IAPSS Superintendents’ Assistance Program
Everyone experiences problems, including acute or prolonged stress. This can impact our personal lives as well as our effectiveness at work. The Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS) understands the unique pressures and problems that superintendents face and recognizes that some may feel like they are facing these issues alone. For that reason, IAPSS has developed the Superintendents’ Assistance Program. This program enables you to seek assistance from an experienced counselor in strict confidence, in partnership with Meridian Psychological Associates.
About Meridian Psychological Associates, P.C.
Meridian Psychological Associates, P.C. is a group of experienced mental health professionals who have joined together to provide excellence in diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative services. Several members of our practice are active contributors to the professional literature and many hold academic appointments at universities and training institutions where they have earned reputations as respected teachers and mentors. We are all dedicated to providing the highest level of care in an atmosphere of respect and understanding.
Meridian Psychological Associates, P.C.’s Commitment to You: To respond as quickly as possible to your needs, and
To recognize the rights and dignity of our patients and to treat them with integrity and sensitivity.
To provide appropriate, effective treatment that is based on careful assessment, conceptualization, and planning.
To provide clear feedback and collaborative consultation with other professionals.
To ensure your health care information is protected according to HIPAA regulations.
Help is as near as your telephone. Simply call (317) 923-2333 and speak with your counselor, or, if he is not available, leave a message. In most cases, a personal appointment or an extended phone conference will be arranged.
Your counselor is Dr. Elgan Baker, Ph.D., HSPP. Dr. Baker received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee in 1976. He is co-founder and President of Meridian Psychological Associates, PC. and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Baker is a Clinical Diplomate (ABPH) and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He has also been awarded a diplomate in Forensic Psychology (ABPS) and in Psychoanalysis as a founding fellow of the American College of Advanced Practice Psychologists. His clinical work has focused on the intensive treatment and psychoanalysis of adults. He has received numerous national and international awards for his clinical and theoretical contributions to psychotherapy, hypnosis, and hypnoanalysis, and lectures regularly on these topics throughout North America and Europe. Dr. Baker has been elected to offices in numerous professional organizations including the Central Indiana Psychological Association, the Indiana Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, He has published more than 100 professional articles, books, and book chapters.
Basic Policies
If you receive help from Dr. Baker, all information is confidential. No names or other identifying information will be shared with anyone else. He will bill IAPSS on a quarterly basis by stating the number of contacts and the amount of time spent. Again, no names will be reported at any time. Each IAPSS member may receive up to four hours of consultation in the program, tracked by Dr. Baker. If more time is needed, a referral to appropriate other resources will be made.
4401 North Central Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46205
317-923-2333
Contact IAPSS for additional information regarding how to access this benefit.
