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As Public Sector Psychologists of OPA, we strive to assist Ohio’s efforts to better serve people with mental illnesses and emotional disorders with aspirations of a system that addresses mental illnesses with the same urgency as other medical problems to ensure the strength of prevention and recovery.

Mission Statement for Public Sector Psychologist Special Interest Group
To monitor and advocate for issues that assist with the transformation of Ohio’s mental health system that ensures partnership with primary care physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, consumers and family members in an effort to obtain and sustain recovery.

Purpose of the Public Sector Psychologist Special Interest Group
To provide an innovative avenue that speaks directly to the Ohio Psychological Association (OPA) Board in an effort to promote advocacy for a mental health care system aimed at recovery- and resiliency-oriented services for populations experiencing health disparity in the state of Ohio.

2006-07 Goals

• Promoting the role of psychologists in the provision of Ohio’s transformation of service systems to address mental health issues.
• Market psychologists’ role in recovery- and resiliency- oriented services to community members of diverse backgrounds struggling with issues related to severe mental illness and health disparity.
• Collaborate with public education/public interest to encourage community involvement in organizations that support those experiencing health disparity.
• Increase Public Sector Special Interest Group membership through advertisement within OPA and our professional communities to attract and retain creative, dynamic, engaged, and representative group membership.
• Advocate for the quality of care that is beneficial for populations experiencing health disparity that is specified under the parity act.

Long-term Goal by 2010

• To have psychology identified as the cornerstone for public sector organizations in Ohio that promotes the recovery and resiliency models of wellness.

2006-2007 OPA Executive Board of Public Sector Psychologists

• Tina Brown, Psy.D.

• Dave Aronson, Ph.D., ABPP

• Lani Eberlein, Psy.D.

• Frederick Frese III, Ph.D.

• Robert Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP

• Harvey Kayne, Ph.D.

• Cindy Orlasky, Ph.D.

• Jon Thomas, Ph.D.

 Public Sector Psychologist Special Interest Group Members

• Tina Brown, Psy.D., Representative 

• Dave Aronson, Ph.D, ABPP

• Karen Berry, Psy.D.

• Michael Biscaro, Psy.D.

• Barbara Boat, Ph.D.

• Kay Boniface, Ph.D.

• Marianne Bowen, Ph.D.

• Janet Castellini, Psy.D.

• Robert Cooley, Ph.D.

• Chris Dacey, Ph.D., ABPP

• Paul Diamond, Ph.D.

• Joe Dittmer, Ph.D.

• Ken Drude, Ph.D.

• Lani Eberlein, Psy.D.

• Frederick Frese III, Ph.D.

• Robert Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP

• Heywood Greenfield, Ph.D.

• Tom Hagesfeld, Ph.D.

• David Hellkamp, Ph.D.

• Steve Imbornoni, Ph.D.

• Harvey Kayne, Ph.D.

• Sue Kenford, Ph.D.

• Joel Mowrey, Ph.D.

• Cindy Orlasky, Ph.D.

• Steve Pierson, Ph.D.

• Jim Raia, Ph.D.

• Phil Seibel, Ph.D.

• Roger Smith, Ph.D.

• Gerald Strauss, Ph.D.

• Karl Stuckenburg, Ph.D.

• Jon Thomas, Ph.D.

• Rose Wetterau, Psy.D.

Group Members can be contacted through the OPA Central Office or through the Representative listed above.  Contact the Central Office or the above listed Representative if you are interested in participating with this group.