asgpp electionS

[Adam Blatner]

Hello, all, stimulated by the elections ballot, I realized that I am inclined to vote for people with whom I've had some reciprocity. Conversely, I'm inclined not to vote for people who have not bothered to answer my emails or in other ways made themselves unavailable to any contact. I begain to recognize the funny sociometric dynamic: 
       Who running for the executive board have been a part of grouptalk?
         Who has used the forum, even once? Who has used the ASGPP forum more than once?
   
   I may or may not go with my inclinations, but such considerations emerged: I don't wish to hide my feeling-reactions from my conscious mind. This affects not just ASGPP, but other social networks and dynamics---and to some degree, even national elections. I'm just realizing a little more every few weeks how pervasive are sociometric dynamics and how little attention is given to them. 

      I wish there were some way to get a letter to the editor of the PNN---if they published such things--- that would ask directly that our elected representatives have some greater degrees of transparency by making their email addresses available; sending out an email every 6 months or so saying what they're doing in their own sub-committee roles and inviting input in some specific way; sharing with us the kinds of considerations they're facing as a group and again inviting comment. Am I mistaken in thinking these to be rather elementary suggestions---especially for an organization that claims to respect Moreno's ideas? 

    How else might we imagine ourselves to feel that we have more voice? (Of course, running for elected office is another way, but I'm talking about maintaining a kind of vitality at the level of what might someday function as caucuses and focus groups.)

Warmly,
  
Adam Blatner, M.D.
   website: www.blatner.com/adam/   
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