APA Annual Convention 2009 Toronto, Canada August 6-9 Call for 2009 Programs

Call for CE Workshop Proposals is now closed.

The APA Continuing Education Committee (CEC) is accepting workshop proposals that represent the lifelong learning needs of the APA membership for the 2009 APA Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Thursday, August 6–Sunday, August 9, 2009.

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

Workshop submission process

All proposals must be submitted through the CE online submission form. 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 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 pre-convention 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 workshop proposal submission process, contact Marcia E. Segura at 800-374-2721, ext. 5691, or by email.

Call for proposals

The CEC seeks proposals for formal learning activities 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 content and format of the workshop.

The proposal process is a competitive one; we receive an average of 90 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). The Workshop Proposal Form provides detailed information about how to meet the Standards and Criteria. All CE workshops are scheduled during the 4 days of convention—Thursday, August 6–Sunday, August 9, 2009.

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.