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NAME: Merle Lenat



MAILING ADDRESS: 1-C Escondido Village
	     Stanford California 94305



TELEPHONE NUMBER: 415-329-1031.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

High School: Philadelphia High School for Girls; 1968.

B.A. in Psychology: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.; 1972

M.A.in Psychology  with specialization  in Teaching  Psychology at  a
	Junior  College: San Francisco State University,  S.F.,  Ca.;
        1974.

M.A. in  Family and  Marriage Counseling:  U. of  Santa Clara,  Santa
	Clara, Ca.; (Will receive this degree in March, 1976)

"Transactional  Analysis 101" course (May, 1975)
	Entitled    me   to   join   the  International  Transactional 
	Analysis  Association.



WORK EXPERIENCE

1971:  Worked  with  Mentally  Retarded   and  Emotionally  disturbed
children   and   adults,  teaching   them  such   living   skills  as
socialization and educational skills.  I counselled several of  these
people  on a  one- to-one  basis and  found it  very rewarding.   The
relationships  I formed  with them  were intense,  and I  will always
remember the experience.

1972: Worked as an employment  counselor at an employment agency.   I
interviewed clients, found out  what they wanted and what skills they
had, and I then tried to match them up with interested employers.   I
did not enjoy this, due to pressures to place the client with anyone,
so the agency could get its fee. Therefore, I left.

1973-1974: Worked as a research assistant with two psychiatrists, Dr.
Ken Colby and  Dr. Frank Hilf,  at Stanford University.   Part of  my
duties involved working with psychiatric  inpatients at the Palo Alto
Veterans Administration  Hospital, on ward 4B3.  I attended community
meetings run  by the patients,  staff meetings,  intakes done by  the
staff, and small group therapy  meetings.  Through one way mirrors, I
observed family groups  and some individual  therapy.  I  interviewed
the  patients  on  a  one to  one  basis  about  their  feelings  and
"illness", and worked with them on the interviewing via the computer.

During the summer of 1974 I also became an observer in the hospital's
Family Study Unit.   I gave feedback  to the therapists doing  couple
and sex therapy and family therapy.  These experiences inspired me to
become a marriage and family counselor myself.

1974- present: Working as a volunteer therapist and student intern at
Central Mental Health  Agency of Santa  Clara County.  My  experience
has  been broad  there,  including seeing  individuals,  couples, and
families as clients.   On  the immediate treatment  service (ITS),  I
diagnosed  and  referred   patients  to  appropriate   counselors  or
settings, as well as doing actual crisis counseling.  I have done and
am currently doing both conjoint therapy (with a male  therapist) and
therapy I conduct myself.  Groups are also a part of my experience at
the  clinic.  During this past year I  co-led a "parent" group once a
week.  The  group consisted  of parents of  hard to control  children
(age 4-7) who needed support  and help for themselves.  We dealt with
many individual problems  such as  low self  esteem, guilt  feelings,
relationship problems, and of course "parental"  problems.  This year
I am co-leading a "family" group consisting of parents of adolescents
and, once  a month,  the children  as well.   In  this  group we  are
dealing with  couple problems, so  a great deal  of time is  spent on
working out hassles with the spouses. I also observe a T.A.  group in
which I sit among  the clients.  After  the group there is  a seminar
where the observers give  feedback to the therapists and discuss T.A.
concepts.  As part of my service to the clinic I receive  supervision
from  a Licensed  Clinical  Social Worker,  Mr.  James O'keefe.    We
discuss therapeutic stratagies  as well as my personal feelings about
the people involved  (e.g., how to  keep my  own hang-ups and  values
from getting in the way of therapy).  Also, I attend a weekly student
seminar  where staff and students present  cases they are working on,
for suggestions and  self-clarification.  Last  year I presented  two
case studies to my colleagues and their suggestions helped me a great
deal.

March, 1975 - June, 1975: Co-led a sensitivity group at University of
Santa Clara.  The members of the group  were students and teachers in
the counselling department.   My co-leader and I used many techniques
to gain group cohesiveness: using "I" messages, talking in  the "here
and now", group hugs, and no  gossiping about group members.  We also
promoted individual growth by using techniques such as confrontation,
assertiveness training,  doubling, and  giving loads of  support.   I
found  this  experience  very   challenging,  for  I  led  the  group
completely on my  own a  few times  when my  co-leader was  sick.   I
learned  much about  myself  those times,  and  found the  experience
invaluable.



REFERENCES:

1.Mr. James  O'keefe, L.C.S.W.  Central Mental  Health Agency of Santa
Clara Valley, Bascom and Moorpark Aves., San Jose, Ca.  408-286-5442.

2.Dr. Ken  Blaker, Ph.D.   University  of Santa  Clara, Department  of
Graduate Humanities, Santa Clara, Ca.  408-984-4434

3.Eileen Bobrow,  M.A.   San Andreas Health  Council, Palo  Alto, Ca.
415-326-8655

4.Dr. Franklin  D. Hilf, M.D.  20 W. 64th Street, Apt. #41K, New York,
New York 10023.  212-352-1619.