B Psychotherapy OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF DIVISION 29 OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org U In This Issue L Polarities and Synthesis Psychology as Psychology L An Outstanding Return E To Cross or Not to Cross T Candidates for APA President E O I C N VOLUME 39 NO. 3 SUMMER 2004 Division of Psychotherapy Ⅲ 2004 Governance Structure ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS President Past President Alice Rubenstein, Ed.D., 2004-2006 Linda F. Campbell, Ph.D. Patricia M. Bricklin, Ph.D. Monroe Psychotherapy Center University of Georgia 470 Gen. Washington Road 20 Office Park Way 402 Aderhold Hall Wayne, PA 19087 Pittsford, NY 14534 Athens, GA 30602-7142 Ofc: 610-499-1212 Fax: 610-499-4625 Ofc: 585-586-0410 Fax: 585-586-2029 Ofc: 706-542-8508 Fax: 770-594-9441 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Board of Directors Members-at-Large Sylvia Shellenberger, Ph.D., 2002-2004 President-elect Norman Abeles, Ph.D. , 2003-2005 3780 Eisenhower Parkway Leon VandeCreek, Ph.D. Michigan State University Macon, GA 31206 The Ellis Institute Dept. of Psychology Ofc: 478-784-3580 Fax: 478-784-3550 9 N. Edwin G. Moses Blvd. E. Lansing, MI 48824-1117 Email: [email protected] Dayton, OH 45407 Ofc: 517-355-9564 Fax: 517-353-5437 Ofc: 937-775-4334 Fax: 937-775-4323 Email: [email protected] APA Council Representatives E-Mail: [email protected] Mathilda B. Canter, Ph.D., 2002-2004 John C. Norcross, Ph.D., 2002-2004 4035 E. McDonald Drive Department of Psychology Secretary Phoenix, AZ 85018 University of Scranton Abraham W. Wolf, Ph.D., 2003-2005 Ofc/Home: 602-840-2834 Scranton, PA 18510-4596 Metro Health Medical Center Fax: 425-650-2929 Ofc: 570-941-7638 Fax: 570-941-7899 2500 Metro Health Drive Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Cleveland, OH 44109-1998 Ofc: 216-778-4637 Fax: 216-778-8412 Jean Carter, Ph.D., 2003-2005 Jack Wiggins, Jr., Ph.D., 2002-2004 E-Mail: [email protected] 3 Washington Circle, Suite 205 15817 East Echo Hills Dr. Washington DC 20037 Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 Treasurer Ofc: 202- 955-6182 Fax: 202-955-5752 Ofc: 480-816-4214 Fax: 480-816-4250 Jan L. Culbertson, Ph.D., 2004-2006 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Child Study Ctr University of Oklahoma Hlth Sci Ctr Jon Perez, Ph.D., 2003-2005 1100 NE 13th St IHS, Division of Behavioral Health Oklahoma City, OK 73117 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Ste 605 Ofc (405) 271-6824, ext. 45129 Rockville, MD 20852 Fax: (405) 271-8835 Office: 202-431-9952 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES COMMITTEES Education & Training Psychotherapy Research Fellows Chair: Jeffrey A. Hayes, Ph.D. Chair: William B. Stiles Chair: Roberta Nutt, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology Program Department of Psychology Department of Psychology and Pennsylvania State University Miami University Philosophy 312 Cedar Building Oxford, OH 45056 P. O. Box 425470 University Park, PA 16802 Voice: 513-529-2405 Fax: 513-529-2420 Texas Woman’s University Ofc: 814-863-3799 Email: [email protected] Denton, TX 76204-5470 E-mail: [email protected] Ofc: 940-898-2313 Fax: 940-898-2301 E-mail: [email protected] Continuing Education TASK FORCES Chair: Jon Perez, Ph.D. Interdivisional Task Force on Membership Health Care Policy Student Development Chair: Rhonda S. Karg, Ph.D. Chair: Jeffrey A. Younggren, Ph.D. Chair: Georgia B. Calhoun, Ph.D. Research Triangle Institute Ofc: 310-377-4264 3040 Cornwallis Road Department of Counseling and Human Development Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Task Force on Children, Adolescents & University of Georgia Ofc: 919.316.3516 Fax: 919.485.5589 Families Athens, GA 30602 E-mail: [email protected] Robert J. Resnick, Ph.D Ofc: 706-542-4103 Fax: 706-542-4130 Department of Psychology Student Representative to APAGS E-mail: [email protected] Randolph Macon College Anna McCarthy, MA Ashland, VA 23005 c/o Department of Psychology Diversity Ofc: 804-752-3734 Fax: 804-270-6557 126 Heyne Building Chair: Jennifer F. Kelly, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] University of Houston Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine Texas 77204-5022 3280 Howell Mill Road, Suite 100 Task Force on Policies & Procedures Atlanta, GA 30327 Chair: Mathilda B. Canter, Ph.D. Nominations and Elections Ofc: 404-351-6789 Fax: 404-351-2932 Chair: Leon VandeCreek, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected] Professional Awards Program Chair: Patricia Bricklin, Ph.D. Chair: Alex Siegel, Ph.D., J.D. 915 Montgomery Ave., #300 Finance Narbeth, PA 19072 Chair: Jan Culbertson, Ph.D. Ofc: 610-668-4240 Fax: 610-667-9866 E-mail: [email protected] Internet Editor Abraham W. Wolf, Ph.D. PUBLICATIONS BOARD Chair: John C. Norcross, Ph.D., 2003-2008 Psychotherapy Journal Editor Department of Psychology Wade H. Silverman, Ph.D. 1998–2004 University of Scranton 1390 S. Dixie Hwy, Suite 1305 Scranton, PA 18510-4596 Coral Gables, FL 33145 Ofc:570-941-7638 Fax:570-941-7899 Ofc: 305-669-3605 Fax: 305-669-3289 [email protected] [email protected] Jean Carter, Ph.D., 1999-2005 Incoming Psychotherapy Journal Editor 3 Washington Circle, #205 Charles Gelso, Ph.D. 2005-2011 Washington, DC 20032 Psychology 4 Ofc: 202-955-6182 University of Maryland [email protected] College Park, MD 20742 Ofc: 301-405-5909 Lillian Comas-Dias, Ph.D., 2001-2006 [email protected] Transcultural Mental Health Institute 908 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., #700 Psychotherapy Bulletin Editor Washington, DC 20037 Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D. Ofc: 202-775-1938 Department of Graduate Psychology [email protected] James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22807-7401 Raymond A. DiGiuseppe , Ph.D., 2003-2008 Voice: 540-568-6835 Psychology Department Fax: 540-568-3322 St John’s University [email protected] 8000 Utopia Pkwy Jamaica , NY 11439 Internet Editor Ofc: 718-990-1955 Abraham W. Wolf, Ph.D., 2002-2004 [email protected] Metro Health Medical Center 2500 Metro Health Drive Alice Rubenstein, Ed.D. , 2000-2006 Cleveland, OH 44109-1998 Monroe Psychotherapy Center Ofc: 216-778-4637 Fax: 216-778-8412 20 Office Park Way [email protected] Pittsford, NY 14534 Ofc: 585-586-0410 Fax 585-586-2029 Student Website Coordinator: [email protected] Nisha Nayak University of Houston, Dept of Psychology (MS 5022) George Stricker, Ph.D., 2003-2008 126 Heyne Building Institute for Advanced Psychol Studies Houston, TX 77204-5022 Adelphi University E-mail: [email protected] Garden City , NY 11530 Phone: 713-743-8600 or -8611 Ofc: 516-877-4803 Fax: 516-877-4805 Fax: 713-743-8633 [email protected] DIVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY (29) Central Office, 6557 E. Riverdale Street, Mesa, AZ 85215 Ofc: (602) 363-9211 • Fax: (480) 854-8966 • E-mail: [email protected] www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org OF PSYCHOTH N E O R I APY DIVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY Non-Profit American Psychological Association Organization DIVIS 29 6557 E. Riverdale U.S. Postage AMER Mesa, AZ 85215 Paid Utica, NY ASSN. I Permit No. 83 C L www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org A A N PSYCHOLOGI C PSYCHOTHERAPY BULLETIN PSYCHOTHERAPY BULLETIN Official Publication of Division 29 of the American Psychological Association Published by the DIVISION OF Volume 39, Number 3 Summer 2004 PSYCHOTHERAPY American Psychological Association 6557 E. Riverdale Mesa, AZ 85215 CONTENTS 602-363-9211 e-mail: [email protected] President’s Column ................................................2 EDITOR Feature: Polarities and Syntheses..........................5 Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D. Practitioner Report ..................................................8 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Feature: Psychology as Psychology ....................13 Washington Scene Patrick DeLeon, Ph.D. Highlights of the 2004 APA Council Meeting ..19 Practitioner Report Ronald F. Levant, Ed.D. Student Corner ......................................................20 Education and Training Feature: An Outstanding Return ........................24 Jeffrey A. Hayes, Ph.D. Professional Liability Feature: To Cross or Not to Cross ......................27 Leon VandeCreek, Ph.D. 2005 Randy Gerson Memorial Grant..................34 Finance Jack Wiggins, Ph.D. Washington Scene ..................................................35 For The Children Robert J. Resnick, Ph.D. Gold Medal Award ................................................41 Psychotherapy Research William Stiles, Ph.D. Call for Nominations – Division 29 Fellows......42 Student Corner Call for Award Nominations................................42 Anna McCarthy American Psychological Foundation STAFF Distinguished Teaching Award........................43 Central Office Administrator Tracey Martin Candidate for APA President ..............................44 Website OF PSYCHOTH N E O R I www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org APY DIVIS 29 AMER ASSN. I C L A A N PSYCHOLOGI C PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Linda F. Campbell, Ph.D. Greetings to our I am very pleased to report to the member- membership of ship that the Task Force for the Division 29! I Advancement and Advocacy of Psycho- enjoyed seeing therapy has been active and moving toward many of you in action plans that will be determined at the Hawaii and particu- board meeting in October. Leon larly appreciated VandeCreek, our President-Elect, and I have the turnout of mem- held focus groups with practice members of bers at the awards the division, research members of the divi- and social reception. sion, and training members of the division. This event contin- Further, we have held focus groups with ues to be one time advanced student members of APAGS and during the year an additional focus group of early career when active Division 29 members can count members of Division 29. The goal of the dis- on seeing each other and catching up on cussions remains to (1) identify obstacles to activities in our lives between conventions. the well being of psychotherapy in each of these domains of psychology and to (2) We were also very pleased this year to rec- determine what action Division 29 can take ognize as fellows several members who to promote and advance psychotherapy, in have contributed significantly to the divi- these problem areas.