Viewpoint - November & December 2024
In this issue:
Community Clinic Announcement
TPI Calendar & Upcoming Events
Presidential Address
The Executive Perspective
Committee Updates
Community Clinic Accepting Clients
TPI’s Community Clinic is currently accepting adult individuals and couples as clients. Please direct referrals to the clinic in-take form on our website or to our in-take phone line at: 510-548-2250
TPI Calendar
Save the date for these upcoming events
Save the Date
Election 2024: Charting Through a Fateful Moment for our Nation
Saturday, November 9th 9:30 – 11:30am
at the Institute
Join your fellow TPI members for reflections on the impact of the upcoming presidential election and get support from your TPI community to chart through the election results. Watch your email for an invite with more information. Please note this is a TPI members-only program.
Upcoming CE Courses
CE Course:
Art Interventions for Client Empowerment and Therapist Insight (Registration Closed)
Saturday November 23rd from 9:00 - 12:00 pm PST
Kay Guyer, LPCC, ATR
Director's Thanksgiving Reception
Tuesday, November 26th at 11:00am – 12:30pm PST
at the Institute
Join your TPI Staff - Sandra, Jim, Sierra, and Lena - for cider, pumpkin bread, and holiday treats. In the Center Room or on the Director's Patio (weather permitting).
CE Course:
Working with Donor-Conceived Clients and Other DNA Surprises
Saturday December 7th from 9:00 - 12:00 pm PST
Jennifer Williams, LMFT
TPI's Winter Wonderland
Friday, December 13th at 6:30 – 8:30pm PST
at the Institute
Celebrate the holiday with your TPI community at our annual Winter Wonderland holiday party. Your TPI Board will be serving up holiday treats from cultures around the world. Mark your calendar so you won’t miss this TPI tradition. Watch your email for an invitation to follow.
Psychotherapy Training Program Information Meetings
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 6:30 - 8:00pm PST (in-person)
at the Institute
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 5:00 - 6:00pm PST (virtual)
Learn about the two-year Psychotherapy Training Program
Hear from current trainees and graduates of the program
Tour TPI
Meet TPI's Associate Director and Executive Director
Learn more about the application process
Follow the link below to RSVP:
https://tpi-berkeley.org/ptp-info-meetings
DEI Committee
Film Screening: “Stamped from the Beginning”
Saturday, January 11th
On Saturday morning, January 11th join the DEI Committee will host a screening and discussion of the film “Stamped from the Beginning” based on Ibram X. Kendi’s book. The morning will include a light breakfast. A discussion will follow the screening. Watch your email for an invitation and program details.
Supervision Training Program Symposium 2025
When Conversations Become Difficult:
Enactments, Parallel Process and Cultural Considerations in Supervision
Saturday, January 25th 9:00am – 4:30pm
at The David Brower Center & Streaming
How do we meet the difficult moments that arise in the supervisory relationship? Grounding ourselves in a filmed supervision session and with examples from our panel, we will make use of parallel process, enactment, and our clinical understanding to address the question, “What helps supervisors remain open in the face of our own and our supervisees’ reactivity?”
Presidential Address
From Kyra Peyton, TPI President
Remember TPI this holiday season:
Make your pledge to TPI’s Annual Fund Today!
Dear Friends,
We are making numerous strides in our continuing efforts to recover from the pandemic. There is definitely a lot of good news to share: Our new staff has been enculturated into the culture of TPI. Our training programs are running smoothly. Our building’s interior has been renovated. Our TPI board and committees have been revitalized with new leadership. The income generated by our programs has increased over last year. Our Membership and Development have reported significant success in securing grants from dedicated and generous funding partners.
With all this progress, our Institute finances continue to be fragile. Last year, our Annual Fund campaign raised $50,000 to support our Training Programs and Community Clinic. This year, we need your help to meet or exceed last year’s fundraising goal. We are counting on you to be able to offer our programs and to secure the Institute’s future.
If you have already made your gift to the 2024 Annual Fund, Thank you! If you have not yet made your Annual Fund gift this year, please take a moment to make your gift today!
Thank you for your generous support of TPI!
Warm wishes,
Kyra
The Executive Perspective
From James Brandt, Executive Director
Supporting Each Other Though the Presidential Election
Many of us at TPI continue to be concerned about the outcome that the recent presidential election will have on our nation. The possible repercussions for immigrants, women’s health, LGBTQ rights, and the overall wellbeing of our nation – and our world -- are in question.
To support our membership through this time of uncertainty and trauma, on the Saturday after the election, TPI offered a program to help our members reflect on how we can care for our communities, families, clients and ourselves over the coming years. The group that gathered offered support to each other in a sharing circle led by TPI members Eric Bottino and Judy Greene. When asked to share some take-aways for the TPI community, the group reminded us that this is a time to care for ourselves and each other. This is a time, they shared, to show up for each other, to refocus on self-care, to seek connection and intimacy, and to stay engaged civically and with our communities. The group discussed the importance of remembering that we don’t all experience concerns for this moment in similar ways: Young people, environmentalists, immigrants, people of color, and trans folx all have particular concerns and are in need of individual support.
On that Saturday, I appreciated the opportunity to sit in community and to share my concern and my trauma. I also felt appreciation for our TPI community and the support that the Institute has provided to so many for over a half of century. As I process through my personal and, in many cases, shared sadness, I am bolstered by the charge recently given by Vice-President Harris: “This is not a time to throw up our hands, it is a time to roll up our sleeves.”
I am grateful for the opportunity to do just that, in community at TPI.
My best,
Jim
Office Building For Sale
Charming Craftsman office building for sale on Park Boulevard, near the Montclair/Glenview/Oakmore areas of Oakland. The building includes five offices, a waiting room and two ½ bathrooms, plus therapist parking in the rear for 4 vehicles. Mary Boyvey and I have been working in this building for 40 plus years and it’s time to pass it on to others who could enjoy it as much as we have.
Interior photos of space available upon request.
Please call Claire Allphin (510-530-0315) for further details.
From the Membership and Development Committee
Dear Members,
We are excited to write to you for the first time as the new co-chairs of TPI’s Membership and Development Committee. Our committees have joined forces to better serve you, our members. Over the year, we will work together to host networking events and raise the funds that keep our Training Programs and our Community Clinic humming along.
Finally, thanks to all who attended the Cheers to Change Wine Tasting Party in October. We enjoyed getting a chance to connect in a relaxed setting and to get to know some new and continuing members.
We look forward to seeing you at TPI’s Winter Wonderland Holiday Party on December 13th from 6:30-8:30.
Wishing you and yours a joyous holiday season,
Vicki Melucci and Leslie Bell
Co-Chairs, Membership and Development Committee
Membership Survey
We want to hear from you! What sort of events are you interested in attending? How can we serve you better? What is your vision for TPI? As we look ahead to 2025, we would love to hear your thoughts about how the Membership and Development Committee can be useful to our members. To that end, we have designed a brief survey to gather your feedback. We would love it if you could take a few moments to let us know what you like and what we can do better.
Follow the link below to share your thoughts and perspectives:
https://forms.gle/kMpdEphn4FwGUkDp7
TPI’s Annual Fund Campaign: Contribute today
In October, you should have received an appeal letter for TPI’s Annual Fund Campaign. If you have not already done so, please return your pledge form as soon as possible. If it is more convenient, you can make your pledge online. As the Institute relies on the support of our donors to serve our community, we thank you in advance for your generous support.
Follow the link below to contribute today and support TPI:
https://tpi-berkeley.org/donate#!form/Donate
Renew Your TPI Membership
As we are well into the 2024-2025 fiscal year, if you have not already done so, please take a moment to renew your TPI membership today! Your membership not only sustains our mission but also provides you with benefits including:
Reduced fees for Continuing Education
Networking and Collaboration
Access to TPI’s online Membership Directory
The Viewpoint, TPI’s membership newsletter
Invitations to TPI member-only events and peer consultation groups
Discounted registration for TPI’s classes and symposia
Follow the link below to renew your membership today:
DEI Updates
Film Screening: “Stamped from the Beginning”
On Saturday, January 11th, the DEI Committee invites all to join us for to a screening and discussion of the film “Stamped from the Beginning” based on Ibram X. Kendi’s book. An invitation will follow.
Restorative Justice: Repairing Ruptures
The DEI Committee is working to create a process for restorative justice at TPI that can offer a repair process after ruptures and interpersonal injuries occur. A group of TPI members and staff will begin training in December with a two-day workshop at RJOY (Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth) to be followed by a second workshop on conflict. We have spoken to other groups and individuals who offer RJ training to explore further training.
California State Reparations Bill
The DEI Committee discussed the importance of the Reparations Bill that is currently before the State Senate. As this bill includes reparations to address intergenerational trauma and mental health, the TPI Board has endorsed the work of the commission sponsoring the bill.
For Information on the Reparations bills before the State Assembly:
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