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Why is the Center important to staff?
As we conduct our end of year campaign with the community, we are pleased to share with you statements from our 2018 staff ambassadors, answering the question:
Why is the Center important to you?
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| Richard Douglass, L.I.S.W. |
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"After 45 years as a social worker, I ask myself why I'm not in a rocking chair or somewhere on the beach. The answer is in a list of people and relationships. On the list is every clinician and staff member at the Center and every client I have the honor to work with. It's not just the individuals, but the community created by us all. I value our commitment to relationship, our openness to different points of view, and our commitment to the healing of our clients. I also value our capacity to evolve as an organization. We are a work in progress. I can't imagine a more meaningful place for me to be." ~
Richard Douglass, L.I.S.W.
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Alicia Krpan, t.L.M.H.C., bilingual counselor
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"I am grateful to be working in a place that values growth and change, where I was trained to appreciate the power
ful influence of positive emotions on human development in the midst of the distress of others. I love to be part of a community that embraces transformation, diversity, healing, research and mindful attunement: Staying with self; staying with the other." ~ Alicia Krpan, t.L.M.H.C.
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Mark Minear, Ph.D.
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"I know that I could readily identify the current season in my life in Eriksonian terms-the psychosocial developmental stage of "generativity" (vs. stagnation)... right? But for me, with my growing existential awareness of the limited time I still have on the earth, I think more about just what kind of legacy am I leaving. Make no mistake about it-we all will leave a legacy. So the question is: how would we want to shape it to the extent that we are able? If I reflect upon the two most important gifts I hope that I am (still) seeking to instill in my children's lives (and, perhaps through them, to their children), they would best be described as "gratitude" and "generosity." Giving to the place where I work is a reinforcement of my very presence here-that I deeply believe in who we are and what we do; it truly is an expression of my gratitude!" ~ Mark Minear, Ph.D.
More about our 2018 Staff Ambassadors:
Richard Douglass is a licensed independent social worker. He holds a master of social work degree from the University of Iowa. Richard provides counseling to couples and to individuals, both adults and adolescents. He has a special interest in ADHD, depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems.
Alicia Krpan is a bilingual mental health counselor. She provides counseling to children, adolescents and adults with diverse emotional concerns. Her areas of interest are centered toward multicultural barriers such as intergenerational conflict, acculturation, anxiety, depression, life transitions, social skills and other key aspects that a client's culture, identity, ethnicity, race, gender brings to the counseling process. Alicia (a LEE see a) received her B.S. in Psychology from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Colombia and her Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of Calgary in Canada. She successfully completed her graduate practicum year at the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center.
Mark Minear
is a licensed psychologist. He is also a recorded minister with the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker). He received his B.A. in Religion and English from William Penn College, an M.A. in Church History from the Earlham School of Religion, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Ball State University. He has background in working with a variety of churches, denominations, and faith traditions, as well as with individual clergy in need of support. He has significant experience in working with veterans' issues, chronic health problems, couples counseling, and geriatric concerns. Mark works with adults on a wide variety of issues: depression, anxiety including trauma, loss and grief, transitions and adjustments, and spiritual concerns. He is also available for neuropsychological assessment to determine cognitive strengths and weaknesses, including possible memory problems.
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