4th Quarter
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that information to help get
MPA to where it needs to
be!
MPA President’s Report
Year of Change
Inside
1 Year of Change
Michael Willett, Ph.D.
3 New Complimentary Legal
Services Program
Joanne Schouten, Ph.D.
4 Executive Director’s Report
Judith Kovach, Ph.D.
6 Hot off the Press from MPA
Members
James Windell, M.A.
8 Women’s Advocacy Report
Gail Berkove, Ph.D., Chair
10 Haynes, Ellstein Elected to
Leadership Team
12 Michigan Psychologist
Marketplace
Michael Willett, Ph.D., MPA President
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s I finish my year as President, I want
to thank the members of MPA for
affording me this opportunity. I have
met wonderful psychologists, worked with
dedicated professionals to invigorate MPA
and along the way, made a few decisions.
It must be said that MPA is a vibrant and
energetic organization that could not exist
without the dedicated volunteers, who spend
hundreds of hours of their time, without pay,
doing what is necessary to ensure the
viability and success of our organization.
Committee Chairs who meet with their
committees, design projects, implement
activities, respond to demands for data, take
on tough assignments and still smile, are
wonderful to have on my team. Many of you
have read the listserv and know the
dedication of those chairpersons. They stand
tall and have answered the questions that
needed to be answered.
Our Professional Staff have been wonderful.
Pam Steffy has stepped into the role of
Managing Director of MPA and has already
saved us approximately 15,000 dollars, by
examining if we really “need” that! In asking
that question she has created a lean and
effective office operation that is efficient and
user-friendly. Her new assistant Tena, has
joined MPA on the run, and is adding to the
service friendly activities of MPA.
Judith Kovach, Executive Director has
brought vision and energy to her new job.
Her task this year is to create an organization
that will continue to grow and provide service
to our members. Judith is an incredible asset
to the organization; she has knowledge of the
history of MPA’s beginnings, and she can use
Our conferences this year
were fantastic. We would
like to see more member
attendance in support of
our efforts. The Program Committee spends
many hours, months in advance, selecting
and arranging for speakers and programs.
They are unsung in the process, as most of us
only see the end product. It is not easy, but a
lot of fun to do, particularly when the
participants say, “Great conference!”
I began my Presidential year with a message
of “Who Moved the Cheese!” never thinking
that this was the YEAR of CHANGE: Dennis
Hicks retiring, re-formulating the management
of MPA, profound changes in staffing, a new
conference alliance with Wayne State
University, new budget woes, and new
opportunities to make a difference! A good
year, in all.
But we are not done. MPA is getting ready to
implement distant web broadcasting of
selected conferences. Details will be
published shortly. MPA is going to have a
Position Paper on prescription privileges.
The MPA Foundation is going to be fully
functioning as an adjunct to Psychology in
Michigan. There are going to be new member
services that will make a difference to
members. President Schouten will be at the
helm and steering MPA successfully into the
future. Our President Elect, Jack Haynes will
be learning the ropes and developing a plan
for his term of office.
Thank you again for one great year!
Happy Holidays and don’t forget to donate to
the tax deductible MPA Foundation in
December. It makes tax time easier, and makes
MPAF viable.
Michael A. Willett
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President Elect’s Report
New Complimentary Legal
Services Program
Joanne Schouten, Ph.D.
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n an effort to provide increased member benefits, we are
pleased to announce a new Complimentary Legal Services
program which will have a six month trial period. It officially
runs from August 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005. Deborah
Williamson and Sanford Mall are the first two attorneys willing
to participate in this member benefit.
A note of caution, we have many suppliers who provide services
to our members. These services are offered as a benefit but none
of these services (legal, insurance, auto purchases, etc.) are to be
construed as an endorsement by MPA. The MPA leadership is
very interested in hearing from our members if they have
concerns about any of these programs.
Deborah Williamson represents numerous health care providers
in all aspects of health care law including HIPAA compliance,
Medicare and private payer audit defense, third party payer
reimbursement and billing, fraud and abuse, regulatory
compliance, and professional licensure. Deborah has agreed
to a complimentary consultation which is limited to not more
that two hours of attorney or legal assistant time. Deborah and
her legal assistant will be the people providing these services.
The two hours are not intended as an entitlement of 120 minutes
to each MPA member, but are provided as a cap to the legal
services. MPA members cannot pass their complimentary time
to another member. After the initial complimentary meeting,
consultation or review time will be billed at the standard hourly
rate. Unused time will not be rolled over to another year nor
will this complimentary service be provided on an annual basis.
In other words, each member has one complimentary
consultation available to them. Contact Deborah directly
by phone at 248.538.6352 or by e-mail at
dwilliamson@fosterswift.com.
MPA Welcomes New Members
Patric Brice, Ph.D.
Tara Cornelius, Ph.D.
J. Patrick Duiven, Psy.D.
Daniel Fachting, Ph.D.
Maria Fimiani, Psy.D.
Bonnie Fons Wilson, Ph.D.
Cynthia Hockett, Ph.D.
Catharine Kaneti, Psy.D.
Jeffrey Kuentzel, Ph.D.
John McCaskill, Ph.D.
Pamela McCaskill, Ph.D.
Lynn Neely, Ph.D.
Mary Wassink, Ed.D.
Bernice Harvey, M.A.
Marion McLean
Elizabeth Shaw, M.A.
Laura Byers
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Kathy Cherry
Elaine Epstein
Donald McMillan
Sandra Mulhinch
Elizabeth Beilstein
Jacey Cook
Tiffany Griffen
Bruce Howard II
Kimberly Johnson
Tracy Juliao
Kristen Kennedy
Lindsay King
Cassandra Kinloch
Donald Knight
Heather LaPrairie
Sheryl Lozowski-Sullivan
Mica Lunt
Sanford Mall has agreed to provide MPA members with a
twenty percent discount off his hourly rates. Further, the
initial consultation appointment will be complementary for our
members. Mr. Mall is certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the
National Elder Law Foundation.
His legal firm provides a wide scope of services including:
estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, estate administration,
business planning, business succession, guardianship,
conservatorship, eldercare legal planning, elder law, special
needs planning, and care advocacy. In addition, he is willing to
offer our members and our patients access to his social worker/
care advocate for emergency assistance. This service is often
used for individuals and families confronting issues related to
care in the home or in a facility. His firm also provides advocacy
services on behalf of persons with disabilities as well as elders
who have questions regarding access to services. Contact Mr.
Mall at 3100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 220, Farmington Hills,
MI 48334, phone him at 248.538.1800 or by e-mail at
www.theeldercarelawfirm.com
We will be working to put a link from the MPA website to Foster
Swift’s and Sanford Mall’s websites.
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Executive Director’s Report
“Scope Creep”: MPA Advocacy
Judith Kovach, Ph.D.
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In this regard, MPA took a leadership role in the
recommendation that the public sector develop
better linkages with mental health providers in
the private sector. Including psychologists in
independent practice as Medicaid providers is
one such recommendation to improve service
delivery and reduce costs.
he Michigan Psychological Association has
had a full advocacy agenda since my last report
in this newsletter. The most important work has
involved issues related to protection of practice
standards and psychologists’ scope of practice as
well as mental health policy.
A discussion on the MPA listserv indicated that many
MPA members have a growing concern with non-psychologists
practicing outside their scope of practice and training as defined
in their licensure and are diagnosing and treating mental and
emotional disorders. Specifically, members have reported
instances in which Licensed Professional Counselors are being
reimbursed by insurance companies for providing services
which require a DSM-IV diagnosis, which appears to be outside
the LPC scope of practice. This issue has concerned MPA for a
number of years. In 1992, MPA raised this issue with the Board
of Counselors and were advised that the Board could only
respond to a complaint by someone who had received services
and the Board had had no such complaint. After the recent
postings to the listserv, the MPA Board of Directors voted to
contact the Board of Psychology and request that the Board
seek an opinion from the Attorney General about the legality of
LPCs making diagnoses of mental and emotional disorders.
There does appear to be some conflict between what is allowed
in the law versus the rules and we are requesting further
clarification. Please contact me directly at mpadpa@msn.com
or by phone at (248) 302-6774 if you have any further information
about LPCs working outside their scope of training and practice.
MPA is committed to addressing the issue of “scope creep” and
encroachment on the scope of practice of psychologists.
Community Mental Health Service Programs (CMHSPs)
should have uniform standards, definitions and service
availability across the state.
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Although persons with severe and persistent mental
illness or individuals with a mental health crisis should
continue to receive priority services, Michigan must
provide greater access to quality services for
individuals in the early stages of illness.
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Michigan must adopt a mental health insurance parity
law. The Commission concluded that parity would
increase access, reduce the demand for services from
the public sector and provide long-term cost benefits
for business and industry.
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Recipient rights in the CMHSPs must be improved
and enhanced. The Patient Bill of Rights in Michigan
currently applies only to private insurers.
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Michigan must end the incarceration of mentally ill
persons in the adult and juvenile justice systems
because adequate assessment and treatment are not
available.
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The State should facilitate an on-going public
education program about mental and emotional
disorders.
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Funding for treatment and support services for mental
illness must be increased.
The full text of the Mental Health Commission Report can be
seen at www.michigan.gov/mentalhealth.
MPA participated in the preparation of the report of the
Governor’s Mental Health Commission, which was released in
late October. In summary, the Commission recommended the
following:
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MPA will continue to work with the Department of Community
Health to implement changes in the public delivery of mental
health services, particularly in developing better linkages to the
private sector. The mission of the Michigan Psychological
Association requires us to “advance psychology as a science
and as a profession and to promote the public welfare by
encouraging the highest professional standards. . .by
participating in the public policy process on behalf of the
profession and health care consumers. Supporting the
implementation of the recommendations of the Commission is
an important part of our mission. Being involved is good for
psychology and good for people who need mental health
services. Please share your thoughts, comments and
suggestions with me and become part of psychology’s voice.
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2005 MPA Continuing Education
Have you just …
Friday, February 11
Psychopharmacology of Major Depression
Speaker: Daniel Egli, Ph.D.
8:30a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Madonna University, Livonia, MI
Published a book?
Been elected an officer in a professional organization?
Had an article accepted for publication in a professional
Friday, May 13
MMPI - 2
Speaker: John Graham, Ph.D.
8:30a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn West, Lansing, MI
journal?
Gotten a promotion or accepted a new position?
Friday, September (date to be announced)
Evidence Based Treatment
Speaker: to be announced
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored with Wayne State University
Begun writing a newspaper column?
Received an honor or an award?
You may not want to brag about your accomplishments,
but we do. Tell us about your most recent achievements
and we’ll let the MPA members know about it.
Thursday & Friday, October 20-21
MPA Fall Convention
A new approach to anger management: Moving
beyond the storm to values and compassion
Speaker: Steven Stosny, Ph.D.
No More Clueless Sex
Speaker: Gail Elizabeth Wyatt, Ph.D.
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location to be announced, Novi, MI
E-mail Pam Steffy (psteffy@acd.net) or Jim Windell
(jwind27961@aol.com) with your information.
Psychological Institutes of Michigan, P.C.
EXPERIENCED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Wanted to join small, collegial outpatient clinic in Franklin Village. We are
the oldest psychologists’ P.C. in Michigan. Our location is in a lovely wooded
setting, convenient to all northern Detroit suburbs. We’re looking for a highlyskilled, fully-licensed psychologist with a full-time practice.
Psychological Institutes Staff:
Robert Erard, Ph.D.
Larry Friedberg, Ph.D.
Carol Schwartz, Ph.D.
Linda Sircus, Ph.D.
Frederick Marshall, Ph.D.
Lisa Yufit, Ph.D.
Please send curriculum vitae with references to:
Larry M. Friedberg, Ph.D.
Psychological Institutes of Michigan, P.C.
26111 W. Fourteen Mile Road, Suite 104
Franklin Village, Michigan 48025
(248) 626-4622
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What’s new on the MPA
listserv?
HOT OFF THE PRESS
FROM MPA MEMBERS
Kevin Keenan, Ph.D.
Chair, E-Committee Task Force
By James Windell, M.A.
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all has been both busy and interesting on the MPA
listserv. In October, listserv members posted a record
number of messages (254). The usual number of posts
in a month averages about 150.
Hansell, J. & Damour, L. (2004) “Abnormal Psychology”.
New York: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0-471-38982X
MPA member James Hansell says he and his co-author (Lisa
Damour) had both been teaching abnormal psychology at
various colleges, but they were frustrated with the existing
books. So they did what many frustrated teachers do: they
wrote their own textbook. Five years in the making, the book
“Abnormal Psychology” was recently published by John
Wiley & Sons.
The Board of Psychology’s recent proposals for administrative
rules clarifying supervision requirements evoked the greatest
number of messages (44) during September and October.
Listserv posts by MPA leadership encouraged members to
support the proposed rule changes for supervision either by
attending the public hearing in Lansing in September or by
submitting e-mail comments into the public record. Listserv
members conducted a general discussion of the need for
supervision rules and educated themselves in the specifics of
the new rules. For example, the rules set specific standards for
the frequency of supervision at various levels of licensure
ranging from twice a week for practicum and internship trainees
to once a month for permanent LLPs with master’s degrees
and more than 10 years of experience. Listserv members were
directed to the Board of Psychology’s web site, http://
www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-27417_27529_27552—
,00.html, for the complete text of the new supervision rules.
(The Board’s web address can be reached easily from MPA’s
website by clicking on the hypertext “licensure” under the
psychologists’ tab on the home page at Michpsych.org.)
Psychologists who have anything to do with supervision will
want to familiarize themselves with the new rules and will want
to bookmark the psychology board’s homepage for future
reference. The new rules are currently under review and
scheduled to go into effect in January 2006. When the rules
are finalized MPA members will be notified immediately on the
listserv. A subsequent issue of the Michigan Psychologist
will address the finalized supervision rules in detail.
Hansell has been teaching abnormal psychology as well as
other courses at the University of Michigan since 1989,
winning various teaching and writing awards.
John Wiley’s website (www.com/college/sc/hansell//) calls
this textbook a new, innovative approach to the teaching of
abnormal psychology. Hansell and Damour focus on case
histories, core concepts and controversies rather than trying
to detail fine diagnostic distinctions which often interfere
with students learning the basics of the subject.
Miller, L.J. & Donders, J. (2003). Prediction of educational
outcome after pediatric traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation
Psychology, 48, 237-241.
Jacobus Donders recently co-authored the article “Prediction
of Educational Outcome after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury”
in the journal Rehabilitation Psychology. Donders says that
they were able to demonstrate that neuropsychological
assessment (completed within about 3 months after injury)
made a significant improvement in the prediction of educational
outcomes at 2 years post injury, over and beyond any
combination of demographic (e.g., age, SES) and neurological
(e.g., coma, CT scan) variables.
The next most “popular” topic on the listserv (40 posts) was
generated by a recovery of payment letter that many
psychologists received from Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Michigan (BCBSM). The letter stated that psychologists who
participated in the BCBSM Blue Choice/Value Options network
had been paid at a higher rate than entitled by their contracts.
According to the posts of our members, the recovery letters
asked for repayment of amounts that ranged from hundreds
of dollars to a high of $13,000. Even psychologist’s who
didn’t participate with Value Options and who don’t directly
bill insurance reported receiving letters for “repayment.”
“We think this is important because it demonstrates the
incremental value that psychology can provide,” Donders says.
“It also helps to flag those children who are at the greatest risk
for complicated long-term outcomes.”
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Farewell to a Colleague and Friend
right. She was at once profoundly intelligent and deeply
practical. Once I asked her what was challenging about being
on Court TV; she thought for a minute, and said that, really,
the testimony was pretty straight-forward, but putting on all that
make-up was a little tricky. She could clown around with the
best of them. I remember my son solemnly observing around his
third birthday
that “Beff makes me laugh.” It was true. She
made us all laugh and she made us all live life a little more fully.
Dr. Beth Kuhn Clark died on October 29, 2004, after a lengthy
illness, at the age of 52. As she had wished, she died peacefully
at home, surrounded by her family. All of us at MPA mourn her
loss.
Beth was born in Summit, NJ on October 3, 1952, the daughter of
Jean H. and Elizabeth Dowd Kuhn. She attended Chatham
Township public schools, and Smith College in Northampton,
MA, from which she graduated cum laude in 1974. On April 29,
1978 she married Charles R. Clark; they met as clinical
psychology graduate students at Long Island University and
remained partners and colleagues until her death. Following
doctoral studies, Beth worked as a therapist and supervisor for
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Services. In 1982,
she went into private practice in Adrian, and in 1984 established
a psychotherapy and forensic assessment practice in Ann Arbor,
along with Charlie.
Beth had many other talents and interests beside the pursuit of
excellence in her chosen profession. Beth loved books and was
a great reader with broad tastes; reading was an abiding
pleasure to the end of her life. She was a superb athlete. In high
school, she excelled in most sports. Indeed, she remains the
highest scoring woman ever to play basketball for her high
school, something she accomplished despite a stature that
barely edged over the five-foot mark. She was an expert skier,
who impressed all of us who sped after her with her exuberance
and style. Even during her illness, she worked hard at improving
her golf game. Finally, she was an avid all-seasons sports fan,
especially of University of Michigan teams. As much as she
loved her home in Ann Arbor, she loved summers at the Jersey
Shore - a little house on Long Beach Island, in Harvey Cedars
on Barnegat Bay, where she spent time most years of her life.
Beth was the consummate psychologist, kind, thoughtful and
fair. Her professional activities were wide-ranging, from the
treatment of children, adolescents, adults and families to the
resolution of difficult divorces and the psychological evaluation
of individuals and groups involved in civil litigation. Through
her work and her publications, she earned a national reputation
as an authority and teacher, particularly in regard to high conflict
divorce and child custody disputes.
Beth so loved her family. The love Charlie and she shared was
remarkable and clear to anyone who ever saw them together.
They were, truly, each other’s best friends. She loved her
children, Peter, 22, and Laura, 19, beyond measure. She seemed
to want to live until they had made a place for themselves in
their young adult worlds, and I think she did that. They are
wonderful young people. She was always close to her parents,
Lib and Jean, who spent her last days with her and who were
there for her every step of her final year. She was embraced by
her brother, Peter, his wife, Sarah, and their children, Carson and
Tate.
Beth was a great supporter of MPA. She was president of the
Association in 1996, and was named Distinguished Psychologist
by MPA in 2000. She was a frequent consultant to MPA,
particularly on ethical and legal issues. Beth also served as a
member of the American Psychological Association’s Committee
on Legal Issues in 1997-1999, and as its Chair in 1999. She
chaired the Working Group on the Formation of an ABA/APA
Institute on Family, Marriage, and Divorce from 1997 -1999. She
was a member of the APA Ethics Committee from 2000-2002, and
President of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology
from 2000-2002. Beth wrote extensively, including her recent
book, Law and Mental Health Professionals: Michigan, written
with Charlie. Her publications concern psychological testing, the
clinical interviewing of children, memory in children, and the
application of law to mental health issues. She was a terrific
teacher, whose lively seminars on forensic issues and ethics
were much valued. She was generous with her time, mentoring
many young psychologists and consulting freely with those of
us in need of her measured wisdom.
Beth faced the year of her illness with the grace that
characterized all of her life. She sustained those around her with
her spirit, good humor, and abiding courage, often somehow
cheering us up, when we were thinking we would cheer her. She
was clear and truthful about how long her odds were, but she
insisted on trying every reasonable option to spend more time
with her beloved family; she and Charlie worked hard at it, and
she lived much longer than many of us expected. But now she is
gone. She will be sorely missed.
We extend our condolences especially to Charlie, himself a pastpresident of APA and a great friend of many of us. We also
reach out to Peter, Laura, and the rest of Beth’s family.
Donations can be made in Beth’s name to the American Cancer
Society or the charity of one’s choice.
Beth was a person of conviction whose interest in ethical issues
grew out of her fervent belief that psychologists should treat
others with even-handedness and respect. She saw issues
clearly and was never afraid to stand up for what she felt was
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By Pamela Ludolph,Ph.D.
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Women’s Advocacy Report
Gail Berkove, Ph.D., Chair
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he Women’s Advocacy Committee has had an active and
productive fall. We are a committee of eight who meet
once a month. Committee members are: Gail Berkove,
Debra Brodie, Sabine Chrisman, Carol Ellstein, Mazy Gillis, Pam
Hartmann, Jane Kelly, and Jan Tomakowsky. My sincere thanks
go to this dedicated group for their enthusiasm, support, and
hard work.
(866) TeenScreen: 1-866-833-6727; or find information on the
web at www.teenscreen.org.
2. Speakers Bureau
We are always looking for ways to publicize MPA by providing
speakers on psychological topics for various community
groups. Valorie Cheyne was a speaker for us this past spring.
In January, Roberta Toll will be giving a talk on “Perfectionism”
for the Groves High School PTSA.
1. Project Healthy Living/Depression Screening
We have been involved with depression screening at Project
Healthy Living for five years now. Our “statistician” Pam
Hartmann has noted that over the years, about 70% of the
people screened have been women and of the total group,
about 30% have needed a further referral. Even with
diminishing numbers of participants at PHL over recent years,
it is clear that we are providing a valuable service to the
community. Thus, we will take part in Project Healthy Living
again next spring. Stay tuned for more details early in the year.
3. FYI
Help for Rape Victims
In an article in the Sunday, September 19 Free Press (p.1,
section M), Nicole Christian described an under-funded, little
known but important program called S.A.N.E.: the Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiner program. It involves specially trained
forensic nurses who are on call 24/7 at 14 sites throughout
Michigan (but none yet in the city of Detroit!) to provide free,
specialized examinations for rape victims. Nurses receive about
$2/hour and a promise of $200 for each victim that they help.
The program has no dependable base of funding and relies on
unpredictable, “soft” money for support. Rep. David
Woodward, D-Royal Oak, introduced House Bill 5838 which
would put the cost of forensic rape exams on the people who
are convicted of sexual assault. Contact your State
Representative to support this bill which has been languishing
in the House Committee on Criminal Justice.
We are available to provide both training and materials to
psychologists who find opportunities to do depression
screening. This summer, Art Lewandowski led a team of
colleagues who conducted depression screening at a Health
Fair at St. Aloysius Church in Detroit. Art reported that about
35 people stopped by their site and of those, 25 were screened.
The director of the fair mentioned MPA both in their publicity
and in their brochure of the event. We thank Art for his
participation in organizing and conducting the screening and
for representing MPA so ably.
International Council of Psychologists (ICP)
Coffee lovers rejoice! The next ICP conference, “Promoting
Mental Health Across Cultures and Nations”, will be held in
beautiful Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, from July 16-20, 2005, at a resort
near the world’s largest waterfall. The rainforests surrounding
the site have more varieties of flora and fauna than anywhere
else on the planet. Argentina is across the bridge and Paraguay
is just a few minutes away. The conference cost is less than
$250—a real bargain. For more information—about the
organization, membership (only $85), conference details, or
how to submit an abstract for a presentation (giving a paper,
being part of a symposium, conducting a conversation hour or
a book author hour)—call me, Gail Berkove, at 248-552-0440.
Betty Bishop, is currently accepting proposals for half day, 4hour Continuing Education workshops. If you would like to
be considered, contact her at bbishop@umich.edu for
information. But hurry, CE abstracts are due early in the year.
It would be wonderful to have a strong Michigan presence
in Brazil this summer!
The Depression Education Coalition recently announced a
program for screening depression in teens offered by Columbia
University’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
It is called the “TeenScreen Program” and “works by creating
partnerships with communities across the nation to implement
early-identification programs for suicide and mental illness in
youth.” The purpose of the program is to assess “for
suicidality, as well the likelihood of a diagnosis for the mental
disorders most predictive of suicide risk: depression, anxiety,
and substance abuse.” It uses the computerized “Diagnostic
Predictive Scales” (DPS) as the primary screening instrument.
A paper and pencil version is available for special situations.
The screening also includes a Clinical Interview involving a
mental health professional. TeenScreen is already underway
in many communities, through schools, clinics, doctors’ offices,
shelters, residential treatment centers, etc. Training, software,
consultation, and technical assistance for this program are free.
If you are interested in learning more about this project and
becoming involved with training and screening, contact
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Congratulations to
Jack Haynes, Ph.D.
&
MPA 2005 President-Elect
MPA 2005 Secretary
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as President-Elect
of the Michigan Psychological Association. I appreciate
your support and confidence. I look forward to
participating in a tradition of substantial values and
advocacy on behalf of psychology but also of service to the
people of the State of Michigan. I will work in an energetic
and focused way, encouraging diversity of thought and
creativity of approaches regarding the challenges we face.
It is my privilege to serve as Secretary of the Michigan
Psychological Association for the next two years.
I am looking forward to helping shape the organization’s
direction from the vantage point of the Executive
Committee. We will tackle many challenges, including
but not limited to financial concerns, audio-visual
conferencing at remote sites, and development of the
Michigan Psychological Association Foundation. There
will also be the daily issues that constitute the essence of
MPA: membership, ethics, federal advocacy,
programming, legislation, interface with other professional
groups, insurance, licensing, and sub-group interests
within MPA. As always, we will regularly review
proposed state legislation that affect Michigan
psychologists. We will also seek opportunities to
promote psychology to the public. It will be a busy time.
The present is turbulent with professional identity issues
as well as important patient issues in a climate of
financially stressful times. My tenure on the Licensing
Board, including as Chair, has prepared me to understand
the complexity and enduring, unresolved nature of many
issues facing the practice of psychology in Michigan, and
the multidimensional stresses on our profession.
Legislative and policy issues will continue to be very
important and we must not only respond but more
importantly we must help shape the direction in these
areas. I also believe in this context that it is important
that we continue to promote the highest standards of
ethics for psychologists.
An organization is only as strong as its membership and
leadership. I will work to uphold the integrity of MPA
and to articulate MPA’s vision during my tenure. I hope
you will join me in supporting MPA as the voice of
Michigan psychologists.
Focus needs to be placed on organizational strength and
health, especially financial. Membership growth is very
important. The excellent educational component of MPA
will continue to present our organization favorably, and
perhaps we can explore new additional paths. The
emphasis on encouraging student participation is important
and useful in several ways. The relatively new Michigan
Psychological Association Foundation can be a significant
and positive facet regarding public education and
professional development.
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MPA Welcomes New Members
Joan McDowell
Halyna Meronek-Serdiuk
Jacqueline Mezza
Lavonda Mickens
Heather Nix
Joyce Slaim
Smolenski, Carrie
Paul Tiseo
Elisabeth Yaelingh
Hamie Zeina
I look forward in the next three years of being PresidentElect, President and Past President to working with you
and the MPA leadership. The active input and participation
of the membership is necessary to continue Michigan
Psychological Association’s tradition of advancing
psychology as a science and profession.
The Michigan Psychologist: www.michpsych.org
Carol Ellstein, Ph.D.
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We Understand. . . We’re Here To Help.
The chaos and anxiety was resolved when Lyle Danuloff, the
chair of the MPA Insurance Committee, posted a message
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We are looking for a MSW, PhD, MA or LMFT. Well-managed,
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MPA Committee Mission Statements
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Children and Families—Provides advocacy and public education on issues related to Michigan children and families; provides
networking and educational opportunities for MPA members interested in child and family issues.
Ethics—Educates members and non-members on how to adhere to the MPA ethics code; adjudicates ethics complaints; provides
informal consultation to individual psychologists regarding specific ethics issues/concerns.
Insurance—Interfaces with third party vendors regarding economic issues, insurance-related challenges to the practice of
psychology, audit matters, and other insurance-related matters; supports legislative matters with testimony; provides information
and support for members regarding their practice.
Licensing—Monitors state and national licensing issues potentially relevant in Michigan; educates members and others on
licensing trends and issues, consults with members and provides information on licensing-related questions/issues; teaches
psychology students about the Michigan licensing law; attends bimonthly meetings of the Michigan Psychology Board.
Membership—Develops strategy and policy related to membership development and retention, including: developing member
benefits, advocating for member needs and concerns; screens nominations and makes recommendations to the MPA Board for
recipient of the annual Distinguished Psychologist Award.
Programs—Plans and develops MPA continuing education programs and conferences, including the MPA Annual Convention.
Public Education—Increases awareness of, and interest in, the field of psychology among consumers, the business community,
and the general public; develops MPA community outreach efforts.
Women’s Advocacy—Supports and promotes the psychological health of women; serves as a leader in advocating for women
in areas of legislation, public and professional education, etc. Develops linkages with other professional organizations.
Regional Affairs—Develops and implements strategies for membership development in areas of the state that are underrepresented.
Student Organization—Develops programs, and recommendations for MPA action in support of students in graduate academic
programs in psychology.
Task force Mission Statements
Crisis Intervention Network—Provides for psychological first aid in response to critical incidents; facilitates on-site critical
incident stress debriefing and/or crisis counseling; offers consultation on crisis intervention, disaster, and trauma.
E-Committee—Manages and develops content of the MPA website, manages the MPA listservs.
Diversity— Develops and implements outreach to underrepresented psychologists and communities, whether in terms of race,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, region, or site of practice. The Task Force’s goal will be to facilitate communication and develop joint
activities and to identify ways in which MPA can address unmet needs and find opportunities for advocacy and support.
Psychopharmacology—Provides resources and information for the members of MPA regarding combined treatments,
psychopharmacology, and the prescriptive movement to enable them to be better informed in practice and the profession. This
mission includes an objective to schedule and coordinate educational presentations on these topics around the state.
APA Representative—Represents the interests of MPA/APA members on the APA Council of Representatives.
Federal Advocacy—Monitors federal mental health policy and communicates with the MPA Board about issues of interest and
concern to MPA members and others in the mental health community.
Editor, Michigan Psychologist—Compiles articles, organizes the format, and edits The Michigan Psychologist newsletter;
develops policy regarding the use of the MPA website; plans and develops other communications vehicles.
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The Michigan Psychological Association
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Editor:
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Editorial Board:
Kevin Keenan, Ph.D.
James Windell, M.A.
Joanne Schouten, Ph.D.
Managing Editor: Pamela Steffy
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