Our July monthly meeting was especially exciting since in addition to our continuing education class we were also busy preparing for the APA convention in San Diego. Our dedicated team of volunteers including, Niaz Khani, Psy.D.; Marmar Mehrpouyan, Psy.D.; Fariba Rabizadeh, MFTI; Sheava Rahimi, MFT Stu; and Peyman Raoofi, M.A., Psy.D. Cand., worked hard throughout the meeting and beyond to make sure everything went very well with our participation at the event.

As many of you already know, our event actually did go very well. We made a lot of good contacts, expanded networking possibilities with other professional organizations, and IPAA was recognized as the very first minority association that ever attended an APA Convention. IPAA’s booth attracted many visitors including the president as well as the CEO of the APA, both of whom have promised to attend one of our monthly meetings and give lectures. The Continuing Education unit of the APA also met with our representatives and discussed future collaborations.

At our continuing education class in July Dr. Richard Dunn who is an adjunct faculty member at the Pacific Graduate Institute, a post-doctoral analytic training graduate of C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, and a clinical supervisor at the Maple Counseling Center presented a course on Dream Work in Clinical Practice. His work that was well received by the audience, focused on the interpretation of the dreams and the inclusion of the dream work into therapy. 

Our September 19, 2010 gathering is our fifth annual meeting and we will have a busy schedule including among others the presentations of the annual reports and the Census Bureau’s announcements.

At our continuing education segment Dr. Donald Bersoff the candidate for the APA president will present on Treating Violent patients: Preserving Confidentiality While Protecting the Society.

As a NYU and Yale graduate, Dr. Bersoff has a 45-year history with outstanding achievements as a clinical psychologist, an attorney, and an academician.  Dr. Bersoff is running for the president on platform of change including better future for professional psychology and independent practitioners.

August 2010