1. ioral changes. You have
heard the axiom: “Insanity is
doing the same thing over
and over and expecting a
different result.” To change
our frustration into satisfac-
tion we must move past our
self-assessment to making
concrete plans for what we
will do differently.
Although the above sum-
mary seems simple it is not.
Each step requires we make
choices to change actions,
thoughts, emotions and man-
age our physical limitations.
It is easier to maintain our
self-pity and blaming con-
vincing ourselves we are only
victims to our circumstances
and the people around us. It
is our choice to keep things
the same or do different
things so we can have differ-
ent results.
-Ralph Dennison
Daily we find ourselves
frustrated by a gap between
what we believe our lives
should be like and what our
experience actually is. Hu-
man beings have definite
wants and needs. One way of
identifying these needs is to
place them in one of five
categories: our need to be-
long; our need to have power;
our need to have freedom;
our need for security; and,
our need for fun. The first
step we must take is to iden-
tify the source of our frustra-
tion: our unrealized desires.
The imbalance between what
we want life to be and what it
is creates stress for us.
The second step is to list
the behaviors, the thoughts,
the actions, the emotions and
physiological limitations that
have kept us from achieving
our “ideal” world. What spe-
cific actions do I repeat
thinking I will get what I
want? What kind of thoughts
or feelings rush through me
when I feel the stress of not
having what I believe I must
have to be happy? Are there
any physiological problems I
am having that intensify my
dissatisfaction with my life?
Third, we must then
evaluate our “doings.” Have
my behaviors been increasing
the possibility that I will get
what I want, or is what I have
been doing hindering me? To
evaluate we must be brutally
honest with ourselves. This is
no time for excuses or blam-
ing. I must take responsibility
for what is in my control and
learn to accept the things that
are out of my realm of con-
trol.
The fourth step is to make
a plan to put in place behav-
Setting Course for Getting to Your Ideal Life
Cleaning and Clearing - Model what you want
One complaint that I often
get from parents of adoles-
cents is that their room is
never clean or organized. I
also often hear the sage words
of Peace Pilgrim (born Mil-
dred Lisette Norman),
“Anything you cannot relin-
quish when it has outlived its
usefulness possesses you, and
in this materialistic age a great
many of us are possessed by
our possessions.”
Do you model keeping your
possessions or the other way
around? What does your
closet, car, garage, utility
room look like? As adults we
have more room to ‘hide’ our
mess. Our children have
fewer places. Make sure that
you model both a clean life
and how to clean.
Make this year’s Spring
Cleaning a family project and
have everyone participate.
Set a day and give everyone a
box to fill for recycling, gar-
bage or to sell. Make sure
you limit the time and give
(Continued on page 2)
Point of Interest
HUMANS HAVE 5 BASIC
NEEDS:
Our need to belong;
our need to have
power; our need to
have freedom; our
need for security; and,
our need for fun.
Reality Therapy Concept
STAYCATIONS 2
MEDICATIONS AND
DEPRESSIONS
3
SUMMER CAMP INFO 3
CHANGES TO THE DSM 4
OFFICE NEWS 4
Inside this issue:
March/April 2010Volume 1, Issue 3
D I M E N S I O N S F A M I L Y T H E R A P Y
Newsletter: Spring Edition

2. In this tough economic
time, staycations have be-
come very popular in the past
3 years. Instead of traveling
this spring break, stay in Lou-
isville and enjoy local attrac-
tions and events. Here are
some events and attractions
you might want to check out:
• Visit the Louisville Zoo.
On March 22nd Dina-
saurs alive opens at the
zoo which is an exhibit
that features life-size
animatronic dinosaurs!
($5 admission with ad-
mission to the zoo). Also
all through April the zoo
will be having special
events in celebration of
the earth.
• The Louisville Science
Center will be having
spring break camps for
the weeks of March 22nd
and April 5th.
• There are many museums
in Louisville to visit in-
cluding: the Louisville
Slugger museum, Glass-
works, Kentucky Mu-
seum of Art and Craft,
Speed Art Musem, Fra-
zier International History
Museum, Historic Locust
Grove, Kentucky Avia-
tion Museum, the Mu-
hammad Ali Center, and
the Howard Steamboat
museum.
• Take a tour of the Louis-
ville Mega Cavern which
is one of the largest cav-
erns in the United States!
• If you are interested in
spending time outside
within Louisville there
are 124 parks such as:
Cherokee park, Tom
Sawyer State park, Cave
Hill Cemetery and River-
front park.
For more information about
attractions and events in Lou-
isville visit:
www.louisville.com
Attractions close to Louis-
ville:
• Falls of the Ohio, located
in Clarksville, IN
• Mammoth Cave National
Park offers tours through-
out the spring and sum-
mer months and is lo-
cated about an hour and
40 mins from Louisville.
Also if you have time
you can visit Dinosaur
World which is just 10
miles from Mammoth
Cave!
• Newport Aquarium, lo-
cated just outside of Cin-
cinnati in Newport, KY.
You also don’t need to go
anywhere to have a stayca-
tion! You can plan a family
game night, cook dinner as a
family, have a movie or video
game night, or create and fly a
kite! Be creative and enjoy
spending quality time with
your family
- Lee Schardein
Staycation in Louisville!
Cleaning and Clearing - Model what you want - cont’
- Wall Street Journal
Getting rid of excess clutter
would eliminate 40% of the
housework in an
average home.
- National Soap and Detergent
Association
About 80% of the clutter in
your home is the result of
disorganization, not lack of
space.
- National Association of Pro-
fessional Organizers
Americans waste 9,000,000
hours per day searching for
misplaced items.
- American Demographics
Society
80% of papers that are filed
are never referenced again.
75% of all visits to physicians
are stress related.
-Dr. Pemberton
everyone notice so at the end
of the project everyone can
see the result.
Meanwhile, don’t look at my
desk!
Some interesting facts:
The average executive wastes
6 weeks per year (one hour
per day) searching for missing
information in messy desks
and files.
Page 2
Newsletter: Spring Edition
THERE ARE 124
PARKS WITHIN
THE LOUISVILLE
AREA TO SPEND
TIME WITH YOUR
FAMILY OR
ALONE
RECHARGING
YOUR BATTERIES!

3. Doctors may prescribe anti-
depressant medication with-
out considering the possible
side effects of the medications
that you are already
on. Classes of drugs that treat
health problems but may
cause depression include: acid
reducers, antiarrhythmics,
antibiotics/antivirals, antima-
larial drugs, blood pressure
drugs, steroids, painkillers,
Parkinson's Disease drugs,
sleep aids and smoking cessa-
tion drugs.
Chronic illness, in and of
itself, can also cause biologi-
cal changes, changes in hor-
mone levels and changes in
brain chemistry that
are linked to depression. For
instance, pain and the use of
painkillers is often linked to a
higher incidence of depres-
sion due to rising healthcare
costs, addiction issues and the
chemical properties of the
painkillers themselves.
There are also well known
links to depression for strokes
and heart attacks. However, it
also interesting to see the link
to depression for people who
are taking a blood pressure
medication, have acid indi-
gestion or who are taking an
antibiotic to fight off an infec-
tion. Many people in these
situations may not even con-
sider themselves to be sick
because they are still able to
function in their everyday
living.
When depression surfaces,
it is not a logical connection
to tie it back to your acid indi-
gestion medicine, for in-
stance. So be cautious and
examine your entire health
prognosis before beginning a
medicine that could be treat-
ing the side effect of another
medicine that you are already
on.
For specific questions re-
garding the medicine you are
on and their links to depres-
sion, contact your health care
providers.
Source: The National Institute
of Mental Health, January
2008.
- Meghan Howell
offers a cartooning camp for
ages 10-14. The Kentucky
Museum of Art and Craft
offers art camps for children
in kindergarten through 8th
grade. Oldham County
Schools Arts Center offers a
variety of music camps for
students ages 7 to 17.
The Jewish Commu-
nity Center (JCC) offers a
variety of camps from general
day camps for ages ranging
from 20 months to 9th grade
to leadership, art, dance, thea-
ter, football, soccer, basket-
ball, and general sports
camps.
All of the YMCA
branches in Louisville offer
general day camps for camp-
ers varying in age from 3-14.
Other camps include
the Ariatti Equestrian Ser-
With summer just
around the corner, its time to
start planning and signing up
for summer camps. In Louis-
ville there are a variety of
options from academic
camps, art camps, and athletic
camps.
Bellarmine Univer-
sity offers a variety of aca-
demic camps including read-
ing enrichment for 4th to 10th
graders, movie magic for
young movie makers ages 10-
14, web monkyes for ages 10-
14, geometry and algebra
camps for ages 12-14, and
many more.
For art camps, As-
sumption high school has
camps for graphic design,
photography, jewelry making
and scrapbooking. These
camps are for grades 4th
through 8th. Belleramine
vices on Alta Vista Farm
which offers horseback riding
camp where children and
adolescents 3-16 can learn
how to ride and take care of
horses. Cedar Ridge Camp
offers both an overnight camp
and a day camp where camp-
ers 7-14 will participate in
canoeing, swimming, arch-
ery, and arts and crafts.
For more informa-
tion about the types of camps
offered in Louisville and the
organizations who provide
them go to this website for a
complete listing:
http://datacenter.courier-
journal.com/community/
summercamps/
- Lee Schardein
Medications Can Cause Depression
Summer Camps
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Volume 1, Issue 3
FOR LISTING OF
SUMMER CAMPS
SEE THE WEB
LINK AT THE END
OF THE ARTICLE!

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The American Counseling Association has named Dr. Pemberton as Chair of its task force
on the DSM-V. This committee will draft a formal response to the American Psychiatric Association's
proposed changes to the DSM. See www.dsm5.org for current changes.
Dr. Pemberton is preparing to chair the local council of the Boy Scouts of America’s dis-
ability committee. Dr. Pemberton along with specialists in many other fields will make recommenda-
tions for scouts to complete rank advancement alternatives when they are unable to complete the
standard advancements.
Aileen Hitt
Aileen has just completed the necessary hours to become an Licensed Professional Clinical
Counselor. She is now able to work without supervision and has her full license. She has also re-
cently passed the National Exam and is a member of the National Board of Certified Counselors.
Ralph Dennison
Ralph is about to complete the necessary hours to become an Licensed Professional Clinical
Counselor and will do so in April. He will then be able to work without supervision and have his full
license. Ralph as also recently passed the National Exam and is a member of the National Board of
Certified Counselors and completed the first stage of Reality Therapy Certification.
Problems from one angle may have solutions from another!
D I M E N S I O N S F A M I L Y T H E R A P Y
Changes to the DSM
Office News
The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is under review and the cur-
rent changes can be found at www.dsm5.org. The DSM is the manual that lists criteria for all
the mental disorders and many of the learning issues we face. There are significant changes to
many of these disorders, including a suggestions of eliminating Asperger’s. For those inter-
ested, the APA committee is taking comments through the middle of April. Check out the web-
site and make sure your voice is heard. Everything from ADHD to Substance abuse is possibly
being changed.
-Dr. Pemberton