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Tulane University has been awarded the JedCampus Seal from the Jed Foundation, a leading organization working to promote emotional health and prevent suicide among college and university students. The seal recognizes schools that exhibit comprehensive mental health promotion and suicide prevention programming on campus.
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The Times interviewed health psychology expert, author, and McNeese professor, Dr. Linda Brannon, about her ideas regarding wellness and prevention. Dr. Brannon has authored over 30 books and study guides on topics within psychology, including the popular Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health, recently released by Cengage Learning in it’s eight Edition.
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The Office of Juvenile Justice published its strategic plan for 2014 recently, noting that its mission is to protect the public by “safe and effective individualized services to youth, who will become productive, law-abiding citizens.”
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Louisiana Behavior Analysis Association held its inaugural Gulf Coast Applied Behavior Analysis Conference on October 18 and 19, 2013, in Baton Rouge, at the Cook Hotel and Conference Center on the Louisiana State University campus.
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Dr. Susan Dardard, aka Susie Marie PhD, will star in a new reality television show set in rural Louisiana, called South River Stories®. The show airs this month on Cox Cable in Lafayette, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge, Tuesdays at 7:30 pm.
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Dr. Leisl Bryant, clinical and forensic psychologist and consultant with The Trust, will present an updated review of decision science and its implications for bias and vulnerability in clinical, ethical and risk management decision- making. Dr. Bryant will be hosted by the Louisiana Psychological Association at their fall workshop on Friday, November 17, 2023, to be held at the Lake House Reception Center in Baton Rouge.
Dr. Bryant will present a six-hour ethics continuing education workshop on ethics, risks, and vulnerabilities in the practice of psychology, titled, "Ethics, Risk Management and Vulnerabilities: Yours, Mine, and Ours."
Dr. Bryant will discuss strategies for reducing the impact of these vulnerabilities, issues arising in remote services beyond the pandemic, boundaries in advocacy by professionals on behalf of their clients/patients, and the risk- management implications of self-care (or its absence) for psychologists.
Dr. Bryant is a licensed New Hampshire and Massachusetts-based clinical and forensic psychologist, with board certification in Forensic Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
She received her B.A. from the University of West Florida, her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duquesne University, and completed a forensic postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Law and Psychiatry Program.
Working in both criminal and civil arenas, Dr. Bryant has maintained a private practice in clinical and forensic psychology for nearly two decades and has provided psychological services in a variety of forensic and therapeutic settings.
Registration and additional information about the conference may be found on the website of the Louisiana Psychological Association,
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Paul Dammers, medical psychologist and neuropsychologist at the NeuroMedical Center in Baton Rouge, was interviewed by reporter Penny Font of the Baton Rouge Business Report for the October 18 article, “It’s a mad mad mad mad world.” The article covered the issue of the modern tendency to be continually connected to Internet, email, and iPhones, etc.
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It was sometime in the mid 70s that Darlyne Nemeth introduced me to Tommy Stigall at the Baton Rouge Mental Health Center.
As a newly minted doctoral student, I was enamored with all things that had to do with psychology and Dr. Tommy Stigall was at the center of almost all of it in Louisiana. He was dedicated to whatever gods protected Psychology.
It was the time of the “consultation and collaboration clause“ battle that Tommy had taken on to liberate psychologists from the oversight of organized Medicine.
I and some of the other graduate students from LSU had joined the Louisiana Psychological Association. To my good fortune, I was useful because I came from Red River Parish and had a speaking relationship with the representative there, "Mutt" Fowler.
Upon Tommy’s request, I visited Representative Fowler–a "good egg" my father used to call him–and asked him for his vote. He said, "I don't see why not," and freely committed to Psychology's independence, being a good egg and probably also because he was not subject to the medical lobby in the backwoods of rural Louisiana.
I remember this well because Tommy shocked me when he put forth some sort of resolution at the state psychology convention commending me for my actions. I don't remember everything, but I remember standing at the back of the room with the rest of the peanut gallery and having everybody turn and look at me and applaud. As a young graduate student I was overwhelmed. It’s probably the reason I’ve been hooked into being a member of LPA for almost 50 years.
Our paths crossed again after Act 251 which moved medical psychologists from the psychology board to the medical board. Act 251 upset each of us for different reasons. He called it backwards and "anachronistic." I objected to the secrecy. He wanted a political solution. I created a community newspaper.
It had not registered that Tommy’s background was in journalism but it all came out eventually. Once when I was having lunch with Tom Hannie and Tommy, the three of us found ourselves discussing community psychology and the role of a newspaper. Tom had said some nice things about my efforts. Tom Hannie laughed and turned to me, saying, “That’s high praise coming from Tom Stigall."
Probably what I’m most thankful for is the opportunity to have showcased Tommy Stigall‘s photography in the Times. We fell into the arrangement when I learned that his hobby had become near and dear to his heart in his retirement. He won two first place awards for best photography composition in the Times from the Louisiana Press Association. One judge called his work "stunning."
He and Connie attended the awards ceremony with us. Tommy and Archimedes enjoyed the levity when they donned free hats and sunglasses for the association’s “Mission Possible” theme. But somehow, everyone turned out looking more like the Blues Brothers.
I’d never seen this before, Dr. Tommy Stigall was always so dignified, and I had a feeling that he was having a very good time.
"To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods."
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Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children is a book that increases the reader’s awareness about the needs of young children who have experienced trauma, a sometimes overlooked and minimized population of patients who deal with the same traumas as adults. Editor Dr. Joy Osofsky, points out that the impacts of childhood trauma are cumulative.
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Hi Dr. Nelson,
In my capacity as the lead of Tulane's Health Psychology doctoral certificate program, I am writing to express concern regarding COVID- 19 misinformation in recent issues of The Psychology Times.
An article in the current issue suggests that vaccines increase mortality. An article in the prior issue suggests that ivermectin is beneficial. This is misinformation from an unpublished report and a low-quality journal. The benefits of vaccination are well documented, and the efficacy of the limited treatments for COVID-19 is well described elsewhere.
Please let me know that this misinformation will be retracted. I plan to issue a public statement Friday of next week denouncing the articles so that people do not associate the "independent voice of psychology" in Louisiana with anything I stand for. This misinformation may cause reputational damage to psychologists in Louisiana unaffiliated with the publication.
Thank you,
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[EDITOR'S NOTE: We at the Times are honored to receive Dr. Hoerger's letter and thank him for it.
The Times adheres to the journalism principal of freedom of information, and the belief that a community can only thrive in an atmosphere of free speech.
Any misinformation is to be countered by more information, more free speech, and by upping the level of debate.
We thank Dr. Hoerger for upping the level of debate.
September and October issues can be found online and free of charge at thepsychologytimes.com.]
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Last month Michelle B. Moore, PsyD, current chair of the Louisiana State Board of examiners of psychologists announced that the Board will begin accepting nominations from licensees to participate in an election to fill the board member vacancy occurring July 1, 2024.
She said, "In addition, we are accepting nominations from qualified licensees for appointment by the LSBEP to fill two vacancies on the LSSP Committee for 1) A Licensed School Psychologist for the terms July 1, 2023-June 30, 2026 and 2) A Licensed Specialist in School Psychology for the term July 1, 2024- June 30, 2027. We have an additional vacancy to fill the position for our public member of the board occurring November 15, 2023."
Additional information is to be posted on the Board’s website at https://lsbep.org/news-events/ for filling all vacancies.
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On Oct. 26, Gov. John Bel Edwards was joined by Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Stephen Gardner and other officials, to sign a service development agreement that will advance the return of intercity passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
“An Amtrak line connecting Louisiana’s capital to the largest metropolitan area in the state will have immense economic benefits for both cities and the parishes in between,” said Gov. Edwards.
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The Medical Psychology Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the medical board, met on October 6 and also October 27. Meetings can be viewed by going to links at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/committee/med ical- psychology-advisory-committee.
The committee met in June and discussed several topics including the following, taken directly from the minutes.
MP Advance Practice Act. Discussion regarding applicants for Advanced Practice. For the past 13 years applicants for Advanced Practice have been granted that practice with only the MP license. There has recently been suggested a potential conflict in the current statute that would suggest an applicant for Advance Practice must also be licensed by LSBEP. Ms Wilton suggested this interpretation is understandable as the statute appears to have a typographical error allowing for such an interpretation. This has not been the interpretation understood by LSBME nor MPs. In support of the historical interpretation that a “current and unrestricted license” from LSBEP is NOT required for application to Advance Practice, Dr. Ally will provide a 2010 Louisiana State Attorney General’s opinion that had been requested by LSBEP indicating that a license by LSBEP was no longer required once an applicant attained the initial MP license from LSBME. It was also pointed out by Dr. Lowe that the Section of the statute that may be misinterpreted also requires a “current certificate of prescriptive authority” issued by LSBEP. However, LSBEP stopped issuing such certificates in 2009. Hence, no one would be able to meeting such an interpretation of the statute. Dr. Ally pledged to send a copy of the Attorney General’s opinion to Ms. Wilton for consideration. LSBME will give further information as soon as possible. Until that time, applicants for the Advanced Practice to be considered by the MPAC will be put on hold. No further action needed or taken on this matter.
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The Louisiana Action Coalition invited health care professionals, stakeholders, and community leaders to participate in its Annual Culture of Health Summit, held in October.
This year’s theme, "Addressing Health Disparities Through Dialogue, Policy, and Action," aims to ignite impactful discussions and solutions around healthcare disparities and equity. "We cannot progress as a society without ensuring that healthcare is equitable and accessible for everyone," said Denise Bottcher, AARP Louisiana State Director and co-lead of the Louisiana Action Coalition. "The Culture of Health Summit serves as a catalyst to inspire and educate attendees to eliminate health disparities and join hands in building an equitable healthcare system."
Keynote speaker was Dr. Kenya Beard. Her presentation, "Reducing the Gulf Between Healthcare Disparities and Health Equity," offered insights and actionable steps toward closing the gap between existing disparities and true health equity.
According to the announcement, LAC is honored to be among the 16 recipients of the Health Equity Innovations grants for 2023-2024, awarded by the AARP Center of Health Equity, the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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