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California Psychological Association
Colleagues Assistance and Support Program (CLASP)
Cultivating and Sustaining Wellness and Self Care

THE MISSION OF CLASP IS TO:
  • Provide preventive resources that will support us as psychologists in maintaining and enhancing our general health and mental well-being throughout the developmental spectrum of our personal and professional lives.
  • Destigmatize help seeking and health seeking behaviors and interventions.
  • Endeavor to reduce the occurrence, frequency, and severity of distress and/or impairment of California psychologists through prevention, education, early identification, and referral.
  • Encourage collegial understanding, support, and referral for California psychologists who are experiencing distress and/or impairment.
CPA CLASP EC Members

Dani Beckerman, Psy.D., Chair ~ 831 426-4735 ~ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Diane Bridgeman, Ph.D. ~ 831 420-1109 ~ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Kristine Futa, Ph.D. ~ 510 797-6149 ~ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Shannon Casey-Cannon, Ph.D. ~ 650 766-4752 ~ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Joanne Crawford, Ph.D. ~ 510 658-3396 ~ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Marina Tomazinis, M.A. ~ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

MBPA CLASP Chair

 Shelia Namir, Ph.D. ~ 831 425-5300 ~ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Become an MBPA CLASP Provider

Want to work with psychologists in your practice? Become a CLASP provider! Once you become a provider you work under your own policies and procedures, fee structure, and limits of confidentiality.

CLASP Committee Chair
Sheila Namir, Ph.D.
(831) 425-5300
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California Psychological Association
Colleagues Assistance and Support Program (CLASP)
Cultivating and Sustaining Wellness and Self Care

WHEN THE HELPER NEEDS HELP

Psychologists are people too. We are confronted with relationship issues, Job stress, financial needs, grief, terminal illnesses, depression, anxiety, and burnout. Unfortunately, being a psychologist is not an immunity to the impact of these developmental and life stressors. As professionals, we need to model and encourage the important message and the practice of self-care, peer support , seeking therapy, personal time, and consultation.; it is essential for optimal health. These relationships and interventions are an avenue to refueling, healing, and letting go.
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