Division 12 - Society of Clinical Psychology

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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.

Membership Application: http://www.div12.org/membership

President: John C. Norcross, PhD, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Secretary: Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

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

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)
  Homepage: www.sscpweb.org

• 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, NY

• Section 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, PhD

• Section IX: Assessment
  President: Steven R. Smith, PhD
  Secretary: Mary Louise Cashel, PhD, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

• Section X: Graduate Student and Early Psychologists
  President: Christopher Cutter, PhD
  Secretary: Rachel Jacobs, PhD

Division Meetings:

• Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, August 12-15, 2010, Website: www.apa.org/convention/

Awards: www.apa.org/about/division/div12awards.html

List of Presidents: www.apa.org/about/division/div12pres.html

For Additional Information Contact: The Division 12 Office, Lynn G. Peterson, Administrative Officer, PO Box 1082, Niwot, CO 80544; Telephone: (303) 652-3126; Fax: (303) 652-2723; Email: Lynn Peterson

Homepage: http://www.div12.org