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Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education December Meeting
The Coalition for Psychology in the Schools and Education (CPSE) met on December 3-5, 2004. The meeting was held at the American Psychological Association in Washington DC. The CPSE is sponsored by APA’s Education Directorate and is devoted to contributing to the quality of pre-K through 12th grade education. The Coalition strives to promote cooperation among APA divisions and various interest groups and affiliates who are working to enhance education and teacher training for children and adolescents. The Coalition has grown to include representatives from the 13 divisions, Psychology Teachers at the Community Colleges (PTACC), Committee of Teachers of Psychology at Secondary Schools (TOPSS), Council of Representatives’ Child and Adolescent Caucus, Committee on Psychological Testing and Assessment (CPTA), and the APA Board of Educational Affairs (BEA).
At the Coalition’s December 3-5 meeting, CPSE members met to review data, which is being collected by a survey to examine teachers’ needs for professional development. The survey gathers information about teachers’ perceptions of professional development in several areas including classroom management, instructional skills, classroom diversity, family outreach, and other teaching skills and knowledge informed by psychological science. The survey will help form APA professional development courses for teachers based on the needs teachers identify.
The Coalition also met to discuss ideas for further growth and development of the Coalition, including an online professional development course for Pre-K through 12 teachers on aligning classroom assessment with educational standards. The course will be offered in 2005 as part of APA’s Online Academy series. Additional online courses addressing the topics of individualized instruction and classroom management are in the planning stages.
Another major activity discussed at the December meeting included the APA’s ongoing development of a model that will be used as a guide to revise APA’s Learner-Centered Psychological Principles: Guidelines for School Redesign and Reform (LCPP). The model, developed by participants at the 2004 Education Leadership Conference, strives to improve collaboration among psychologists, Pre-K through12 teachers and school districts. The revised LCPP will then be used as a basis to develop criteria for evaluating the rigor of various assessments used in school improvement designs and the conditions that would allow these assessments to be used rigorously.
The Coalition is offering sessions at the 2005 AERA (American Educational Research Association) and AACTE (American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education) Conferences and invites affiliates and division representatives to attend the meetings and become increasingly involved in the Coalition. The Coalition appreciates APA members’ participation in this important collaborative effort, bringing psychologists together to improve our nation’s educational agenda.
If you are interested in learning more about the Coalition for Psychology in Schools in Education please contact Heidi Sickler at hsickler@apa.org.
Clinical Health Psychology Institute (CHPI) Women’s Health: Clinical Strategies 2 Day Workshop
The APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology and the APA Division of Health Psychology are cosponsoring The Second Annual Clinical Health Psychology Institute,
Women’s Health: Clinical Strategies. The two-day workshop will take place April 1 & 2, 2005, at the American Psychological Association Building in Washington, DC.
Learning objectives
- Understand advances and controversies in women’s health and mental health
- Describe state-of-the art research on biopsychosocial aspects of health concerns among women
- Apply gender-specific assessment and treatment strategies in the care of women across the life span
- Understand the role of gender, ethnicity, age, religion, class, relational status, sexual orientation, and other issues of diversity in assessment and treatment of women’s health concerns
- Utilize evidence-based interventions for women’s health in clinical practice
- Implement guidelines for successful interdisciplinary, collaborative care of women
On-line Registration will begin February 1. To view the Program for the CHPI check the APA CE web page at www.apa.org/ce/ or call the APA CE Office for information about registering—1-800-374-2721 ext 5989.
Petition for Review and Comment – School Psychology
The APA Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP) has received a petition for renewed recognition by APA of School Psychology as a specialty of professional psychology. The petition is submitted by the APA Division of School Psychology (Division 16) and is available for viewing at www.apa.org/crsppp/.
Prior to CRSPPP's consideration of the petition, a period of public notice and opportunity for comment is required. A period of public notice and opportunity for comment of 60 days is available beginning February 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted until April 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to Joan Freund at jfreund@apa.org. Written comments may also be submitted to Joan Freund, Office of Graduate Education and Training, Education Directorate at the APA Address.
For more information, contact Joan Freund at (202) 336-5967 or by Email. at jfreund@apa.org.
Petition for Review and Comment – Clinical Psychology
The APA Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP) has received a petition for renewed recognition by APA of Clinical Psychology as a specialty of professional psychology. The petition is submitted by the APA Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12) and is available for viewing at www.apa.org/crsppp/.
Prior to CRSPPP's consideration of the petition, a period of public notice and opportunity for comment is required. A period of public notice and opportunity for comment of 60 days is available beginning February 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted until April 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to Joan Freund at jfreund@apa.org. Written comments may also be submitted to Joan Freund, Office of Graduate Education and Training, Education Directorate at the APA Address.
For more information, contact Joan Freund at (202) 336-5967 or by Email at jfreund@apa.org.
Petition for Review and Comment – Clinical Child Psychology
The APA Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP) has received a petition for renewed recognition by APA of Clinical Child Psychology as a specialty of professional psychology. The petition is submitted by the APA Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53) and is available for viewing at www.apa.org/crsppp/.
Prior to CRSPPP's consideration of the petition, a period of public notice and opportunity for comment is required. A period of public notice and opportunity for comment of 60 days is available beginning February 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted until April 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to Joan Freund at jfreund@apa.org. Written comments may also be submitted to Joan Freund, Office of Graduate Education and Training, Education Directorate at the APA Address.
For more information, contact Joan Freund at (202) 336-5967 or by Email at jfreund@apa.org.
Petition for Review and Comment – Counseling Psychology
The APA Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP) has received a petition for renewed recognition by APA of Counseling Psychology as a specialty of professional psychology. The petition is submitted by the APA Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) and is available for viewing at www.apa.org/crsppp/.
Prior to CRSPPP's consideration of the petition, a period of public notice and opportunity for comment is required. A period of public notice and opportunity for comment of 60 days is available beginning February 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted until April 1, 2005. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to Joan Freund at jfreund@apa.org. Written comments may also be submitted to Joan Freund, Office of Graduate Education and Training, Education Directorate at the APA Address.
For more information, contact Joan Freund at (202) 336-5967 or by Email at jfreund@apa.org.
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