Special Feature: Committee on Early Career Psychologists
Increasing Involvement of Early Career Psychologists (ECPs) Across APA’s Divisions
The CECP represents the unique interests and concerns of early career psychologists (ECPs) within seven years of the receipt of their doctorate degree. The mission of CECP is to build bridges across constituencies within and outside of APA to promote, advocate and develop resources for ECPs.
The CECP is comprised of six members each assigned to represent and advocate for ECPs in the following areas:
2006 COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Nabil Hassan El-Ghoroury, PhD
CECP Chair (2006)
CECP Slate: Psychology in the Public Interest
Miguel E. Gallardo, PsyD
CECP Slate: Practice
Shamin C. S. Jaffer, Psy.D.
CECP Slate: APA Divisions
Christopher W. Loftis, PhD
CECP Slate: State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Associations
Guerda Nicolas, PhD
CECP Slate: Education and Training
Deborah Weber, Ph.D.
CECP Slate: Science
Please contact the member representing your area of interest or any other member of the committee for more information on ECP activities, initiatives, and opportunities for ECP involvement within APA, Divisions, and SPTAs.
EARLY CAREER PSYCHOLOGIST NETWORK (ECPN)
Of utmost importance to the Divisions is the ECPN. The ECPN is a forum to:
- Discuss priorities and programming ideas
- Share strategies to increase recruitment, retention, and involvement of early career psychologists in professional associations
- Provide feedback on CECP initiatives and activities
- Foster collaboration between APA Divisions and State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Associations (SPTAs)
- Disseminate information about opportunities and resources for early career psychologists
Division leaders should receive a memo inviting the executive committee to appoint an ECP representative of your division to the ECPN. If you have not received this memo please contact us via Email for a copy. It is our goal to have a representative from each division.
Join the Early Career Listserv
The EARLY CAREER listserv is open to everyone. This listserv is sponsored by CECP and is a discussion group for ECPs to share concerns, provide mutual support, and help each other integrate into the profession. This is an OPEN list intended to stimulate topics of interest to basic and applied researchers in psychology, educators, and clinicians. While the primary audience for the list is ECPs who have completed their degrees within the past seven years, this Listserv is not limited to ECPs. In fact, we invite regular participation and contribution from seasoned professional and academic psychologists. To subscribe to this list, send an email to LISTSERV@LISTS.APA.ORG and in the body of your message (not the subject line), type: SUBSCRIBE EARLYCAREERLIST (e.g., SUBSCRIBE EARLYCAREER LIST Joe Smith).
Also, visit the CECP website at www.apa.org/earlycareer/ for more information on our activities, to join the Early Career listserv, and to apply for upcoming vacancies on the CECP or to work with the committee on special workgroups and projects.
ECP & APA Convention Programming
The CECP has convention programming geared especially towards the issues that face ECPs. Two programs that will be featured at this year’s convention in New Orleans are:
“Launching your Career on Solid Financial Footing: A Business Plan for Personal and Professional Success.” Friday, August 11th from 12:00 – 1:50 PM Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Room 256
Early Career Psychologists (ECPs) face many financial challenges as they begin to build personal wealth and establish rewarding careers. Speakers will help participants develop a business plan to reduce debt, save and invest money; assess professional value, skill sets, and practice interests; negotiate salary, benefits, and start-up costs; and avoid contractual pitfalls with new employers or other business arrangements.
“Being a Parent and a Professional: Is Balancing the Right Strategy?” Saturday, August 12, 2006 9:00 - 10:50 AM Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Room 262
The integration of professional and personal life can be a daunting task and this is especially true if you are a parent. This symposium will provide information from seasoned and early career psychologists as well as advanced graduate students about their process of making family life and professional life work for them.
The CECP also has plans in the works for a possible social hour and will also compile a list of programs geared towards ECPs for distribution at convention. We hope that you will attend and look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!
Centering on Mentoring: Getting Connected!
April 2006 -- Our profession's growth and continued success can be accomplished only through mentoring the next generation of competent and motivated professionals. Access to role models and mentors is important for our up and coming young student professionals as well as early career professionals and those who may be switching to this field from other careers. To address this critical need, Dr. Gerald P. Koocher created the Centering on Mentoring Task Force to focus on mentoring within the profession and in the American Psychological Association (APA). This Task Force is one of his Presidential initiatives and part of Dr. Koocher’s broader initiative on Early Career Psychologists. APA indicates that the number of graduate students and early career psychologists has increased over the last decade. At the same time, the Association has had a dramatic increase in the average age of its members. Connecting psychology graduate students and early career psychologists with more experienced senior psychologists is an important vehicle for enhancing psychology and APA.
Members of the Task Force were selected from a pool of nearly 70 nominees to comprise a geographically, professionally, and culturally diverse group. The age and professional experience of the group varies from early career psychologists to seasoned professionals who have been part of APA for over 30 years. Dr. Jessica Henderson Daniel is the Chair of the Task Force. The other members of the group are Drs. Joseph F. Aponte, Georgia T. Chao, Haydee M. Cuevas, Benjamin D. Locke, Janet R. Matthews, Mark A. Vosvick, Danny Wedding, and Tanya E. Williamson. APA staff members on the Task Force include Ms. Judy Strassburger, Ms. Elizabeth Kaplinski, Ms. Casey Reever, and Ms. Rachel Weinberg, all from APA Governance Affairs Office. All nominees for the Task Force were invited to serve as part of an Advisory Group that provides input and feedback on the Task Force’s initiatives.
The Centering on Mentoring Task Force has met twice. Emerging from these meetings was an operational definition of mentoring. Mentoring was defined as a professional relationship in which one provides advice and/or psychosocial support that will contribute to another’s professional and personal development. This mentoring relationship may be provided on an individual or group basis and may occur through a range of communication venues. Furthermore, the duration and intensity of the relationships vary according to the match and needs of the individuals involved. Such a definition also assumes an array of mentoring relationships that cut across different scientific and professional interests in a variety of geographical locations and settings.
In moving forward on connecting mentors and mentees, the Task Force members believe that it is important to identify and acknowledge existing mentoring programs within APA. A number of APA Divisions, including Divisions 2, 14, 17, 21, 37, 40, 42, 44, 45, 50, 52, and 53 already have mentoring programs. The nature of these programs varies. For example, some Divisions include goals such as increasing the number of ethnic minority students and professionals in the discipline, while others focus on providing guidance on beginning and ending a private practice. Other organizational structures within APA also have mentoring programs. For example, the APA Council of Representatives has a mentoring program where “veteran” members of Council are assigned to mentor new Council members. These programs potentially provide a wealth of information that could form the basis for developing and refining other mentoring programs within the Association.
A number of “mentoring venues” are planned for the upcoming APA 2006 Convention in New Orleans. Among these include interactive social opportunities (e.g., divisional and organizational social hours) where potential mentors and mentees can freely meet and discuss their interests and concerns in an informal setting. Also planned for the 2006 Convention is a three generation mentor-mentee symposium, Centering on Mentoring: Voices from Three Generations, which will feature a number of distinguished speakers who share a mentor-mentee relationship. The first set of mentor-mentee speakers will be Drs. Stanley Sue and Sumie Okazaki, and Mr. Eric J. R. David. The second set of speakers will be Drs. Martin Seligman, Sonja Lyubomirsky, and Susan Nolen-Hoeksema. These speakers will describe their mentor-mentee relationships and the role these relationships have played in their personal and professional lives.
The APA Convention will also be a vehicle for launching a pilot of the APA Centering on Mentoring Program. This program will collect mentoring needs from prospective mentees and areas of expertise/experience from perspective mentors. From this data, mentors and mentees will be matched. There will be a training/orientation program at the New Orleans Convention to help mentors and mentees set up clear expectations for the relationship and to help formulate developmental goals. All participants in the program are invited and encouraged to attend this training session, but training is not mandatory. Program materials will be made available to all participants. Contact Dr. Georgia T. Chao via Email further information on the Pilot Mentoring Program.
Further information on Centering on Mentoring can be found at mentoring.apa.org. Please note: this site is currently under construction, check often for updates. This recently developed website describes the purpose of the Centering on Mentoring Task Force, identifies the Task Force and Advisory Board members, and describes the planned Task Force activities and those projects currently underway. Of particular note on the website is a resource guide, Introduction to Mentoring, which describes the different forms and stages of mentoring, discusses mentoring and ethics, and identifies the Do’s and Don’ts of mentoring under a section on the etiquette of mentoring. The website also lists APA affiliated and non-APA affiliated mentoring programs, including sponsoring group, name and description of mentoring program, and link to the program.
A perusal of the Centering on Mentoring website clearly indicates that there are already a number of innovative and exciting mentoring programs within APA. We can and should expand these efforts within APA and within state, provincial, and state associations. Many of you have had a mentoring relationship as a student and/or professional. Your experiences as a mentor or mentee are important to us. Let us know about your mentoring experiences, your thoughts on the subject, and your recommendations for improving mentoring within psychology and APA. Please email us your ideas. With your support, the Centering on Mentoring Task Force will meet its objective of creating resources and opportunities to assist the next generation of psychology professionals in “getting connected” with potential mentors and ensure their success as they embark on their new careers.
The APA Presidential Task Force on Diversity Education Resources Seeks Your Input
The mission of the Task Force, established by APA President Gerald P. Koocher, is to provide support for instructors who address diversity issues in their classrooms, by compiling and cataloging teaching resources, bibliographies, lists of experts, and similar materials. The Task Force will also propose strategies for preserving, updating, and making available these resources. In doing so, the Task Force will address the need for a localized place for materials at the high school, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. Topics to be addressed include: institutional support for diversity education, instructional resources, and ways to encourage students from diverse backgrounds to pursue psychology as a profession.
Goals of Task Force
To develop a Web-based resource that will house the many excellent educational resources on diversity that are now available, including books, journal articles, films, Web sites, and other media.
Task Force Members
Our members represent several APA divisions and teachers from the high school, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. Task Force Members are 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, Pomona; Konjit V. Page, Boston College; Marissa M. Sarabando, Memorial High School, McAllen, TX; and Linda M. Woolf, Webster University.
How You Can Help
We are seeking your input on the structure of this resource as well as on the materials that should be included. You are encouraged to contact any Task Force Member to provide your input.
For more information, please contact Mary Kite via Email.
National Multicultural Conference and Summit 2007
The Psychology of Multiple Identities: Finding Empowerment in the Face of Oppression
January 24–26, 2007
Seattle, Washington
The mission of the National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) is to convene students, practitioners, and scholars in psychology and related fields to discuss human diversity and multiculturalism. Participants engage in a critical discourse on extant research and practice facing psychologists and educators. The objective of the 2007 NMCS is to explore the intersections of social identities, to understand how individuals, groups and communities are empowered, and to elevate frequently unheard voices. We believe that multiculturalism creates opportunities as well as challenges within the context of constantly negotiating multiple levels of privileges and oppressions. This conference is designed to explore how psychologists understand, intervene, and promote multiple identities.
While we acknowledge the vast diversity of cultures within the dimensions of age, race, ethnicity, and geographic region, the 2007 conference specifically addresses the intersection of the dimensions of race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, social class, age, ability and gender.
We are accepting proposals for symposia, single papers/presentations, and posters. Acceptable symposia, single papers/presentations, and posters may address theory, research, and practice issues. All symposia, single papers/presentations, and poster sessions are limited to 50 minutes.
For more information, please visit www.multiculturalsummit.com.
Please note that the deadline for NMCS proposals is May 31, 2006.
Town Hall Meeting at APA Convention
Exploring the Needs of Psychology and Psychologists in the 21st Century! Your Chance to Shape the Future in an Open Exchange
MEET YOUR APA LEADERS
GERALD KOOCHER, Ph.D., APA President
SHARON BREHM, Ph.D., APA President-elect
NORMAN ANDERSON, Ph.D., CEO of APA
Join a free-spirited discussion with APA Leaders and Members to brainstorm about the future for psychology and psychologists. What do you think APA must do to prepare itself for the needs and opportunities of the upcoming decades? What should APA's role be in responding to disasters? Should APA place more emphasis on international psychology? Does APA need to pay more attention to certain segments of its membership, or beef up parts of its agenda?
Let YOUR voice be heard. Raise your questions and tell others what you think.
You can preview the issues. See the Policy and Planning Board’s 5-year Report on the APA Website and look for its Annual Report in the 2006 July/August American Psychologist. Come to the town hall meeting and let leaders and other members of APA know your opinions. We will have a suggestion box on site just in case we don’t get a chance to hear from everyone.
Save this date: Saturday, August 12, 2006
2:00-2:50 P.M.
TOWN HALL MEETING
Presented by the Policy & Planning Board
Morial Convention Center, Rm 353
Division Sevices Booth at the APA Convention
Division Services will have a booth at the upcoming APA Convention in New Orleans, LA, August 10-13. Divisions are invited to send membership brochures, applications, newsletters, journal information as well as convention and hospitality suite programs to have on display. Please limit your supply to 100 copies of each piece. You may also send one copy of your journal as a sample display. If there are other pieces you would like to send, such as handouts for special projects or upcoming events, please feel free to do so.
The Division Services Booth will be located in Halls E & F of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The hours of operation are as follows:
Wednesday, August 9 -- 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, August 10 -- 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Friday, August 11 -- 7:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Saturday, August 12 -- 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Sunday, August 13 -- 8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
All materials must be received in the Division Services Office on or by Wednesday, July 19th .
If you have any questions about shipping or the booth operation, please contact Troy Booker via Email or (+1/202) 336-6121.
Is Your Division Membership Brochure In Need of a Facelift?
We can help you with revising your division membership brochure if you'd like. Joanne Zaslow and John Graziano of the Public and Member Communications Office here at APA are available to create the graphic design for the brochure. And the best news is that there is NO CHARGE FOR THEIR DESIGN WORK. The only charges are for the printing of the brochure. We can work with the Printing Services Dept. here at APA to give you estimates for printing.
Please contact Keith Cooke via Email if you interested or have any questions.
2006 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, 7, 28, 38, 45, 48, 50 and 53
Wayne J. Camara, PhD (01/05-12/07)
The College Board
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Phone: (+1/212) 713-8069
Fax: (+1/212) 649-8427
Divisions: 5, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24, 32 and 41
Kate F. Hays, PhD (01/05-12/07)
The Performing Edge
730 Yonge Street
Suite 226
Toronto, ON M4Y 2B7
CANADA
Phone: (+1/416) 961-0487
Fax: (+1/416) 599-8287
Division: 10, 17, 29, 30, 31, 39, 42, 47 and 51
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: 3, 23, 26, 27, 37, 40, 43, 52, and 54
Frank C. Worrell, PhD, Chair, (1/04-12/06)
Graduate School of Education
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670
Phone: (+1/510) 643-4891
Fax: (+1/510) 642-3555
Divisions: 1, 13, 15, 16, 21, 25, 33, 34 and 36
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, 22, 35, 44, 46, 49 and 55
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 Specialist
2006 Deadlines for
Articles for the APA/Division Dialogue
Please submit copy on diskette or via email to
Troy
Booker.
July/August: June 26, 2006
September/October: August 28, 2006
November/December: October 23, 2006
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