MEMBERS NEWSLETTER

SPRING 2013 ISSUE

Southern Arizona Psychological Association

2013 BOARD MEMBERS

President: Marisa Menchola, Ph.D. Past President: Holly Joubert, Psy.D. President Elect: Richard Duffy Wagman, Ph.D. Secretary: Alana Wyatt, Ph.D. Treasurer: Linda Leiphart, Psy.D. Communications: Roxana Samaniego, Ph.D. Members-At-Large: Wayne Satten, Psy.D. Shannon Sticken, Psy.D. Jane Hamilton, Ph.D. Nancy Eldredge, Ph.D. Lifetime Member-At-Large: Martin Levy, Ph.D. COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Continuing Education: Zachary Shnek, Ph.D. AzPA Liaison: John Jac Carlson, Ph.D. Psychology & Law: Pamela Langelier Diversity & Social Issues: Rich Muszynski Academic Affairs: Mary-Frances OConnor, Ph.D. Membership Co-Chairs: Jennifer Dvoskin, Psy.D. Sarah Foxley, Psy.D. Professional Outreach: Andy Bernstein, Ph.D. School Psychology: Elizabeth David, Ph.D. Grad Student Rep: Austin Mathew Grinberg Spencer Dawson

Hello colleagues! I hope you have all enjoyed our brief irta:on with a real Winter and the snow, and are now enjoying the warmer weather that signals that Spring is near. I am delighted to serve as SAPAs 2013 President. While I have only served on the SAPA Board for a year, I have aIended quite a few SAPA events since I was a graduate student at the U of A, and I have always been drawn to its welcoming spirit of collegiality and communitythat is what SAPA is all about! I have joined the board at a :me of renewed energy and enthusiasm, and we have a wonderful year ahead of us. Some changes and plans are par:cularly worth men:oning. The 2013 Board has seen signicant changes: We said good- bye to Julie Feldman (our 2012 Peter AIarian Award recipient) as Chair of Academic Aairs, and welcomed Mary- Frances OConnor, a U of A graduate who has come back as a professor in Psychology aZer a successful :me at UCLA.

Zach Shnek has taken over the CE commiIee and has a fantas:c lineup of events for this year, including the upcoming workshop on Mindfulness in Psychology. (Several of our board members are also working on dierent CE formats in addi:on to luncheons and workshops, based on input from our members in the survey we conducted last Fall.) Jac Carlson now acts as AzPA liaison, Shannon S:cken has joined us as Member at Large, Linda Leiphart is our new Treasurer, and Pamela Langelier is our new Psychology & Law Chair. Thank you all for your commitment to SAPA! A par:cularly exci:ng development is our new Diversity and Social Issues Commi5ee, chaired by Rich Muszynski. A series of heartbreaking events in the last few years have brought the importance of mental health care to the forefront of our oZen polarized na:onal discourse, and our vision is for SAPA to be a visible source of informa:on and resources for our community. Finally, SAPA is turning 40! And in the words of Mark Shaughnessy, When forty came, she didnt frown / She ponied up and doubled down! Join us to celebrate this milestone on Saturday, April 13, at Rancho Bosque Equine Center. You should have received your invita:on in the mail, and you can also click on the link on our home page for more informa:on or to RSVP. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any comments, ques:ons or concerns. Have a wonderful Spring! Marisa Menchola, Ph.D. 2013 SAPA President

SAPAS PRESIDENTS Holly Joubert, Psy.D. - Past Richard Duffy Wagman, Ph.D. - Future Marisa Menchola, Ph.D. - Present

Meet Your 2013 Executive Board

PRESIDENT TREASURER

Marisa Menchola, Ph.D. has lived in Tucson for 13 years since she moved here from her native Peru. She graduated from The University of Arizona with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology track). She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the U of A. She is also a neuropsychologist for the Arizona Alzheimers Disease Core Center, and at Neuropsychological Assessment & Consulting, PLC. PRESIDENT-ELECT

Linda Leiphart, PsyD. graduated from Minnesota School of Professional Psychology/Argosy University in 2003. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I have a private practice in Tucson specializing in evidenced-based treatments: CBT, DBT and Mindfulness-based therapies.

PAST-PRESIDENT

Richard Wagman, Ph.D. Duffy has lived in Tucson for 32 years. He graduated from the University of Michigan with doctoral degree in Education and Psychology. He currently works at Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School in the Sunnyside School District.

SECRETARY

Holly Joubert, Psy.D., is happy to have been back in Tucson the past four years. She graduated from The University of Denver with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialty in Forensics and adolescents. She is currently the Manager of the Psychology Department at Sierra Tucson and has a small private practice called Sunlight Center for Change.

Alana Wyatt, Ph.D. has lived in Tucson for three years. She graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. She is currently working in private practice.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

Lifetime Member-At-Large

Wayne Satten, Psy.D., has lived in Tucson for 25 years. He graduated from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. He is working in private practice, providing psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and children.

Martin R. Levy, Ph. D. has lived in Tucson for 41 years and is a native of New York. He graduated from Ohio University with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. He is currently retired. Communications Chair

Jane Hamilton, Ph.D. has lived in Tucson for 25 years. She graduated from Boston College with a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology, and from Harvard University with a Masters Degree in Human Development. She is currently working in private practice and as the clinical director of Rancho Bosque in Tucson.

Roxana Samaniego, Ph.D. has lived in Tucson since 2004. She graduated from Arizona State University with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. She is currently working for Northern Arizona University and in private practice. Professional Outreach Committee Chair: Andy Bernstein, Ph.D.

Psychology and Law Committee Chair: Pamela Langelier, Ph.D. Nancy Eldredge, Ph.D., has lived in Tucson since 1986. She graduated from Oregon State University with a doctoral degree in Counseling. She is currently working in private practice in Tucson.

Academic Psychology Committee Chair:

Shannon Sticken, Psy.D. has lived in Tucson for 1 year. She graduated from the Arizona School of Professional Psychology with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. She is currently working in private practice and at Sierra Tucson.

Mary-Frances OConnor, PhD has lived in Tucson for 1 year, but a decade ago, she graduated from the University of Arizona with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. She is currently an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at UA.

Continuing Education Committee Chair: School Psychology Committee Chair:

Zachary M. Shnek, Ph.D. has lived in Tucson for four years. He graduated from the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology/ Einstein College of Medicine/Yeshiva University with a doctoral degree in Clinical Health Psychology. He is currently working in Private Practice. Membership Committee Co-Chairs:

Elizabeth L David, Ph.D. has lived in Tucson since 1974. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology, specializing in School Psychology. She is both a certified school psychologist and a licensed psychologist. She is retired, but can't give up the job, so she works part time in Amphitheater School District. Diversity and Social Issues Committee Chair:

Jennifer Dvoskin, Psy.D. has lived in Tucson for 4 years. She graduated from the Arizona School of Professional Psychology with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. She is currently working in private practice.

Richard Muszynski, Ph.D. has lived in Tucson since 1984. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. He is currently working in private practice.

Sarah Foxley, Psy.D. has lived in Tucson for 4 years. She graduated from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. She is currently working in corrections, at the state prison.

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The History of SAPA: Two Recollections

This spring, SAPA will be celebra:ng its 40th anniversary of the year in which it was founded. Two of the original founders, Dr. Ken Marsh and Dr. Marty Levy, con:nue to be ac:ve in SAPA and provided us with two accounts of the early years of SAPA and the challenges in establishing this organiza:on. Ken Marsh, Ph.D. re:red from the University of Arizona aZer 34 years. He consults at the Tucson Vet Center and more recently at the SALT center (for students with LD/ADHD) at the U of A. I arrived in Tucson in 1970, and noted the lack of a psychological associa<on immediately. I was the rst psychologist (the "rst non-doctor doctor") at the Student Health Service at the U of A. I joined a Mental Health Sec<on sta of 2 there (one psychiatrist, one social worker), and I was quite excited to see the growth possibili<es of joining a small sta. The year that I came, 1970, Mental Health also added a second psychiatrist, so there were 4 of us. But I missed having other psychologists to consult with, and seeing no psychological associa<on in Tucson, I set out to meet some psychologists. I was way not ready for totally independent prac<ce -- s<ll am not -- and I wanted some colleagues to mix with. At that <me, Southern Arizona Mental Health Center (SAMHC) was located near 6th Street and Campbell, just o campus, and there was a psychologist there named Peter Berwick. Peter and I became friends, and began talking about establishing a psychological associa<on while occasionally lunching at Gentle Ben's. (Gentle Ben's was located just o campus, not in their current loca<on, but in an area that is now the MarrioX Hotel. Ah, change.) I wrote a leXer to all the psychologists on campus, or listed in the Yellow Pages (not very many!), or any others we could think of, and invited them to my apartment for an ini<al mee<ng to talk about possibly star<ng an associa<on. That rst mee<ng took place in September of 1972. I noted in my leXer to poten<al members that I lived at 1512 N. Dodge, and the proof that they were in the right place was to look for my "grey '64 Dodge pickup with the McGovern s<cker on the back." (BTW, in those days, I am sure that mine was the only pickup in the en<re state that had a McGovern s<cker, and surely the only one that did not have a rie rack in the rear window.) In September we had 8 aXendees, and by December we had a membership of 19. The <me was clearly right to establish an associa<on. (By January 1974 we had 42.) Ini<ally I had wanted to come up with a clever memorable Southwestern name for us, and thought of the Gadsden Purchase Psychological Associa<on (meaning any psychologist who lived in the original Gadsden Purchase territory could join), but aber talking it over with some Mexican American friends on campus, I decided against that as it might have some bad connota<ons for them). So we became the more prosaic Southern Arizona Psychological Associa<on. Our goals as an associa<on were to promote: 1. Con<nuing Educa<on (well before CE was mandated in fact even before we had licensing in AZ)

2. Community educa<on (about psychology) 3. Legisla<ve issues (e.g., conver<ng our cer<ca<on law into a licensing law) 4. Social interac<on. Those preXy well match what SAPA is all about today, as well.

As for the next 40 years of SAPA: I would like to see SAPA con<nue as a source of collegiality (otherwise known as "friendship") and a source of CE and professional development. But what I don't know is what the outward form of SAPA will be. That is, our luncheon aXendance is s<ll good but not what it used to be, and I suspect that our professional lives are changing; few are full <me at anything, more are piecing together some direct service, some consulta<on out of the oce, maybe some teaching, a liXle of this and a liXle of that. and so the luncheons may represent the old model of the associa<on. Perhaps the old model of a lot of associa<ons in various elds. We all work harder and faster. I hope we don't try to solve that by relying more and more on social media (Facebook, TwiXer, etc) because that represents a high-tech low-touch solu<on that lacks a key element of friendship personal warmth. And even beyond those musings, I expect the future direc<on of SAPA is in the hands of our early- career and mid-career psychologists, as it should be. This 40th anniversary may be a <me for re- direc<on for SAPA. Mar:n R. Levy, Ph. D. has lived in Tucson for 41 years and is a na:ve of New York. He graduated from Ohio University with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. He is currently re:red. He is currently serving on the SAPA Execu:ve Board as the Life:me Member-At-Large. Back in 1972 and 1973, there was a big inux of psychologists into Tucson. The UA Medical School was new (started in 1969 with the rst class, I believe) and University Hospital opened its rst phase in 1971, a month aber I moved to Tucson. I believe there was only one psychologist in private prac<ce before that (Wallace "Wally" Diers, Ph. D.) and then Behavior Associates came into being (Larry Morris, Joan RosenblaX, Jean Baker, and Rachel Burkholder and others). The Psychology Department at the UA hired some new people. I think Student Mental Health did too; we hired three in the Psychiatry Department. There was a Tucson Child Guidance Center; SAMHC was a branch of the Arizona State Hospital and hired some people. There was West Center for alcoholism and drug treatment associated with Tucson General Hospital (which more recently became the Cancer Center "Annex" on North Campbell), etc. So with all the new psychologists, we realized that we really didn't know each other, and the desire for more collegiality was a primary mo<va<on. Interes<ng that it s<ll is!! Shortly aber that, Freedom of Choice legisla<on became a hot issue, which preceded the Na<onal Register of Psychologists. That became a SAPA focus for a few years. (Just in case you don't know about that, psychologists had to have a physician sign all insurance forms in order to be reimbursed for psychological services. We, as a discipline, were advoca<ng locally and na<onally for clients to be "free to choose" their psychotherapist--psychiatrist or psychologist--and have insurance companies reimburse them equally.) It was no small task, gh<ng the insurance industry.

Finally, again some<me later (maybe 1977 or 1978, I'm not sure) we worked toward licensure along with AzPA. Prior to that, we were only cer<ed in Arizona but not licensed. I do not recall any signicant challenges to get SAPA going. So many psychologists were new to town that we wanted to connect with colleagues, both the new arrivals and the more established people. By the way, there were some challenges in the mid '80's when interest seemed to drib, which is true in many organiza<ons, but the educa<onal luncheons seemed to sustain us at that <me. Without ques<on, the most rewarding part of being a member for me is knowing my colleagues. I have always found the local psychology community to be extraordinary--lled with very bright, caring people who make me proud to be a psychologist, especially in Tucson, Arizona. I was on the SAPA board for probably 25 years, took a breather, and have been delighted to serve again over the past couple of years where I can meet people who are new to me. Although it may sound corny, the spirit that was present 40 years ago is s<ll present today!

As for the next 40 years of SAPA:

I would like to see SAPA con<nue with its mission that is primarily collegiality and educa<on. Recently, we have talked about expanding our opportuni<es in both areas by providing some evening experiences to accomplish both. Beyond that, I would love to see SAPA sponsor an occasional one or two day workshop given by top psychologists or other mental health experts in the country. Not only would that provide great educa<on for our members and colleagues in the other disciplines, but it would also provide beXer psychological health care for the Tucson community.

Each year SAPA selects students from the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair to recognize excellent projects in the behavioral sciences. Out of more than 1600 projects, the following students were chosen and will be recognized with a SAPA cer:cate and monetary prize. These students will be invited to the April CE luncheon. 1st place A MODEL OF MEDIAL ENTORHINAL CORTEX GRID CELL REMAPPING Ryan Silva University High School 421 N. Arcadia Tucson, AZ 2nd place GAME DAZE Elizabeth Mar:n and Sarah Chabin St. Michael's Parish Day School 602 N. Wilmot Tucson, AZ 2nd Place WATCH OUT! DISTRACTED DRIVER Brandon Ripperdan Home School 1140 W. Panorama Lane Tucson, AZ 85704

3rd place DIVERTED PAIN MANAGEMENT Christopher McGinn Sonoran Science Academy Davis-Monthan 5741 E. Ironwood St. Tucson, AZ

SAPA sponsored a walking/running team this year to fund raise for NAMI! The walk was at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium on April 6th. We had t-shirts made; they turned out really nice too -- many people complimented us on them throughout the day. We had a fabulous time! We were able to raise $345 towards the cause! Thanks to everyone who came to the event and for those who sponsored our team.

New Committee Membership Opportunities

SAPA is pleased to announce the forma:on of two new commiIees in our newest eort to address the many interests of our membership. The Diversity and Social Issues CommiIee was formed to address the mul:cultural needs of psychologists, the delivery of psychological services, and the diverse clients we serve. Rich Muszynski, Ph.D. is the new Diversity CommiIee Chair. The commiIee will be developing its mission statement and commiIee priori:es. If you are interested becoming a part of this new commiIee, contact him at rmuszynski@cox.net The Psychology and Law commiIee has a new chairperson, Pamela Langelier, Ph.D. She is interested in mee:ng with other psychologists who have an interest in the intersec:on between psychology and the law. Interested members should contact her at zaska@aol.com.

Upcoming Important Dates

April 19: SAPA and AASP present Assessing the Risk of Suicide & Interpersonal Violence in the Real World presented by Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D. Held at the Amphitheater Public School Board Room. CE Luncheon Series: Psychologists Providing Spiritual Care 12:00 - 1:30pm. Held at Feast - presented by Paul Duckro, Ph.D. The Gifts of Mindfulness in Psychology - Presented by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. Opportunity for 6 CE credits. Held at the Sheraton Tucson Hotel.

* April 19

Assessing the Risk of Suicide & Interpersonal Violence in the Real World

* April 23 CE Luncheon
Whats New in Self-Change & Self-Control CE Luncheon

April 23:

April 27:

* April 27
The Gifts of Mindfulness in Psychology - 6 CE Credits

SAPA Luncheons Fall 2013 - Watch for Your Brochure in the Mail

For more details, go to http://sapaonline.org/events/calendar/

Saturday April 27, 2013 9am-4pm Sheraton Tucson Hotel - Earn 6 Category I CE Credits for Psychologists -
This seminar will help you understand what mindfulness is, the science behind it, and practical applications in clinical practice for stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. As a therapist, you will also learn ways to integrate this work for your own self-care. ELISHA GOLDSTEIN, Ph.D. Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is in private practice and author of the bestselling book The Now Effect: How This Moment Can Change the Rest of Your Life and co-author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Dr. Goldstein synthesizes the pearls of traditional psychotherapy with a progressive integration of mindfulness to achieve mental and emotional healing. JOIN US FOR THIS INSIGHTFUL AND INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION A Southern Arizona Psychological Association Continuing Education Seminar Earn 6 Category I CE Credits for Psychologists Arizona Psychologists: Top up your CE credits before the April 30th deadline FEES & REGISTRATION Registration Deadline is THURSDAY APRIL 18. Register before APRIL 1 for a reduced fee. The fee includes a hot lunch and CE certificates. Students $30 Before April 1st SAPA Members $90 Non-SAPA Members $105 After April 1st SAPA Members $100 Non-SAPA Members $115 Register here: hXp://sapaonline.org/events/goldstein/

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