retooled to produce the collaboration and continuity necessary for a medical home that includes integrated medical and behavioral health care. Please note that because psychologists represent over 50% of CHFA membership, the conference provides an excellent opportunity to network with other colleagues nationally who are involved in cutting edge research and clinical practice in integrated care settings.
If you have registered for the CFHA conference and would like to attend this dinner, please contact CPA at 303-692-9303 or copsych@gwami.com to RSVP. Please note that early bird conference registration rate for the Collaborative Family Health Association ends October 1st. You can save $50 by registering before then at http://www.CFHA.net
We look forward to seeing you on November 7th.
Sincerely,
Bill Betts, PhD
CPA President
Deb Seymour, PsyD
CFHA Conference Co-Chair and CPA Member
Jeanette Waxmonsky, PhD
CPA Board Member | Announcement | 10/1/2008 7:37 AM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | 10/10/2008 2:37 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
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| | Mental Health Disaster & Trauma Training Opportunities | 11/21/2008 | 10/1/2008 12:00 AM | | Everyone |
There is still space for the October 14th and the November 4th course dates.
Register today at www.bnice.org!!!
Upcoming Mental Health Courses:
October 14-Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disaster Training
November 4-Mental Health-Introduction to Trauma Therapy
November 20-Mental Health-Managing Vicarious Trauma & Burnout (Sorry, this class is full.)
All courses are FREE!
See descriptions below for more information.
Please forward on to all who maybe interested.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disaster Training
Course Description: This class will ready mental health para-professional and professional responders to intervene with children and adolescents immediately following a disaster or mass-catastrophe incident. Didactic and experiential class components include:
- The impact of disaster and terrorism on children, including neurological, behavioral, cognitive, physical and emotional effects
- Mental health triage of affected children and adolescents
- Practical interventions for immediate, rescue and recovery phases
- Available information for parents and teachers
- Information on therapeutic modalities for children severely impacted
- Responder self-care
- Bibliography and resources
Instructor: Marguerite McCormack , MA , LPC
Mental Health-Introduction to Trauma Therapy
Course Description: The Colorado BNICE Training Center has partnered with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health to offer Introduction to Trauma Therapy. This day long course is designed to give participants an understanding of the foundational elements of disaster trauma therapy. There is a growing understanding that the depth and breadth of trauma and shock requires an approach to treatment that is flexible and client centered. Course participants will explore some of the many implications that trauma has on the self and current technologies that are being used to treat the effects of trauma. As a prerequisite participants must have attended Colorado Mental Health Disaster Response System: Field Response Training, also known as Mental Health Disaster Field Training.
Instructor: Marguerite McCormack , MA , LPC
Mental Health-Managing Vicarious Trauma & Burnout
(Sorry, this class is full.)
Course Description: Unlike members of other professions, first responders encounter human suffering, chaos, cruelty, injury, and loss, in the course of doing their jobs. As a result, their world view can darken (also known as vicarious trauma), or they can decide to leave their jobs (also known as burnout). This class is targeted at first responders, paraprofessionals, and clinicians. Participants of this one-day seminar will learn:
1. How to identify vicarious trauma (VT) and burnout, including physical and neurological theories, and how to distinguish between them;
2. Strategies for prevention, both in-the-moment and long-term;
3. Experiential training in stress management and "calm alertness';
4. Tips for working with vicarious traumatization; and
5. Suggestions for treatment if the experience of VT is advanced.
Instructor: Marguerite McCormack , MA , LPC
Grief Following Trauma. 2 days (16 hrs)
Dates: October 28 & 29, 2008
Tuesday & Wednesday
Contact: Patricia L. Tritt, RN, MA, Director EMS and Trauma and director, Mayflower Team.
Health.ONE EMS 333 W. Hampden Ave, Ste 200 Englewood, CO 80110 303 788-6236 (O)
303 788-7656 (F) www.HealthONEems.com
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These classes are cosponsored by the BNICE Training Center and Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health.
Colorado BNICE Training Center
Website: www.bnice.org
Email: info@bnice.org
Phone: 303-436-5075
Fax: 303-436-5034 | Announcement | 10/1/2008 5:35 PM | Scott Wylie | 11/7/2008 10:47 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
The Colorado BNICE Training Center has partnered with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health to offer free trainings. | no | 10/1/2008 12:00 AM |
| | CO Psych - PAC - Legislative Fundraiser | 6/30/2009 | 11/20/2008 5:30 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 10/3/2008 11:51 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 11/7/2008 10:51 AM | Barbara Dausch | Event |
Annual CO Psych - Political Action Committee (PAC) Legislative Fundraiser with special guest, Senator John Morse. To be held at 1800 Lawrence Street, #507 in Isbell Lofts, just off 18th Street on Lawrence. Hors d'oeuvres, wine and soda will be served. Watch for more information soon. | no | 11/20/2008 7:30 PM |
| | Leadership Retreat | 6/30/2009 | 11/21/2008 8:00 AM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 10/3/2008 11:55 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 11/7/2008 10:52 AM | Barbara Dausch | Event |
Details to follow for the November board meeting / Leadership Retreat | no | 11/21/2008 5:00 PM |
| | APA Stance on Interrogations | 1/10/2009 | | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 10/10/2008 2:23 PM | Barbara Dausch | 11/7/2008 10:52 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
Letter from Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., ABPP to President Bush on the role of psychologists in interrogations | no | |
| | APA stance on psychologist's role in interrogation | 1/10/2009 | | | Everyone |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008
CONTACT: APA Office of Public Affairs
Public.affairs@apa.org
(202) 336-5700
APA MEMBERS APPROVE PETITION RESOLUTION
ON DETAINEE SETTINGS
WASHINGTON -- The petition resolution stating that psychologists may not work in settings where “persons are held outside of, or in violation of, either International Law (e.g., the UN Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions) or the US Constitution (where appropriate), unless they are working directly for the persons being detained or for an independent third party working to protect human rights” was approved by a vote of the APA membership. The final vote tally was 8,792 voting in favor of the resolution; 6,157 voting against the resolution. To become policy, a petition resolution needs to be approved by a majority of those members voting.
Per the Association’s Rules and Bylaws, the resolution will become official APA policy as of the Association’s next annual meeting, which will take place in August 2009. At that time, the APA Council of Representatives will also determine what further action may be necessary to implement the policy.
The approval of the petition resolution represents a significant change in APA’s policy regarding the involvement of psychologists in interrogations. The petition resolution limits the roles of psychologists in certain defined settings where persons are detained to working directly for detainees or for an independent third party to protect human rights, or to providing treatment to other military personnel.
This new petition resolution expands on the 2007 APA resolution, which called on the U.S. government to ban at least 19 specific abusive interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, that are regarded as torture by international standards. The 2007 resolution also recognized that “torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment can result not only from the behavior of individuals, but also from the conditions of confinement,” and expressed “grave concern over settings in which detainees are deprived of adequate protection of their human rights.”
APA will continue to call upon the Department of Defense and Congress to safeguard the welfare and human rights of detainees held outside of the United States and to investigate their treatment to ensure the highest ethical standards are being upheld.
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The American Psychological Association (APA), in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 148,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare.
| Announcement | 10/10/2008 2:26 PM | Barbara Dausch | 11/7/2008 10:49 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
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| | James Bray, PhD, 2009 APA President invites you to submit nominations for the Innovative Practice Award | 12/6/2008 | 10/31/2008 12:00 AM | | Everyone |
Colleagues,
I invite you to nominate yourself or a colleague for an Innovative Practice Award to be selected by the Task Force on the Future of Psychology Practice. Please see the competition description below.
IN ADDITION, I plan to give a presidential citation to 12 innovative practicing psychologists next year. The psychologists selected for a presidential citation will be featured in the APA Monitor on Psychology and in the APAPO newsletter. Because of timing issues, I need to identify the first innovative practice psychologist by November 7, 2008, so that they will be recognized in the January 2009 Monitor.
Any kind of innovative practice may be considered—health services, consulting, coaching, independent practice, institutional practice. I am particularly looking for people who are not necessarily involved in APA governance (although involvement does not preclude your consideration for a citation)---your extraordinary practicing psychologist out in the field—serving the public in innovative and effective ways.
Send your nominations for the January Presidential Citation to me, James Bray at jbray@bcm.edu, by COB November 7, 2008.
Send other nominations for awards and for the Summit as described below.
Many thanks
James Bray
2009 APA President
Tell us about your innovative practice
APA's 2009 Presidential Task Force on the Future of Psychology Practice urges association members to tell us about innovative practices that might serve as models for the future of clinical/counseling and applied practice of psychology. The two members who have the best ideas will receive Best Innovative Practice Awards and will be invited to be a delegate to the APA Summit on the Future of Psychology Practice, May 14-17, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas.
The task force is charged with identifying innovative models for future practice in all settings to meet the needs of our diverse public. Applied psychology practice includes all practice applications of psychology, such as executive coaching, consulting, applied experimental practice and others. Some psychologists may engage in a combination of health service and applied practices.
Submissions should follow these guidelines: No copyrighted information can be used in submissions, unless the submitter owns the copyright or has written permission to use the copyrighted material. You grant the American Psychological Association the right to reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form on any media in perpetuity. Proposals are limited to three typed, single-spaced pages. Use Arial or Times 12 font with at least a one inch margin on both sides and at the top and bottom of each page. Appendices/attachments are acceptable as long as these are not simply an extension of the proposal. Examples of acceptable appendices are references, publications on the practice, supporting documentation of effectiveness, etc. You may submit more than one proposal, but each must be submitted separately following the prescribed guidelines.
Each proposal should be formatted using the following section headings:
- A description of the innovative practice, including the time required to fully administer the practice.
- The need addressed, including target population.
- Training requirements to insure the innovative practice is delivered in a competent manner;
- Number of individuals who have received this innovative practice and results (outcomes) obtained. (Rigorous methodology is not expected here but we are interested in any information you have been collecting to demonstrate success, regardless of how formal/informal. Data can be provided in an attachment.)
- Number of practitioners employing the innovative practice.
- Major obstacles encountered in practicing innovatively and how the obstacles were overcome.
- Successful marketing of innovative practice.
- Resource requirements.
- How the service is funded/reimbursed.
Entries must be submitted via e-mail to Joan Freund (jfreund@apa.org) at APA by 5 p.m. Dec. 5, 2008. The winner will be notified via email. The Task Force on the Future of Psychology Practice will determine, in their sole discretion, the winner of this contest.
| Announcement | 10/31/2008 2:22 PM | Barbara Dausch | 11/7/2008 10:47 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
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| | Featured APA Article: "Dollars and Sense: Tallking to Your Children about the Economy" | 12/12/2008 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 11/7/2008 10:40 AM | Barbara Dausch | 11/12/2008 5:16 PM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | Announcement/News | | yes | |
| | SAMD Event | 12/4/2008 | 12/3/2008 6:00 PM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 11/18/2008 9:29 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 12/3/2008 11:32 AM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | Announcement/News; Event |
The Power of We: Leadership, Teamwork and Inclusivity.
The fourth in a series of events designed to provide an opportunity for education, discussion, and connection around important topics related to diversity and multiculturalism. | yes | 12/3/2008 9:00 PM |
| | Tips on preventing holiday stress! | 1/7/2009 | 12/2/2008 12:00 AM | | Everyone |
CPA's Dr. Stephanie Smith discusses how to make the most of your holiday season... | Announcement | 12/2/2008 11:02 PM | Barbara Dausch | 1/6/2009 11:44 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
Colorado Psychological Association offers the following tips for dealing with holiday stress:
- Take time for yourself – There may be pressure to be everything to everyone. Remember that you’re only one person and can only accomplish certain things. Sometimes self-care is the best thing you can do—others will benefit when you’re stress- free. Go for a long walk, get a massage or take time out to listen to your favorite music or read a new book. All of us need some time to recharge our batteries—by slowing down you will actually have more energy to accomplish your goals.
- Volunteer – Many charitable organizations are also suffering due to the economic downturn. Find a local charity, such as a soup kitchen or a shelter where you and your family can volunteer. Also, participating in a giving tree or an adopt-a-family program, and helping those who are living in true poverty may help you put your own economic struggles in perspective.
- Have realistic expectations – No Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, or other holiday celebration is perfect; view inevitable missteps as opportunities to demonstrate flexibility and resilience. A lopsided tree or a burned brisket won’t ruin your holiday; rather, it will create a family memory. If your children’s wish list is outside your budget, talk to them about the family’s finances this year and remind them that the holidays aren’t about expensive gifts.
- Remember what’s important – The barrage of holiday advertising can make you forget what the holiday season is really about. When your holiday expense list is running longer than your monthly budget, scale back and remind yourself that what makes a great celebration is family, not store-bought presents, elaborate decorations or gourmet food.
- Seek support – Talk about your anxiety with your friends and family. Getting things out in the open can help you navigate your feelings and work toward a solution for your stress. If you continue to feel overwhelmed, consider seeing a professional such as a psychologist to help you manage your holiday stress.
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| | University of Colorado Denver Depression Center Open House December 10th | 12/11/2008 | 12/10/2008 4:00 PM | | Everyone |
Please join us in celebrating the opening of the University of Colorado Denver Depression Center on December 10th from 4 to 7 pm with Colorado's First Lady Jeannie Ritter, Mr. George Wiegers of Vail Colorado, Executive Director Dr. Marshall Thomas, Medical School Dean Dr. Richard Krugman, Psychiatry Department Chair, Dr. Bob Freedman, and faculty and staff. | Announcement | 12/3/2008 11:28 AM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | 12/3/2008 11:28 AM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | Event |
Please join us in celebrating the opening of the University of Colorado Denver Depression Center on December 10th from 4 to 7 pm at the Anschutz Medical Campus, Building 500, 2nd Floor East. | no | 12/10/2008 7:00 PM |
| | Banish Those Holiday Blues...Rocky Mountain News 12-22-08 | 1/15/2009 | | | Everyone |
Link to Rocky Mountain News Article featuring Stephanie Smith, Psy.D., CPA Public Education Coordinator
| Announcement | 12/24/2008 10:32 AM | Barbara Dausch | 12/24/2008 10:32 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | Do's and Don'ts in unsure times for the holidays... | no | |
| | Board Meeting | 1/17/2009 | 1/16/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | January 16, 2009 Board Meeting. Noon - 3pm; Virginia Village Branch Library, Community Room; 1500 S. Dahlia St., Denver | Announcement | 1/2/2009 10:50 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 1/2/2009 10:50 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | | no | 1/16/2009 3:00 PM |
| | Community Seminar Series on Bipolar Disorder at the Sutherland Center | 1/16/2009 | 1/15/2009 12:00 AM | | Everyone |
Hello CPA Members,
Please find attached a 2-page document with the schedule for the next Sutherland Seminar Series, which begins on Thursday, January 15 (6-7:30 pm) and runs for 12 weeks. These seminars are open to anyone in the community wanting to learn more about bipolar disorders; there is no charge (donations are greatly appreciated). The FAQ page answers the most frequently asked questions about the series, but please don't hesitate to call our main number (303/492-5680) if you have additional questions.
Over 200 people in the greater-Boulder community have attended at least one seminar in this educational series since the Sutherland Center started to offer it last year.
Sincerely,
Alisha Brosse | Announcement | 1/6/2009 10:59 AM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | 1/7/2009 1:38 PM | Jeanette Waxmonsky | Announcement/News; Event |
The next Sutherland Seminar Series on bipolar disorder, begins on Thursday, January 15 (6-7:30 pm) and runs for 12 weeks. These seminars are open to anyone in the community wanting to learn more about bipolar disorders... | yes | 4/16/2009 12:00 AM |
| | Postdoctoral Fellowships in Colorado | 5/6/2009 | | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 1/6/2009 11:39 AM | Barbara Dausch | 2/5/2009 9:00 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
See student section for listing of postdoctoral opportunities... | no | |
| | 2nd Annual Women's Symposium- a HUGE THANKS to our Public Education Coordinator, Stephanie Smith, Psy.D. | 3/1/2009 | 2/21/2009 8:15 AM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 1/23/2009 1:29 PM | Barbara Dausch | 2/21/2009 2:25 PM | Barbara Dausch | Event | See picture attached of CPA Members staffing the symposium! | yes | |
| | CONFERENCE: Practice in Mind: Connecting TBI Research and Practice plus Early Career Researcher Roundtable Luncheon | 4/6/2009 | 4/3/2009 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
Practice in Mind: Connecting TBI Research and Practice plus Early Career Researcher Roundtable Luncheon
A conference offering new insights on brain injury evaluation and treatment derived from translational neuroscience research. In addition, a researcher roundtable luncheon will be available for early career researchers.
"Translational neuroscience applies insights gained through fundamental research on brain structure and function to develop novel pharmacological, surgical, and behavioral therapies of these diseases."
Duke University Center for Translational Neuroscience
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Featuring leading neuroscience researchers:
Adrian Owen, Ph.D., University of Cambridge; Marilyn Kraus, M.D. University of Illinois at Chicago; Thomas McAllister, M.D. Dartmouth Medical School. Moderated by David Arciniegas, M.D., Director of the Neurobehavioral Disorders Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Who should attend:
The training is primarily designed for clinicians and researchers interested in or working with persons with brain injuries.
For more information or to register - please visit http://www.du.edu/braininjury
Hosted by the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver and presented in partnership with Denver Options, Brain Injury Association of Colorado, and Craig Hospital | Announcement | 1/26/2009 10:58 AM | Barbara Dausch | 2/12/2009 8:56 PM | Barbara Dausch | Event |
A conference offering new insights on brain injury evaluation and treatment derived from translational neuroscience research. | no | 4/3/2009 5:00 PM |
| | MEMBERS: RENEW YOUR CPA MEMBERSHIP TODAY! | 5/1/2009 | | | Everyone | Benefits of membership: *The Colorado Psychologist *CPA Ethics committee’s on-call consultation service *Access to CPA members only website:www.coloradopsych.org *CPA referral service- "Find a Psychologist" feature... Most important, your membership supports the growth and vitality of psychology in Colorado through legislative efforts and other activities essential to being the “Voice of Psychology in Colorado”. | Announcement | 2/5/2009 8:21 PM | Barbara Dausch | 2/6/2009 8:08 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News; Event | Membership renewal form attached and in CPA members-only documents... | yes | |
| | Board Meeting | 2/21/2009 | 2/20/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/13/2009 10:25 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/13/2009 10:25 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | CPA Board Meeting, Virginia Village Branch Library, 12pm-3pm | no | 2/20/2009 3:00 PM |
| | Board Meeting-Open to Members | 4/18/2009 | 4/17/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only |
This board meeting is open to all members, non-members and interested graduate students. The location is the University Memorial Center at CU-Boulder. Contact the CO Psych office at 303.692.9303 or copsych@gwami.com for further information. | Announcement | 2/13/2009 10:29 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 4/7/2009 2:11 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event |
CO Psych Board Meeting, 12pm - 3pm | no | 4/17/2009 3:00 PM |
| | Aspen Public Radio Interview with Stephanie Smith, Psy.D.! | 3/19/2009 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 2/19/2009 2:44 PM | Barbara Dausch | 2/19/2009 2:46 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News; Event | | no | |
| | Download a free Issue of The Colorado Psychologist! | 4/30/2009 | | | Everyone |
CLICK HERE to download a free issue of The Colorado Psychologist, one of the many benefits of CPA membership.
This is a 6 MB pdf, so it may take a few minutes... | Announcement | 3/5/2009 8:13 AM | WSS4\brom.kim | 3/5/2009 8:13 AM | WSS4\brom.kim | Announcement/News |
CLICK HERE to download a free issue of The Colorado Psychologist, one of the many benefits of CPA membership.
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| | Give an Hour | 9/10/2009 | | | Everyone |
Press Release - Give an Hour's Volunteer Mental Health Professionals Provide More than $1.2 Million in Services to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Families, and Communities. | Announcement | 3/10/2009 4:10 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 3/10/2009 4:11 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News |
PRESS RELEASE: Give an Hour's Volunteer Health Professionals Provide More than $1.2 Million in Services to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Families, and Communities | no | |
| | Division 12 Membership Opportunity via Outreach Program | 5/2/2009 | | | CPA Members Only |
Good morning colleagues,
I am writing as chairperson of the Membership Committee of APA Division 12. A sizable number of NCSPP Clinical Faculty probably belong to the Society for Clinical Psychology, which is trying to become a more vibrant and inclusive organization. If you are currently an APA member but do not belong to Div 12, I would like to provide you an opportunity to become involved. We particularly wish to reach out to clinical doctoral students and Early Career Psychologists. Perhaps you might be interested in the pilot Division 12 Outreach Representative position described below. This is a good way to learn about the Society and probably meshes well with activities you already do well. You will receive two free years of Division membership and full benefits, including the quarterly journal, the newsletter, and listserv access. Of course, the position can also be considered professional service. If you are interested or have questions, please directly email Tony Cellucci, Ph.D., ABPP at Cellanth@isu.edu
Description of Membership Outreach Program
Members of the outreach program serve as representatives of the Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12). They support and nurture trainees and early career psychologists in their setting to both enhance their integration of science and practice and foster their professional development as clinical psychologists. Div 12 representatives talk to those with whom they work about professional identity as a clinical psychologist, their career development in a changing field, and the benefits of membership in the Society of Clinical Psychology. They assist those interested to become Div 12 members and direct them toward relevant sections, programs, and activities. The outreach program is currently limited to APA members. They will become members of DIV 12 for two membership years during which time dues are waived in appreciation of service provided to the Society. Outreach program members will receive all benefits of the Society (e.g. Clinical Psychology journal, The Clinical Psychologist newsletter, listserv, etc.) except voting on division matters via APA. Tony Cellucci, Ph.D., ABPP Email: Cellanth@isu.edu Professor & Director of Psychology Clinic Phone: (208) 282-2129 ISU Psychology Clinic, Box 8021 Fax: (208) 282-5411 921 S. 8th Avenue Idaho State University Pocatello , ID 83209-
| Announcement | 4/2/2009 3:13 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 4/2/2009 3:19 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News |
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| | APA Education Government Relations Office Information Alert | 5/2/2009 | | | CPA Members Only |
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New Funding Available for Psychologists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) signed by the President on February 17, 2009, $500 million was set aside to address health professions workforce shortages across the nation. $300 million of the $500 million will be going to the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Of the monies allocated to NHSC, almost $200 million will be directed to loan repayment awards for new applications and renewals. $75 million will remain available specifically for loan repayment renewals in 2011. ARRA also allocated $24 million for new NHSC Scholarships and $20 million for state loan repayment programs to be allocated by states. NOTE: Psychologists are eligible for the loan repayment program but not the scholarship program.
This new money could potentially fund 4,000 new loan repayment awards, which would double the number of clinicians participating in the NHSC.
There is a very short time period to fill these spots, only 18 months, and so the NHSC plans to fill the positions as soon as possible. Applications will be available in April and will be evaluated on a rolling basis throughout the year. Because of the additional monies, the NHSC expects that institutions with very low Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores will now become eligible for NHSC scholars and loan repayors.
For further information on the NHSC Loan Repayment Program visit: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/members/loan_repayors/ |
| | Announcement | 4/2/2009 3:17 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 4/2/2009 3:17 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | Alert! New NHSC Loan Repayment Funds Available to Psychologists | no | |
| | APA Information | 5/6/2009 | | | Everyone |
In response to the New York shooting that happened Friday, April 3, the APA Help Center Homepage has been updated to feature our document “Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting”. In the Homepage teaser, we mention the situation in Binghamton , NY . Here’s a direct link, http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=173. | Announcement | 4/6/2009 8:38 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 4/6/2009 8:38 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | APA - Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting | no | |
| | Call for Mentor and Mentee Applications for APA Cyber Mentor Program | 6/2/2009 | | | CPA Members Only |
The American Psychological Association (APA) Office on AIDS is currently seeking qualified mentors and mentees to participate in a two-year, distance-learning, mentorship program designed to prepare doctoral-level behavioral and social scientists for careers as independent researchers in the area of HIV/AIDS and communities of color. The deadline for application materials is June 1, 2009.
This one-year-old program called the Cyber Mentor Program, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), utilizes state-of-the-art, distance-learning technologies (e.g., webcasts, online classrooms, etc.) to assist mentees to achieve three major goals:
1) develop and implement a career development plan focused on building the capacity to conduct independent research in the area of HIV/AIDS and communities of color;
2) conceptualize, draft, and submit a high-quality research application to an appropriate NIH funding mechanism; and,
3) establish a mutually supportive network of professional colleagues with common research interests.
Click Here for Mentor Application Information
Click Here for Mentee Application Information
John R. Anderson, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Office on AIDS
Staff Liaison for End-of-Life Issues
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-6051 FAX: 202-336-6198
Email: janderson@apa.org
http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/ http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/
| Announcement | 4/23/2009 4:18 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 4/23/2009 4:18 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | Call for Mentor and Mentee Applications for APA Cyber Mentor Program | no | |
| | Board Meeting | 5/17/2009 | 5/15/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 4/29/2009 10:55 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 4/29/2009 10:55 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | CPA Board Meeting, Meeting Location Change for May. Aurora Mental Health Center, Viewpoint Building, 11059 East Bethany Dr., #200, Aurora, CO 80014. Meeting to be held in the Boardroom on 2nd floor. Parking is free and located around the building. 12pm - 3pm | no | 5/15/2009 3:00 PM |
| | The Society for Humanistic Psychology (APA Division 32) Conference | 10/14/2009 | 10/8/2009 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
The Society for Humanistic Psychology (APA Division 32) will be having its annual Humanistic Psychotherapies Conference at the University of the Rockies October 8-11. The call for proposals is open until June 1. Online registration is now available through the University of the Rockies web site ( www.rockies.edu). Register early for discounted rates. Pre-conference workshops on the 8th include 1) ethics and risk management, 2) Buddhist approaches to therapy, 3) humanistic approaches to organizational leadership, and 4) EMDR and humanistic psychology. Thursday evening will feature a keynote address by Leslie Greenberg | Announcement | 5/7/2009 3:24 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/22/2009 10:30 AM | Barbara Dausch | Event |
APA Division 32 will be having its annual Humanistic Psychotherapies Conference at the University of the Rockies October 8-11. Online registration is now available at www.rockies.edu. | no | 10/11/2009 5:00 PM |
| | Colorado Integrative Medicine Conference (cIMc 2009): focus on mind-body medicine | 7/26/2009 | 7/17/2009 8:00 AM | | Everyone |
You are cordially invited to attend the July 17-19 Colorado Integrative Medicine Conference (cIMc 2009): focus on mind-body medicine. You will learn the science and clinical application of mind-body therapies to manage stress, trauma, and self-care/self-regulation.
Benefits for attending:
- To improve patient care by learning evidence-based information
- To improve self-care and mental resilience in times of stress
- To network with leading mind-body medicine/integrative medicine experts from across the country and have an opportunity to share your work
- To try something different for economic and personal growth
- To rejuvenate in Estes Park with colleagues, friends, and family
- To support a growing community to promote the cause of holistic wellness in human healthcare
I invite you to come to discover something wonderful. Please help me spread the word about cIMc 2009 to your colleagues. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kerri Diamant
Executive Director
AlterMed Research Foundation
http://www.AlterMedResearch.org
Click on attachment for more information | Announcement | 5/7/2009 3:38 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 5/18/2009 3:38 PM | Barbara Dausch | Event |
Come to the July 17-19 Colorado Integrative Medicine Conference (cIMc 2009): focus on mind-body medicine in Estes Park, CO. You will learn the science and clinical application of mind-body therapies to manage stress, trauma, and self-care/self-regulation.
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| | SAMD Event: Come Together | 6/5/2009 | 6/3/2009 6:30 PM | | Everyone |
The Society for the Advancement of Multiculturalism and Diversity - a Division of the Colorado Psychological Association presents the first of the 2009 event series designed to provide an opportunity for education, discussion and connection around important topics related to diversity and multiculturalism. Come Together. Gender Diversity: Acceptance and Understanding in Work and Life. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Zang Mansion. Space is limited for this complimentary event - call 303.692.9303 to RSVP. | Announcement | 5/13/2009 9:57 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 5/18/2009 3:27 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News; Event |
Gender Diversity: Acceptance and Understanding in Work and Life. Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 6:30pm-8:30pm | yes | 6/3/2009 8:30 PM |
| | CPA Education Coordinator featured in Redbook! | 7/18/2009 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 5/18/2009 10:15 AM | Barbara Dausch | 5/18/2009 3:40 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | | no | |
| | GET INVOLVED IN CPA | 7/20/2009 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 5/18/2009 3:25 PM | Barbara Dausch | 5/18/2009 3:30 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | | yes | |
| | CPA Board Orientation and Board Meeting | 6/22/2009 | 6/19/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 5/21/2009 12:43 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/5/2009 9:57 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News |
CO Psych Board Orientation and Meeting, 12:00pm - 3:00pm. The Children's Hospital, Gary Pavilion, main conference room. 13123 E. 16th Ave., Aurora. Annual Business Meeting to follow. | no | 6/19/2009 3:00 PM |
| | CPA Education Coordinator: Beating Summer Camp Blues | 7/6/2009 | | | Everyone |
Article in Longmont Times Call | Announcement | 6/1/2009 10:26 AM | Barbara Dausch | 6/1/2009 10:27 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | | no | |
| | APA Continuing Education Committee Seeks Nominations | 9/1/2009 | | | Everyone | The Continuing Education Committee (CEC) seeks nominations for five new members to begin three-year terms on January 1, 2010. Deadline for submissions is August 31, 2009. | Announcement | 6/12/2009 2:58 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 6/12/2009 2:58 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | APA's CEC Committee seeks nominations! | no | |
| | Renew your membership using GOOGLE CHECKOUT! | 12/19/2009 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 6/19/2009 1:45 PM | Barbara Dausch | 11/11/2009 3:36 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | Visit the "Join or Renew" section to the right of this message. | yes | |
| | ABC news story featuring CPA Public Education Coordinator! | 7/22/2009 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 6/22/2009 10:27 AM | Barbara Dausch | 6/22/2009 10:28 AM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | | no | |
| | Board of Directors Meeting | 8/1/2009 | 7/17/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | Monthly board of directors meeting. Gary Pavilion at The Children's Hospital. 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. Contact the CO Psych office if interested in attending. 303.692.9303 or copsych@gwami.com | Announcement | 7/13/2009 9:04 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 7/13/2009 9:04 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | Board of Directors meeting | no | 7/17/2009 3:00 PM |
| | Annual Town Hall Meeting | 9/22/2009 | 9/18/2009 12:00 PM | | Everyone |
Annual Town Hall meeting open to members, non-members and graduate students. Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm. University of Colorado, UMC, Boulder. Contact the CO Psych office at 303.692.9303 or copsych@gwami.com if interested in attending. | Announcement | 7/13/2009 9:08 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 9/22/2009 9:27 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Event |
CO Psych Town Hall Meeting | no | 9/18/2009 3:00 PM |
| | Mental Health America of CO Tribute Dinner | 10/1/2009 | 9/24/2009 5:00 PM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 7/13/2009 9:11 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 7/13/2009 9:11 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | Mental Health America of CO Tribute Dinner | no | 9/24/2009 9:00 PM |
| | APA Convention | 8/27/2009 | 8/6/2009 12:00 AM | | Everyone |
APA Convention, Toronto, Canada - Aug. 6-9, 2009 | Announcement | 7/13/2009 9:14 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 8/26/2009 5:39 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News |
APA Convention, Toronto, Canada | no | 8/9/2009 12:00 AM |
| | Board Meeting | 9/20/2009 | 8/21/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | CO Psych Board Meeting, Friday, August 21, 2009. Denver Seminar Room at the Gary Pavilion, TCH. 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm | Announcement | 7/20/2009 10:01 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 7/20/2009 10:01 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | Board Meeting, Aug 21, 12:00 noon top 3:00pm, Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 8/21/2009 3:00 PM |
| | RENEW YOUR PSY LICENSE ONLINE! | 9/1/2009 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 7/24/2009 12:57 PM | Barbara Dausch | 7/24/2009 12:57 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | | yes | |
| | SAMD August 25 Event - Gay Parenting | 8/28/2009 | 8/25/2009 6:00 PM | | Everyone |
Colorado Psychological Association's Society for the Advancement of Multculturalism and Diversity (SAMD) presents:
Gay Parenting: Adoption, Insemination, and Co-Parenting
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Zang Mansion, 709 Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80218
The second of our 2009 event series designed to provide an opportunity for education, discussion and connection around important topics related to diversity and multiculturalism.
This evening will feature Dr. Layton Curl, co-producer of the video, "Rocking the Cradle: Gay Parenting." This video features six gay and lesbian families. One of the featured couples, Steve and John, will share their experiences and further discussion will follow regarding adoption, insemination, and co-parenting. Diversity issues, legal challenges, and social concerns will be featured.
All interested parties are welcome but space is limited. Refreshments will be provided. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to the Colorado Psychological Association Office at 303.692.9303 or by email at copsych@gwami.com by Friday, August 21, 2009. Please provide name, address, phone and email.
| Announcement | 8/4/2009 2:08 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 8/4/2009 2:09 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event |
Second of our 2009 event series providing an opportunity for education, discussion and connection around important topics related to diversity and multiculturalism. Featured presenter, Dr. Layton Curl. Event begins at 6:30pm | no | 8/25/2009 9:00 PM |
| | CPA-PAC Legislative Fundraiser | 11/16/2009 | 11/9/2009 6:00 PM | | Everyone |
Colorado Psychological Association
Political Action Committee
Legislative Fundraiser
Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:00-8:00 p.m. H4 Room at the Comedy Works at the Landmark South, 5345 Landmark Pl., Greenwood Village, CO.
Our guest speaker this year is Moira Cullen of The Capstone Group, the Colorado Psychological Association’s lobbying firm.
| Announcement | 10/6/2009 3:23 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 11/11/2009 3:36 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News; Event |
CPA-PAC Legislative Fundraiser. Monday, November 9, 6pm-8pm. The upcoming year is a critical one for psychologists in the state of Colorado..... | no | 11/9/2009 8:00 PM |
| | Honoring Diversity in Relationships: Same Sex, Multiracial/Cultural Couples | 11/16/2009 | 11/4/2009 6:30 PM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 10/20/2009 3:25 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 11/11/2009 3:36 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News; Event |
SAMD - third of our 2009 event series designed to provide an opportunity for education, discussion, and connection around important topics related to diversity and multiculturalism | no | 11/4/2009 8:30 PM |
| | CO Psych Board Meeting | 11/27/2009 | 11/20/2009 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 10/20/2009 3:31 PM | Sheryl Pitts | 10/20/2009 3:31 PM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | CO Psych Board Meeting, Denver Seminar Room at the Gary Pavilion | no | 11/20/2009 3:00 PM |
| | Work, money stressing out more Denver residents | 3/4/2010 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 11/4/2009 7:51 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 11/11/2009 3:35 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
The American Psychological Association has released the results from its 2009 Stress in America survey. Denver has been included for the first time, and there are some fascinating results. Click on the article title to find the survey results. | yes | |
| | Article on Holiday Stress... | 1/4/2010 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 11/24/2009 12:12 PM | Barbara Dausch | 11/24/2009 5:15 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
Visit the following website:
| no | 1/4/2010 12:00 AM |
| | ECP Event: Health Care Reform | 4/1/2010 | 3/25/2010 6:30 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 12/14/2009 11:31 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/23/2010 10:09 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event |
ECP Committee holding its March event on Health Care Reform on Thursday, March 25, 2010, 6:30pm. Valley Country Club. | no | 3/25/2010 9:00 PM |
| | APA Tip Sheet | 1/31/2010 | 12/14/2009 12:00 AM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 12/14/2009 11:34 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 1/5/2010 5:15 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
Holiday Blues that linger could be sign of depression
| no | 1/31/2010 12:00 AM |
| | Board Meeting | 1/22/2010 | 1/15/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 12/14/2009 11:37 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 12/14/2009 11:37 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Event | Board of Directors meeting, Friday, January 15, 2010. 12:00 noon to 3:00pm, Gary Pavilion at The Children's Hospital - Denver Seminar Room | no | 1/15/2010 3:00 PM |
| | Board Meeting | 2/28/2010 | 2/19/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 1/4/2010 11:43 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 1/4/2010 11:43 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | Board Meeting noon-3pm, Gary Pavilion, The Children's Hospital | no | 2/19/2010 3:00 PM |
| | Surviving the holidays... | 2/5/2010 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 1/5/2010 10:40 AM | Barbara Dausch | 1/5/2010 5:14 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News | | yes | |
| | More on stress... | 2/5/2010 | | | Everyone | | Announcement | 1/5/2010 5:13 PM | Barbara Dausch | 1/5/2010 5:14 PM | Barbara Dausch | Announcement/News |
APA article on children's stress...
http://apa.org/monitor/2010/01/stress-kids.aspx | yes | |
| | SLC - Washington, DC | 3/31/2010 | 3/6/2010 8:00 AM | | Everyone | | Announcement | 2/9/2010 8:26 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/9/2010 8:26 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event | State Leadership Conference - Washington, DC | no | 3/9/2010 5:00 PM |
| | Board Meeting | 4/30/2010 | 4/16/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/9/2010 8:29 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/9/2010 8:29 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | CO Psych Board Meeting, Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 4/16/2010 3:00 PM |
| | BOD Meeting | 5/31/2010 | 5/21/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/9/2010 8:31 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/9/2010 8:31 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News | CO Psych Board of Directors Meeting, Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 5/21/2010 3:00 PM |
| | CPA Board Meeting and Annual Membership Meeting | 6/30/2010 | 6/25/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/9/2010 8:32 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/23/2010 10:13 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event |
CO Psych Board Meeting 12:00 - 3pm; Annual Membership Meeting 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Denver Seminar Room at the Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 6/25/2010 5:00 PM |
| | CPA Board Meeting | 4/1/2010 | 3/19/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/23/2010 10:11 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/23/2010 10:11 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event | CO Psych Board Meeting being held March 19, 2010, 12:00 noon to 3:00pm, Denver Seminar Room at the Gary Pavilion, TCH. | no | 3/19/2010 3:00 PM |
| | CO Psych Board Meeting | 8/1/2010 | 7/16/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/23/2010 10:15 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/23/2010 10:15 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event | CO Psych Board Meeting, 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm, Denver Seminar Room at the Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 7/16/2010 3:00 PM |
| | CO Psych Board Meeting | 10/1/2010 | 9/17/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/23/2010 10:18 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/23/2010 10:18 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event | CO Psych Board Meeting, 12:00 - 3:00 pm, Denver Seminar Room at the Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 9/17/2010 3:00 PM |
| | CO Psych Board Meeting | 11/1/2010 | 10/15/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/23/2010 10:20 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/23/2010 10:20 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event | CO Psych Board Meeting, 12:00 - 3:00 pm, Denver Seminar Room, Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 10/15/2010 3:00 PM |
| | CO Psych Board Meeting | 12/1/2010 | 11/19/2010 12:00 PM | | CPA Members Only | | Announcement | 2/23/2010 10:21 AM | Sheryl Pitts | 2/23/2010 10:22 AM | Sheryl Pitts | Announcement/News; Event |
CO Psych Board Meeting, 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm, Denver Seminar Room, Gary Pavilion, TCH | no | 11/19/2010 3:00 PM |