Call for continuing education workshop proposals

Deadline has passed.

The APA Continuing Education Committee (CEC) is accepting workshop proposals that represent the life-long learning needs of the APA membership for the 2010 APA Convention.

During each convention, CEC and the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP) offer about 65 half-day (4 hours) and full-day (7 hours) workshops on a range of topics, such as ethics, assessment, geriatrics, psychopharmacology, marriage and family and many others. Submit a workshop proposal for continuing education (CE) credit and share your expertise with colleagues.

Workshop submission process

All proposals must be submitted via the online CE workshop proposal form [http://apacustomout.apa.org/ceworkshops/default.aspx]. Online instructions are provided to guide you through the process. The proposal does not have to be completed in one sitting (i.e., you can start, save and return to it at a later time). Before final submission, review your proposal thoroughly. Once submitted, your proposal is final. Upon your successful submission, a screen appears acknowledging your submission and providing you with a proposal ID. Print that screen and save the proposal ID for future reference.

Some APA divisions offer preconvention CE workshops. These divisional workshops are separate from the CE workshops offered by the CEP Office and the CEC.

If you have any questions regarding the submission process for workshop proposals, contact Marcia E. Segura at 800-374-2721, ext. 5691, or by e-mail.

Call for proposals

The CEC seeks proposals that:

• Are relevant to psychological practice, education and science

• Enable psychologists to keep pace with emerging issues and technologies

• Allow psychologists to maintain, develop and increase competencies in order to improve services to the public and enhance contributions to the profession.

The CEC is committed to gender and ethnic diversity representation among workshop presenters, and all proposals should address these issues in the workshop's content and format.

The proposal process is a competitive one. We receive an average of 100 proposals each year for 65 spaces. You must demonstrate in the proposal that your workshop

meets the Standards and Criteria for Approval of Sponsors of Continuing Education for Psychologists (April 2005; updated July 2007). The workshop proposal form provides detailed information about how to meet the s tandards and criteria.

All CE workshops are scheduled during the 4 days of convention—Thursday, August 12–Sunday, August 15, 2010. All presenters must be available to present their workshop on any given day.

As a presenter, you will:

• Join a select group of professionals and share your knowledge with fellow psychologists from around the world

• Enhance your professional presentations skills

• Broaden your professional network

• Attend one complimentary CE workshop

• Receive an honorarium of $150 per instructional hour, per workshop.