THE DALLAS GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Official Newsletter for the
Dallas Group Psychotherapy Society
Winter 2004
Presidents Chair
By Alice Tawwater-Frazier
Happy New Year. It is hard to believe that we are in the year 2004. When I write that date on a receipt, I remember the science fiction comics of my youth. I think they took place in the distant future of the year 2000. Who would have believed that it could be here and gone so quickly and bring with it so much more to be experienced and completed?
Time has passed in the same way for DGPS. This last year went very quickly, and as most of you know from our last newsletter, very successfully. In the year of 2004 we have many new beginnings and new plans. Let me fill you in and invite you to be a part of our organization this year.
In January we started a community outreach program working with Aids Arms Counseling Services. We are providing group counseling to the parents of teens involved in a community truancy program. Lana Self and Tess Castleman facilitated the group in January. This is a volunteer opportunity that benefits a lot of people so if you are willing to give three Saturday mornings to co-facilitate a group please call Marti Kranzberg at 214. 528-1815.
The Program Committee has scheduled three interesting programs for this year as well as a great topic for our Business meeting:
What You Didnt Learn in Graduate School about Addiction Recovery
Money, Psychotherapy and Ethics
Understanding Mate Selection: A Key to Marital Therapy
Introductions to Energy Therapies: From Psychology to Physics
The Training Committee is actively developing a new Training Program. It is due to begin this fall so stay tuned.
We have another fun fundraiser happening this spring. We are going to have a Bizarre Bazaar on Saturday, May 1, from 1 until 5 p.m. under the direction of Laura Warner and Cynthia Lovell. Call them to work on the committee, donate items or to arrange for space to show and sell your art or that of a friend.
The web site is in development and is scheduled to be up and running this spring. Each Committee is in the process of developing a Committee page. When the web site is completed you will be able to get DGPS news and information instantly. No more missed opportunities for programs, training or socials.
There is one major change that I would like to note. The primary method of distributing the newsletter will be email. You will also be able to print it off from the web site when that is completed. The goal is to decrease mailing cost and work hours by changing to electronic mail so please contact Cynthia Lovell at 214.321-5663 if this will not work for you. Remember: The newsletter committee needs to hear from you if you cannot receive the newsletter by electronic mail.
I hope to see each one of you at a social, program or committee meeting soon.
Until then,
Alice
The Dallas Group Psychotherapy Society Programs for 2004.
DGPS is a multi-disciplinary society, dedicated to Group Psychotherapy.
Friday, March 19, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. What You Didnt Learn in Graduate School About Addiction Recovery with Julian Devereux, LMSW, LCDC, Gail Ardman, LCSW, LMFT, LCDC and Peter Boger, LPC.
Many therapists have clients who struggle with addictions, although this is not their presenting complaint. Therapists who do not specialize in substance abuse and addictions are often at a loss as to how to best help clients. Come hear Peter Boger, Julien Devereux, and Gail Ardman de-mythologize addiction recovery. They will provide a systems based framework for assessment and treatment planning, offer resources and techniques for working with addicts and alcoholics, and provide a better understanding of the 12 steps as a vehicle for deep personal change. 3 CEUs available.
Sunday, June 6, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Annual Business Meeting, Light Lunch and Program, Money, Psychotherapy and Ethics with Shari Porter Jung, LCSW and Marti Kranzberg, Ph.D.
Most of us grew up with a paucity of information and conflicting messages and multi-layered meanings of words like plenty, abundance, prosperity, and wealth. Our unexplored attitudes, values, and behavior about abundance and poverty can spill over into our work. In this program Shari Porter Jung and Marti Kranzberg will investigate the origins of our attitudes and values and how they may relate to issues about money and ethics in the practice of psychotherapy. 3 Ethics CEUs available.
Friday, September 17, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Understanding Mate Selection: A Key to Marital Therapy with Terry Parsons, Ph.D.
Terry Parsons will share from his research about the developmental process of mate selection and its vital role in couples therapy. Terry will address how we as therapists can help couples: (1) recall positives about their relationship, (2) develop empathy for their mate, and (3) make positive growth and changes in their individual lives and relationship. 3 CEUs available.
Exposure to cutting edge energy therapies is a must for todays mental health provider. Come learn what energy therapies are, how they work, and how you can use them in your practice to help clients with past trauma, addictions and phobias. James Self will present his expertise with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Hilary Shaw will present Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Participants will have an opportunity to experience these powerful tools for themselves during the program. 3 CEUs available.
Location: Pecan Creek Office Park (meeting room)
8340 Meadow Rd., Dallas, TX 75231
Cost: $10.00 for students, $15.00 for DGPS Members, and $25.00 for Non-members
Questions: Contact Becky Pruessner, LPC at (214) 739-4023, ext. 116. or Hilary Shaw, LCSW at (214) 515-9165
DGPS Calendar of Events for 2004
To add to this calendar, please call Cynthia Lovell, (214) 321-5663 or e-mail clove4849@aol.com.
Thursday, March 4, 2004, 6 p.m. 9 p.m.: DGPS Social Gathering at Borders Books, Spanish Village (corner of Arapaho and Coit Roads, Dallas) for Tess Castlemens Book Signing.
Friday , March 19, 2004, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.: DGPS Program What You Didnt Learn in Graduate School about Addiction Recovery.
Saturday, March 27, 2004, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: DGPS Board Meeting. (Contact Alice Tawwater-Frazier at 214-692-7699 for information.)
(Contact Becky Pruessner at 214-739-4023, Ext. 116 or Hilary Shaw at (214)515-9165 for information.)
Bizarre Bazaar!
Spring DGPS Fundraiser
Saturday, May 1, 2004
1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
SMU Meadows School of the Arts
(Atrium and Lobby)
You wont want to miss helping with and attending our Bizarre Bazaar Spring Fundraiser! The Bizarre Bazaar is an arts, crafts, and unique items sale and silent auction. Food, drinks, music and fun will definitely be in store for all who attend.
We feel very fortunate to have this event at SMU Meadows School of the Arts. In addition to raising funds to benefit the community outreach activities of DGPS, we hope to promote the creative endeavors of folks in our community. You can help in many ways (even if you cannot attend the Bizarre Bazaar on May 1, your input and help is valuable):
*Volunteer to be on one of the Teams
Site Team
Food Team
Advertising Team
Silent Auction Team
Arts/Crafts/Unique Items Sales Team
Entertainment Team
*Purchase and donate a piece of art for the silent auction
(Many artists would appreciate selling a piece of
art rather than donating because if they donate, they
can only deduct (for IRS purposes) the costs of materials.
But if you purchase the piece for full or discounted price,
You can deduct the cost of the piece if you donate to a non-
profit.)
*Purchase and donate or obtain a donation of a service or gift
certificate for the Silent Auction (Massage, Dinner for Two
at a local restaurant, etc.)
*Donate a piece of your own work (arts, crafts,
photography, etc.) for the silent auction
*Pay for a table ($25)-- to sell your art or craft
OR provide a table for a starving artist or student
*Contact artists and crafters who might like to have a table
at the Bazaar
Contact Laura Warner (214)847-1644 or Cynthia Lovell (214)321-5663 or e-mail to clove4849@aol.com.
DGPS SOCIAL GATHERINGS
March, 2004:
On March 4 from 6 until 9 p.m. we will have our social gathering at Borders Books at the Spanish Village shopping center (Coit and Arapaho in Dallas) for Tess Castlemans Book Signing. Come join us and pick up a copy of Threads, Knots, Tapestries How a Tribal Connection is Revealed through Dreams and Synchronicities. Then, on Friday, March 19, from 1 until 4 p.m. we will gather for the Program Innovative Approaches to Substance Abuse Issues at the Pecan Creek Office Park meeting room. The cost is $15.00 for DGPS members, $25.00 for non-members and $10.00 for students.
The Marketing/Outreach committee continues to plan social gatherings. The location, dates and times of future social gatherings will be e-mailed to those of you who have sent in your e-mail addresses. If you do not have e-mail, please call Laura Warner at 214-847-1644 for information.
DGPS PROGRAM REVIEW
By Hilary Shaw, LCSW
Melody Fortenberry, Ph.D. presented The Family as a Group on Friday, November 21, 2003 at the Pecan Creek meeting room. Melody was able to get a family together from a group of volunteers. I tell you, there were some fine actors in that group of children. Melodys patience was exceptional. I played the brooding sibling with nothing but complaints. The presentation was interesting and really held everyones attention. Now I know for sure that family therapy is a real specialty, and that was made clear by watching a pro like Melody.
Our Lives
The purpose of this column is to help our members share the joys and concerns in our personal lives in a way that allows support and celebration. Please contact Ginny Conlon at 214-352-5922 with information regarding births, marriages, illnesses, deaths, or other related news.
Jaunell Hughes, a long time member of DGPS, died in October, 2003. She served as President of DGPS and was a psychiatrist at Veterans Hospital in Dallas. Our sincere sympathy to her friends and family.
Melissa Green is a new mom! Riley Nicole McGarry was welcomed into this world on December 9, 2003, a normal, healthy little baby girl weighing 5 pounds 3½ ounces. Congratulations Melissa and Ed!
Lana Self underwent surgery late last fall and experienced some complications. However, she is healing well and is almost back to her old self. Way to go, Lana!
Genie Weitzman has had a recurrence of cancer, this time with a tumor causing pressure on one kidney. She is undergoing chemotherapy again in hopes of reducing the mass. You remain in our thoughts and prayers, Genie.
Marti Kranzberg has been elected to the Board of AGPA. Congratulations, Marti! We know you will do an awesome job and we are proud that you are such an active member of DGPS as well. Good Luck!
Marti Kranzberg has also written an article titled Self-Disclosure in Therapy which will be published soon in a book titled Complex Dilemmas in Group Psychotherapy. Our heartiest kudos to you, Marti.
Professional Issues
By Marti Kranzberg, Ph.D.
The issue of multiple relationships and overlapping roles has been a flashpoint for clinicians as we navigate the often complex roles and complicated situations we encounter with clients and students. The purpose of these prohibitions has always been to protect clients and students from harm or exploitation. But the guidelines were often rigid or unrealistic given the reality of practice and the sometimes unavoidable intersection of our lives with those of our clients and students.
The APA revised its ethical standards in 2002 and created guidelines that, in many ways, make more sense. While it is impossible to explore these changes in any depth, some examples are worth noting. The new guidelines acknowledged the existence of unavoidable multiple relationships in rural communities, small towns, military bases and unique ethnic or language groups. They also identified relationships that are unforeseen and therefore not unethical, using the instance of a client beginning to date his therapists neighbor.
In addition, there were changes in relationships not prohibited including attendance at funerals, graduations, or weddings of clients, participation of a psychologists child in a team coached by a client, or giving or receiving gifts. Significant for group therapists and particularly vague was the revised guideline that seeing a client in both individual and group therapy is not prohibited as long as the clinician takes special protections against inadvertently revealing to group members what was disclosed in individual therapy.
Further, the new guidelines warned against therapy with people close to one another. As an example, serving as therapist to roommates was seen as potentially unethical because of impairment in therapeutic judgment that could result in harm.
These new guidelines highlight the complexity of issues of overlapping roles and relationships. They remind us about our responsibilities to clients, in and out of the therapy office.
DGPS MEMBERS IN ACTION
DGPS Members: The Newsletter Committee invites you to send us information about your professional activities and accomplishments (presentations, awards, publications, etc.). This information will be included in a column to share what we are doing professionally. Please send your information to Cynthia Lovell via mail or e-mail. 9191 Garland Road #223, Dallas, TX 75218; or clove4849@aol.com.
DGPS members are volunteering to facilitate support groups for the parents/guardians of young people who have been court-ordered to attend educational programs provided by the AIDS/ARMS Network. Two therapists will lead the parent support groups on the first three Saturdays of each month. Thanks to Tess Castleman and Lana Self for leading the groups in January. If you are interested in volunteering to co-lead a group for a month, contact Marti Kranzberg, Ph.D. at 214-528-1815 or e-mail her at mkr950@airmail.net.
SWGPS Update:
Keep these dates! The annual Spring Workshop led by Robin Binnig, PhD will be held on April 22nd through 24th, 2004 in Salado, Texas at the famous Inn at Salado. Salado is centrally located in Texas with many shops and nature, approximately 2 hours from Dallas. The spring workshop is also a relaxed time with the work in the morning, and the afternoon to relax, play and catch up with old pals. For more information, please contact Bettsie Specia at 210-821-5980 or bettsies@hotmail.com or Dorothy LePere at 210-821-5980 or socialdoll@msn.com. Be sure to be there!
Also, SWGPS will be bringing a collegial environment of education and fun to the metroplex this fall, starting October 21st through the 23rd. Approximately 15 CEU hours will be available, including 3 hours of ethics. SWGPS has gone back to its roots, offering participants to observe and learn about group process through psychodynamic groups along with workshops. For more information, contact Robin Binnig at 972-386-8599 or robinbinnig@yahoo.com or Juanita Kirby at 214-528-9241 or wcd6008@aol.com. As a Dallasite myself, I would love to see a great showing of the Dallas therapist community!
Submitted by Suzy Gadol Anderson. Contact me at suzzalla@aol.com.
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News from AGPA
The AGPA 2004 Annual Meeting will be held, February 23-28 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. The theme for our 2004 Annual Meeting is The Healing Power of Groups: Generating Hope and Respect. This is always a good meeting, and the fact that it is back in New York will make it great!
(Thanks to John Gladfelter for providing our AGPA update each quarter!)
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Current DGPS Group Listings
DGPS Group Listings is an on-going feature of The Dallas Group Psychotherapist. You must be a paid member to list your group in the newsletter. For additions, changes or deletions to this list, please fax (214-321-0677), e-mail (clove4849@aol.com) or mail the information to Cynthia Lovell, 9191 Garland Road, #223, Dallas, TX 75218. For more information call her at 214-321-5663.
FEMALE GROUPS
Julia Lacy Baird, PhD 214-368-4230 Various Times Adolescent Females
Private Practice North Dallas
Alice Tawwater-Frazier , M.S. 214-692-7699 Various Times
Private Practice North Dallas
Julia Floyd Jones, PhD 214-403-1141 Forming Adolescent Females
MALE GROUPS
Julia Floyd Jones, Ph.D. 214-403-1141 Forming Adolescent Males
James Self, LMFT 214-732-6121
MIXED GENDER GROUPS
Julia Lacy Baird, PhD 214-368-4230 Various Times Adolescents
Private Practice North Dallas
Melody Fortenberry, PhD 972-458-9890 Mon. 5-6 pm Adolescents
Tues. 11-1pm Mixed Gender Private Practice North Dallas
Suzy Gadol-Anderson, LCSW
972-498-8500 972-498-8500 Various Times
Specialty Groups: Psychiatric Chemical Dependency and
CD/Chronic Pain
Intensive Outpatient Program
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John Gladfelter, PhD 214-351-1191 Mon. 6:00pm Mixed Gender
Tues. 6:00pm Mixed Gender Private Practice
Kay Hale, PhD 214-691-2511 Mon. 5-7pm
Mon. 7-9pm
Wed. 5-7pm Private Practice-North Dallas
Shari Porter Jung, LCSW 214-739-6600 Various times
Narcissistically Wounded People
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Marti Kranzberg, PhD 214-528-1815 Mon. 12pm
Open Therapy Group
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Bert Wolcott, PhD, 214-757-4445 TBA Pain Management
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CONSULTATION / SUPERVISION / TRAINING GROUPS
John Gladfelter, PhD 214-351-1191 Tues. 11am-1pm
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Shari Porter Jung, LCSW 214-739-6600 Various times
Consultation & Training Groups for therapists
Private Practice-North Dallas
Melody Fortenberry, Ph.D. 972-458-9890 Tues. 10am-12
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Private Practice
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GROUP LISTINGS SECTION FOR THE NEXT DGPS NEWSLETTER
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DALLAS GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY SOCIETY
OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
President: Alice Tawwater-Frazier, M.S.
President Elect: Laura Warner, M.S.
Secretary: Vicki Rogers, M.A.
Treasurer: Gail Ardman, L.C.S.W.
Treasurer Elect: Open
Board of Directors
2001-2004 Laura Warner, M.S.
2001-2004 Bert Wolcott, Ph.D.
2001-2004 Norm Bouffard, Ph.D.
2002-2005 Cynthia Lovell, M.Ed.
2002-2005 Lana Self, M.Ed.
2003-2006 Tess Castleman, M.A.
Melissa Green, M.Ed.
Committees:
Administrative
Services Chair: Vacant
Advisory Chair: Shari Porter Jung, L.M.S.W.
By Laws Chair: Ginny Conlon, M.S.
CEUs Chair: Don Johnson, Ph.D. & John Gladfelter, Ph.D.
Marketing
And Outreach Chair: Laura Warner, M.S.
Membership Chair: Shari Porter Jung, L.C.S.W.
Newsletter Chair: Cynthia Lovell, M.Ed.
Nominating Chair: Ginny Conlon, M.S.
Programs Chair: Becky Pruessner, LPC & Hilary Shaw, LCSW
Training Chair: Marti Kranzberg, Ph.D. & Betty Gouge, Ph.D.
Dont forget the Bizarre Bazaar on Saturday, 5/1/04 from 1 until 5 p.m.!
DID YOU KNOW?
DGPS is a 501(C )3 non-profit organization! Please include us in making your tax-deductible charitable contributions this year. Just make your check payable to DGPS, indicate that it is a charitable donation, and mail it to:
DGPS
PO Box 803227
Dallas, Texas 75380-3227.
You will receive a receipt by mail and will be recognized in the newsletter!
Dont forget the next program Friday, March 19, 2004, 1 p.m. until 4:00 pm!
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DEADLINES
The newsletter committee wants to make sure DGPS members have the opportunity to get information about their practices, special events, and personal and professional activities in this newsletter. We welcome your ideas, letters to the editors, advertisements, and group listings. The e-mail address to which you can forward your information is: clove4849@aol.com. The address to which you can mail your information is: DGPS, Attention Newsletter Committee, P.O. Box 803227, Dallas, TX 75380-3227.
The target publication dates and deadlines to get information to the newsletter committee for the next four issues of The Dallas Group Psychotherapist are:
Spring 2004: Published in mid-April, 2004Deadline: March 28, 2004
Summer 2004: Published in mid-July 2004Deadline: June 27, 2003
Fall 2004: Published in October 2004 Deadline: October 1, 2004
Winter 2005: Published in February, 2005 Deadline: January 15, 2005
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