The OP Review November 2005 - Ohio Psychological Association

SOPP Faculty, Students,
Provide Mental Health
Assistance for
Katrina Victims
W
right State University’s School of Professional
Psychology faculty and students are helping on
two fronts to assist Hurricane Katrina victims
relocated to the Dayton region.
More than 60 students and staff have volunteered to help the
Red Cross in Dayton and Cincinnati assist relocated individuals
and families from the Gulf Coast with screening for mental
health issues. Graduate students will work under the supervision
of faculty to provide assistance to displaced individuals
and families.
A second project involves the SOPP Ellis Human Development
Institute in downtown Dayton. The professional staff and
students are partnering with the Red Cross to provide mental
health services at low or no cost for individuals who will need
ongoing and long-term assistance.
“The Katrina victims will work with one or more of our Ellis
programs, which include the general practice clinic, male
responsibility program, assessment service, preventing abuse in
the home, the mental health and deafness program and the
Center for Child and Adolescent Violence Prevention,” said La
Pearl Logan Winfrey, PhD, professor of psychology and associate
dean for clinical training and psychological services at SOPP.
Dr. Winfrey added that “the primary goals of the Ellis Institute
involve training future psychologists while providing assistance
to community residents with mental health needs to help these
individuals in their recovery process.”
For more details on these programs, contact Dr. Winfrey
at lapearllogan.winfrey@wright.edu or (937) 775-3470.
OPA Calendar of Events
November 7, 2005:
OPA Office Move
November 17, 2005:
Interpreting HIPPA’s Security Rule, Vernon
Manor Hotel, Cincinnati
November 12, 2005:
OPA Board of Directors Meeting
November 24-25, 2005:
OPA Offices Closed for Thanksgiving
December 17, 2005:
OPA Board of Directors Meeting
December 24-January 1:
OPA Central Office Closed
Happy a safe and happy Thanksgiving
from the OPA Central Office Staff!
“Dance For Your Spirit”
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEMBERS
MEETING OF THE OHIO
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The Board of Directors of the Ohio Psychological Association
(OPA) has called a special meeting of the members of OPA
for Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 10 a.m. at the OPA
Central Office, 400 East Town Street, Suite 200, Columbus,
Ohio. The purpose of the meeting is to elect two members of
the board of electors:
Mary Miller Lewis, PhD, Public Interest Committee Chair
Mary D. Morgillo, PhD, Toledo Area Professional
Psychologists Representative
CORRECTION
Dr. Christina Rideout was misidentified in the last issue
of the OP Review. Dr. Rideout is a member of the OPA
Diversity Committee.
A new social event, “Dance For Your Spirit,” was added
to OPA’s Third Annual “Union of Psychology &
Spirituality Retreat” September 9 and 10 at Mohican
State Park. Under the guise of Dr. Robin Arthur and her
husband Mr. Douglas Arthur, participants learned how to
salsa dance and tango. If you are interested in learning
more about OPA’s Spirituality Retreat, please contact
Katie Crabtree Thomas, director of communications and
education, at kcrabtree@ohpsych.org.
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