Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association articles from May 2002

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association archives from May 2002

Welcome!(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The American Psychotherapy Association is a dynamic and growing organization. Below is a list of psychotherapy professionals from around the world who have recently joined APA. We welcome them and their contributions! Linda K....

Legislator asks APA members for help. (your opinion please).(Brief Article)(Column)
May 1, 2002... I'm thinking about introducing a bill in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, but first I would like to hear the opinions of APA members who deal with teenagers. Our state's Mental Health Procedures Act (1976-143) says that anyone 14...

Member update.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Mental Health Parity Many of you were sent a legislative advocacy survey in April 2002. You were asked to list major issues APA should be fighting for and ways to accomplish these goals. Based on your responses, APA Headquarters decided to...

Chair's corner: the United States Congress has been struggling for some years now with the issue of mental health parity. Apparently, Congress is closer now then ever before to passing this legislation. In the past, some of the more conservative members have taken the position that it would cost businesses enormous amounts of money to offer equal mental and physical health benefits.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... They believed it would hurt businesses with 50 or more employees. More recent research on the subject revealed the cost would be a one percent hike. The American Psychotherapy Association has taken an active stance in favor of this bill passing...

World class psychotherapists added to APA advisory board.(American Psychotherapy Association)
May 1, 2002... The American Psychotherapy Association is marching into the future with a very strong advisory board with internationally known members. Recently, four world renowned psychotherapists were added to the board. "These four outstanding...

APA diplomate Everett Spees honored as doctor, priest, volunteer. (Member Honored).(American Psychotherapy Association)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Everett Spees, M.D., Ph.D., D.D., S.T.D., DAPA, was honored on March 1 by the COPIC Medical Foundation as the 2001 recipient of the Harold E. Williamson Award. Kaye Williamson, wife of the late Harold Williamson, presented Dr. Spees with a...

APA members now have access to pre-paid legal coverage.(American Psychotherapy Association)
May 1, 2002... APA membership just became more valuable with the addition of yet another benefit available at rates exclusive to APA members--pre-paid legal coverage. Along with low cost long-term care insurance (page 11) and term life insurance, pre-paid...

Get ready for `psychotherapy in a changed world!' (Conference 2002).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Preparations continue for the Fifth Annual APA meeting, Sept. 26-28, 2002 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. In addition to being able to earn continuing education credits in a variety of courses, evaluation is...

Conference 2002 boasts galaxy of featured speakers.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... There is something for everyone at this year's Annual Conference, Sept. 26-28, 2002 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Whether your interest is in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, an Ericksonian approach, or you...

Employee assistance programs: some background and employment opportunities.
May 1, 2002... Abstract Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are services offered to employees as part of their fringe benefit package. An EAP can include a wide variety of programs, such as health and fitness programs, smoking cessation and short term...

Psychological issues in the assessment and management of chronic pain: the multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment approach to the patient suffering with chronic pain is widely practiced today and considered to be the standard of care.
May 1, 2002... Abstract The objectives of the psychological evaluation of the patient with chronic pain are reviewed. The standard pain center evaluation protocol utilizes a pain questionnaire, a structured clinical interview, pain assessment measures...

The older antidepressants. (Rx Primer).(monoamine oxidase inhibitors)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... We have discussed the newer medications in two previous articles on antidepressants. No description of medication approaches to depression and related disorders would be complete without some thought to the tricyclic and tetracyclic family and...

Social work notes--"crisis for change".(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... There are certain conditions that are requisite to the psychotherapeutic experience. For clients to engage with the clinician in any successful change effort, they must experience some degree of discomfort and some hope that their situation can...

Privileged communication.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Maintaining the confidentiality of client communications is an ethical and legal responsibility for all mental health professionals. Confidentiality takes on a new dimension of accountability when applied in the context of legal proceedings. In...

What does it take to have a healthy relationship?(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... It is often stated that declining cultural values have eroded family morality. Unfortunately, the positive aspects of family life are often overlooked. A family relationship can provide a kind of intimacy, joy and emotional support that is...

The father-daughter relationship.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... No one would deny the contribution that the nurturing, responsive, emotionally attuned mother makes to her daughter. It is too often thought, however, including by the father himself, that he has little to give to his female progeny until she...

APA logo products.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... 12101 West Farm Road 60 Ash Grove, MO 65604 Call Toll Free 866-338-5286 Fax (417) 751-2808 P57200 Heathered Shirt Van Heusen 60% cotton/40% polyester S/S pique golf shirt. 6.5 oz shrink resistant with wood tone buttons and...

Treating the whole person.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... As we move rapidly into the information and technology explosion of the 21st century, we must begin to look at the treatment of our patients and the ways in which we conceptualize their problems differently. As the saying goes, we must begin to...

Mentoring the new psychotherapist.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... When I was approached to write on the issue of mentoring the new psychotherapist, my response was to reflect on the mentors I have had in my career and in my life. What was it they did for me? My first mentor was my grandfather. He wasn't a...

Mirror neurons: somatic empathy and countertransference.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Many times a day, people make assumptions about a person's intentions by simply observing his/her behavior. An example might be watching someone cry and assuming they are hurt or sad, or watching a person raise his hand in the air, and assuming...

Grief notes.(fraud in American corporations)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... We live the old Chinese saying goes) in interesting times. Two years into the 21st century and we are feeling the effects of massive upheaval and change both here and abroad. The war on terror, economic recession and escalating health care...

Sex Abuse Trauma? Or Trauma from other Sources?
May 1, 2002... Richard Gardner, prolific author on child abuse assessment and treatment, has written another book, this one (Sex Abuse Trauma? Or Trauma from other Sources? 2002, Creative Therapeutics) is geared toward the forensic evaluator. The book is a...

Lifestyle psychotherapy[TM].(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Simplicity rather than accumulation will require less maintenance. How much time do you spend acquiring things? Check your closets and garage and evaluate your possessions. Many of us spend a lot of energy to get the money to get material...