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.

President

J. Gayle Beck, PhD, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
View a list of past presidents

Secretary

John C. Linton, PhD, WVU School of Medicine, Charleston, WV

Journal

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

The Clinical Psychologist (quarterly)
Editor: Milton Strauss, PhD, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

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.

• Section II: Clinical Geropsychology
  President: David Powers, PhD, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
  Secretary: Karen Skultety, PhD, Institute on Aging, San Francisco, CA
  Newsletter: Clinical Geropsychology News (two issues per year)
  Co-editors: Brian Yelchin, PhD and Sherry Beaudreau, PhD, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

• Section III: The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology 
  President: Thomas Olllendick, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic University, Blacksburg, VA
  Secretary-Treasurer: David A. Smith, PhD, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
  Newsletter: Clinical Science (three issues per year)

• Section IV: Clinical Psychology of Women
  President: Elaine Burke, PsyD, Alliant International University, Alhambra, CA
  Secretary: Kalyani Gopal, PhD, Merrillville, IN
  Newsletter: The Clinical Psychology of Women (two issues per year)
  Editor: Helen Pratt, PhD, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, MI

• Section VI: Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities
  President: Guerda Nichols, PhD, Boston College, Chestnut, MA
  Secretary: April Harris-Brit, PsyD, Durham, NC
  Newsletter: Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities (two issues per year)
  Co-Editors: NiCole Buchanan, PhD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and Rheeda L. Walker, PhD, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

• Section VII: Emergencies and Crises
  President: Lisa Firestone, PhD, The Glendon Association, Santa Barbara, CA
  Secretary/Treasurer: Lillian Range, PhD, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans, LA
  Newsletter: Behavioral Emergencies Update (two issues per year)
  Editor: Kim Van Orden, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

• Section VIII: Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)
  President: William N. Robiner, PhD, ABPP
  Secretary: Kathryn Sanders, PhD
  Journal: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
  Editor: Barbara A. Cubic, PhD

• Section IX: Assessment
  President: Virginia Brabender, PhD, Widener University, Chester, PA
  Secretary: Barton Evans, PhD

• Section X: Graduate Student and Early Psychologists
  President: Arianna A. Aldridge, MS
  Secretary: Yuliana Gallegos

APA Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, August 2-5, 2012

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