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Vol. 5, No. 5 January 1, 2014 Vol. 5, No. 5
2013 Year In Review
We covered the political musical chairs played out in the first part of 2013 over the regulatory home for the behavior analysts. This was the main political drama of the year.
The legislative session was relatively tame without large conflicts.
Perhaps one outcome of the goings-on of the Behavior Analysts Study Commission was a move by the psychology board for multi- level licensing for school specialists, an historic change, at least symbolically, if it goes forward.
In higher education, termination of programs and changes continued to tell the story of cutbacks in state budgets.
Individuals in their different silos continued to make the news, some made very big news. And as usual for our community, there was a wealth of educational activities all around.
The tone of a more cooperative and connected community was apparent in the subtext of 2013 started off with political maneuvering that made things spin. The failed 2012 attempt to bring what happened in 2013; multi-disciplinary behavior analysts under the state psychology board lead to 2013 discussions for representatives across relationships springing up here and there, a the mental health community in a study commission. Mary Alice Olsan (C), Executive Director of LPC refreshing trend. board, Dr. Elizabeth Christian (R) and Mr. Michael Malinowski from LSU Law Center (L) listen to the discussion. Dr. John Courtney can also be seen partly, in back. Here is our review of much of what the Times covered in 2013. For complete stories see our back issues, available on our website. Board. The Commission also voted unanimously to approve a “merged” board Also in this issue structure for behavior analysts, in contrast to JANUARY either a new, independent board, or an “umbrella” type subcommittee. It was not going • Medicaid Asks for Ideas – 3 Commission Favors LPC Board Over to be. • Duckman Draws Line –3 LSBEP Coming at the end of 2012, the continuing struggle about where the behavior Louisiana Praised For Therapy Programs In • Dr. Stewart’s New Grant – 4 analysts would end up, appeared to have been Juvenile Justice The Association for the decided when the Behavioral Analysts Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice, a • Dept of Ed on LSBEP Plan– 5 Licensure and Regulation Study Commission watchdog group for crime prevention, said members voted 10 to 5 to place the analysts Louisiana is among the top five states for its • LaTech and LaCVP – 6 with the Licensed Professional Counselors rapid and successful implementation of proven
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Psychology Times, January 1, 2014 - Page 2
Editorial Page
Free Speech is More Important Than Even Ducks by J. Nelson
Growing up in a household where my mother would warn, “If you framers of the Constitution figured this out for us with the First don’t’ have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” it was Amendment. It is one of the main values of our culture, one of our hard to believe that she had gone out of her way to marry my country’s social norms, and it is central in protecting other liberties. father. He was a passionate, eccentric Irishman, and everyone knows what that means. As a journalist his opinion about One of the most obvious benefits is that freedom of speech and openness was, “If the door won’t open, kick it in.” information help us to detect injustice, complain, and alert others as needed. It’s very hard for someone to cheat us when we’re telling the I blame most of my neurosis on those mixed messages. These whole world about it. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. days tempered by my Libertarian leanings and training in community psychology, I see the clash of subgroups caused by And free speech helps us avoid groupthink. The back and forth Duckman Phil Robertson’s comments as a wealth of information discussion in the media and on the web about Phil’s comments, about the wonders of the United States. including just about anyone who had a computer, helped us all think a little more deeply and look a bit more carefully at the issues. First, as my mother tried to teach me––unsuccessfully––there’s probably always a better way to say your truth than when you From the other side of the equation, the norm tells us that if we don’t just spit it out. This seems especially likely if you’re driving along like what someone else has to say, well, buck up. Deal with it. Sticks in a pick-up with a Gentlemen’s Quarterly interviewer, talking and stones. The right of free speech tells us that we must be about hunting, weapons, and sex. independent, that maturity and responsibility are required for us to have freedom. Which brings up the question to A&E executives, “Have you met So when subgroups clash over matters that relate to differences in Phil Robertson?” “Have you watched the show?” beliefs and lifestyles, we can be grateful that an abstract, principle of It’s interesting that Phil’s comments are like a Rorshach test. social order has already been provided for us. We can put some trust Different people are seeing and hearing different things in it, that it truly works as a corrective measure, to help check depending on their beliefs and backgrounds. Perhaps and balance. psychologists and counselors should work harder to teach others For anyone who grew up in a household where the mom told us to about perceptions, how emotions influence how we think. And just be quiet about it, how can we fail to appreciate this example of while we’re at it, we might help with the differences between the right and importance of free speech? No door kicking needed. tolerance, acceptance, and support. What a country. We can thank Phil, GLAAD, and A&E for raising the level of
awareness about freedom of speech. It is no small thing that the
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Psychology Times, January 1, 2014 - Page 3 State and National News
La DHH Medicaid
Seeks Ideas to Help
Modernize Program
In a December Request for Innovations, Bill Perkins, Project Director for Medicaid Modernization, asked for ideas regarding improvements to the Louisiana Medicaid system. The Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF) under DHH is the administrative agency responsible for the Medicaid program. Currently, approximately 1.4 million people are enrolled in Medicaid in Louisiana, according to the communication.
Perkins listed technical components that vendors might offer ideas about, which included components: Asset Verification, Business rules engine, Call center, Case management, Clinical program integrity, Clinical quality assurance and management, Configuration management/rules engine, Data warehouse, Document management, Electronic Health Record, and many other components. Perkins also wrote that the policies, procedures, and standards related Phil Robertson (center) at family dinner. His comments drew criticism and a suspension from A&E, which to these components would also be central was later reversed. About the reversal, Governor Jindal said “Today is a good day for the freedoms of to success. speech and religious liberty.” Photo by Zach Dilgard. Courtesy of A&E. “The focus of this RFI,” wrote Perkins, “is to learn about innovative ways of managing all Governor Jindal Comments aspects Medicaid from business processes to the systems that support our efforts. Currently, the fiscal intermediary manages both the core functions of claims processing as well as a Popular Duckman Draws Criticism whole host of clinical management aspects. DHH is interested in modernizing these functions, organizational approach, and And a Line in Sand With Comments evaluating the ways in which they can be executed including whether they can and should The popular personality on A&E’s Duck Phil Robertson defended his comments as be done by separate entities.” Dynasty, family patriarch Phil Robertson, coming from the Bible and said he would not came under criticism for his comments to a back off from his “path.” Perkins also wrote that the long-term vision of GQ Magazine reporter last month. Duck the project is to “cultivate a healthcare economy On Dec 19, Gov. Jindal released a statement Dynasty is a show filmed in West Monroe, that promotes health outcomes and where Louisiana, and is the number one rated about the suspension, titled, “I Remember business and information technology (IT) assets reality show. When TV Networks Believed in and resources are cost- effectively managed 1st Amendment.” across the Medicaid Enterprise.” The comments prompted the gay rights group GLAAD (formerly Gay & Lesbian Jindal said, “Phil Robertson and his family The memo noted that in 2013 approximately Alliance Against Defamation) to complain to are great citizens of the State of Louisiana. 42.4 million Fee-for-Service Medicaid claims The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all the A&E Network about the comments. were processed and approved for a total of GLAAD’s Director of News, Ross Murray, viewpoints, except those they disagree with. nearly $5.6 billion in provider payments. An I don’t agree with quite a bit of stuff I read in wrote on the website, “GQ Magazine’s profile additional 16.2 million encounter claims were of Phil Roberston included some of the vilest magazine interviews or see on TV. In fact, received from the three Managed Care and most extreme statements uttered come to think of it, I find a good bit of it Organizations operating Bayou Health and the against LGBT people in a main- offensive. But I also acknowledge that this is Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP) operating stream publication.” a free country and everyone is entitled to the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership. express their views. In fact, I remember GQ had quoted Robertson as saying, “It when TV networks believed in the First One of the keys, wrote Perkins, is the seems like, to me, a vagina–as a man–would Amendment. It is a messed up situation implementation of a “centralized architectural be more desirable than a man’s anus.” Also, when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil strategy.” He said that the architecture “is the Robertson included homosexuality with Robertson gets suspended " prerequisite to implement systems which can adultery, prostitution, and bestiality, saying communicate effectively, reduce the time and these behaviors would keep people from On December 27, A&E reversed their cost required for system changes, minimize the inheriting the kingdom of God. decision and lifted the suspension. cost of service delivery and maintenance and provide consolidated analytics for informed A&E “suspended” Robertson indefinitely. Governor Jindal released a statement, decision making.” This caused an outcry from the show’s fans. “Today is a Good Day for the Freedoms of Religious and conservative groups accused Speech and Religious Liberty”
Vendors are to respond by close of business on A&E of attacking Christian values and “I am glad to hear that the folks at A&E came January 31, 2014. The notice said that the free speech. Request for Innovation is for planning purposes to their senses and recognized that tolerance only and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). In a statement posted on the Duck of religious views is more important than Commander website, Willie Robertson political correctness. Today is a good day for In a related story, the Louisiana Legislative confirmed the Robertsons’ support of Phil, the freedoms of speech and religious liberty.” auditor, Daryl Purpera, released a report in saying that while some of his comments “The left is going to have to get accustomed October 2013 noting that DHH paid were “coarse,” Phil’s beliefs are grounded in approximately $1.85 million in participant feed to the fact that it does not have a monopoly the Bible, not hate. for 1,727 deceased individuals in the Louisiana on free speech and is not the only group who Behavioral Health Partnership and Bayou Health Willie Robertson also said, “…as a family, is permitted to voice its opinion in the public programs between February 2012 and we cannot imagine the show going forward square. The left may control Hollywood, but June 2013. without our patriarch at the helm.” they don’t control the hearts and minds of a majority of Americans.”
Psychology Times, January 1, 2014 - Page 4 State News
Emergency Rule Prohibits
Providers “Steering” Clients
A recent announcement from health plan over another plan, Louisiana Department of Health and allowing an enrollee to use and Hospitals (DHH) said the a provider's fax, office agency adopted an emergency telephone, or computer to enroll rule, effective Dec. 1, to comply into a specific managed care with federal regulations, and health plan. protect Medicaid enrollees' right to choose how they receive their Providers may inform enrollees healthcare. The emergency rule of the health plans they accept prohibits providers from “steering” and the benefits, services and specialty care services offered people to certain plans. through those health plans. Provider steering as any conduct However, they must disclose intended to recommend whether information on all the health or not to enroll in a managed care plans they accept. health plan or Medicaid fee-for- service (legacy Medicaid), or to Through the Bayou Health U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Amanda Combs prepares her AH-64 Apache enroll in a specific managed care program, enrollees can now helicopter in Afghanistan’s Logar province. The military have special challenges in health plan over another health choose to receive their health while deployed around the world. Pennington’s Dr. Tiffany Stewart will plan. This conduct is prohibited healthcare through one of the lead a research group to use technology to support Warfighters wherever they are in the world. (US Army photo by Capt. Peter Smedberg) by any health care provider five managed care health plans or, when eligible, through the enrolled with Medicaid or a managed care health plan, or any Medicaid fee-for-service
Medicaid contracted managed program. The Emergency Rule Pennington Biomedical care entity or health plan, supplements the existing including shared savings plans Coordinated Care and capitated plans. Network Rule. Dr. Tiffany Stewart
Sanctions can include Examples of provider steering include, but are not limited to, disenrollment from the Medicaid Leads Project On Program, recoup of payments, offering enrollees incentives for selecting one managed care and fines.
Military and Health Dr. Tiffany Stewart will direct one of two military health studies, totaling nearly $16 million, awarded to the Pennington Biomedical Research DHH Paid $1.85 Million Center by the United States Department of Defense, according to a December news release from Pennington.
For Deceased Clients Dr. Stewart, a psychologist, is the Director of the Behavior Technology Laboratory at Pennington and will lead a team of 15 research associates
in one of the projects. Stewart will be in charge of The Weight Says Legislative Auditor Measurements and Standards for Soldiers 2 grant and the Army H.E.A.L.T.H. program
The Legislative Auditor, Daryl identifying deceased Medicaid According to the press release, Stewart explained, "The mission of the Purpera, found that the participants in a timely manner. H.E.A.L.T.H. program is to translate evidenced–based concepts into a Department of Health and nutrition and fitness tool that Soldiers can use to not only improve Hospitals (DHH) paid Medicaid Since February 2012, DHH has Warfighter health and performance, but the overall health well-being of paid the entities administering the their family members." fees for individuals who were deceased. A report to John A. plans within the programs The Weights, Measurements, and Standards for Soldiers 2 grant is a Alario, Jr., President of the $1,849,474 in participant fees for $8.2 million grant and a six year study, according to the announcement. Senate, and Charles E. “Chuck” deceased individuals. Of this The work will continue to 2016 and aims to ensure the health, readiness, Kleckley, Speaker of the House $1,849,474, Magellan Health performance, and resilience of US Warfighters. of Representatives, noted “DHH Services which is associated with the Louisiana Behavioral Health paid approximately $1.85 million The approach includes novel nutrition and fitness technology, Partnership received $257,964 in participant fees for 1,727 incorporating cutting edge interactive technology with elements that are (14%) and the five entities deceased individuals in the portable, like programs on the Internet and Smartphones. Soldiers and associated with the Bayou Health Louisiana Behavioral Health their family members can use these new tools to help manage nutrition, program received $1,591,510 Partnership and Bayou Health fitness, and weight, no mater where they are living in the world. programs between February 1, (86%), noted the report.
2012, and June 30, 2013.” Because the study demanded a randomized component, part of the Based on the results of our work began with a group of soldiers in 2010. As part of the project, the analysis, DHH does not have a The report provided the results of Army Healthy Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Training Headquarters (Army sufficient process in place for the analysis on Medicaid H.E.A.L.T.H.) program was developed by Pennington Biomedical. participant fees paid by the identifying deceased Medicaid Department of Health and participants in a timely manner. The Army H.E.A.L.T.H. Internet and Smartphone application will be Hospitals for deceased introduced for immediate use for soldiers, retirees, and their family Ruth Kennedy, Medicaid Director, individuals. Purpera’s group members, across the country. The H.E.A.L.T.H. initiative was developed said she concurred with the obtained payments made by DHH and tested as part of a series of Department of Defense-funded grants in report. She also said that the for participants in the Louisiana active duty and reserves personnel to Pennington Biomedical, explained $1.85 million overpayment Behavioral Health Partnership the announcement. identified by Purpera’s office and Bayou Health programs and “represents a tenth of one compared them to the listing of The second grant is the CROWN 2 study and is a $7.3 million grant. percent of the total per member deceased individuals obtained This is an extension of an earlier grant program. It begins in 2014 and per month (PMPM) premiums from the DHH - Center of State will be conducted through 2017under the direction of Jennifer Rood, paid during the review period…” Ph.D., Associate Executive Director for Cores and Resources, with a Registrar and Vital Records (Vital Records). staff of 20 research associates. She said the office would recoup the payments from the Managed Based on the results of our The project’s research goals are to help to improve Warfighter nutrition, Care Organizations by March analysis, DHH does not have a by examining energy balance, stress effects, inflammation and 31, 2014. sufficient process in place for nutritional status under extreme environmental conditions, according to the news release.
Psychology Times, January 1, 2014 - Page 5 State News
Three in Race For
Psychology Board
Three psychologists are Dr. Constance Patterson running for the is a Professor of Louisiana Board of Practice in the Examiners of Department of Psychologists in an Psychology at Tulane. election that is currently She earned her PhD in progress. These are from Illinois State Dr. Joe Comaty, retired University in 1999. She from the Department of completed her internship Health and Hospitals, and postdoctoral
Dr. Robin Chapman, education at LSU Health currently at St. Thomas Sciences Center, and Community Health was licensed in 2004. Center, and Dr. Connie She is currently serving Patterson, Professor of on the LSBEP’s School Practice in Psychology Specialist Task Force. Members of the School Specialist Task Force, created by the psychology board to study issues at Tulane. about school psychology. The Department of Education has given a “blessing” to the idea of the Patterson noted on her school specialist license. Above (clockwise from bottom) Dr. Rita Culross (looking away), Chair Dr. Joe Comaty is a application, “I would like of the board, E. Francoise Parr, President of the La. School Psychological Association, Dr.
medical psychologist to help facilitate more Steven Welsh, retired Dean from Nicholls, Dr. Carmen Broussard, Professor from Nicholls, Dr. currently working as a understanding and Connie Patterson, Professor from Tulane, and Executive Director, Kelly Parker. consultant in teaching coalition among various and training. He specialties in presents in numerous psychology. We are topics in psychology and increasingly asked to do Dept of Education Gives Okay to Psychology medical psychology, as more with shrinking Board’s Plan for School Specialist Credential noted in his application. resources. I believe we Comaty earned his can serve our profession doctorate in 1992 from and our clients best Members of the Louisiana The meeting included Dr. representatives Rosalind Franklin when we collaborate State Board of Examiners of Culross, Executive expressed a positive University of Medicine and share our expertise, Psychologists met with Director Parker, legislative view of the board’s plan, and Science. and we all have a similar representatives of the counsel Deborah Harkins, which if it goes forward, goal of providing Louisiana Department of the Assistant Super- will create a school Comaty as served excellent prevention, Education recently to intendent of Special specialist license under previously on the board intervention and discuss the possibility of the Education, and the the psychology board. and notes that he has treatment services to the “Licensed Specialist in management repre- “…experience with the citizens of Louisiana.” School Psychology.” sentative in charge of “They said they thought national organization of credentialing at the it was a great thing,” regulatory boards,” and Ballots were mailed to “Basically, they gave us Department of Education. Parker told the Times. he is “aware of the all licensed their blessing,” said “We intend on staying in current and most psychologists in Executive Director of the Parker told the Times that contact with them as the pressing regulatory Louisiana, during the Board, Kelly Parker, about while it wasn’t a long legislation gets drafted issues including the Christmas holiday. the outcome of the meeting, it was and we hope they will proper regulation of discussions. encouraging. The actually support us at telepsychology; Department of Education the table.” maintenance of competence; masters level practice of psychology; mobility; standards for licensure; LPC Board Posts Emergency Rule and proper supervision ….” At the September 2013 meeting of the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, Laura Choate presented an error discovered in the current rules having to do with client confidentiality and client records. The
Also running is Dr. board decided to correct confusing language with an emergency rule, according to the minutes. The emergency Robin Chapman who rule was published in the October Louisiana Register. works in Health Psychology and who It corrects confusing language in Chapter 21, Section 2105(A)(6)(f). graduated with a PsyD The section in consideration is “Chapter 21.Code of Conduct for Licensed Professional Counselors,” and “§2105. degree from the Illinois Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, and Privacy.” School of Professional Psychology in 1990. The section reads: Chapman was licensed in 2012 in Louisiana “f. Disclosure or Transfer. Unless exceptions to confidentiality exist, counselors obtain written permission from according to his clients to disclose or transfer records to legitimate third parties. Steps are taken to ensure that receivers of
application, and before counseling records are sensitive to their confidential nature. If a client who is under the active care of a practitioner that in Massachusetts. licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners is diagnosed with a “serious mental illness” and He works in institutional refuses to sign a release of information in order for the counselor to consult with that practitioner, then the practice, he noted, at counselor must terminate the relationship in accordance with §2103.11 and refer the client to another mental health the St. Thomas CHC in professional.” New Orleans. The Emergency Rule was needed to so that licensed professional counselors disclose or transfer client records in Chapman noted that his accordance with state law, said the explanation accompanying the Emergency Rule. goal would include advocating for the roles The new wording is “A. - A.6.e. ... f. Disclosure or Transfer. Unless exceptions to of psychologists in confidentiality exist, counselors obtain written permission from clients to disclose or transfer records to legitimate health care, substance third parties. Steps are taken to ensure that receivers of counseling records are sensitive to their confidential abuse, and in the nature.” treatment of persons “All existing rules or parts thereof are hereby superseded,” noted the regulation, “and amended to the extent that with developmental disabilities. they specifically conflict with these emergency rules. Existing board rules shall be revised and re-codified at such time as the final board rules implementing Act 173 are adopted.”
Psychology Times, January 1, 2014 - Page 6 State News
Group to Use Science Tools In Training
Professionals for Violence Prevention
Members of the Coalition for Violence “This will hopefully allow us to direct our While necessary for valid training programs, all Prevention are working with Louisiana Tech eventual training efforts to the areas where of this can becumbersome. “Unfortunately, this professor Dr. Frank Igou and a team of educational needs are most salient,” is very time and effort intensive,” Dr. Bonner Industrial Organizational (I-O) doctoral Simoneaux said. “Our I-O colleagues know explained. “But the end result will allow for graduate students to develop a scientifically much more about how to correctly approach greater support from professionals in all fields based training method for skills in violence these concerns, and Dr. Igou has been as well as the public.” risk prediction. gracious and generous in his willingness The Coalition came together last year after the to help.” “From the beginning, we have been committed Sandy Hook shootings, noting that often to developing a scientifically rigorous process The group is developing a set of scientificallly violent behavior was related to untreated and product,” said Dr. Mkay Bonner, newest constructed items that will allow mental health mental health problems and that many mental member of the steering committee for the professionals to better understand what they health professionals and those in the lay public Coalition. “We want something that is more know and don’t know about their skill in the are ill-equipped to identify the danger and than just ‘feel good.’ We want, as the ultimate prediction of violent behavior. The research get help. goal, a tangible product with appropriate team is currently isolating characteristics and The Coalition members decided to design metrics that can make a difference in the real content, and beginning to work with Subject training that is scientifically sound and that world,” she said. Matter Experts to analyze the information. would be a foundation for community Several hundred characteristics have been Often methods and outcomes of continuing reviewed and condensed to prepare for the programs to build a safety net so that
professional education are left to chance, even next phases of the study. potentially violent people are accurately by the large associations such as the identified and given mental health assistance. American Psychological Association, the The team from Louisiana Tech, headed by American Counseling Association, or the Igou, includes Louisiana Tech graduate “Our hope with Louisiana Coalition for American Medical Association. students Lindsey Anderson, Bharati Violence Prevention is to approach this effort as scientists who have a sincere interest in Bekwalkar, Scott Hines, Michael Knot, and This is why the group sought out Dr. Frank using our knowledge and expertise to solve William Scanu. Scanu is the graduate student Igou, I-O psychologist and professor at team leader. what we consider to be a significant social ill,” Louisiana Tech. He and his research team Simoneaux said. have been working to develop an instrument “We appreciate the work of Dr. Igou and his that aids in measuring the ability of mental students who are assisting us with this health professionals to estimate if someone project,” said Dr. Bonner. “They are might act in a violent manner. And the work incorporating some newer technologies also supports the goal of understanding if which will facilitate data collection and Psychology Bd May training has been successful in teaching the analysis. Subject matter experts (SMEs) will skill set needed. be contributing their knowledge and Study “Supervision”
experience as well,” she noted. Dr. John Simoneaux, steering committee By Med Psychologists member, thinks this has been essential. Igou explained that one software program he “Rather than simply accepting as truth our would be using was Qualtrics. “Qualtrics assumption that mental health professionals performs some statistical procedures in real In their agenda for the December 2013 know little about the science of risk time,” Igou said, “and we will be able to go in meeting, the Louisiana State Board of assessment,” said Simoneaux, “we asked and check progress with SMEs responses at Examiners of Psychologists noted that Frank and his colleagues at Louisiana Tech to anytime after the survey goes live.” under “Committee Reports,” that the committee for Supervision/ Credential help us to identify specifically where those deficiencies might exist.” Reviews may discuss the issue of supervision by medical psychologists.
The agenda noted, “The board will review credentials and supervision plans of applicants for licensure. The Board may also discuss the issue of Medical Psychologists supervising post doc students.” The two members on this
committee are Drs. Darla Burnett and Jessica Brown, who are both Medical Psychologists.
The supervision of candidates for a license in psychology by Medical Psychologists who have dropped their license under the state psychology board, has been a controversial issue in the community.
Louisiana is the only state where this is the case.
In a June 13, 2011 decision the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (LSBEP) reversed their October 2010 opinion (#012) that said only psychologists licensed under the LSBEP would qualify as supervisors of students, interns, or post-
doctoral individuals who seek licensure as a psychologist.
The reversal came after Dr. John Bolter, a medical psychologist representing the Medical Psychology Advisory Committee
(MPAC), and Dr. Robert Marier, Executive Director of the state medical board, sent requests to the Chair, Dr. Joe Comaty, Members of the Louisiana Coalition for Violence Prevention. (Standing left to right) Dr. Bryan Gros, Cindy Nardini, LPC, and Dr. John Simoneaux. The group is currently working with Dr. Frank Igou and also a medical psychologist, and asked doctoral graduate students from Louisiana Tech to design and test a training method that will help that the LSBEP reconsider their opinion, mental health professionals deal with people who may become violent. according to the published statements.
Psychology Times, January 1, 2014 - Page 7
2013 Year In Review
Continued
programs for juvenile offenders. women with his wisdom and LaHoste and team Discover Way American Group Models for Change contributors humanity. He passed away to Stall Huntington's Disease Dr. Psychotherapy Association Drs. Paul Frick, Tiffany Simpson, unexpectedly in late December. Gerald LaHoste and his team of Met in New Orleans and Jana Sutton helped achieve researchers from the Applied “Overcoming Obstacles: The the milestone. Biopsychology Program of the Power of Group,” was the FEBRUARY Psychology Department at theme for the annual meeting of Dean and Licensed Professional University of New Orleans have the American Group Counselor Sharon Hornsby Magellan’s Fee Schedule discovered a way that could help Psychotherapy Association held Named Champion for Change Draws Attention and delay behavioral decline in patients in New Orleans. The event was The John. D. & Catherine T. Questions Representatives with Huntington’s Disease. LaHoste heavily supported by the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for from the Louisiana and graduate student Brandon Louisiana affiliate, Louisiana Change initiative recognized Psychological Association Baiamonte conceived the Group Psychotherapy Society. Sharon Hornsby, dean of the asked for explanations about experiement, with support of Louisiana presenters included Northshore Technical Community the reimbursement schedule of Franklin Lee, Steve Brewer, and Douglas Greve, MD, Susanne College Florida Parishes Campus, Magellan Health Services, the Daniela Spano. Jensen, PhD, Darlyne Nemeth, as a “Champion for Change” in company managing behavioral PhD, MP, Marvin Clifford, PhD, juvenile justice reform efforts. health services for the state. Outcomes-Informed Research LCSW, and Toni Bankston,
One question was why medical The Times featured Dr. David LCSW, Jose Calderon-Abbo, Three Vie for Spot on LSBEP Dr. psychologists and psychologists Kidder’s work who uses Value MD, Therese Close, RN, Mindy Joe Comaty, Dr. Phil Griffin, and were scheduled to be Options client monitoring tools to Milam, LCSW, Marie O'Neil, Dr. Lynn Schechter took a shot at reimbursed at different rates for provide better services. We talked LCSW, all from the Mind- Body serving on the board. Griffin the same service. This was with national outcomes researcher Center of Louisiana, New captured the most votes and was considered to be an error and Dr. Jeb Brown of the Center for Orleans. appointed by the governor. Clinical Informatics about Kidder’s was later resolved by LPA’s legislative team. From a further results and the newest research in Tulane’s Dr. Janet Ruscher was analysis of the fee schedule by this area. MARCH highlighted in the Association the Times, other questions for Psychological Science’s Pennington Researcher Looks at appeared: why are physicians U.S. Senator Tom Coburn Observer Dr. Janet B. Ruscher, TV, Kids, and Health Dr. Amanda reimbursed for hypnosis but not Takes Science’s Flag to past Chair of the Tulane E. Staiano looked at television, psychologists, social workers, Social Security Psychology Department and body fat, and cariodmetabolic risk or counselors? Why is there Administration The U.S. current Associate Dean for in children and adolescents, higher pay for pharmaceutical Senator known for confronting Graduate Programs in Tulane’s published in the American Journal services compared to government waste and School of Science and Engineering, of Preventive Medicine. was interviewed in the Observer. prevention services? And why inefficiency, Oklahoma’s Dr. are there different pay rates Dr. Lucinda DeGrange chosen Tom Coburn, challenged the We Remember: Dr. Ivory L. between professionals for Diversity Delegate to the Social Security Administration’s Toldson As educator, clinician, exactly the same services? American Psychological anti-scientific approach to philosopher, friend and colleague, Association. APA chose detecting malingering in its University of New Orleans Dr. Ivory Toldson illuminated the Louisiana’s Dr. Lucinda DeGrange disability claims. Senator Biopsychologist Dr. Gerald paths of African-American men and as a fully supported Diversity Delegate. Cont’d next pg
The Psychology Times
2013
COMMUNITY AWARD “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” said Einstein. The Innovation Award recognizes
that creativity is an important ingredient for major leaps in science, practice and human productivity.
INNOVATION We were completely impressed with the innovations of Dr. Denise Batton from the Alexandria VA who developed a health Gerald LaHoste, Brandon Baiamonte, program for women veterans that integrated body, mind, and spirit, so often missing in
and UNO Biopsychologists health approaches.
But we had to give the 2013 Award to Dr. Gerald LaHoste, graduate student Brandon Baiamonte, and the team of researchers from the University of New Orleans Applied Biopsychology Program, for their discovery of genetic relationships in the Rhes gene.
The group uncovered a possible mechanism which could delay or prevent the emergence of behavioral symptoms in Huntington’s Disease, an illness that is presently incurable, debilitating, and fatal.
Psychology Times, January 1, 2014 - Page 8
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Coburn had help in understanding the science behind these Southeastern’s Dr. LeBlanc Joins with LSU Kinesiology to complex issues from New Orleans clinical and neuropsychologist, Understand Kids, Anxiety, & Activity Assistant professor of Dr. Michael Chafetz. psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University, Dr. Monique LeBlanc teamed up with Dr. Birgitta Baker of the Kinesiology Members from Behavioral Health Step Up for Violence Department at LSU to investigate physical activity and anxiety in Prevention In part prompted by the tragedy at Sandy Hook, children. professionals formed a multidisciplinary coalition to promote safety in Louisiana by strengthening early identification of those at risk of Southeastern Psychological Assn met in Atlanta. Louisiana violence. Steering committee members of the group, named the researchers presented a variety of presentations at the regional Louisiana Coalition for Violence Prevention, included Drs. John psychological conference. Simoneaux and Bryan Gros, Cindy Nardini, LPC, Bobette Cont next pg Laurendine, LCSW, and Dr. Yael Banai, certified school psychology specialist.
Dr. Tucker’s Program Finds New Home Psychologist Dr. Susan Tucker and her nationally recognized treatment program survived the state cutbacks and the closing of Forcht Wade Correctional The Psychology Times Center in Keithville, relocating to the Bossier Sherriff Facility. 2013 Psychologist Designed Teacher Assessment Program Moves Into Full Swing Across State Data from a project that uncovered COMMUNITY AWARD the links between teachers, teacher preparation, and student outcomes, laid out in the 2010 Act 54, took full effect in 2013. LSU professor and school psychologist Dr. George Noell lead the earlier program, called the Value-Added Teacher Preparation Program
Assessment Model. Under Act 54, 50 percent of teacher evaluation COURAGE information comes from the assessment of the growth and learning displayed by the individual students of that particular teacher. Michael Chafetz New Members of the MFT Advisory Committee Appointed Dr. Kathryn “Kathy” Steele of Metairie and Dr. David Legendre’ of Lafayette were appointed to the Advisory Committee for Marriage and Family Therapy by the Governor. This award could have been named the Galileo award. The Holy Office punished Galileo for finding out that it Reduction in School Counselors Avoided For Now Through was the earth that orbited the sun, which apparently was testimony from school counselors, counselors, Louisiana quite threatening to some people. Association of Principals, Louisiana State Superintendents, and others, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary The Times’ Courage Award is given to those in science or Education (BESE) decided against removing language from a practice that go up against the behemoths of status quo, regulation that maintains a ratio of one school counselor for every where they are likely to be punished or ostracized. It is for the Davids, for the people with the slingshot who whack 450 students. Goliath in the nose anyway. Three Offer To Fill One-Year Spot LSBEP Dr. Jessica Brown, Dr. Thomas Fain, and Dr. Beverly Stubblefield ran for a spot on the A very close contender was Dr. George Noell, whose psychology board. While Stubblefield eked out a win over Brown, research connecting schools, teachers, and student the governor appointed Brown in April, keeping the psychology performance, is continuing to impact the entire state as board with a majority of medical psychologists. Act 54 rolls along.
Louisiana School Psychological Association Welcomes New But we have to give the 2013 Courage Award to the
Officers Outgoing President Yael Banai, PhD, welcomed the new neuropsychologist researcher Dr. Michael Chafetz, who, President, Francoise Parr, and new President-Elect Candace with very little help or support, has taken on the Social Dozier. Security Administration and their inappropriate prohibition against symptom validity assessment in disability claims. Dr. Thomason is First in Louisiana to Use Data-Referenced EEG Technology A new, physiologically based measurement system, using EEG results and norms is said to help doctors and nurses choose the right medications for their patients and avoid trial and error prescribing. Dr. David Thomason, a medical prescriber practicing in Monroe, is the first person in Louisiana using the new methodology.
Louisiana Tech’s new Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program is Thriving The I-O psychology program at Louisiana Tech, although in its infancy, has already become a fast growing, internationally recognized, applied research program.
LSU Researchers Join To Help Baton Rouge Police Fight
Violence & Crime LSU School of Social Work professors Drs. Cecile Guin and Juan Barthelemy linked up with the East Baton Rouge Parish law enforcement project, called BRAVE, along with industrial-organizational psychologist Dr. Tracey Rizutto from the School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development.
Pennington’s Dr. Martin Co-Designing Smartphone Imaging for Food Intake Dr. Cory Martin, Associate Professor at
Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Director of the Ingestive Behavior Laboratory, is working with Dr. Bahadir Gunturk of LSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, to build a device that allows dieters to know more about what they are really eating.
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Drs. Chaney and Sauley Film Series is organized by Psychology Board’s Plan to Louisiana Monroe, Dr. Jack Present for LSU Leadership Travis Tanner, PhD Merge; and Sen. Morrell Palmer is promoting the online Institute Dr. Courtland Chaney Moves Forward with Behavior curriculum and other efforts to and Dr. Kerry Sauley, industrial- Mindfulness Day Held For Analyst Board After the increase the scope of the ULM organizational psychology Mental Health Professionals Behavior Analyst Commission psychology graduate department. instructors, presented The 4th Annual Mindfulness spent half the year working out Day was held in Baton Rouge. Salcedos Work To Rescue Sex- “Developing Your Managerial a plan to place behavior Effectiveness,” for LSU Presenters were Thay Dao analysts with the counselor Trafficked Children Dr. Rafael Quang, MEd., John W. Salcedo, licensed psychologist, Continuing Education board, a strange impasse Management & Leadership Pickering, PhD, David T. collapses the deal, making hash and wife Beth Salcedo, licensed
Institute. Weibel, PhD., and W. Sumner out of the Commission’s votes speech-language pathologist, Davis, MS. in late 2012. The plan B option founders of the non-profit, New Orleans–Birmingham advocacy group called the was a merger with the Psychoanalytic Center Film Louisiana Coalition Against APRIL psychology board, but this also Series The Fisher King, a Human Trafficking, plan on failed, under fire by members of training event by Dale another step in their on-going Political Musical Chairs: the state psychology Firestone, LCSW, was efforts to help rescue children Counselor’s Board Rescinds association, as being to radical presented for its Film Series, from sexual exploitation. The Offer to Merge; LPA Nixes a change from its nearly 50 Mourning and Melancholia. The couple will be opening a year history. Backroom talks and negotiations by Senator therapeutic, group home for victims of child sex trafficking. Morrell and wife Catherine, who served as the Commission’s The “Free Indeed Home” will give
Vice Chair, put forth the goal of young girls the chance to break The Psychology Times an independent board. the psychological, emotional and Commission members had physical bonds that trap them in 2013 previously unanimously voted the fast-growing, criminal industry down this option, but the bill of sex trafficking.
COMMUNITY AWARD sailed through the legislature. Dr. Nastasi Awarded LSPA
Lifetime Achievement by The Psychology Board Forms Task Force For School Psych Louisiana School
Specialist Dr. Steven Welsh, Psychological Association Dr. ALTRUISM retired Dean of Education at Bonnie Nastasi, Professor in the Nicholls State University and school psychology program at licensed school psychologist, Tulane University, received the outlined for psychology board 2012 Lifetime Achievement Raphael and Beth Salcedo members certain issues about Award from the Louisiana School credentials for school Psychological Association. psychology specialist. The Dr. Tramontana Presents at Love is patient, kind, not puffed up. It must also be board decided to form a task American Society of Clinical steadfast and determined. This year’s winners of the group of key individuals to Hypnosis Dr. Joseph Altruism Award epitomize all of these. examine ideas of a certification Tramontana, recently elected or license opportunity for school Dr. Raphael Salcedo and wife Beth Salcedo have President of the New Orleans psychology specialists under embraced the heart-wrenching tragedy of child sex Society for Clinical Hypnosis, the state psychology board. trafficking. They continue to push for change and to served on the faculty for the attempt to help these young victims who are trapped Legislative Session Begins American Society of Clinical by the darkest elements of society. Louisiana is one with 901 Bills Filed Bills Hypnosis’ annual convention. of the more progressive states in legislative reforms included Mental Health Courts, that fight this crime, because of the Salcedos and Criminalizing Sex with others like them. Psychotherapy Clients, New MAY
Behavioral Health License, New This year’s Altruism Award goes to Raphael and Legislature in Full Swing. Bills Beth Salcedo for their courage, unselfishness, and Rates for LPC License Fees, Sex Trafficking, and others. having to do with behavior determination to stop child sex trafficking and to analyst board, with mental health offer genuine help to these youngsters. MFT Advisory Committee courts, and a new DHH License Confirms New Handbook For for mental health service Supervisors of Interns providers, to criminalize sex with Members of the Marriage and psychotherapy clients, were Family Therapy Advisory among the many initiatives Committee confirmed the new pushing through the legislative
supervisory handbook as a session. main resource for supervisors of interns in marriage and family La Researchers Present their therapy. Work at Association of Psychological Science Dr. Cunningham Honored for Undergraduates, graduate Distinguished Contributions students, and professors in Tulane Professor and Provost psychology from Centenary, for the Center of Engaged LaTech, Loyola, Tulane, U. of
Learning and Teaching, Dr. Louisiana–Lafayette, U. of New Michael Cunningham, received Orleans, and Xavier University the award for Distinguished demonstrated their research skill Contributions from the Society and contributions for what is for Research in Child becoming the premier scientific Development. organization for those in psychology. Dr. Jack Palmer Heads Up Psychology At University of Psychology Times Takes Home
Louisiana Monroe New chair 11 Louisiana Press Assn of psychology at University of Awards Times staff took home
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11 awards, including 8 first Andrews won the Gold Award in Association for Dr. Tramontana Named LPA places, at the 133rd Annual her category from Independent Psychological Science For the 2013 Distinguished Louisiana Press Association Publishers Book Awards for her third time, Tulane’s Dr. Janet Psychologist Dr. Joe Convention. Stress Solutions for Pregnant Ruscher served as Committee Tramontana was selected by Moms: How Breaking Fee form Chair of the Association for the Executive Committee of LPC Board Publishes 26 Pages Stress Can boost Your Baby’s Psychological Science the Louisiana Psychological of Updated Rules The Board of Potential. Convention, and wrapped up Association as the 2013 Examiners for Licensed another success for the APS Distinguished Psychologist. Professional Counselors North Louisiana Behavioral & 2013 Annual Convention. published new proposed rules in Social Sciences Conference Core Competencies To Be the Louisiana Register. The Held at LaTech The Dr. Chafetz Presents Focus For Marriage & revisions and additions were Counseling Psychology Research Facts for Social Family Therapy Supervisors needed to implement Act 276 and Doctoral Student Organization Security Inspector General The Marriage and Family Act 636 of the 2012 session, and of Louisiana Tech University Dr. Michael Chafetz presented Therapy Advisory Committee also to update the LPC Code of organized and hosted the first his research to members of the looked to the national Conduct with the latest edition of annual North Louisiana Inspector General’s Office of Marriage and Family Therapy the American Counseling Behavioral & Social Sciences the Social Security Core Competences © tool for Association Code of Ethics. Conference. Administration. Chafetz’s supervisors to rate interns’ research was cited in a letter by performance. Dr. Steele Brings Multi-Cultural National Counselors Board Senator Thomas Coburn of Focus to Teaching, Counseling Awards UNO Doctoral Oklahoma, sent to the SSA in All Psychologists Should Dr. Kathryn Steele helps train Student $20,000 Minority March, which prompted the OIG Have Professional Wills, counselors in Havana, Cuba, in Fellowship Grant Tamia to learn more about the science Says LSBEP The Louisiana her role as Director and Professor Randolph-Alvarez, a University behind this tense political issue. State Board of Examiners of of Counseling Professors of New Orleans doctoral Psychologists issued an Training Program for the Baptist student in the UNO College of Louisiana Psychological Opinion indicating that all Seminary. The bilingual, Education and Human Association Holds Annual licensees should prepare and associate professor from the New Development’s Counselor Convention LPA hosted execute a “Professional Will.” Orleans Baptist Theological Education Graduate program, multiple tracks and topics for its Seminary, brings a diverse was named a 2013 Minority annual convention in Baton Medical Board Says Med background and multi- cultural Fellow by the National Board for Rouge. Presenters included Dr. Psychologists Can Bill For focus to all her duties. Certified Counselors. Michelle Moore with colleague Eval & Management Codes Kate Cuno, M.A., Dr. Susan The state medical board Drs. Nemeth and Ray Organize Andrews, Dr. Sherry Desselle, issued an Advisory Opinion Ecopsychology for World JUNE and popular presenters Dr. requested by Dr. Jim Quillin, Council of Psychotherapy Drs. Kelley Pears and Dr. Leslie Chair of the Medical Darlyne Nemeth and Kelly Ray, BA Bill Passes Senator J. P. Drew from the Alexandria Psychology Advisory officers in the U.S. Chapter of the Morrell’s SB 134 to establish an Veterans Administration Committee. The Opinion World Council on Psychotherapy, independent board for Behavior Medical Center. Also Dr. confirmed that medical organized the WCP conference Analysts, headed for the Michael Chafetz, Drs. Jesse psychologists could use about environmental trauma. Governor. Lambert, R. Stockes, Robert Evaluation and Management Storer, and Carolyn Weyand, Codes, typically used by Dr. Andrews Earns Gold For Tulane’s Dr. Ruscher Chairs presented on dangerousness. Stress Solutions Dr. Susan Another Hit Convention for Cont’d next pg
The Psychology Times 2013 COMMUNITY AWARD
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
John Simoneaux, Cindy Things don’t happen unless people work together to make them happen. We could have called this the community psychology award. Nardini, Bryan Gros, Yael It goes to the individual or group that transcended the typical politics and subgroup differences, to bring people together in a positive way. Banai, Bobette Laurendine, and The award recognizes the importance of team effort, mutual respect, and the diversity that is key to innovation and productivity.
Mkay Bonner This year’s award goes to members of the multi-disciplinary Louisiana Coalition for Violence Prevention, who have reached across the mental health disciplines in Louisiana. Dr. John Simoneaux, Cindy Nardini, LPC, Dr. Bryan Gros, Dr. Yael Banai, Bobette Laurendine, LCSW, and Dr. Mkay Bonner.
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physicians for short services Courtland Chaney are planning 2nd Annual Louisiana School a national effort to educate involving medication checks. an informal reunion of Louisiana Climate Institute The 2nd and reduce the stigma of State University Baton Rouge Annual Louisiana School seeking help for this disorder. UNO Undergraduate psychology doctoral students for Climate Institute, sponsored by Dr. Leslie Drew is clinical Psychology Students Win the summer of 2014. the Louisiana Department of psychologist and PTSD Research Grants Skylar Hicks, Education, presented “Creating Program Coordinator at Shannin Moody, and Florencia “Things We Keep: A Short Safe and Positive School Alexandria Veterans Affairs Iturri together won almost Interview With Dr. Yael Banai” Climates,” in Shreveport. Health Care System. $15,000 for research by The Times offered a feature story Speakers included Dr. Scott participating in the 3rd Annual on Dr. Yael Banai and her early Poland, Dr. Johathan Cohen, Dr. Sandoz and Louisiana
Supervised Undergraduate days in the Israeli army. Dr. Charles Williams, and Cheri Contextual Science
Research Experience Lovre, Dr. David Brooks, Jamie Researchers Present at Professional Training competition, hosted by the Board Keith, Jon Guice, JD, Kelly Assn of Behavior Analysis Resources Held its 11th Annual of Regents. The students will be Wells, Sandy Williamson, Dr. Dr. Emily Sandoz and Mental Health Summer working with Assistant Professor Barbara Dietsch, and Dr. Jean members of the Louisiana Symposium The Summer of Psychology Monica Marsee, Hollenshead. Contextual Science Research Symposium, a multidisciplinary Assistant Professor of Group from the University of event for counselors, substance Psychology Cornelia Lamm, and Louisiana–Lafayette abuse counselors, social workers, Early Research Professor of JULY presented their work and psychologists, and others, was Psychology Birdie Shirtcliff. chaired activities at the 39th presented by the training Community Leaders Annual Convention of the LSU Alums Plan Informal company, PTR, owned by Dr. Gathered to Discuss Violence Association for Behavior Reunion Richard Maples and Dr. John Simoneaux. Prevention The Louisiana Analysis International.
Coalition for Violence New Lake Charles Prevention hosted a meeting Internship Acquires APPIC and training session for key Membership The Predoctoral community members. The Psychology Times Internship Program in Approximately 40 attendees Professional Psychology from around the state 2013 located in Lake Charles, represented psychology, Louisiana acquired counseling, social work, school COMMUNITY AWARD membership in Association of psychology, psychiatry, law Psychology Postdoctoral and enforcement, legal, ministry, Internship Centers. and research scientists. Supervising faculty include Task Force To Survey School Andrew Thrasher, Ph.D., MEDIA Psychologists The first Allyson Bennett, Ph.D., Ray Hawkins, Ph.D., ABPP, Larry meeting of the School Specialist Task Force was held and work Dilks, Ph.D., Darrell Turner, Ph.D., and Jerry Whiteman, Suzanne Chabaud began on a survey to seek input from the community of school Ph.D.
psychologists certified through Louisiana Professors and the state. After it was first discovered that x-rays harmed a baby in Researchers Attend APA in the womb, it took another 25 years for that knowledge to Hoarders’ Dr. Chaubaud Honolulu Louisiana reach physicians in a way that protected women and their Hosts Summit in New Orleans researchers presented at the unborn children. Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, American Psychological
Louisiana licensed clinical and Association. Included this The Media Award acknowledges that for an idea to make a developmental psychologist, year were Tulane’s Dr. Stacy difference, it has to reach people in a meaningful way. Dr. hosted individuals from around Overstreet and Dr. Bonnie Suzanne Chabaud continued her efforts to reach out and help, the country for the second Adult Nastasi, University of this time hosting a Summit for the Children of Hoarders at her Children of Hoarders Summit. Louisiana Monroe’s Dr. Karen firm in New Orleans. Chabaud has been collecting scientific Chabaud is Director of the Kopera-Frye and Dr. Bill information about generational issues for those growing up in Obsessive Compulsive McCown, Dr. Darlyne the home of a hoarder. Chabaud serves as an expert for the Disorders Institute of Greater Nemeth, Dr. Lee Matthews, award-winning A&E TV show Hoarders. (Photo courtesy of New Orleans and expert in 33 Loyola’s Dr. Janet Matthews, A&E.) episodes of the award-winning Drs. Greg Gormanous and A&E television show, Hoarders. Warren Lowe, Dr. Kelly Ray, and a number from LaTech Dr. Gintner Presents At Ohio including Drs. Guler Boyraz, Mary M. Livingston, Walter Psych Assn Dr. Gary Gintner, Associate Professor and Buboltz, Janelle McDaniel, Program Leader of the and Steve Jenkins. Counseling Program at Louisiana State University, presented at the Ohio AUGUST Psychological Association. The workshop, “DSM-5: A User’s Behavior Analysts Board Guide Workshop,” was hosted Members Named Governor by The National Psychologist Jindal named Emily Bellaci, and the Ohio Psychological M.A., BCBA, Cassie Bradford, Association. BCBA, Ellen Brocato, MS, BCBA, Kathy Chovanec, MA,
VA Clinicians Help Raise LPC, LMFT, BCBA, and PTSD Awareness Staff at the Jennifer Longwell, BCBA, to Alexandria Veterans Affairs the new board for behavior Medical Center held an open analysts. house to help promote awareness about PTSD, part of Cont’d next pg
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Dr. Tucker Appointed Dr. Susan Dr. Curry Named Interim psychology and appeal of the Institute, is taking on the duties Tucker, Chief Psychologist and Associate Dean Dr. Jennifer West Monroe reality show, as President-Elect for the China Assistant Warden at the Bossier Curry was named Interim Duck Dynasty. The fourth American Psychoanalytic Sherriff Medium Correctional Associate Dean for Programs and season premier aired last Alliance. Facility in Plain Dealing, was Services, College of Human month and broke all cable appointed by the governor to Sciences & Education at LSU, television records with a 11.8 American Psychology–Law Louisiana’s Commission on Baton Rouge. Curry formerly million viewers. Society announced its 2014 Addictive Disorders. served as the coordinator of the Conference in New Orleans
school counseling program within New LSBEP Member Now LSU’s Dr. Sean Lane reminded LSU’s Dr. Buckner Helps the College of Human Sciences & Listed as Medical readers of the submission
Discover New Treatments for Education. Psychologist The state deadlines. Dual Diagnosis Dr. Julia medical board listed Dr. Jessica Buckner and her team at Changes Coming For Baton Brown as qualifying for the Louisiana State University’s Rouge Speech & Hearing Dr. medical psychologist certificate, OCTOBER Anxiety and Addictive Behaviors Brian Esteve and his colleagues coming as a surprise to some in Laboratory & Clinic began work to at Baton Rouge Speech & the Louisiana Psychological OIG Shakes Its Finger at SSA develop a new treatment for Hearing Foundation are getting Association where Brown had Investigation Finds SSA Policy those struggling with a ready for big changes. The served as Legislative Chair. Prohibiting Tests for Malingering combination of anxiety and Foundation broke ground at Runs Counter to Good Science, marijuana dependency. Innovation Park, LSU’s new Violence Prevention Group Practice The Office of Inspector complex, and will open in the Teams Up With Louisiana General for the Social Security Dr. Scaramella Named New NIH spring 2014. Tech’s Dr. Igou The Louisiana Administration pointed to flaws in Chair University of New Orleans Coalition for Violence the agency’s prohibition against Psychology Professor, Dr. Laura Galbraith Takes Reigns Of Prevention teamed up with Dr. using psychological tests of Scaramella was named Louisiana Counseling Assn Frank Igou and his group from malingering in disability claims. Chairperson of the National The Louisiana Counseling Louisiana Tech to design These flaws could account for Institute of Health peer review Association announced new training systems for the over $20 billion waste per year in group to oversee the officers: Bruce Galbraith, Coalition’s program. Dr. Igou is adult mental disorder claimants Psychosocial Development, Risk President, John Crawford Associate Professor of alone. The Office of Inspector and Prevention study section of President-Elect, and Paul Industrial-Organizational General (OIG) is the agency of the Center for Scientific Review. Ceasar, Past President. The Psychology in the LaTech the Social Security Administration
group celebrated 45 years as the Department of Psychology and (SSA) charged with quality LPC Rules Clarify “When state’s professional association Behavioral Sciences. The goal control, waste, and fraud Medication May Be Indicated” for counselors. is to improve clinicians’ ability to problems within SSA. In the A 26-page revision of regulations accurately detect those who report, investigators noted that governing counselors was Dr. Gary Gintner Highlighted in could become violent and help the SSA runs contrary to scientific published in the Louisiana National Psychologist Dr. Gary ensure public safety. and medical consensus, other Register, including changes to a Gintner, LSU Associate Professor federal agencies. In the middle of 2011 law requiring counselors and Program Leader of the LSU I-O is “Gone for Good” the debate was Louisiana engage in an ongoing Counseling Program at Louisiana Says Psychology Chair Due neuropsychologist, Dr. Michael consultation with someone State University, was featured in to cutbacks and restrictions, the Chafetz. licensed to provide medication. the lead story for the July/August LSU Psychologist Department The news rules specify changes issue of The National ends the 60-year running Did SSA Try To Kill the from a 2012 Act 636 that Psychologist. Industrial-Organization Messenger? Piecing together removed a requirement for a Psychology program. “Gone for information from a series of client to be also under the care of good,” current psychology chair internal documents, the Times this other provider, and leaves it SEPTEMBER Dr. Bob Mathews told the discovered that the state up to the counselor to make Times. The program was one of Disability Determination Services decisions about consultation School Specialist Discussion the oldest, continuously running officials stopped using New based on best practices Taking Shape After Survey I-O programs in the United Orleans neuropsychologist Dr.
Results The psychology board States. Michael Chafetz shortly after he New Proposed Continuing Ed received responses from school published results about Changes Published in Register psychologists and school APA Accredits LAS*PIC While malingering in Social Security After almost three years of psychology specialists regarding Funding Struggles Continue claimants and potential problems. discussions about changes, multi-level licensing for the Amid funding cuts that seriously prompted by recommendations specialist in school psychology. It endanger the future of Record Number Attend from the Association of State and was the largest response for a Louisiana's premier training Louisiana Counseling Assn Provincial Psychology Boards, survey, said the Board’s internship for school Convention The Louisiana and first discussed in 2011, the Executive Director. The psychology, the American Counseling Association hosted psychology board is presented responses will help guide the Psychological Association has 963 attendees, a record number, final proposal for changes. The decisions of the task force. renewed the accreditation of the at its 45th Annual Conference. new rules greatly expand the program for seven more years. Conference organizers weren’t types of learning activities that BP Programs In 2nd Year; The Louisiana School sure of why the growth, but the qualify to meet licensing Vulnerabilities In Coastal Psychology Internship engaging the multiple divisions of requirements for on-going Residents The oil spill Consortium, called LAS*PIC, is the association was clear in the professional development. catastrophe generated a number a program of the Human upbeat, “something for everyone”
of projects to help those Development Center of the LSU agenda. Mixed Opinions On New DSM-5 impacted, including projects Health Sciences Center in New The Times reporter Shane funded by the legal settlement Orleans. LAMP Creates New Non-Profit Lowery spoke with Dr. William with BP. The Times reviewed one Corporation The Louisiana McCown of the University of of these, the “Mental and Dr. Weyand is President-Elect Academy of Medical Louisiana- Monroe, Dr. Tony Behavioral Health Capacity for China-American Psychologists formed a new Young of Louisiana Tech, and Dr. Project.” Psychoanalytic Alliance Dr. organization and they have Gary Gintner of LSU Counseling, Carolyn Weyand, psychologist, registered with the Secretary of to learn more about the The Psychology Behind A&E’s psychoanalyst, and faculty State. The new name is controversial changes Hit, Duck Dynasty The Times member with the New Orleans- “Louisiana Academy of Medical surrounding the new DSM-5. talked with experts about the Birmingham Psychoanalytic Psychologists, Inc.”
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DHH Outlines $26M in Cuts psychologists with NOVEMBER creative approach for helping for 2014 Budget The Louisiana psychology board license); the veterans served by the Department of Health and Licensed Addiction Dr. Kirsch Stuns Audience Alexandria VA Medical Center Hospitals outlined reductions to Counselors and Prevention with Facts on Science, and the surrounding Community cope with the $25.9 million state Professionals 572; 70 Politics and Anti-Depressant Based Outpatient Clinics. general fund shortfall that came Licensed Medical Drug Industry; FDA Approvals in the state’s final operating Psychologists (30 dual Skewed to Favor Drug Dr. Chafetz Reviews Science budget for 2014. licensed under psychology Companies The Louisiana for Another US Senator & board). Psychological Association and Staff Dr. Michael Chafetz, New Hammond Physician Joins Tulane jointly sponsored a Orleans neuropsychologist, was LPC Board Dr. James Nelson, Obamacare Corner: training event with international called upon again to presented physician from Hammond,was Putting Behavioral Health expert in placebo research, Dr. his research about malingering, appointed to the Licensed into the New Health Care Irving Kirsch. In a review of this time to United States Professional Counselors Board. Equation scientific research showing that Senator Tom Carper’s office, Nelson is a general surgeon at A Talk with Health the main reason anti- the US Senator from Delaware Surgical Associates in Psychologist Dr. Michele depressants appear to work is and Deputy Whip. He is chair of Hammond, has served as the Larzelere due to their placebo effects, the Homeland Security and Chief Medical Officer at North Harvard's Kirsch, laid out the Governmental Affairs
Oaks Health System. Tulane Professor Dr. damning evidence that drug Committee. Larrieu Named to La companies and the FDA skew By the Numbers: Children’s Bd Gov. Jindal research to approve drugs that LSU’s Dr. Curry Honored by Professionals Licensed by appointed Dr. Julie Larrieu have little actual value. La. Counseling Assn LSU Certain State Licensing to the Louisiana Children's College of Human Science and Boards The Times reported on Trust Fund Board. Leroux is Innovation Key In Health Education faculty member Dr. some of who is licensed in the a Professor of Clinical Program for Women Vets at Jennifer Curry received the community: Licensed Social Psychiatry and Pediatrics Alexandria VA Dr. Denise Advocacy Award from the Workers, 6,499; Licensed and Director of Training, Batton designed an innovative Louisiana Counseling Professional Counselors 2,772; Clinical Psychology, at the health program, the “Healthy Association. Licensed Marriage & Family Tulane University School of Women Are Active” Program, Therapists, 822 (638 also have Medicine. for women veterans at the La. Office of Juvenile Justice
LPC); Licensed Psychologists Alexandria VA. The new Publishes Its Strategic Plan 655 (685 if counting medical program is a comprehensive, Cont’d next pg
Eighty percent of success is showing up, we’ve all The Psychology Times heard. To be able to get people out of their offices and off their couches, to get them excited and involved, to 2013 inspire them, takes a special type of talent.
The La Counseling Association’s leadership team was COMMUNITY AWARD somehow able to balance and meet the needs of 11
growing divisions, each an association in its own right.
It led to an overflowing, excitement filled convention,
and a satisfied, engaged membership that continues to INVOLVEMENT grow and contribute to the state’s counseling needs.
This year’s Involvement Award goes to the Louisiana Bruce Galbraith, Paul Ceasar, Counseling Association leadership team, with Tim Fields, Joan Fischer, Diane President Bruce Galbraith, Past President Paul Ceasar, President Elect Tim Fields, Professional Development Chair, Joan Fischer, Executive Director Austin, and others in LCA Diane Austin, and others.
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The Office of Juvenile Justice published its strategic plan for 2014 and wrote, “Ensuring youth with mental health needs are appropriately diverted to the mental health The Psychology Times system.” 2013 Behavior Analysis Assn Holds First Annual Conference The Louisiana Behavior Analysis Association held its COMMUNITY AWARD inaugural Gulf Coast Applied Behavior Analysis Conference. Presenters included Drs. Dolleen-Day Keohane, Grant Gautreaux, and Jenny Cronier Zeringue from Nicholls State University. Also Drs. Lauren Becnel STATESMANSHIP from Nicholls State University, and Drs. Ken Denny and G. Richmond Mancil from Louisiana Tech University, presented. Drs. Elise Baker, Meredith Harris, George Noell, Sarah Miller, Jessica Alvarez, and Michael Schafer from Louisiana State University also were among the presenters. Steven Welsh, Rita Culross,
Behavior Analyst Board Publishes Emergency Rules in Connie Patterson, Carmen Oct Register The new Behavior Analyst Board published emergency rules to address license application procedures, Broussard, Susan Ratterree, standards, and fees, for Behavior Analysts, Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts, and registration for E. Francoise Parr, Kelly Parker Line Technicians. also Lee Matthews
Obamacare Corner: Prevention and Wellness in the ACA The Times talked with author and Health Psychologist Expert, Dr. Linda Brannon from McNeese University. The Statesmanship Award goes to the person or The 33rd Annual Conference of the La School group that embraces win-win problem solving in Psychological Association “Our School, Our Community, government or legislative areas. It involves the Our Future,” was the theme of Louisiana School respect for diversity and genuine efforts to engage Psychological Assn. John White gave the Keynote Address. those with different views. But also, the award Presentations included the President of the National involves maintaining excellence in decisions Association of School Psychology, Sally Baas, EdD who and outcomes, not just compromises. spoke on “Building Meaningful Community Partnerships.” Among those presenting were LSU’s Dr. Frank Gresham, True statesmen and stateswomen preserve the best Tulane’s Drs. Connie Patterson and Stacy Overstreet, and principles and values of the larger society, while at Dr. Chavez Phelps. the same time creating a light bulb––something that produces a lot of value, but at an insignificant or Dr. Dammers Comments in Business Report on Stress small cost, either material or social. Dr. Paul Dammers, medical psychologist and This year’s Statesmanship Award goes to members neuropsychologist was interviewed for the Baton Rouge of the School Specialist Task Force. After 30 years, Business Report’s “It’s a mad mad, mad, mad world.” the group developed a bridge that could help serve
the school children of Louisiana who have very little Psychology at the Movies Guest Columnist, Dr. Alvin access to school psychology services. Burstein Professor emeritus, UTK reviews Suspicion, the 1941 Hitchcock thriller. Winners are Dr. Rita Culross, Dr. Connie Patterson, Dr. Carmen Broussard, Susan Ratterree, E.
South River Stories On Cox, Tuesdays Dr. Susan Francoise Parr, and Kelly Parker. Also, and perhaps Dardard, aka Susie Marie PhD, starred in a new reality especially Dr. Steven Welsh, who floated the idea. television show set in rural Louisiana, called South River Chair Dr. Lee Matthews, who embraced it, is also Stories®. named by the Times’ staff.
Human Development Center Offers Help for those Serving Schools and Children Prompted by what appeared to be a decline is quality of assessments, the LSUHSC Human Development Center offered training sessions: “Critical Issues in Implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) in Schools,” and “Stay Out of I.D.E.A. Jail: Ensuring Your Evaluations are 1508 Compliant.” Presenters included Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden, and members of the TIERS group, Holly Paczak, Drs. Jennifer Maynard, George Hebert, and Jennifer Koehler, and Director Dr. Alan Coulter.
DECEMBER
Psychology Board Moves Toward Specialist License In what some consider a historic move, the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists advanced plans to create an optional license for school specialists under the
state psychology board, creating a multi-level license for the first time ever. The credential, to be named the Dr. Sue Jensen (L), Dr. Darlyne Nemeth, and Taighlor Whittington, (standing) at a previous conference. Dr. Jensen will be presenting at the Fall Institute of the Louisiana Group Psychotherapy Society. Cont’d next pg
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Medical News of 2013 2013 Year In Review
Continued Medscape summaried the some of the most important medical news from the year in their review for 2013. Below are some of the highlights.
• Overtesting and Overtreating
Medical societies noted 90 common but often Licensed Specialist in School Untreated Mental Health Problems unnecessary tests and procedures, and many of these Psychology, would open up Noted in Report On Sandy Hook are ordered for asymptomatic patients. Medscape opportunities for school psychology Shootings The report on the Sandy authors pointed to the results of a national summit specialists in private and charter Hook shooting suggests that Adam where authorities agreed to the top five overused schools that have previously been Lanzer was not adequately treated treatments that harm patients. These are “antibiotics for closed to the specialists. The Task for mental disturbance, characterized the common cold, blood transfusions, ear tubes for Team reported that with a population by his focus on the Columbine children, early-scheduled births, and cardiac stents.” of 690,000 students in Louisiana shootings and also on weapons. schools, the ratio of certified school • DSM-5 Released psychologists to Louisiana students We Remember Dr. Robert “Bob” Medscape authors noted that the DSM-5 was released is 1 to 2875, and the ratio of licensed Davis with some “searing controversy,” after 10 years of school psychologists is less than Dr. Bob Davis is remembered by his development. They quoted the chair of the DSM-IV task 1 to 10,000. colleagues as a remarkably force as saying to use the new manual “Cautiously, if
competent, compassionate person at all.” Dr. McCown to Help Lead College with unfaltering support for others, of Business & Social Sciences at and the ability to generously share • Obesity declared a disease ULM Dr. Bill McCown will help lead his endearing wit and humor with his Physicians at the American Medical Association 2013 the newly formed College of friends and associates. Annual Meeting voted overwhelmingly to label obesity a Business and Social Sciences at the disease, noted Medscape authors. “The decision could University of Louisiana Monroe as Psychology at the Movies, “Bah have implications for provider reimbursement, public Associate Dean. Humbug” Guest columnist Dr. Alvin policy, patient stigma, and International Classification of
Burstein reviews A Christmas Carol. Diseases coding.” LGPS Honors Dr. Sue Jensen with Lifetime Achievement, Jensen • New dietary guidelines for the prevention of Smiles to Tears and Back Again Presents to Group Dr. Joe McGahan shared a personal Alzheimer's disease were developed by the Physicians Psychotherapists The Louisiana Christmas story with Times readers. Committee for Responsible Medicine. These include Group Psychotherapy Society He is Professor of Social Psychology minimizing saturated fats and trans fats, eating more honored Baton Rouge psychologist, and Co-Director of The Social vegetables, legumes, fruits and whole grains, eating Dr. Susanne Jensen, with their Science Research Lab at the one ounce of nuts or seeds daily for vitamin E, getting Lifetime Achievement Award. The University of Louisiana at Monroe. enough B12, watch out for iron, copper, and aluminium, award was presented at the Fall and engage in aerobic exercise 40 minutes 3 times Institute of the Society where Jensen Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, a week. presented, “Finding Your Own Style Photos and comment by Dr. Tom as a Group Psychotherapist.” Many • The Sunshine Act, part of the ACA, requires drug Stigall from a visit to the famous of those attending have been cathedral. makers to disclose gifts to doctors. students of Dr. Jensen over the last three decades. See Medscape for complete article.
Psych Board Reviews Emeritus Status The psychology board discussed possible changes to the Emeritus license for psychologists.
Will The Real LAMP Please Stand Up? The Times investigated the confusion in the 2010 Act 251 which wrote into law educational and regulatory issues that were supposedly managed by a the Louisiana Academy of Medical Psychologists Political Action Committee.
‘Tis the Season for Stress The Times talked with six Louisiana experts about stress and topics of neuropsychology (Dr. Susan Andrews), meditation (Dr. John Pickering), sleep (Dr. Denise Sharon), acupuncture (Dr. David Thomason), and relationships (Drs. Molly and David Govener) to give us some ideas how to cope with the downside of the season.
Mental Health Parity Final Rules Published The final rules for the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 were published, closing the lasts steps to ensure that mental health and substance abuse is covered the same as physical conditions.
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