Jon Allen\, Dr. Marceil Bauman-Bork\, Davi d Parker and Dr. Ira Stamm will join Dr. W. Walter Menninger in this round -table discussion about working at The Menninger Clinic.
\nJon Allen retired fro m his staff psychologist position in 2016 after 40 years at The Menninger Clinic. For the past several years he continued to teach and consult at th e clinic. In addition to conducting diagnostic evaluations and psychothera py throughout his tenure\, he participated in the development of a special ized treatment program for trauma\, patient education and university teach ing (KU\, K-State and Washburn). Allen authored many books for professiona ls and patients. He continues to lecture locally\, nationally and internat ionally. After the clinic&rsquo\;s move to Houston\, Allen led a hospital- wide effort to research the effectiveness of treatment showing dramatic im provement over the course of hospitalization that was sustained at follow- up a year later.
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Dr. Marceil Bauman-Bork\,
psychiatrist &ndash\; Prior to becoming co-founder of the Heritage Mental
Health Clinic\, Bauman-Bork had an 18-year career at The Menninger Clinic.
Over the years\, her roles included lead psychiatrist at the Menninger Ou
tpatient Clinic\, director of General Psychiatry Training at the Karl Menn
inger School of Psychiatry and team leader of the Professionals in Crisis
unit. She has been in private practice since 2001.
D
r. W. Walter Menninger\, psychiatrist\, educator &\; author &n
dash\; "Dr. Walt" is a third-generation member of a family credited with c
hanging the shape of modern psychiatry. In 1925\, his grandfather\, father
and uncle established the Menninger Clinic in Topeka. Dr. Walt served as
Dean of the Menninger School of Psychiatry\, chief of staff of the Menning
er Clinic\, and president and CEO of Menninger\, the position he held unti
l his retirement 2001.
An expert in forensic psychiatry\, Dr. W
alt was a consultant to the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of
Prisons. Through the U.S. Public Health Service\, he was the chief medical
officer in a federal reformatory and served as a psychiatrist for the Med
ical Program Division of the Peace Corps in its formative days. After the
assassination of President John F. Kennedy\, he was appointed by President
Lyndon Johnson to serve on the National Commission on the Causes and Prev
ention of Violence\, the first psychiatrist to be named to a national inve
stigatory commission by a U.S. President.
\;
With an underg
raduate degree from Stanford University and a medical degree from Cornell
University Medical College\, Dr. Walt has received five additional honorar
y degrees. He describes his greatest accomplishment the family he and his
beloved wife Connie raised together\, the parents of seven children\, incl
uding a child who died in infancy. At 92\, he continues to live independen
tly in Topeka\, working out with his trainer\, enjoying the company of tho
se who love him\, and participating in many community organizations.
David Parker \;has an undergraduate degree from th e University of Dayton and a Master's Degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University. Following his graduation from OSU\, Dave served as a soc ial work officer at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls\, Texas. He m oved to Topeka in 1970 for a post-master's social work program at Menninge r. After graduating from this program\, Parker joined the staff and remain ed until his retirement in May 2001. During his tenure at Menninger he wor ked in the adult hospital\, the diagnostic service\, the drug and alcohol program\, the community service office\, and the adult outpatient clinic.< /p>\n
Ira Stamm\, Ph.D.\, ABPP &ndash\; In 1972 Ira and his wife\, Joanna\, a social worker\, came to Topeka for Ira to complete a two year training program as a post-doctoral fellow in Clinical Psycholo gy at the Menninger Foundation. After completing the two year Post-Doctora l program\, Ira was offered two positions\, one at Tufts University Medica l Center in Boston\, the other in the Adult Hospital and Outpatient Depart ment at Menninger. Ira remained at Menninger for 23 years leaving in 1995 to enter private practice first in Overland Park and then and now in Topek a.
\nAt Menninger\, Ira also completed the educational programs of t he Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis and the Marriage and Family Therapy Training Program. He cared for patients in three units of the Adult Hospi tal and as a Director of an Adolescent Unit in the children&rsquo\;s Hospi tal. Throughout his career he taught and supervised trainees and staff fro m different disciplines. Ira served as a consultant on difficult treatment cases and was known and honored for his teaching and writings on several occasions. \;
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