Sunday, August 1

Division Student Representative Network (DSRN) Open Business Meeting and Social Hour
Sunday, August 1, 8:00-8:50 a.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

The DSRN is designed help provide support to student division leaders through APAGS and to encourage divisions to support APAGS initiatives and activities. This meeting is open to all Division Student Representatives and to those interested in learning more about student leadership in Divisions.

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What You’re Worth: Managing Salary Negotiations and Knowing the Data in Psychology
Sunday, August 1, 9:00-9:50 a.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

Presenters:
Carol Williams-Nickelson, Psy.D. (Chair), APA, APAGS
Jessica Kohout, Ph.D., APA, Research Office
David Ballard, Psy.D., MBA, APA, Practice Directorate
Christopher Loftis, MS, Past-Chair, APAGS

How much money should you be paid as an entry-level psychologist? What type of benefits should you expect? How do you know if you’re being offered a fair deal? How do you negotiate a salary fresh out of graduate school? When should you make a counteroffer? What are you worth? These are the types of questions that will be answered and explored in this program. Data regarding entry-level salaries for a variety of psychology jobs will be provided, along with tips for job searching, making yourself a competitive candidate, managing interviews and follow-up, and negotiating job offers. Newly graduated, psychologists may be accustomed to low pay from academic stipends, internships or post-doctoral positions. Knowing the job market, economic trends, types of benefits and financial packages that are reasonable, and how to project confidence and deference, will prepare entry-level psychologists to be informed and savvy employment negotiators.

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Creative Strategies for Building a Practice Beyond the Therapy Room
Sunday, August 1, 10:00-11:50 a.m.
Convention Center, 313

Presenters:
Carol Williams-Nickelson, Psy.D., APA, APAGS
Russ Newman, Ph.D., JD, APA Practice Directorate
David W. Nickelson, Psy.D., JD, APA Practice Directorate
David W. Ballard, Psy.D., MBA, APA Practice Directorate

Expanding and applying psychologists' core clinical skills to new and innovative practice areas is the main theme of this symposium. The presenters will introduce a new model for successful practice as behavioral problem solvers, how to apply this new model and the entrepreneurial results. Common myths and assumptions about practice will be reviewed and addressed. Tangible and realistic strategies for creating a thriving career as a practitioner in uncommon environments is the goal of this symposium. Special attention will be given to the impact of emerging technologies on practice, how to work within a variety of healthcare, social, business, and organizational systems, how to market yourself as a practitioner, how to negotiate a reasonable income, and how to identify and cultivate your creativity in ways that will enhance and grow your career.

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APAGS Advocacy Coordinating Team (ACT) Open Business Meeting and Social Hour
Sunday, August 1, 10:00-10:50 a.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

ACT works to address legislative issues that impact psychology graduate students, our profession, and the clients we serve. This meeting is open to all APAGS Campus Representatives, State Advocacy Coordinators, Regional Advocacy Coordinators and students who wish to learn more about legislative advocacy activities and the ACT Network.

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Ethical Issues Faced by Graduate Students: Social Relationships, Supervision, Authorship
Sunday, August 1, 11:00-11:50 a.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

Presenters:
Stephen Behnke, Ph.D., JD (Chair), APA, Ethics Office
Christopher Loftis, MS, Past-Chair, APAGS

Representatives from the APA Ethics Committee along with APAGS' Student Representatives will present various vignettes on ethical issues that may arise for graduate psychology students. Several ethical dilemmas are directly relevant to students. For instance, it may be difficult to manage social relationships with faculty members, and to handle a crossed boundary. Supervisees may be delegated work that they do not yet have the competency level to do, or may be asked to implement a treatment that they do not agree with. Supervisors may not offer timely feedback to supervisees, and instead first make their concerns known through end of term evaluations, therefore, not offering supervisees the opportunity to learn and improve their performance. Supervisors may not accurately report to insurance companies about who actually provided services to the patient in cases when a supervisee would not be reimbursed. Students involved in research with faculty members may encounter ethical issues with regard to research practices, or the negotiation of publication credit. What should students do about ethical dilemmas that directly affect them, as well as those they may witness of other professionals and students?

This presentation will address the answer to this question while keeping in the forefront the power differential between students and professionals, which makes dealing with these ethical conflicts exceptionally challenging. Part of the presentation will also leave time for students in the audience to pose questions about ethical situations they may have been exposed to in order to obtain consultation on these issues.

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A New Ethical praxis: Psychologists' Emerging Responsibilities in Issues of Social Justice
Sunday, August 1, 12:00-12:50 p.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

Dhruvi Kakkad, Fordham University
All APAGS members are invited to attend this presentation on psychology and ethics from the winner of the 2004 Graduate Student Ethics Prize.

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