Consultation Program
APAHC Consultation Request Form (Word 2003 Doc)
APAHC believes that consultation and mentorship are important aspects of professional development. Many career trajectories are open to us. The day-to-day decisions we make about professional opportunities and our priorities shape our career and lifestyle. Furthermore, we each face challenges related to our particular institution’s governance structure, financial pressures, and priorities. Each of our institutions is unique in some ways, but yet we face similar challenges. Consultation with other APAHC members can be a valuable resource to help us meet these challenges.
Are you facing critical decisions or seeking information about any of the career development issues or institutional challenges below? Below is a list of the types of issues for which experienced consultation is available.
We invite you to take advantage of our Consultation Program. You may do so by contacting the Program Coordinator, Dr. Cheryl King, by telephone or email, or by completing the Consultation Request Form that is enclosed in your packet and mailing it to Dr. King. She will put you in contact with one or more members of who have significant expertise in your specified area of interest or concern. Richard Seime, Ph.D., ABPP, and Carl Zimet, Ph.D., ABPP ( Past Presidents) and Brent Van Dorsten, Ph.D. will assist in identifying appropriate consultants as needed.
Career Development Decisions
ü Choice and number of committee, teaching, and service assignments
ü Strategies for launching a funded, programmatic research career
ü Prioritization of activities as a junior faculty member on the tenure-track
ü Obtaining faculty appointments for staff psychologists
ü Information about professional networking opportunities, involvement in national professional organizations, attendance at conferences
ü Strategies for establishing or joining a research network with others who work in your specialty area
ü Part-time or Voluntary Faculty status versus full-time regular status
ü Information about establishing a clinical practice
ü Choice of Internship or Postdoctoral Fellowship (general vs. specialty? overall “strength” versus choice of mentor? expected trajectory?)
Dealing with Institutional or Workplace Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers:
ü Strategies for increased involvement in academic governance within your department or academic health system
ü Strategies for enhancing the role of psychology or the understanding of psychologists’ potential contributions within your academic health system
ü Dealing with unrealistic demands concerning workload, committee assignments, or distribution of duties.
ü Responding to gender, racial, or other inequalities?
ü Overcoming resistance to obtaining faculty appointments for staff psychologists
If you are seeking consultation or would like additional information about this program, please feel free to contact Dr. Cheryl King, Coordinator, Consultation Program; President-Elect.
Cheryl King, Ph.D., ABPP
Chief Psychologist/Associate Professor
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Psychiatry
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0295
Email:
kingca@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 764-3168
6 September 2005