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Hudson Valley Interest GroupHVIG May 12 2006 Newsletterth
Greetings to and from the members of the New York
Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA) Hudson
Valley Interest Group (HVIG).
We meet every six weeks on the
campus of Marist College,
Poughkeepsie, New York in the
beautiful Hudson Valley. The
NYMHCA is an advocacy
organization representing the
clinical counselors of New York
State. Our goal for this
newsletter is to keep our members current with information
relating to mental health counseling, keep our members
united, bring information to our members about local training
and seminar opportunities, and to expand our group through
email information. For a complete listing of meeting dates
and agendas, visit the HVIG website. This newsletter is sent
out to any current members together with anyone interested in
the profession of mental health counseling. In this newsletter:
HVIG Leadership
Focus on a Member
What’s Happening Now
News
Cartoons, Quotes & Humor are Good
Quick Links
Feedback/Comments
HVIG LEADERSHIP
Group Coordinator Yvonne Poley
Director of Training Suse Volk
Treasurer Rick Scott
Webmaster Craig Debinski
Secretary Tammy MacBrien
Outreach Director Kristen Fortuna
Public Relations Jon Petersen
Newsletter Cynthia A Canaday
The Hudson River Valley is a great place to go to school,
live, and to work as a Mental Health Counselor!
FOCUS ON A MEMBER
Suse Volk, M.A., M.S., LMHC
I am the Director of Training of
the HVIG since it started a little
over a year ago. I’ve always
liked learning and for that
reason was drawn to volunteer
for that position.
I grew up in a region of
Germany called the Pfalz. Bad
Bergzabern, the small town
where I spent my very protected
childhood, is in the
southwestern part of Germany on the French border. I have
come full circle when five years ago I moved to New Paltz. I
just wanted to live in a small town in the mountains and I
luckily stumbled upon New Paltz. Little did I know that I
moved to a place where others from my home town, namely
the Huguenots, had moved to some 400 years ago.
Synchronicity at work!
My very first introduction to the United States occurred
when I was 16 and an AFS exchange student in Arlington,
Texas. I still remember the poster in my local school
advertising a year abroad and I knew I would be chosen to
do this. I had no clue though how profoundly it would
change the course of my life. After a solid year of culture
shock, I went back to Germany to finish High School and to
start College, always knowing somewhere inside of me that I
would return to the United States someday. After graduating
with a Bachelor degree from the University of Bonn in
1980, majoring in Psychology and Education, I then
returned to the United States to attend graduate school at the
University of Texas in Austin.
My education wasn’t the only reason for returning to the
United States, no, a man was another reason for this
decision. I graduated with a Masters degree in Child
Development and Family Relationships in 1982 and
accepted a job in Munich to work for Bavarian Television
on the production of a film about the development of
children in different cultures. This project led to other film
and movie productions and eventually I moved to Atlanta,
Georgia to accept a position as a Flight Attendant of all
things.
HVIG, May 12, 2006
As it is obvious by now, my life has never been a straight
path but rather a very winding road. While flying all over the
world for a while I also attended Georgia State University
and graduated in 1995 with a Masters degree in Community
Counseling. My own therapy and personal growth led me to
wanting to become a therapist myself.
My internship was spent at The Bridge in Atlanta, a treatment
center for adolescents with severe behavior problems. The
Bridge offered me a therapist position after I received my
degree and I worked there for two years gaining wonderful,
difficult, and very important experience. I received my
license in Georgia in 1998 and at that point moved into
private practice.
Besides my formal education, I have received additional
training in Hypnotherapy, Gestalt therapy, Psychomotor work
and life coaching. My therapeutic orientation draws on
concepts and methods from Jungian, transpersonal,
humanistic, gestalt and cognitive areas of Psychology. I work
with individuals, couples, and groups to address concerns
such as family of origin issues, depression, anxiety,
relationship difficulties and personal growth. I also conduct
regular workshops to help women feel more empowered in
their lives. My particular interest is in therapeutic work that
integrates spiritual principles, emotional expression, and the
wisdom of the body.
If you would like to contact Suse to receive additional
information or if you are a member of the HVIG and would
be interested in presenting at one of our meetings, contact
Suse, our Director of Training: [email protected]
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW
May is Mental Health Month
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS
The Mental Health Associations in Dutchess,
Orange, and Ulster Counties can provide
valuable support services for you and your
clients. For information on services, programs, and
additional resources available, contact the Mental Health
Association in your county. Please see the “quick link”
section of this newsletter for easy online access to the Mental
Health Association website
The NYMHCA Hudson Valley Interest Group May 19, 2006
at 9:30-11:30am
topic: Family Communication that Works
presented by:
Craig A. Debinski, PhD
The NYMHCA Hudson Valley Interest Group
Our next meeting will be held on
Friday, June 30th, 2006
at 9:30-11:30am
topic:
Healthy Boundaries in the
Counseling Relationship
The Journey to Recovery
Helping Eating Disorder Clients Before, During, and After
Inpatient Treatment
Sponsored by: Ophelia’s Place and Remuda Ranch
Friday, June 9, 2006
11:00am-2:00pm
Complimentary Luncheon-1.5 CEU’s
407 Liverpool, NY 13088
For Directions: 315-451-5544
For Information: Sage Hill 1-800-445-1900 x4514 or
Dutchess County Council on Alcoholism & Chemical
Dependency
Older Adults and Addiction: An Approaching Epidemic
A Conference for Physicians, Mental Health Professionals
and Elder Care Providers
Friday, April 7, 2006
9am-4pm
The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel
6 CASAC Hours
Registration & Questions: Debbie Perez, (845) 471-0914
x100
New York Association for Play Therapy
7 Annual Conferenceth
Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children
& Evocative Strategies in Play Therapy
April 28-29, 2006
The Royal Regency Hotel
165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY
Contact Information: Chris Foreacre (845)758-9391 or
11 CEU in Play Therapy available
HVIG, May 12, 2006
NEWS
Craig Debinski, MA ,LMHC, Ph.D. AdjunctProfessor, HVIG Webmaster
The Poughkeepsie Area
Chamber of Commerce is proud
to announce the ribbon cutting of
the grand opening of the office of
Craig Debinski, mental health
counselor in Hyde Park, and
Adjunct Professor of Counseling
in Nyack, NY. President Charlie
North presented Craig Debinski with a gift from the Chamber
and refreshments were provided by Cranberry's. Those
attending included New York State Legislator Diane Nash,
Marist College counselor Yvonne Poley, and mental health
counselor Cynthia A. Canaday.
Craig received his New York State license to practice as a
mental health counselor this May 2006, congratulations, Craig!
Yvonne Poley, LMHC, HVIG Coordinator
Marist counselor named to 'Who's Who in America'
Yvonne Poley, the HVIG director and a
counselor at Marist College Counseling
Center, has been named to "Who's Who in
America" for her education, treatment and
prevention work in the field of eating
disorders.
Congratulations Yvonne!
Watch for the June 23 Edition of therd
Hudson Valley Interest Group
Newsletter which will feature Spring
2006 counseling graduates!!
QUOTES, CARTOONS &
HUMOR ARE GOOD
And I Quote.......
The goal of counseling is to help clients feel better and act
differently. All models of counseling attempt to reach this goal
by creating interventions that focus on one of four areas. Each
model intervenes on feelings, behaviors, thinking, and/or
biochemistry. Humor can effect changes in all four areas and
therefore, a counselor who learns effective uses of humor
increases the potency of the counseling. (Stephen Sultanoff,
PhD.)
"Cartoons copyrighted by Mark Parisi, printed with permission.
HVIG, May 12, 2006
Bumper Sticker Humor.....
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot...
Where there’s a will......I want to be in it.
If you think nobody really cares, try missing a couple of
payments.
I’ve taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.
Circular Definition: see Definition, Circular
I don’t have a problem with willpower, its won’t power I have
a problem with.
The only cure for insomnia is to get more sleep.
QUICK LINKS
NYMHCA
NYMHCA Hudson Valley Interest Group
New York State Education Department
DC Mental Health Association
UC Mental Health Association
OC Mental Health Association
DC Departments Online
UC Departments Online
OC Departments Online
FEEDBACK/COMMENTS
The NYMHCA Hudson Valley Interest Group continues to
grow in membership. If you have not joined, or have any
questions regarding membership, contact:
For general information about the HVIG of the NYMHCA,
contact the Group Coordinator: Yvonne Poley:
If you are a member of the HVIG and would be interested in
presenting at one of our meetings, contact our Director of
Training: Suse Volk: [email protected]
Questions for our Treasurer? Contact: Rick Scott:
Questions or suggestions for our Webmaster? Contact: Craig
Debinski: [email protected]
Questions for our Outreach Director? Contact: Kristen
Fortuna: [email protected]
Questions or requests for our Secretary? Contact: Tammy
MacBrien: [email protected]
Questions regarding Public Relations? Contact: Jon
Peterson: [email protected]
If you have comments, suggestions, or requests regarding
this newsletter, or if you are a member of the HVIG
NYMHCA and would be interested in submitting an article
for this newsletter, or have information for any of the
columns ,or would like to have your profile highlighted in
our “Focus on a Member” column, we welcome it!! All
submissions need to be received two weeks prior to
publication. The next publication date: May 12, 2006.
Please contact:[email protected]
If you would like to be added to the mailing for this
newsletter or would prefer not to receive this newsletter,
please let us know: [email protected]
Please join us at our May 19 Meeting!th
NEXT HUDSON VALLEY INTEREST GROUP
NYMHCA newsletter will be published June 23, 2006
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