{"id":4917,"date":"2014-07-30T21:19:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T04:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2014-07-30T21:19:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T04:19:56","slug":"stapleton-mca-introduces-block-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4917","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton MCA Introduces \u201cBlock Therapy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Block<\/a>Stapleton is a tight-knit community, often with even tighter blocks. Most blocks get together regularly for drinks, dinners, alley parties, and of course, the annual block party. The kids on the block often become close friends, the wives get together for Bunco<\/a>, and the men get together to play golf or poker. You may even say that most blocks are like a family. And like most families, blocks have occasional problems and issues they need to work through.\n\n\u201cSometimes, they\u2019ll be little spats about different things,\u201d says Westerly Creek block captain Kaylynn Mason. \u201cUsually, it starts with something small, but if it festers, people start gossiping and picking sides over things such as not returning a lawn mower right away, or whose kid is being mean to another kid. If you are outside the issue, you really can\u2019t get involved, but it can really hurt the dynamic of your block.\u201d\nIn an effort to keep blocks working together and avoiding awkward confrontations, the Stapleton MCA began its \u2018Block Therapy\u2019 program in mid-July. \u201cWe are working with local hospitals and family therapist residents who are looking to become \u2018doctors,\u2019\u201d said MCA President Liza Kampstra. \u201cThey work with blocks as if they are families, and talk through issues they have.\u201d\nCU Family Therapist \u2018Dr.\u2019 McAllister says that providing a \u2018safe zone\u2019 for people to air their grievances<\/a> allows for faster block healing. \u201cWe are trying to expedite healing by getting problems out in the open,\u201d says McAllister. \u201cAt first, people may be reluctant, but eventually, things come out, and the quicker that happens, the more quickly the healing can begin.\u201d McAllister says that many problems and issues can be talked through including:\n\n\n