Society of Clinical Psychology

Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology includes APA members who are active in practice, research, teaching, administration, and/or study in the field of clinical psychology are invited to join the division. Graduate students in APA approved or regionally accredited doctoral programs may become student affiliate members at a reduced rate. Membership includes a subscription to the journal, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, and the quarterly publication The Clinical Psychologist.

Members and student affiliates may also choose to join one or more of the division's sections: Section II: Clinical Geropsychology, Section III: The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, Section IV: Clinical Psychology of Women, Section VI: Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities, Section VII: Emergencies and Crises, Section VIII: Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC), Section IX: Assessment, and Section X: Graduate Students and Early Career Psychologists. Some sections also have membership categories for non-Division 12 members.

Leadership

President

Mark B. Sobell, PhD, Nova Southwestern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
View a list of past presidents

Secretary

John C. Linton, PhD, WVU School of Medicine, Charleston, W.Va.

Publications

Journal

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice (quarterly)
Editor: W. Edward Craighead, PhD, ABPP, Emory University, Atlanta

The Clinical Psychologist (quarterly)
Editor: Guerda Nicolas, PhD, Boston College, Chestnut, Mass.

Division-sponsored publications
  • Clinical Psychology (brochure)

  • Task Force Reports on Empirically Supported Treatment are available through the Division 12 Central Office. The entire set of reports (including the original report, updates, the manuals list, and a set of syllabi) can be purchased for $30.00 from the Division 12 Central Office, P.O. Box 1082, Niwot, CO 80544.

Division Sections

  • Section II: Clinical Geropsychology
    President: Amy E. Fiske, PhD, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
    Secretary: Sherry Beaudreau, PhD,  Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
    Newsletter: Clinical Geropsychology News (two issues per year)
    Co-editors: Erin L. Woodhead, PhD, VA Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Calif. and J. Kaci Fairchild, PhD 

  • Section III: The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology 
    President: Michelle Craske, PhD, UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.
    Secretary-Treasurer: David A. Smith, PhD, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.
    Newsletter: Clinical Science (three issues per year) 

  • Section IV: Clinical Psychology of Women
    President: Kalyani Gopal, PhD, Merrillville, Ind.
    Newsletter: The Clinical Psychology of Women (two issues per year)
    Editor: Anna Karas, MA, Sylmar, Calif. 

  • Section VI: Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities
    President: Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, Duke Child and Family Study Center, Durham, N.C.
    Secretary: Vincenzo Teran, PhD, West Roxbury, Mass. 

  • Section VII: Emergencies and Crises
    James Werth, PhD, Radford University, Radford, Va.
    Secretary/Treasurer: Lillian Range, PhD, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans
    Newsletter: Behavioral Emergencies Update (two issues per year)
    Editor: Jennifer Muehlenkamp, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. 

  • Section VIII: Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)
    President: Barbara Cubic, PhD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.
    Secretary: Donna LaPaglia, PsyD, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
    Editor: Barbara A. Cubic, PhD 

  • Section IX: Assessment
    President: Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
    Secretary: Ginger Calloway, PhD, Raleigh, N.C. 

  • Section X: Graduate Student and Early Psychologists
    President: Christy Denkla
    Secretary: Rachel Hershenberg, Cherry Hill, N.J.

Division Meetings

Contact Information

Lynn G. Peterson, Administrative Officer
The Division 12 Office
P.O. Box 1082
Niwot, CO 80544
Telephone: (303) 652-3126
Fax: (303) 652-2723

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