is ASGPP dying?

[PATRICIA DESERT]

Dear Zerka--I have much compassion for Kate's feelings of being marginalized and as a psychodramatist I am interested that our national organization remains strong and true to Morenian ideals of inclusion and expansion of advances in the method.  I understand from Kate's email that you do not believe ASGPP is holding to these ideals.    

I was startled by this information, and as Grouptalk is a listserve that reaches throughout the world, I imagine there are many besides me who read Kate's email and would like to hear more about your thoughts on this.  I have always experienced Grouptalk as a community of folks who offer openness in talking about ideas and sharing opinions given with respect and an interest in understanding group and individual concerns.  In this manner can you say more about why you think ASGPP is a dying organization with thoughts on any changes you would like to see?  And please, would other grouptalkers join in who would like to comment.  

Thank you.  Patti Desert, LCSW-C, CP--Baltimore, MD
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: drkatetsi at mac.com<mailto:drkatetsi at mac.com> 
  To: Ed Schreiber<mailto:edwschreiber at earthlink.net> ; list at grouptalkweb.org<mailto:list at grouptalkweb.org> 
  Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 6:47 PM
  Subject: Re: Comment on the upcoming ASGPP Conference


  Then asgpp needs to stop marginalizing folks and share the sociometric wealth.  Something zerka and i talk about at our regular lunches in cville.

  An example of this is that i submitted 3 workshops.  1 was accepted.  When i wrote conf commitee,  i was told only 1 per person was being accepted and after they looked at program they would get back to people about others.  I was never contacted again except to deny my other workshops.  Then when i get the brochure i see the same people as always are presenting multiple workshops!

  TSM is one of the most advanced and important advances in modern pstchodrama...as said by zerka and recognized around the world.  It is a loss for aagpp and american psychodramatists that i am marginalized because some people do not presonally like me or are still holding a ten year old ethics complaint against me.

  I will say again.  That complaint was about nonsexual dual roles with a student.  About business roles that were shared.  The Board fully investigated it and found me fully competent to practice as a TEP.  I was given a reprimand and told to seek therapy and supervisiob which i had voluntarily done in the 2 yrs it took them to do the case since they only meet 2x a year.  Except for the length of time it took, i found the board fair and educatipnal.

  I know since that time at least 1 other TEP has been sexually involved and even married a student.  So people in asgpp in power need to get over their issues with me.

  Zerka oftens talks to me that asgpp is a dying organizations for not sharing sociometric wealth, competitipn and other reasons.  I hope she is wrong and i see you stepping into leadership Ed as a good hope.

  Kate
  Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.  

  -----Original Message-----
  From: edwschreiber at earthlink.net<mailto:edwschreiber at earthlink.net>
  Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:32:07 
  To:list at grouptalkweb.org
  Subject: Comment on the upcoming ASGPP Conference

  I know some of us have feelings about our professioonal organization; I know I do.
  But now is the time for us to gather and add our strength, courage, care, participant democracy
  to our our organization.

  As someone who has felt on the outside of things with the ASGPP, somewhat marginalized - I 
  send a call to all - come to NY and let's gather in the halls and rooms ans share our vision
  for what our organization can become.

  Damn it. This blazing world needs us and what we have.

  Louise and others cannot hold this torch alone.

  Join together is what I think Dr. Moreno would ask of us now as our world becomes more
  troubled in so many ways.  And our lives - mine - seeks some way to see ourselves through
  to a way of being in the world - the whole of humankind - that reverses the social forces
  of exclusion and ailienation.  It's time for we as participant leaders to step up and be
  present in a kind of presence that respects one another and has but one criteria:  inclusion.

  Please let's step forward to come to NY.


  Ed

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