President's Message May 2006

Dear Members, Students and Friends:

The Colorado Association of Psychotherapists (CAP) is a professional organization which serves to: EDUCATE the public as to the effectiveness, dependability and affordability of unlicensed psychotherapy. PROTECT the public's right to choose from a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional therapeutic approaches. Through our lobbyist we continue to monitor laws that affect Psychotherapists. PROMOTE innovation in the field of psychotherapy. PROVIDE essential legal, theoretical and practical information and instruction to its members.

Notes From the Mental Health Grievance Board:

l. Phone Sessions:

The Board discussed regulations for unlicensed psychotherapists doing phone sessions. These regulations don't really exist. There are some common sense guidelines that the Board recommends.

a. Always make sure that you as the therapist and the client are alone during the call..this keeps confidentially in effect.

b. Think it through and decide if the phone sessions are going to serve the needs of the client.

c. You, as the psychotherapist, are governed by the guidelines of the state that you are working in.

2. Massage Therapists who also do psychotherapy:

It must state in your Disclosure Statement that you do a blend of these different elements (you must not do massage and psychotherapy separately with the same client..that becomes a dual relationship). You also must give out the Disclosure Statement to anyone that you are going to be doing blended services with.

3. Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy/Hypnotism The Board looked at information compiled by Dr. Carol Jones C.Ht. and decided that all of the use of hypnosis by mental health practitioners is hypnotherapy in Colorado. The board does not recognize that hypnotism can exist and not be part of psychotherapy.

4. Questions about regulations governing record keeping for unlicensed psychotherapist can be found in the state rule #14 on the state site. If you have any questions email me..

Legislative Update: http://coloradopsychotherapists.com/news/leg.htm
I want to personally thank you for your membership dues which have truly made a difference in the 2006 Colorado Legislature. Your dues pay our lobbyist to do critical work. 2006 was a very busy session for us and we paid quite a bit in extra lobbying fees to protect the practice of psychotherapy here in Colorado. SB 161 which would have done away with the Boards, was defeated early in the session. HB 1170 was killed in the Senate Committee hearing in late April on a 6 - 2 vote. The Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) came in and testified against it saying that there was no need. Boyd Landry of the national group behind the bill testified very briefly. So, according to Bill Hanna, our illustrious lobbyist, there was little apparent support for the bill. DORA's testimony was key and they came late into the picture after we had been the only one raising the red flag. But they were not too late. CAP did not lobby or testify as we had already achieved the language (to protect psychotherapy) we wanted in the bill. We support the Alternative Health Practitioners and invite them to join unlicensed psychotherapy.

SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2006 Annual Meeting

This year we are going to do something new. Our theme for 2007 will be Collaboration Creates Success. Our focus from CAP will be on helping each of you build a successful private practice. Our annual meeting will be a dinner with a keynote speaker. Followed by a workshop on Saturday. We are thinking of inviting Juliet Austin who is an incredible speaker and specializes in marketing training for Mental Health and Healing Arts Practitioners.

She has an excellent booklet: "67 Surefire Ways to Attract Clients" that you can pick up for free at her website www.julietaustin.com

Talk title: Building Partnerships: A Winning Strategy for Attracting Clients

Workshop Title: The Magic of Keep in Touch Marketing

We plan to keep the dinner and workshop costs as low as we can so as many of us as possible can plan to attend. I will keep you advised as our plans get more formulated. Debra Gordy MA is chairing this event.

CAP Board still needs some new members:

We are looking for 2 or 3 new board members, including someone who could be our treasurer. The Board meetings take place 200 Lincoln Street in Longmont. 6:30 pm –8:30 pm. The 2006 Schedule is as follows: If you are interested in becoming more involved please RSVP and begin attending the Board meetings.

June 8th

July - No Meeting

Aug. 17 - Meeting and Board Dinner

Sept. 14th

Oct. 12th

Nov. 3rd (Friday) - Annual Networking Party

Dec. - No Meeting

CAPStone meetings offer an opportunity to connect with other psychotherapists for networking, learning and support.

Longmont CAPStone

Thursday, June 1

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

200 Lincoln Street

Longmont

UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA: A TALK ON NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, ATTACHMENT AND TRANS-GENERATIONAL DYNAMICS OF TRAUMATIC STRESS AND RESILIENCE

Presenter: Amelie Bracher

This presentation will provide an introduction and overview of psychophysiological, developmental and social aspects of traumatic stress from an attachment-based perspective. There will also be opportunity for dialogue about recent research in the field of traumatology.

Amelie Bracher,MA, is a somatic psychotherapist trained in various modalities of trauma therapy (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, DBT, MI). She has been working with child and adult victims of domestic violence, infant mental health (infants and families at high risk) as well as young and older adults with diagnoses related to traumatic stress. Growing up on Germany, her passion has been to explore "second-generation" dynamics of war and violence and to study methods of healing that include contemplative aspects and a body-mind perspective. Besides her clinical work, Amelie has been an Adjunct faculty at Naropa University since 2003, teaching classes on trauma, developmental psychophysiology and body psychotherapies.

Longmont CAPStone

Thursday, July 6

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

200 Lincoln St.

Longmont

Intuitive Alchemy

Presented by Andrea Jackson

"Live Your Joy Now"! Andrea is recommended by world-renowned physicians, spiritual teachers and happy clients for extraordinary results. Andrea's gifted insights and ability to transmute difficulties have helped hundreds of people, internationally, release all forms of limitations often with immediate, long lasting results, over the phone and in person. During this presentation she will share insight, wisdom and presence into how she is able to get the quick, lasting results she is known for.If you have any questions about these presentations or need directions, please call Stacey Arnett at 303-921-2475. We look forward to seeing you!

The Market Place is here! www.coloradopsychotherapists.com

The Colorado Association Psychotherapist (CAP) has created the Market Place. We have spent the last few months developing excellent search engine recognition of our web site www.coloradopsychotherapists.com We will continue to market our website to professionals and to the public. Our intention is to create a Colorado based psychotherapy site that has benefits for both the public and professionals. The Colorado Association of Psychotherapists has been in existence for over fourteen years. We are an advocacy group protecting the rights of psychotherapists to practice and the right of the public to choose psychotherapists with safety. Our long history of working with the legislature has been expanded to focus on the development of psychotherapists and their practices. We have created the Market Place for you!

All my best,

Zoilita Grant MS. CCHt. President of the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists

Vice President of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners
Director of the Colorado School of Counseling Hypnotherapy

President Elect of CASERVIC


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		President's Message May 2006 Dear Members, Students and Friends: The Colorado Association of Psychotherapists (CAP) is a professional organization which serves to: EDUCATE the public as to the effectiveness, dependability and affordability of unlicensed psychotherapy. PROTECT the public's right to choose from a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional therapeutic approaches. Through our lobbyist we continue to monitor laws that affect Psychotherapists. PROMOTE innovation in the field of psychotherapy. PROVIDE essential legal, theoretical and practical information and instruction to its members. Notes From the Mental Health Grievance Board: l. Phone Sessions: The Board discussed regulations for unlicensed psychotherapists doing phone sessions. These regulations don't really exist. There are some common sense guidelines that the Board recommends. a. Always make sure that you as the therapist and the client are alone during the call..this keeps confidentially in effect. b. Think it through and decide if the phone sessions are going to serve the needs of the client. c. You, as the psychotherapist, are governed by the guidelines of the state that you are working in. 2. Massage Therapists who also do psychotherapy: It must state in your Disclosure Statement that you do a blend of these different elements (you must not do massage and psychotherapy separately with the same client..that becomes a dual relationship). You also must give out the Disclosure Statement to anyone that you are going to be doing blended services with. 3. Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy/Hypnotism The Board looked at information compiled by Dr. Carol Jones C.Ht. and decided that all of the use of hypnosis by mental health practitioners is hypnotherapy in Colorado. The board does not recognize that hypnotism can exist and not be part of psychotherapy. 4. Questions about regulations governing record keeping for unlicensed psychotherapist can be found in the state rule #14 on the state site. If you have any questions email me.. Legislative Update: http://coloradopsychotherapists.com/news/leg.htm I want to personally thank you for your membership dues which have truly made a difference in the 2006 Colorado Legislature. Your dues pay our lobbyist to do critical work. 2006 was a very busy session for us and we paid quite a bit in extra lobbying fees to protect the practice of psychotherapy here in Colorado. SB 161 which would have done away with the Boards, was defeated early in the session. HB 1170 was killed in the Senate Committee hearing in late April on a 6 - 2 vote. The Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) came in and testified against it saying that there was no need. Boyd Landry of the national group behind the bill testified very briefly. So, according to Bill Hanna, our illustrious lobbyist, there was little apparent support for the bill. DORA's testimony was key and they came late into the picture after we had been the only one raising the red flag. But they were not too late. CAP did not lobby or testify as we had already achieved the language (to protect psychotherapy) we wanted in the bill. We support the Alternative Health Practitioners and invite them to join unlicensed psychotherapy. SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2006 Annual Meeting This year we are going to do something new. Our theme for 2007 will be Collaboration Creates Success. Our focus from CAP will be on helping each of you build a successful private practice. Our annual meeting will be a dinner with a keynote speaker. Followed by a workshop on Saturday. We are thinking of inviting Juliet Austin who is an incredible speaker and specializes in marketing training for Mental Health and Healing Arts Practitioners. She has an excellent booklet: "67 Surefire Ways to Attract Clients" that you can pick up for free at her website www.julietaustin.com Talk title: Building Partnerships: A Winning Strategy for Attracting Clients Workshop Title: The Magic of Keep in Touch Marketing We plan to keep the dinner and workshop costs as low as we can so as many of us as possible can plan to attend. I will keep you advised as our plans get more formulated. Debra Gordy MA is chairing this event. CAP Board still needs some new members: We are looking for 2 or 3 new board members, including someone who could be our treasurer. The Board meetings take place 200 Lincoln Street in Longmont. 6:30 pm –8:30 pm. The 2006 Schedule is as follows: If you are interested in becoming more involved please RSVP and begin attending the Board meetings. June 8th July - No Meeting Aug. 17 - Meeting and Board Dinner Sept. 14th Oct. 12th Nov. 3rd (Friday) - Annual Networking Party Dec. - No Meeting CAPStone meetings offer an opportunity to connect with other psychotherapists for networking, learning and support. Longmont CAPStone Thursday, June 1 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 200 Lincoln Street Longmont UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA: A TALK ON NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, ATTACHMENT AND TRANS-GENERATIONAL DYNAMICS OF TRAUMATIC STRESS AND RESILIENCE Presenter: Amelie Bracher This presentation will provide an introduction and overview of psychophysiological, developmental and social aspects of traumatic stress from an attachment-based perspective. There will also be opportunity for dialogue about recent research in the field of traumatology. Amelie Bracher,MA, is a somatic psychotherapist trained in various modalities of trauma therapy (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, DBT, MI). She has been working with child and adult victims of domestic violence, infant mental health (infants and families at high risk) as well as young and older adults with diagnoses related to traumatic stress. Growing up on Germany, her passion has been to explore "second-generation" dynamics of war and violence and to study methods of healing that include contemplative aspects and a body-mind perspective. Besides her clinical work, Amelie has been an Adjunct faculty at Naropa University since 2003, teaching classes on trauma, developmental psychophysiology and body psychotherapies. Longmont CAPStone Thursday, July 6 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 200 Lincoln St. Longmont Intuitive Alchemy Presented by Andrea Jackson "Live Your Joy Now"! Andrea is recommended by world-renowned physicians, spiritual teachers and happy clients for extraordinary results. Andrea's gifted insights and ability to transmute difficulties have helped hundreds of people, internationally, release all forms of limitations often with immediate, long lasting results, over the phone and in person. During this presentation she will share insight, wisdom and presence into how she is able to get the quick, lasting results she is known for.If you have any questions about these presentations or need directions, please call Stacey Arnett at 303-921-2475. We look forward to seeing you! The Market Place is here! www.coloradopsychotherapists.com The Colorado Association Psychotherapist (CAP) has created the Market Place. We have spent the last few months developing excellent search engine recognition of our web site www.coloradopsychotherapists.com We will continue to market our website to professionals and to the public. Our intention is to create a Colorado based psychotherapy site that has benefits for both the public and professionals. The Colorado Association of Psychotherapists has been in existence for over fourteen years. We are an advocacy group protecting the rights of psychotherapists to practice and the right of the public to choose psychotherapists with safety. Our long history of working with the legislature has been expanded to focus on the development of psychotherapists and their practices. We have created the Market Place for you! All my best, Zoilita Grant MS. CCHt. President of the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists Vice President of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners Director of the Colorado School of Counseling Hypnotherapy President Elect of CASERVIC


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