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Newsletter
of the American Academy of Counseling
Psychology
Spring,
1999 Vol. 3, No. 1
President's
Message from Christopher Ovide
The San
Francisco meeting of the Academy had many high points and
one very low point. This unhappy moment for the Academy was
the resignation due to health concerns of our
President-elect, Daniel Araoz. Daniel has had serious health
problems in the past that are hopefully well behind him, but
his recuperation requires that he take a well deserved rest
from some of his professional activities. With deep regret,
the Academy accepts the resignation of Dr. Araoz and thanks
him for all the work and inspiration he has contributed to
the operation and growth of the Academy. As a result of
Daniel's leaving, we are soliciting nominations for
President-elect of the Academies and the ABPP Board of
Trustees.
Joe
Talley and I represented the Academy at the Division 17
Executive Committee meetings as liaisons between board
certified counseling psychologists and APA's organizational
arm for counseling psychologists. This is one very hard
working group, meeting for three to four hours a night and
getting a great deal of business done. While we continue to
work as a liaison to the Division 17 Executive Committee, we
are also hoping to increase the commitment of counseling
psychologists to board certification as a highly desirable
credential for practitioners, supervisors/trainers and
educators of counseling psychologists. To this end, we have
not only solicited petition signatures from our own members
but gathered signatures at the Division 17 Business meeting
at San Francisco. If we can form a Section on Board
Certification in Counseling Psychology, it will allow
Division 17 to extend many privileges to ABPP counseling
psychologists, e.g., use of the Division's meeting
facilities at the APA Convention, access to the APA
Convention Program, access to the Division 17 Newsletter,
and more. We need your continued support for this. We ask
those of you who have not sent us a signature petition to
create a Division 17 Section, please to do so. The
Division 17 Committee meets for its next session the
beginning of 1999 and we hope to present our petition for
creating a Section to them at that time.
At the
ACoP Fellows meeting in San Francisco, I presented incoming
APA President and ACoP Fellow our award for outstanding
contributions to the field. Dr. Suin spoke for about thirty
minutes on his platform to increase the multicultural
broadening of psychology for the benefit of the profession
and the public, his views on the future of psychology and
the challenges we face as a profession in the next
millennium.
Although
he could not be present, we also awarded a certificate of
recognition to R. James Clack for all the work he has done
for the profession and for diplomates in particular. There
was a ceremony at Duke University, where Jim is Director of
Counseling Services, given by several diplomates and Duke
University psychologists to hand the plaque over to him
personally. Other business at the meeting was to reinforce
our commitment to diversity in counseling psychology and a
report of the work being initiated by Roy Crouse in that
regard, the financial report of the Academy, and the work we
are doing in order to represent individual Academy members
who experience problems with state psychology boards and
insurers, etc., as well as the current membership status.
There was a decision to maintain a category of Associate
Member that would be open to nonABPP psychologists
interested in becoming diplomates in counseling psychology.
The Executive Board of the Academy will have a
teleconference in March and we urge you to send us any ideas
or concerns you would like us to consider at that
time.
I wish
you all a very good year in 1999.
For
the Record: A Brief History and Current Status of
CPPSA
by
Joe Talley, Past President of ACoP and Chair-Elect of
CPPSA
Nate
Turner, the founding chair of CPPSA, was followed by Chuck
King who served as Chair from 1996 through 1998. Meetings
were held in Charleston SC and in Chicago at the APA
Convention during Chuck's tenure. Russ Bent joined us at
both meetings, helping us mature as an organization, and
affiliations were forged with the Board of Trustees (B.O.T.)
and the National Register.
A
historic meeting took place in Albuquerque NM on October 25,
1997, where CPPSA and ABPP's B.O.T. were defined as "peer
organizations" and their functions, roles and structures
spelled out. Carl Zimet was elected Chair for 1998 through
2000 and, at the APA Convention in San Francisco, new
officers were elected to serve under Zimet. Joe Talley was
chosen ChairElect (2000-2002), Dave Reilly, Secretary
(1998-2000, and Chris Ovide, Treasurer
(1998-2000).
CPPSA's
working agenda for the next two years is focused upon
strategies for marketing ABPP Board Certified Psychologists
and Carl Zimet has been charged with responsibility for
spelling out proactive advocacy procedures.
And now
a personal note. During my term as Chair I would like to
influence state societies to continue to push their
respective legislatures to recognize the ABPP in reciprocity
agreements. I believe it would be advantageous to have our
Fellows honored through press releases and other media
attention. .1 also believe it would be in our best interest
to have luminaries in all specialty areas obtain Diplomates
under "Senior" provisions. I know there are many readers out
there with good, practical approaches toward accomplishing
these goals and I urge them to contact me so we can share
ideas and implement effective strategies for enhancing the
legal and professional status of the ABPP.
Counselor's
Corner: A New Therapeutic Technique Adapted From "The Inner
Guide" by Marty Rossman, M.D.
(Submitted
by J.E.Talley, Ph.D.)
A
dialogue with an inner figure who has: 1) Wisdom, 2)
Compassion, and 3) "No strings attached" re: the outcome
specifics.
In
Preparation
Rule
out those with psychotic symptoms, delusional people and
those with whom you would not use insight oriented
treatment. With careful use it can be helpful with
dissociative patients, PTSD and abuse victims. Care needed
so as not to retraumatize with non-wise, noncompassionate
stimuli. To yourself note how they respond to the guide.
This is diagnostic of transference issues and facilitates
refraining, constructive disidentification and looking at
things through the eyes of wisdom and love vs. aloneness and
fear.
Instructions
Give
yourself permission to stop at any time or not to do this if
you are feeling fragile or uncomfortable with it. Get
comfortable and close your eyes or focus your gaze on
something in the room. In the mind's eye pick a safe,
comfortable place and be there (tell person to nod when
accomplished). Rossman uses safe, beautiful and
peaceful": I prefer safe, comfortable." Go to the safest
spot in the safe, comfortable place. Notice the colors, etc.
of this place (instruct person to nod). Invite an
image to form or come to the scene of being of any type or
kind that is real, a fantasy, cartoon, animal or person. It
could be from literature, from Buddha to Jesus to Bugs Bunny
but when you feel ready, invite the guide to become clearer
and clearer. Welcome the image, observe it. If it does not
seem both wise and loving, send it away. (instruct
to nod) Ask its name so it can be accessed. Touch the
figure if that seems appropriate Focus on the question you
would like to ask and let if form in your mind. Try to form
it in a solution oriented way. When you are ready ask the
question and let the figure share its wisdom and compassion
with you (nod etc.). Carefully consider its response
(long pause). If you need more questions to
understand the responses, carry on a dialogue as long as you
would like (nod when finished). Imagine that you act
on its guidance. Who would be involved what obstacles might
arise? Notice without judging (long pause). See how
you might deal with these obstacles constructively
(pause). Notice if you have learned anything
(pause). Is there anything you want to remember
before you come back to the outer world? (pause) Ask
it to tell you the surest and best way to reconnect with it
in the future. Thank it, if that seems appropriate, take
your farewell and allow the image to fade (nod when you
are finished but take your time). Take five minutes to
write or draw about your experience even if you feel not
much happened.
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