ICP&P UPDATE - April 2008

CONTENTS OF THIS NEWSLETTER:

Note from the Director and Co-Director
Elizabeth Carr & Maxine Ellenberg Arnsdorf

Note from the Secretary
Janice Sanchez

Note from the Program Coordinators
Sharon Ballard and Peggy Davis

Note on Study Groups
Kathy Beck

Upcoming Events and Bulletin Board

The 2008 Nominations and Elections Committee is in the process of contacting the nominated individuals to determine whether they will agree to be placed on the ballot. We want to thank those of you who have submitted nominations for your commitment to the democratic process within ICP&P.  The ballots will be mailed out in early April. We ask you to complete the ballot and return it to the ICP&P office in the enclosed envelope. Every member’s participation in this election is important to continued democratic governance and organizational renewal. We want to express our appreciation to the committee (Margo Silberstein, Chair; Beth Altman; Alexandra Kaghan, and Tripp Reed) for their fine work during this election cycle.

Progress is being made on a project in which ICP&P will apply to become an approved provider of Continuing Education Credit for Physicians (CME credits). The Board is committed to this project believing it to be important to our physician members as well as helping us increase participation by psychiatrists and other physicians at our conferences and in our training programs. Dorothy Wine is the Board contact on this matter and Allan Melmed is taking the lead on the application process. Thomas Hoffman has also put some energy into this. We appreciate their efforts and look forward to making progress on this important project.

Thank you for your responses to the training survey. Roger Segalla, Chair of the ICP&P Psychotherapy Training Program will be presenting the results of this survey at the April Board meeting. Following that, Roger will share the results in the May Newsletter.

Over 50% of members have completed the PEP survey. The Board wishes to hear from as many members as possible on this very important matter in order to determine next steps. If you have not completed the survey, please look for an email and take a few minutes to provide your input.

We had a great turnout for our March 15th conference when Christine Courtois, PhD presented Relational Healing Approaches to Complex Trauma. Almost half of the audience was from outside the ICP&P membership, a testament that our programs are reaching the larger mental health community and eliciting interest in our organization.

The next big event is our 14^th Annual Conference, scheduled for Saturday May 3, 2008, featuring Jessica Benjamin, PhD and Malcolm Slavin, PhD. The title of the presentation is Recognition, Otherness and the Human Condition: Two Perspectives on Mutual Influence, Over-Accommodation and Therapeutic Change. During the afternoon session, Roger Segalla, PhD, Chair of the ICP&P Psychotherapy Program, will present a clinical case for discussion. You should be receiving the conference brochure in the mail shortly.

Graduation is scheduled for Sunday morning, May 18^th and will again be held at the Key Bridge Marriott. Please plan to join your ICP&P colleagues in honoring our graduates.

Note on Study Groups
Kathy Beck

It’s time to start thinking about study groups for the next two-year cycle beginning in September 2008.  Study groups are a central aspect of  ICP&P membership, providing a great opportunity to grow clinically, to stay in touch with one another, and to form new collegial relationships and friendships.  Once people have formed bonds after meeting together for almost two years, it can be difficult to think about starting afresh in a new group with new people.  However, there are real benefits to joining a different study group, both in terms of exploring new areas of learning and in terms of getting to know other IPC&P members better.  For IPC&P members who have not participated in a study group during this current cycle, this new cycle will be an ideal time to join one. 

Please consider becoming a facilitator of a new study group.   There are already some interesting new groups in the works, but since we have a growing membership, new groups are always welcome.  If you would like to discuss any ideas or learn more about what this entails, please feel free to call me. 

The study group offerings for September 2008 - May 2010 will be printed in the May newsletter.  Members may sign up for a study group beginning on June 15^th.  More detailed instructions for how to do so will be provided in May. 

I am looking forward to the creation of new study groups and the continuation of some of the very fruitful groups that are now running. 

Upcoming Events

• April 2008 The International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Inc. (IABMC) will be co-sponsoring The Many Faces of Trauma: Advanced Clinical Training and Strategies for Experienced Clinicians in Chicago, IL. E-mail IABMCP@att.net or visit www.IABMCP.net for further information.
• April 26^, 2008  ICP&P presents The Therapist’s Mind at Play: What We Teach and What We Learn featuring Joseph Lichtenberg.  This presentation is for individuals interested in learning about ICP&P’s training programs.  For further information contact Morgan Theriot at 202-686-9300 ext. 5 or e-mail icpeastadmin@att.net
• May 3, 2008 ICP&P presents its 14^th Annual Conference Recognition, Otherness and the Human Condition:  Two Perspectives on Mutual Influence, Over-Accommodation and Therapeutic Change – A Theoretical and Clinical Dialogue featuring Jessica Benjamin and Mal Slavin at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, MD.
• May 18, 2008 Graduation, ICP&P Training Programs, Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA.
• May 29 – June 1, 2008 The International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and ICP&P presents Relational Perspectives on Attachment Theory and Psychoanalytic Process at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, Baltimore, MD. For more information visit www.iarpp.org
• June 2008 The International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Inc (IABMC) IABMC is sponsoring a three day program on Eating Disorders in Las Vegas, NV.   E-mail IABMCP@att.net or visit www.IABMCP.net for further information.

Bulletin Board

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Workshop Available – Two Day workshop on June 5^th and 6^th entitled The Seven Wonders of Narrative Therapy presented by Maryhelen Snyder.  A third optional day is offered on June 21st. For more information contact Maryhelen at e-mail mel33@cox.net
Practice Announcement - Louise Kavruck is no longer participating in CareFirst BC/BS.
Full-time Office Space Available – in the countryside of Sterling, VA.  Ideal for self-employed professional in well-established practice.  Contact Mary Combemale at 703-404-1904.
Office Space Available –in a furnished office suite with other mental health professionals in Chevy Chase, MD with a large waiting room, kitchenette, security, and garage parking.  Friendship Heights Metro/Red Line.  Available on Tues/Wed/Thurs, with full-time option starting in July.  $600/month PT.  Contact Ann Aukamp at 301-656-4070 or aauka@bellatlantic.net
Office Sublet Available – office available at 19th and Penn, NW in a suite with 3 other mental health professionals.  Convenient to Metro.  Available evenings, some mornings and afternoons.  Contact Zsuzsanna Gyorky at 301-431-3295 or zgyorky@comcast.net
Office Space Available - downtown office space on the Red Line at Farragut North available to rent Tuesday afternoons and Fridays.  Contact Randy Thurman 202-496-1818 x2.

The deadline for submitting items for the April Newsletter is April 26, 2008

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