CLINICAL

UPDATE
The Newsletter of the California Society for Clinical Social Work
Volume XL, Number 9—March 2011
In this issue . . . . .
Sex, Shopping, Gambling and Gaming,
Sex, Shopping, Gambling
and Gaming: Addictions in
Addictions in the 21st Century
the 21st Century—CSCSW CSCSW 2011 Conference
2011 Conference
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By Joyce Parker, LCSW, Ph.D.
Wow—That Conference!
Page 5 Our 2011 CSCSW Conference was a resounding success. We had a large turnout. Over
160 Social Workers, MFTs, Psychologists, Students and Addiction Counselors were in
What is Neuromarketing? attendance. They heard from an excellent line‐up of speakers that were informative
Page 6 and exceptionally interesting. Rob Weiss, LCSW began by defining “process addictions”
as a psycho‐biological‐neurological problem that has most of the characteristics of
AAPSCW Corner substance addictions such as
Page 7 loss of control, compulsive use
in spite of adverse
Inside the Institute consequences and obsession or
Page 11 preoccupation about engaging in
the behavior. Sex, shopping,
How Do You Use the Web? gambling and gaming all have
Page 12 the potential to become process
addictions. He spoke specifically
_________________ about sex addiction and
Left to right: Conference Chair, Joyce Parker, LCSW, discussed the steps required to
PhD, Presenter Heidi Hartston, PhD, and Presenter successfully treat these
District Meetings Rob Weiss, LCSW, CSAT‐S individuals. He described in
Calendar detail what sobriety entails.
Family participation in the treatment is encouraged. Rob Weiss is an enthusiastic
Fresno Page 2 supporter of the Society and was instrumental in helping us find speakers. He
Greater Los Angeles encouraged treatment centers to sponsor our event and buy tables. His Sexual Recovery
Page 2 Institute along with Promises Treatment Centers helped to sponsor our lunch. We are
Mid‐Peninsula Page 8 deeply appreciative of the help Rob gave us and his part in the success of this
Sacramento/Davis conference.
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San Diego Page 9 After Rob, Tim Fong M.D. gave an informative presentation on pathological gambling.
San Fernando Valley He made us aware of the existence of the California Problem Gambling Treatment
Page 10 Services Program which treats problem gamblers for free. He described the
South Bay/Torrance characteristics and consequences of pathological gambling and the biological, social and
Page 10 psychological aspects of this disorder. He believes treatment should be multi‐modal
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 2010-2011 CSCSW
Board of Directors
President
Mick Rogers, LCSW
(916) 929‐0808 Ext. 144
rogersm2@sutterhealth.org
Finance Chair
Jim Badiner, LCSW
(707) 544‐2131
jimles@sonic.net
Past President
Diane Meadow, PhD, LCSW
(949) 707‐5191
drmeadow@cox.net
Directors
Robin Emerson, LCSW
(323) 782‐8161
remerson@ca.rr.com
Marjorie Milstein, LCSW
(619) 543‐1133
milstein@mail.sdsu.edu
Joyce Parker, Ph.D., LCSW
(310) 371‐8814
jparkerphd@roadrunner.com
Anne Petrovich, Ph.D., LCSW
(559) 260‐6822
apetrovi@csufresno.edu
Leah Reider, LCSW
(650) 325‐5867
leahreider@hotmail.com
Jean Rosenfeld, LCSW
(916) 487‐8276
JeanR123@aol.com
Nina Unger, RN, LCSW
(916) 717‐8579
ninaunger@mac.com
Executive Director
MaryAnne Bobrow,
(916) 560‐9238
maryanne@clinicalsocialworksociety.org
Ex Officio Member
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District Meetings Calendar
FRESNO DISTRICT
Date: March 26, 2011
Time: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Presenter: Kathy Cromwell, LCSW
Topic: Grief Counseling
CE Credits: 1.5 (1 CE credit per hour of instruction)
Location: Fresno Breakfast House
3045 E. Ashlan Avenue, Fresno, CA
Kathy is the director of the Hinds Hospice Center’s Angel Babies and
Bereavement Program.
Future Meetings
Note: There will be no meetings in April or May. Our
next presentation will be in June, with the speaker
to be announced.
Members earn 1.5 CE credits at no cost. Credits for non‐members are
$10.00 per unit. Non‐members are welcome and may attend at no charge
(no CEU certificate). MSW students are encouraged to attend. We meet
the fourth Saturday of each month at the Fresno Breakfast House, 3045 E.
Ashlan Ave., northwest corner of Ashlan and First in Fresno. Breakfast,
networking, and business begin at 9:30 a.m. with the presentation to
follow. Please bring money for a breakfast of your choice and any
networking materials you would like to share.
The Fresno District meets on the 4th Saturday morning of every month
(except July) from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. To volunteer to help or for more
information call Laurie Crosbie, co‐coordinator, at 559‐779‐0418. To RSVP,
please notify Gabriele Case at (559) 224‐2495.
GREATER LOS ANGELES DISTRICT
Date: April 9, 2011
Time: 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Presenter: Marc Sadoff, MSW, BCD
Topic: Anger
CE Credits: 1.5 (1 CE credit per hour of instruction)
Location: The home of Judy Messinger
3267 Corinth Ave., Los Angeles 90066
Not anger management but how to understand the functions, physiology
and pathology of anger. Marc will use his own experience of working with
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Date: November 5, 2011
people with anger issues which have gotten them in Time: 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
trouble in various ways and will present some of the Presenter: Dr. James Green
ideas from Daniel Coleman's book, "Vital Lies: Simple Topic: Working with gays and lesbians in
Truths‐The Psychology of Self Deception," and Matthew psychotherapy
McKay from his book,
"When Anger Hurts." Marc has been a popular speaker Ms. Messinger’s home is 2‐1/2 blocks south of National
on several topics and we are pleased to welcome him Bl., 1 block west of Sawtelle Bl. Corinth does not
back. intersect National, within a mile of the junction of the
10 and 405. Please RSVP to Judy at 310.478.0560 or
Future Meetings messingerlcsw@yahoo.com. District coordinators are
Lynette Sim, 310.394.7484 and Debbie Reese,
Date: June 4, 2011 818.634.7880.
Time: 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Presenter: Dr. Mark Thompson CSCSW members earn 1.5 CE credits at no cost. Non‐
Topic: Mentalization member CSWs and MFTs may obtain credits for $10.00
per unit. Non‐members are welcome at no charge, no
Date: September 10, 201 CEU certificate. MSW students are encouraged to
Time: 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM attend.
Presenter: TBA
Topic: TBA (Continued on Page 8)

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CSCSW 2011 Conference
using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational a panel of our experts answering questions from the
interviewing, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. He audience. They talked about the controversy
encourages the surrounding
use of Gamblers defining these
Anonymous and problem behaviors
psycho as addictions and
educational gave their opinions
aids. He about the diagnoses
believes in for these disorders.
family
involvement. PowerPoint
presentations of Dr. William Huang
After a delicious the talks on sex,
lunch we shopping and gambling addictions are available on the
Dr. Tim Fong reconvened to CSCSW website www.clincialsocialworksociety.org. Any
hear Heidi feedback you have about the conference can be
Hartston Ph.D. on shopping addiction which she communicated by email to
defines as an inability to resist impulses to shop which maryanne@clinicalsocialworksociety.org.
are excessive in time spent planning and shopping. It
also causes significant distress and role disruption. She Joyce Parker, LCSW, Ph.D. , CSCSW Board Member and
described the characteristics and addictive qualities of Conference Chair, has a private practice in Torrance
compulsive shopping. Particularly interesting was her California treating children, teens, adults and couples.
discussion of neuromarketing and how advertisers use She can be reached by email at
subliminal messages and triggers to draw all of us, and jparkerphd@roadrunner.com and by phone at (310)
particularly 371‐8814.
compulsive
shoppers, into _________________________________
buying
merchandise.
Treatment
includes The Californai Society for Clinical Social Work extends
Cognitive its sincere thanks to
Behavioral
Therapy,
Dialectical
Heidi Hartston, PhD and Rob Weiss, LCSW Behavior
Therapy and
Debtors Anonymous.

Will Huang M.D. was our last speaker of the day. His
talk included video demonstrations of some of the
most popular games such as World of Warcraft, Age of
Conan and Star Wars. He described how easy it is to
become deeply involved in the fantasy and how much
peer pressure there is to participate for numerous
hours each day. He also described and demonstrated
virtual reality as a treatment option for such disorders
as ADHD, phobias and addictions. The day ended with
for their generous sponsorship of the luncheon
at the January 29, 2011 Conference.
_________________________________
CSCSW also thanks each and every Conference
Committee member for their contributions to the
overwhelming success of the 2011 C onference!

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 Wow – That Conference!
By Jean Rosenfeld, LCSW
I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and particularly
appreciated the dynamic speakers.
I found the following information interesting and/or fun
and surprising and/or particularly useful:
• People are “high” before ingesting their chosen
substance or becoming active in their process
addiction. Anticipation of engaging in the
addiction causes changes in the brain and body
– heart rate, breathing, perspiration, pupils
dilating, more acute hearing, reduced
intellectual functioning, and a feeling of rush or
intensity.
• Cognitive narrowing occurs when engaging in
the addiction – there is a lowered connection to
self – both cognitively and emotionally.
Allowing for a time delay before engaging in the
addictive behavior can help to restore a
connection to self.
• Gambling is an $83 billion a year business –
compared to cigarettes ($20 billion), alcohol
($30 ‐ $40 billion), and the entire National
Institutes of Health annual budget ($11 billion.)
resembles a compulsive behavior which is
anxiety driven and engaged in with the goals of
avoiding risk and reducing worry.
• During recessions lipstick sales go up. Branding
is subtle in very high end and low end
merchandise (the one exception being lady’s
handbags).
• Surgeons performing laparoscopy surgery
(which entails looking at a screen and
manipulating instruments) make fewer mistakes
when they warm up before surgery by playing
videogames.
• The definition of infidelity has become more
complex when considering emotionally intimate
relationships that develop through Facebook,
online pornography, etc. Rob Weiss, LCSW
suggested that the key issue is the keeping of
secrets from an intimate partner.
Jean Rosenfeld, LCSW treats adults in her
private practice in Carmichael. She can be
reached at 916 487‐8276. She is also editor of
this newsletter.

• www.problemgambling.CA.gov is a website that

offers help; phone 1‐800‐Gambler or
1‐800‐426‐2537. It is sponsored by the Office of
Problem Gambling, California Department of
Alcohol and Drug Programs. There is a free
workbook, in 18 languages, that can be
downloaded. A network of 200 trained
therapists offer eight free sessions for the
problem gambler and family members. Six free
phone counseling sessions are also available.

• Shopping addiction is found in all levels of

income; about 6% of the population has this
problem. It is equal for females and males;
although, males often call it “collecting.”

• Shopping addiction can be considered an Special thanks to our volunteers for staffing
impulse problem, focusing on pleasure seeking registration: Left: Lynette Sim, Center back:
and emotional avoidance with a goal to gain Nina Unger, RN, LCSW, Right: Jan Lipschutz
pleasure; whereas hoarding more closely

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What is Neuromarketing?
By Heidi Hartston , Ph.D.
Neuromarketing is a term coined in 2002 to describe the
use of brain science and research to enhance marketing
strategy. Research
subjects are consumers
hooked to portable EEGs,
brain imaging machines
or other biological data
collecting systems to
collect information about
what pleases us and
increases our motivation
to buy.
Neuromarketing can tell
us a lot about why we
think and feel how we do
about products, and about why we want to buy them.
For example, a well known Baylor College of Medicine
study from 2004 repeated the famous Coke vs. Pepsi
challenge with added brain scans. Subjects who chose
Pepsi as tastier in the blind condition had activation in
their brain’s reward center (ventromedial
prefrontal cortex). However when brands
were revealed, subjects preferring Coke
showed activation in memory and
association areas, suggesting that Coke
preference had more to do with
memories and associations than with
taste.
Neuromarketing can also provide
information about how to increase our
positive feelings about a product or how
to put us in a buying frame of mind. We
know from a University of Rochester
study, for example, that the color red,
whether worn buy a sales person or used
to frame a display, influences viewers to attribute
power, reliability, desirability and success to the wearer.
Respondents in the study rated men wearing something
red (not necessarily dressed in all red, but who had
something red on) as more powerful or trustworthy.
Researchers suggest there could be something biological
at work since red is a signal of male dominance in some
primate species as well. Women in this study wearing
red were rated as more desirable. Either of these effects
can increase a sales person’s influence on a potential
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buyer since in another study we discovered that men
“in a mating frame of mind” were more easily
persuadable.
A University of Columbia study showed that a light
touch on the shoulder from a woman increased risk
taking behavior immediately afterwards by 50%. In
consumer psychology classes, often a required course
for retail managers, sales people are taught to touch
shoppers lightly when offering a dressing room or
otherwise checking in with them. A Chicago neurology
researcher working for the fragrance industry showed
that identical Nike sneakers were rated differently by
consumers, 84% of whom preferred the one in the
flower scented room and were consistently willing to
pay $10 more for the perceived superior one.
It is hard to criticize marketers for using simple
strategies which enhance their sales. Making our
shopping environment smell good or trigger pleasant
memory associations seems reasonable and benign.
Allowing sales people to touch buyers is just part of
natural positive human interaction. The issue becomes
more complicated when there is intent
to influence behavior using scientific
information and strategy that the buyer
isn’t aware of. Being an informed buyer
can level the playing field. A shopper
who can inform their decision process
by factoring in reasons why they might
be driven to buy something can escape
manipulation and intervene in impulsive
behaviors.
Heidi Hartston, Ph.D., is a Psychologist in
private practice in Oakland, treating
OCD, impulsive buying, eating and hair
pulling, as well as anxiety and
depression. She has published original
research on clinical characteristics, neuropsychological
features and treatment outcomes in OCD, compulsive
shopping and other OC‐spectrum disorders, and has
been featured in print and on television. More
information about her can be found at
www.HeidiHartstonPhD.com.
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The American Association for Psychoanalysis in expectations that individuals can achieve all they need
Clinical Social Work www.AAPCSW.org to through personal ambition and drive can leave them
Northern California Chapter unready to deal with difficulties and failures. They may
then arrive for psychotherapy with a sense of foreclosed
Co‐Chairs: Velia Frost, LCSW; Rita Karuna Cahn, LCSW future. This makes the therapist’s holding a sense of the
patient’s future very important. Therapists can be
Our member participation and lively discussion are hesitant to address their vision of a patient’s future, out
invigorating and enriching. We look forward to your of fear of influence, but often have the experience of
joining us as we continue to build our community. seeing possibilities that patients cannot see in their
selves.
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM ‐ 12:30 PM We welcome your questions, case examples and
Presenter: Penny Schreiber, Ph.D., LCSW participation in a lively conversation.
Topic: Holding A Sense of the Patient’s Future:
a Psychodynamic Exploration of Hope Penny Schreiber, PhD., LCSW, received her PhD. From
and Possibility the Sanville Institute. She has been in private practice in
CE Credit: 2.5 CEUs offered at no charge to Palo Alto and Menlo Park, working with adult individuals
members of AAPCSW & CSCSW and couples.
Location: Office of Velia Frost
151 Tenth Ave. (between California & Our third program will be in June 2011. Date to be
Lake Streets), San Francisco, CA 94118. announced. Watch for announcements:

Public Transportation: The #1 California bus stops at the

We invite you to join us for an exploration of how corner of 10th & California. #38 Geary stops at 10th &
therapists hold a sense of their patients’ futures, and Geary‐a 2 block walk.
how this impacts their work. The future is a part of
every psychotherapy treatment, whether acknowledged Seating is limited to 25. Please RSVP early to be assured
and worked with or not. Based on findings from her of your place.
Sanville Institute dissertation, Dr. Schreiber suggests
that holding hope and possibility for the patient RSVP to: ritakaruna@mac.com.
provides an often unspoken and unexamined frame of For info: Call or email: Rita Karuna Cahn, LCSW
reference in psychotherapeutic work. Often cultural 415‐751‐7004

Left photo: Ros Goldstein and Marjorie Milstein. Right photo: David Kuroda. From all reports, those who attended
not only learned from our presenters but also had a great time, some calling it The Best Conference Ever!
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District Meetings Calendar
(Continued from Page 3) minutes of our meeting is devoted to introducing new
members and sharing professional information. It is a
All are welcome at all CSCSW District meetings, time to network with others so bring flyers and
regardless of geography so when you see something business cards.
interesting please join us. Please remember to RSVP so
that we have enough seating and handouts. We meet at the Stanford Department of Psychiatry, 401
Chatting, networking and snacking time is built into our Quarry Road, Room 1206, Palo Alto. Meetings are on
meetings so please bring your business cards, flyers et the third Friday of each month with the exception of
cetera. February when we meet on the 4th Friday. No need to
RSVP.
MID‐PENINSULA DISTRICT
Our coordinators are Virginia Frederick LCSW and
Date: March 18, 2011 Myrna Robinson LCSW. For more information, contact
Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Ginny Frederick at ginnyfred@aol.com or 650‐324‐
Presenter: Mark Rosenthal LCSW 8988.
Topic: DBT – Dialectical Behavorial Therapy
CE Credits: 1.5 (1 CE credit per hour of instruction) SACRAMENTO/DAVIS DISTRICT
Location: Stanford Department of Psychiatry
401 Quarry Road, Room 1206 Date: March 19, 2011
Palo Alto, CA Time: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Presenter: Sharon Thompson Wilson, MFT
This presentation in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy will Topic: Long Term Relationships and Sexuality
provide a review of Borderline Personality Disorder CE Credits: 2.0 (1 CE credit per hour of instruction)
within the DBT model as well as provide an overview of Location: Friends Meeting House
DBT. A brief introduction to the four skill modules will 890 57th Street
be discussed. Mark has an extensive background in Sacramento, CA 95819
clinical social work having worked at Langley Porter
Psychiatric Institute. He is the co‐founder of the San Please RSVP to Peggy Martinez, LCSW at
Francisco DBT center where he has his private practice. pmartinezlcsw@sbcglobal.net or 916‐812‐7127.
He also trains and is a consultant to other therapist.

Upcoming Meetings

Date: April 15, 2011

Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Presenter: Elizabeth Simpson LCSW
Topic: Countertransference Response in Our
Work with Difficult Patients – a Clinical
Presentation

Date: May 20, 2011

Time: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Presenter: TBA
Topic: TBA
Rob Weiss, Richard Goldberg and others enjoyed the
Members earn (1.5 of units) CE credits at no cost. conference luncheon.
Credits for non‐members are $10.00 per unit. MSW
students are encouraged to attend. The first 10 (Continued on Page 9)

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(Continued from Page 8) CE Credits: 1.5 (1 CE credit per hour of instruction)
Location: Mesa Vista Hospital
Upcoming Meetings 7850 Vista Hill Avenue, San Diego, CA

Date: April 16, 2011 The presentation will highlight factors that impact
Time: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM mental health in an older population. Attendees will:
Presenter: George Rosenfeld, PhD learn several factors impacting mental health that are
Topic: Contributions from Ethics and Research unique to an elderly population; understand commonly
Toward Integrating Religion into used assessment tools, along with their benefits and
Psychotherapy limitations; understand differences and similarities in
the manifestation of Dementia and Depression; and
Date: May 21, 2011 how to identify several possible approaches to
Time: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM supporting elderly clients including caregiver support,
Presenter: Peggy Martinez, LCSW life review, and the use of interdisciplinary resources.
Topic: Bullying Across the Ages
Upcoming Meetings
All District meetings will be from 1:30 PM ‐ 4:00 PM on
Saturdays. The first half hour will be for people to Date: April 1, 2011
mingle, connect and network. You are encouraged to Time: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
bring your flyers and business cards. The guest Presenter: Katie McGuinness
presentation will be from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Topic: The ACT program at St. Vincent DePaul

CSCSW presentations meet the BBS requirement for Date: May 6, 2011
Continuing Education Credit and 2 CEUs can be earned Time: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
for each presentation this year. CSCSW members will Presenter: Roseanne Larson
earn 2 CEUs at no cost. Non‐member LCSWs and MFTs Topic: PTSD
can earn CEUs for the fee of $20.00 and by filling out
the non‐member CEU form. Date: May 6, 2011
Time: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
LCSWs, MFTs, members, non‐members, students and Presenter: Gita Moreno
interns are all welcome to attend. We have a very Topic: Archetypes in the Wizard of OZ
experienced group of presenters this year and hope to
see you there! Please share with colleagues. There are no meetings in July or August 2011.

Membership information can be found at the CSCSW
website: www.clinicalsocialworksociety.org
Please RSVP for each presentation to Peggy Martinez,
LCSW at pmartinezlcsw@sbcglobal.net or (916) 812‐
7127.
SAN DIEGO DISTRICT
Members earn 1.5 CE credits at no cost. Credits for
non‐members are $10 per unit. Non‐member are
welcome and may attend at no charge (no CEU
certificate). MSW students are encouraged to attend.
Our meetings begin with a half hour for people to
mingle, network & build community. Bring your flyers
and business cards.

Date: March 4, 2011 Meetings are held at Mesa Vista Hospital, 7850 Vista
Time: 11:45 AM to 1:45 PM Hill Avenue, from 11:45 am to 1:45 pm. Please come
Presenter: Lisa Holland, LCSW, Regional Director early as parking is limited.
of Quality Improvement for Southern
California Presbyterian Homes
Topic: Mental Health and the Elderly (Continued on Page 10)

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District Meetings Calendar
(Continued from Page 9) misdiagnose them and apply inappropriate treatments.
In this workshop, participants will learn to recognize
Please make your reservations by contacting Ros the characteristics of gifted children and adults that
Goldstein, 619‐692‐4038, #3, or goldsiegel@gmail.com. may inadvertently lead to incorrect diagnoses, and to
discern them from actual mental health problems in
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY gifted individuals.
Date: April 9, 2011 Dale Stuart, Ph.D., Sc.D. has a Ph.D. in Clinical
Time: 10:30 AM ‐ 12:00 PM Psychology, with a private practice in Torrance, CA. She
Presenter: William Poynter, LCSW received her first doctorate in Aerospace Engineering
CE Credits: 1.5 (1 CE credit per hour of instruction) from M.I.T., and had a successful career in Aerospace
Topic: Pre‐addiction intervention: Stopping before returning to her interest in the field of
substance abuse before addiction psychology. She has worked in environments with
Location: Home of Barbara Weitzberg gifted individuals for most of her life and is the proud
5711 Como Circle aunt of a gifted nephew who adores her gifted poodle.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367 She has lectured widely in the U.S. and was a seven‐
time women’s skydiving world champion.
Usually when we work with addiction, we are seeking
to help our patient recover. Occasionally, there is an Upcoming Meetings
opportunity to work with people at risk before they
become addicted. This presentation will look at Date: May 16, 2011
integrating relapse prevention principles in Time: 12:00 PM ‐ 2:00 PM
interventions with employees who fail work place Presenters: Barbara Schock and
drug tests, utilizing selected motivational interviewing Lanning Melville
techniques. Topic: The Soldiers Project: Helping
Those Who Give Much to Our
To RSVP contact Barbara Weitzberg by phone at Nation
818‐703‐3176 or email her at
bweitzberg@comcast.net. The lunch meetings are held bi‐monthly at the
Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Thelma McMillen
SOUTH BAY/TORRANCE DISTRICT MEETING Center for Chemical Dependency, 3333 Skypark Drive,
2nd Floor, Torrance CA 90505. The cost of the lunch
Date: March 21, 2011 without reservations, paying at the door, $17.00. If
Time: 12:00 PM ‐ 2:00 PM reservations are made by 5 pm, March 16, 2011, the
Presenter: Dale Stuart, Ph.D., Sc.D. cost is $13.00. Parking is free.
Topic: Gifted Children and Adults: Avoiding
Common Mistakes in their Diagnosis Members of the Society for Clinical Social Work may
and Treatment earn 1.5 CE credits by attending the presentation.
CE Credits: 1.5 (1 CE credit per hour of instruction) LCSWs and MFTs who are not members may earn the
Location: Torrance Memorial Medical Center credit by paying a nominal fee of $15.00. Attendees are
Thelma McMillen Center for requested to make reservations, and to cancel 24 hours
Chemical Dependency in advance if unable to attend. For information and
3333 Skypark Drive, 2nd Floor reservations, please call David Kuroda,
Torrance CA 90505. 310‐540‐9128, or send an e‐mail message to
dkuroda@gmail.com.
Gifted children and adults may exhibit behaviors that
resemble symptoms of mental health problems, but RSVP to: David Kuroda
which are, in fact, normal characteristics of giftedness. Phone: 310‐540‐9128
Such behaviors may lead mental health professionals to Email: dkuroda@gmail.com

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 Inside the Institute
A Message from Whitney van Nouhuys, PhD contact The Sanville Institute office at 510‐848‐8420 or
Academic Dean of The Sanville Institute visit our website www.sanville.edu.

The fourth Jean Sanville Day is February 26 in San The Sanville Institute is a state‐approved educational
Francisco ‐‐ Heart, Brain, institution with centers in Berkeley and Los Angeles
and Mind: offering PhD and certificate programs in clinical social
Psychobiological and work. Currently accepting applications from qualified
Intersubjective Systems social workers, MFTs, and psychiatric nurses with a
Approaches to Couples master’s degree in their field.
Therapy, a workshop
presented by David
Shaddock and Stan
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Tatkin. See details on Update February 10, 2011
our website.
Due to current hiring constraints, the Board is unable
Our winter convocation to fill vacancies, including those occurring in the
in Los Angeles was on application evaluation and renewal processing units.
Practicing Psychotherapy in an Evidence Based We are making every effort to process applications
World and gave us a lot to think about, whether quickly with our existing resources.
we are primarily in private practice or in academic
or agency settings. Jim Drisko from Smith’s Visit http://www.bbs.ca.gov/ for more information.
doctoral program and two Smith doctoral students
joined us. Presenters on January 29 were Dr.
Drisko, Dr. Mary Coombs and Dr. Bill Dombrowski
from the Sanville faculty, and Dr. Rita Ledesma,
from Cal State Los Angeles. On January 30,
student presentations by LeAnn Egeto from Smith
and Kristen Zaleski from Sanville were discussed by
Dr. Jim Drisko and by Dr. Steven Zemmelman from
Sanville. Unfortunately it was the same weekend as
the CSCSW conference, so we hope to coordinate
our calendars better for next year.

Save the date of Saturday June 25, when Sanville’s

new graduates will present on their dissertation
topics in Berkeley. We’ll keep you posted. It is
always a thrill to hear the students describe their
research and findings; their topics are intellectually
and clinically stimulating.

Last but not least, we are currently accepting

applications for the PhD and two‐year certificate
programs starting in the fall. Check our website for
dates of informational open houses in the north
and the south.

For further information about the unique learning

opportunities at Sanville, and registration please

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HOW DO YOU USE THE WEB?

By Jean Rosenfeld, LCSW

One of my favorite places on the Internet,
www.lotsahelpinghands.com, is a free website to create
and organize a community of friends to help someone
in need. A
calendar is created
with requests –
meals, rides,
childcare, etc. –
and sent out to the
email list of people
provided who
might be interested
in helping out. The
brother of a client going through chemotherapy for
breast cancer organized a calendar where friends and
relatives quickly signed up to provide meals, rides to
chemotherapy, and after school childcare for the
children. This helped the whole family continue to
function with some normality – husband could continue
to work, four children were cared for, and nutritious
food filled the refrigerator. This was particularly helpful
for my client and his sister, as they both had great
difficulty asking others to help. The website suggests
that it can also be used for new parents; military
families when the soldier is deployed or arriving home;
church, school and neighborhood volunteer activities;
and eldercare.
Do you have favorite web sites that you use with clients
and/or for your own information and support?
• For children and teens?
• For parents? Stepparents? Grandparents?
• For specific disorders?
• For information about treatment and
medication?
• For medical information?
• For addictions?
• For developmental issues?
• Caregivers?
• For yourself?
• What else??
Please share the sites you find most useful, along with a
brief statement about how you use them and with
whom. Send to our editor, Jean Rosenfeld @
JeanR123@aol.com, and write “Clinical Update” in the
subject box.