Society of Clinical Psychology
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 also receive a 25% discount on psychology books from Oxford University Press. The Division sponsors continuing education workshops two days immediately prior to the annual APA convention.
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
Marvin R. Goldfried, PhD, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
View a list of past presidents
Secretary
Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
Publications
Journal
Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice (quarterly)
Editor: Phillip Kendall, PhD, ABPP, Temple University, Phhiladelphia, PA
Newsletter
The Clinical Psychologist (quarterly)
Editor: William C. Sanderson, PhD, Hofsta University, Hempstead, NY
Web site
Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology
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, PO Box 1082, Niwot, CO 80544.
Division Sections
Section II: Clinical Geropsychology
President: Jonathan Rose, PhD
Newsletter: Clinical Geropsychology News (two issues per year)Section III: The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
President: Howard N. Garb, PhD
Secretary-Treasurer: Elizabeth P. Hayden, PhD
Newsletter: Clinical Science (three issues per year)Section IV: Clinical Psychology of Women
President: Ruth Striegel-Moore, PhD
Newsletter: The Clinical Psychology of Women (two issues per year)Section VI: Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities
President: Frederick T.L. Leong, PhD
Secretary: Georgette Hardy DeJesus, PhD, Silver Spring, MD
Newsletter: Clinical Psychology of Ethnic Minorities (two issues per year)
Editor: Guerda Nicolas, PhD, Blauvelt, NYSection VII: Emergencies and Crises
President: Anthony Spirito, PhD
Newsletter: Behavioral Emergencies Update (two issues per year)Section VIII: Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)
President: John C. Linton, PhD, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston, WV
Secretary: Kimberly McClanahan, PhDSection IX: Assessment
President: Steven R. Smith, PhD
Secretary: Mary Louise Cashel, PhD, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, ILSection X: Graduate Student and Early Psychologists
President: Christopher Cutter, PhD
Secretary: Rachel Jacobs, PhD
Division Meetings
- APA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, August 12-15, 2010
Contact Information
The Division 12 Office
Lynn G. Peterson, Administrative Officer
PO Box 1082, Niwot, CO 80544
Telephone: (303) 652-3126
Fax: (303) 652-2723
E-mail: Lynn G. Peterson
