Diversity Education Resources
In 2006, APA President Gerry Koocher convened a Task Force on Diversity Education Resources. Under the leadership of Mary Kite, Chair, the Task Force compiled annotated bibliographies of teaching resources on a number of important cross-cutting issues, such as assessment, instructional resources, power and privilege, and ways to encourage students from diverse backgrounds to pursue psychology as a profession. Bibliographies also were developed for specific categories such as Race/Ethnicity, Culture, International, Language, Religion, Rural-Urban-Suburban Location. The annotated bibliography of resources includes books, book chapters, journal articles, films, Web sites, and other media. Developed for teachers of psychology at the high school, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate level, the bibliographies are now located on the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s (APA Division Two) webpage at http://teachpsych.org/diversity/ptde/index.php. Additional bibliographies on categories of institutional support for diversity education, age, gender/sex, and sexual orientation are being developed and will be posted to the website upon completion.
Task Force members were: Mary Kite, Ball State University, Chair, Rosemary Blieszner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, James E. Freeman, University of Virginia, Ladonna Lewis, Glendale Community College, Jeffery Scott Mio, California State Polytechnic University, Konjit V. Page, Boston College, Marissa M. Sarabando, Memorial High School, McAllen, Texas, Linda M. Woolf, Webster University
Council New Business Items – February 2008
The Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR) provides the following information to division officers to increase the awareness of and opportunity for division input to governance issues that are on the current agendas of APA boards and committees. What follows is a summary of new business items submitted between the close of the August 2007 and February 2008 sessions of Council. The Agenda Planning Group, which is made up of the chairs of APA standing boards, CSFC, CODAPAR (representing division interests), CAPP (representing state/provincial interests) and APAGS reviewed the items and referred them to APA groups for consideration. Divisions are invited to comment on these items. Summary statements for each item appear below, along with a list of the APA boards and committees to which the item was referred. The board or committee appearing in bold has been designated lead group for the item. Division comments on each item should be directed to the lead board or committee at the APA address.
The board/committee acronyms used in the listing are:
BAPPI – Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest
BEA – Board of Educational Affairs
BPA – Board of Professional Affairs
CAPP – Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice
CODAPAR – Committee on Structure and Function of Council
COLI – Committee on Legal Issues
Item 36A: Revision of APA's Statement on Parental Alienation Syndrome
This item is a request for funds to support the work of a task force to update the 1996 Statement on Parental Alienation Syndrome.
Referred to: BAPPI/BPA, CAPP and COLI
Item 36B: Value Neutral Language for End-of-Life Choices
The main motion of the item is a recommendation for APA to adopt as policy value neutral language for end of life choices made by mentally competent terminally ill patients.
Referred to: BAPPI and BPA
Item 36C: Scheduling of the Nominations for APA Boards and Committees
This motion asks that 1) APA set the deadline for nominations to APA boards and committees elected by Council no earlier than the Friday following the February meeting of Council and 2) new Council members be provided information about the nominations process at or before the February meeting of Council.
Referred to: Elections Committee, CSFC and BEA
New Positions and Projects within Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) Organizational Structure Enhance Outreach Efforts to Community
We have developed several new positions within our organizational structure to enhance our outreach efforts and further develop our connections to the larger community. First, we have appointed Dr. Sharon Bowman, Dept Chair, Ball State University, as our Coordinator of Emergency Response. Sharon was part of a group of counseling psychologists who responded to the aftermath of Katrina. Our involvement with Katrina made us realize we wanted a point person from within Division 17 to organize our response to future natural and other disasters. Another new position is the Chair of the Committee on Community Engagement. This committee was created after Bill Parham’s very successful Presidential Project focused on getting counseling psychologists actively involved in giving back to the communities where we hold APA conventions. Dr. Rebecca Toporek, a faculty member at San Francisco State University, is chairing this committee. Rebecca previously chaired the outreach efforts to communities by counseling psychologists in New Orleans and San Francisco and is currently working with the committee to develop outreach efforts for Boston this coming August. A third new position is the PR/Media Relations Coordinator. Drs. Heidi Zetzer, Director of the UCSB Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic and Camille DeBell, a faculty member at Regis University, are the inaugural co-coordinators in this position. They are currently working on developing media connections in Chicago for coverage of the many symposia that are part of the 2008 International Counseling Psychology Conference. All three of these positions allow the Society to have a more substantial presence as psychologists in our communities with our research knowledge, teaching skills and clinical expertise. If you would like more information about these community outreach efforts, please contact Dr. Julia Phillips, Vice President for Communications via Email.
APA/ABA Cosponsored Conference – April 30-May3
Come to the Windy City on April 30–May 3, 2008 when the APA will join with the American Bar Association (ABA) to address current trends and cutting edge issues at an APA/ABA-sponsored conference, Reconceptualizing Child Custody: Past, Present and Future – Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together. Back by request, this interdisciplinary conference, which is a follow-up to the highly successful 1997 APA/ABA Los Angeles “child custody” conference, will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Hotel. The conference is organized around three primary areas:
- The status of marriage, separation, divorce, parenting, and custody in the United Sates today
- Legal and psychological issues relevant to contested custody cases
- Effective legal and psychological interventions for families
Psychologists and family lawyers often are confronted with issues of mutual concern, including working with high-conflict families; participating in custody evaluations; relocation; representation of children; and allegations of alienation, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. This conference will provide the groundwork to allow the sharing of ideas, strategies, and other information between the two professions. The APA/ABA Conference has been designed to maximize your opportunity to explore the relationship of psychology to the legal system in the child custody context, and to do so in an educational setting guided by experts from both professions. The APA and the ABA Section of Family Law have brought together some of the most prominent psychologists, attorneys and judges from across the country to address a variety of topics presented within the context of 34 sessions to span three full days. Most sessions include at least two expert speakers – one attorney and one psychologist - to offer a full perspective on legal and psychological issues affecting child custody. Planned activities include a mock hearing involving expert psychological testimony with responses from judges and the audience; as well as a number of opportunities for networking, such as an April 30th Welcome Reception and a ticketed social event at the Art Institute of Chicago. The culmination of the program will be an examination of trends for the future.
Based on the 1997 Los Angeles APA-ABA conference on the same topics, a sell-out attendance of more than 700 attorneys and psychologists from around the country is anticipated. This type of conference does not come around very often. Do not miss your opportunity to gain knowledge from the experts, stay on top of current developments, network with peers, gain CE and CLE credits, and walk away with practice skills to help you apply what you learn.
For an overview of the conference as well as registration information, go to www.apa.org/conf/apaabaconf08.html.
Call for Nominations 2009 Raymond D. Fowler Award for Outstanding Contributions to APA -- Member
Please submit nominations for the 2009 Raymond D. Fowler Award for Outstanding Contributions to APA Member. The Fowler award was established in 2003 to recognize Dr. Fowler's service to the association. The Raymond D. Fowler Award for Outstanding Contributions to APA recognizes an APA member who has had a significant and enduring impact on APA as an organization and who has shown a clear dedication to advancing APA's mission.
Prospective nominees for the Raymond D. Fowler Award will demonstrate one or more of the following: 1) a clear dedication to advancing APA's mission; 2) outstanding effort in advancing APA as a professional organization; 3) consensus-building among constituent groups within the organization; 4) contributions that have a significant and enduring impact on the association and 5) contributions that have a significant impact on the financial health of the organization.
APA Members may be nominated by another APA member or constituent APA group (i.e., APA boards, committees, divisions, state/provincial psychological associations). Members of the Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominated for the award during their term of service on the Board.
A complete nominations package is required for consideration. That includes: 1) a nominations statement of up to 500 words, 2) no more than 3 letters of support and 3) a current vita. The deadline for receipt of nominations is October 1, 2008.
A citation will be read at the August meeting of the Council of Representatives and the recipient's name will be added to a wall plaque that will be placed prominently in the APA headquarters building. A $1,000 honorarium and up to $1,000 in expenses associated with travel to the APA annual convention will accompany the award.
Nominations for the 2009 Raymond D. Fowler Award for Outstanding Contributions to APA should be sent to Casey Reever at the APA Address or via Email by October 1, 2008.
Candidacy Statements to Appear Online
The APA Election Office invites all candidates running for division and state/provincial/territorial offices to submit statements for this year's elections. The statements will be available for voters to view on the APA website when the ballots are mailed on April 15. The availability of the statements serves as an excellent way for voters to get to know the candidates and to understand their views on important issues.
For those candidates who have already posted statements, we thank you. For those who haven't, we extend an invitation to visit www.apa.org/governance and click on the link titled "2008 Division and SPTA Candidates Statements Submission Form." You will need your membership number and last name to access the site (your membership number serves as your user ID and your last name serves as your password). If you have changed your password recently, please use the newer version.
If you have any questions feel free to contact the Election Office at (+1/202) 336-6087 or by via Email.
2008 CODAPAR Members
Chana K. Akins, PhD (01/06-12/08)
University of Kentucky
Department of Psychology
219 Kastle Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0001
Phone: (+1/859) 257-1103
Fax: (+1/859) 323-1979
Divisions: 6, 15, 20, 24, 25, 28, 38, 45 and 50
Jaine L. Darwin, PsyD (07/07-12/09)
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, #25
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (+1/617) 354-7480
Divisions: 18, 19, 31, 32, 37, 39, 42, 48 and 53
Julia C. Phillips, PhD (01/08-12/10)
The University of Akron
Counseling, Testing and Career Center
Akron, OH 44325-4303
Phone: (+1/330) 972-7082
Fax: (+1/330) 972-5679
Division: 7, 14, 16, 17, 23, 27, 41, 43 and 44
Richard S. Velayo, PhD (06/05-12/06)
Pace University
Psychology Department
41 Park Row
Room 1324
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (+1/212) 346-1506
Fax: (+1/212) 346-1618
Divisions: 1, 3, 5, 34, 36, 46, 49, 52 and 54
Frank M. Webbe, PhD (01/08-12/10)
Florida Institute of Technology
School of Psychology
Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone: (+1/321) 674-8104
Fax: (+1/321) 674-7105
Divisions: 10, 13, 21, 22, 29, 30, 40, 47 and 55
Janice D. Yoder, PhD (01/06-12/08)
University of Akron
Department of Psychology
Akron, OH 44325-4301
Phone: (+1/330) 972-8371
Fax: (+1/330) 972-5174
Divisions: 2, 8, 9, 33, 34, 35, 44, 51 and 56
Division Services Staff
Troy Booker, Division Services Officer
Keith Cooke, Division Services Manager
Sarah Jordan, Director, Divisions Services
Micheline Meyers, Division Services Coordinator
Julian Slaughter, Division Services Associate
Wendy Williams, Division Services Specialist
2008 Deadlines for Articles for the APA/Division Dialogue
Please submit copy on diskette or via email to Troy Booker.
May/June 2008: April 25, 2008
July/August 2008: June 20, 2008
September/October 2008: August 22, 2008
November/December 2008: October 24, 2008
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