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2007 APAGS Convention Programming - Friday
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Friday – August 17, 2007
Food For Thought Breakfast
APAGS Suite
7:00–8:00am Breakfast
8:00–8:50am Discussion
Invited Psychologist:
David Barlow, PhD
David H. Barlow received his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont in 1969 and has published over 500 articles and chapters including close to 50 books and clinical manuals, mostly in the area of emotional disorders and clinical research methodology.
***Limited seats are available for this complimentary breakfast and discussion with a distinguished psychologist. Please sign up at the APAGS Booth to reserve your spot.
Making the Most of the APA Convention: Strategies for Graduate Students
Moscone Center/Room 2007
9:00–9:50am
Presenters:
Marina Field, MA Chair, APAGS Convention Committee (Chair)
Kathleen Donnelly, BS, APAGS Convention Committee
Brian Hall, MA, APAGS Convention Committee Incoming Chair
Donald Knight , MA, APAGS Convention Committee
Ruth Lieu, MBA, APAGS Convention Committee
Description:
The APA Convention can be an exciting but overwhelming experience. There are numerous symposia, poster sessions, and workshops available to attend. Additionally, there are networking events, social hours, and informal gatherings that compete for conference attendees’ attention. This symposium will provide an orientation to APA convention programming. In particular, presenters will provide the audience with an orientation to the general format of convention, offer information on how to select which division and suite programming to attend, and highlight strategies for networking. This presentation will be beneficial for all student attendees but will be particularly helpful to those attending convention for the first time.
Meet the Decision Makers: Internship Panel and Social
San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Yerba Buena Salon 7
10:00–11:50am
Presenters:
Brian Hall, MA, APAGS Convention Committee Incoming Chair (Chair)
Ruth Lieu, MBA, APAGS Convention Committee (Co-Chair)
Greg Keilin, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
Nadine Kaslow, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine
Steven McCutcheon, PhD, Chair, APPIC Board of Directors
Julie Jenks-Kettmann, MEd, University of Iowa
Description
Students have many questions and even some misconceptions about what makes a student an attractive candidate to internship training directors. Students often find that while there are some commonalities in attributes that are valued by training directors, some skills and characteristics are more important than others depending on the type of site to which a student applies. This internship panel and social hour provides an opportunity for graduate students to get their questions answered directly from training directors from various types of sites. The panel will provide another chance outside of the APAGS Pre-Convention Internship Workshop for students to obtain information about the internship process and ask questions germane to specific types of sites and training director styles. In the first hour of this two-hour program, our panel of internship directors, current APPIC Chair, and current APAGS Member-at-Large Education, will present general information about internships and answer student questions. Students are asked to bring questions with them to the panel. Although the first hour will not focus on specific site requirements, the second hour – a social hour for which every internship director listed in the APPIC directory has been invited – will give students the chance to mingle with training directors situated throughout the room in designated areas, to gather information about specific sites.
The Google-PsycINFO Showdown
APAGS Suite
10:00–11:50am
Presenters:
Alexa Minetola, MLIS, Training Specialist, APA (Chair)
Susan B. Hillson, BA., Manager, Customer Relations, APA (Co-Chair)
Description:
Of course, Google provides quickest way to information, but how do you know if you’re getting the best, most complete results possible? And how do you know if you’re finding the right full text?
Join us for the Google vs. PsycINFO show-down—audience participation welcome! Learn how to increase your search efficiency and save valuable research time. This 1 hour and 50 minute session will examine actual research conducted by an APAGS member, and present a side-by-side comparison of a recent bibliographic search, using Google, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO. The session will look at key factors for search success—refining a search, using keywords, and finding methodologies and tests and measures using both resources. Participants will learn to evaluate search results, and they will gain valuable insights about which resource to use when and why.
The first half of this session will examine how the two resources differ. APAGS members will learn when to use each resource and why. The second half will analyze the bibliographic results compiled by a current APAGS member and will look at using search tools to save time and maximize your search results. If you use Google as your starting point for research, you won’t want to miss this session!
Psychology Licensure and Certification: What Students Need to Know
Moscone Center, Room 305
12:00–1:50pm
Presenters:
Thomas J. Vaughn, PhD, OSBEP (Chair)
Barbara Van Horne, PhD, MBA, ASPPB
Emil R. Rodolfa, PhD, University of California, Davis
Ted Packard, PhD, American Board of Professional Psychology
Greg K. Gormanous, PhD, Louisiana State University, Alexandria
Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez, PhD, University of Utah
Description
This symposium will provide information for students on all areas of preparation for licensure and certification as a psychologist to include changes in state/provincial laws. The presentations will cover licensure and certification requirements of the doctoral program, internship and postdoctoral supervision year, as well as preparation for specialty certification, credentials banking, and licensure mobility. The considerable on-line and hard-copy resources available to students from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB), the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), and the American Psychological Association (APA), will be presented and discussed in detail. Attending students will gain from the experience of our newly licensed student discussant, and will be encouraged to take part in an “open forum” question and answer session following the completion of the formal presentations.
(1) Overview of Licensure Requirements
Students need to be aware of the variance in licensure requirements across jurisdictions in the United States and Canada. Often students find that even though their doctoral program has assured that they meet the licensure requirements in the State or Province where they were trained, they have not prepared them to meet the licensure requirements across numerous jurisdictions where they may eventually want or need to practice. This presentation will cover the several “musts” with regard to doctoral program, course work, internship, and postdoctoral supervision that students need to be absolutely certain are clearly evident in the documentation of their training.
(2) The Licensure Process and the Resources of ASPPB
What do graduate students in psychology need to know about licensure? What are the available resources that will help provide answers to these questions? This presentation will provide an overview of licensure and certification issues important for psychology graduate students, and will focus on information that students need with regard to:
- Determining that their doctoral programs cover the necessary course requirements for licensure as a psychologist in all jurisdictions;
- How to contact Licensing Boards for specific information about licensure requirements;
- The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP);
- State or Provincial Complementary Examinations (Oral and Jurisprudence);
- The importance of banking all credentials (degree, internship, postdoc supervision, EPPP score) with ASPPB;
- Mobility in Professional Psychology - preparing now for career mobility;
- On-line and hard copy resources available from ASPPB.
This presentation will provide psychology graduate students an opportunity to examine their preparation for the sequence of events leading to licensure. Variation in state and provincial laws and regulations will be described. Differences in the process of initial licensure and seeking licensure in additional states will be highlighted. Resources developed by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards will be presented. This presentation will provide helpful information to those students who intend to become licensed as a psychologist.
(3) Internship and Postdoctoral Year Requirements for Licensure The Resources of APPIC and APA
What do interns and postdoctoral fellows need to know about licensure? What are the resources that will help provide answers to these questions? This presentation will provide an overview of licensure issues important for psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows. Specifically, the following topics will be covered:
- APPIC membership requirements and expectations for internships and postdoctoral programs;
- The importance of completing an APA accredited internship and issues of quality assurance with regard to licensure requirements;
- Variation in state and provincial requirements for supervised professional experience in internships and the postdoctoral year;
- Ways to practice without a license to accrue supervised professional experience in the postdoctoral year;
- On-line and hard copy resources to facilitate gathering information about licensure
This presentation will provide interns and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to examine their preparation for the sequence of events leading to licensure. Licensure requirements for both internship and postdoctoral supervision will be described. Resources developed by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and the American Psychological Association (APA) will be presented. This presentation will provide helpful information for students seeking internships and/or postdoctoral positions.
(4) Specialty Certification in Professional Psychology
The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) serves the public need by examining and certifying psychologists who are competent to deliver high quality services in recognized specialty areas of psychology. The American Board of Professional Psychology was incorporated in 1947 with the support of the American Psychological Association. A Specialty is a defined area in the practice of psychology requiring special competencies above and beyond the broad and general training that characterizes accredited doctoral training programs. Specialty competence is acquired through an organized sequence of formal education, training, and experience that often occurs at the post doctoral level .The eleven ABPP Specialty Boards are: The American Board of Behavioral Psychology Forensic Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Clinical Health Psychology; Clinical Neuropsychology; Counseling Psychology; Family Psychology; Group Psychology; Rehabilitation Psychology; School Psychology and Psychoanalysis Psychology.
There are a number of compelling reasons why board certification is a necessary component of professional psychology. First, the exponential growth of psychological knowledge leaves practitioners no alternative but to specialize. Second, the environments in which psychologists work impel us to specialize. Third, the broader professional context in our society reinforces the need for specialization. (e.g., there are 24 specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, and upwards of 90% of physicians are board certified.) Fourth, enlightened self-interest mandates that individual psychologists develop specialty skills that subsequently are documented through attainment of specialty certification. Finally, and most important, protecting the public from the ill prepared and from charlatans requires a broad spectrum of personal and professional self-regulatory activities including board certification of specialty competence.
Eligibility for board certification requires a doctoral degree in psychology, licensure at the independent practice level, and appropriate educational, training, and experience in the specialty area. The application process includes a review of educational and training credentials, submission of a professional work sample, and passing an oral examination administered by a specialty board. The examination is a collegial process designed to allow the candidate the opportunity to demonstrate the defining competencies required to practice the specialty.
(5) Licensing I/O and Business Consulting Psychologists
I/O and Business Consulting Psychologists are professional psychologists with earned doctoral degrees who are required to be licensed in the majority of states if they practice psychology. Many I/O people incorrectly believe that they are exempt from licensure if they do not represent themselves as psychologists. However, most licensing laws were changed from title laws to practice laws after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 1992 that restricting the title “psychologist” was an unconstitutional burden on speech. Others incorrectly believe they are not required to be licensed if they work solely for an organization. Whether or not an I/O person must be licensed depends upon what the law/regulations say in a given state/province. In short, there is much variability in the manner in which the title and/or the practice of psychology is regulated.
What are the advantages of being licensed? If one offers services to individuals, groups, or organizations in a practice state, licensure is required under the law. That is, one should not break the law as APA’s Division 10 Task Force stated in its 1993 position paper on I/O licensure issues. One should become licensed in order to be legitimate and credible. This professional identity issue is roughly analogous to the difference between a certified public accountant and a bookkeeper. Unlicensed persons are not psychologists in the majority of states that require licensure. Imagine a non-licensee testifying as an expert in I/O psychology. Multistate practice in I/O is more common than in health-care psychology. Being licensed is a requirement in states that allow temporary practice. Being licensed is also a requirement for a new credential for interjurisdictional practice under development by ASPPB. Also, the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct does not protect you legally if you are unlicensed.
Mindfulness Break
APAGS Suite
12:00–12:50pm
Instructor:
Holly Siprelle, Director of Staff Initiatives, APA
Description
The APAGS mindfulness breaks will include guided meditations that can help participants take a mini-vacation during the convention. The breaks may include minor stretches to help with relaxation and mind/body connections, some breathing work, body scans, and guided imagery. Please join us!
The mindfulness breaks will be led by Holly Siprelle, an APA employee and registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance and a member of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association. She received her certification from the Satchidananda Ashram in Buckingham, Virginia in 2002. She is currently pursuing her advanced yoga and meditation teacher training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She is CPR/First Aid/AED certified. She offers yoga classes in corporate and residential settings for stress reduction and relaxation. She is a reiki master practitioner and teacher; and Holly is a member of the International Labyrinth Society dedicated to the education and celebration of the power of the labyrinth, an ancient form of silent walking meditation and a metaphor for the path of life.
Holly also has organized onsite seated upper body massage programs in the corporate environment, and has implemented other wellness programs such as meditation classes and workplace ergonomic assessments. She currently teaches yoga classes and participates in health fairs at various locations in the Washington, D.C. area, and is the Director of Workplace Resilience for the American Psychological Association, where she has worked for the past 18 years
Surviving the Dissertation Process
Moscone Center, Room 304
2:00–2:50pm
Presenters:
Donald Knight, MA, APAGS Convention Committee (Chair)
Sharon L. Foster, PhD, Alliant International University
Sandra Graham, PhD, UCLA
Paul J. Silvia, PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Alan W. Burkar, PhD, Marquette University
Description:
The doctoral dissertation represents the culmination of a student’s doctoral training; however, the process of completing the dissertation can prove daunting for students for various reasons (Rudestam & Newton, 2001). Some students find it difficult to get the process started (e.g., selecting a dissertation chair/committee, settling on a topic, and/or beginning to write), while others find frustration in keeping the process going (i.e., maintaining motivation, managing committee dynamics, etc.). Notwithstanding, the dissertation can prove to be the single-most, difficult task of a doctoral student’s training. Fortunately, there is help for the doctoral student who finds him/herself struggling with this process.
In this discussion, panelists will share with students the tools essential for negotiating the dissertation process. Areas of emphasis include the how-to’s on: developing the dissertation topic, choosing one’s dissertation chair and committee, basic components of the dissertation, the writing process, and defending and publishing the definitive work. From their engagement in this discussion, students from various subfields of psychology should leave with an increased awareness of not only the trials and tribulations associated with the dissertation process, but more importantly, the means by which to successfully navigate their respective processes.
References:
Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2001). Surviving your dissertation: A comprehensive guide to content and process, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Women Supporting Women: Mentoring Between APAGS and Eminent Psychologists
San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Yerba Buena Salon 7
3:00–4:50pm
Presenters:
Carol Williams-Nickelson, PsyD, Associate Executive Director, APAGS (Chair)
Kristi S. Van Sickle, PsyD, Chair, APAGS Committee
Amina Mahmood, MA, Member-at-Large, Diversity Focus, APAGS
Nadya A. Fouad, PhD, University of Wisconsin
Rita G. Dudley-Grant, PhD, Christiansted, VI
Carol D. Goodheart, EdD, APA Board of Directors
Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD, Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate, APA
Renee F. Romero, MA, Committee Operations and Programs Officer, APAGS
Description:
Women face difficult challenges in balancing a family or personal life and career, as well as obstacles to merging their identities as psychologists and women. In the process of trying to strike a balance between the roles students currently hold and those they aspire to hold, students often become overwhelmed and overburdened. Students yearn for women mentors who can share their wisdom and experience in managing the multiple demands that compete for a woman's time and attention, while preparing for and moving up the career ladder. Psychology has only recently acknowledged mentoring to be a key factor in the evolution of a psychologists' identity. However, there has been little mention of, and few programs (aside from this annual APAGS event) for mentoring women in ways that help them appropriately integrate personal and professional issues. This program begins with a panel discussion with several eminent psychologists, early career psychologists, and students, and is followed by a social hour designed to connect students with psychologists who are willing to network and offer mentorship.
Flying Solo
APAGS Suite
6:00–6:50pm
Presenter:
Marina Field, MA, Chair, APAGS Convention Committee (Chair)
Description:
Are you attending this year’s APA Convention alone? Want to meet some new people? Join us for this special social hour designed to connect graduate students who are “flying solo” at Convention. Start off Convention with a bang!
Friday Night out with APAGS Social
Jillian’s Billiards Bar
101 4th Street, Suite 170, San Francisco, CA 94103 (Tel. 415.369.6100)
7:00–9:00pm
Presenter:
Ruth Lieu, MBA, APAGS Convention Committee (Chair)
Description
Meet and mingle with other APAGS members at Jillian’s, a billiards bar located near the Moscone Convention Center. APAGS will provide refreshments and information on other social events for APAGS members, such as an exciting Treasure Hunt activity that will take place throughout convention.
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