Continuing Professional Education Committee Annual Report 2000

Continuing Professional Education Committee (2000): Jeffrey E. Hecker, PhD (Chair), Ellen L. Nuffer, EdD (Vice-Chair), Augustine (Gus) Barón, PsyD, Barbara Byrne, PhD, Barbara A. Cubic, PhD, Clifford I. Gordon, EdD, Brick Johnstone, PhD, Douglas H. Lamb, PhD, Robert P. McGilligan, PhD, Viola Mecke, PhD, April L. Vogel, PhD, Rochelle S. Albin, PhD, Mark Bondi, PhD, Anthony J. Goreczny, PhD. Staff Liaisons: Jo Linder-Crow, PhD, Karen Kanefield

Strategic Planning Activities

• The Office of Continuing Professional Education developed a five-year plan for continuing professional education and training efforts at APA that will include a distance learning initiative, collaborative efforts with state psychological associations and APA divisions, and extended opportunities for specialized training for psychologists.

CPE Activities at the 2000 APA Convention in Washington, DC

• The CPE Committee reviewed more than 100 workshop proposals, from which they selected 59 workshops, covering 28 content areas, for presentation at the 2000 convention in Washington, DC. There were a total of 911 enrollments in the CPE workshops, generating $217,000 in total revenue and a net revenue of $93,200. Evaluation data from workshop participants continue to reflect a high level of satisfaction with the quality and value of these programs.

• The 4th annual Distinguished Speaker CPE Seminar was held on Sunday evening during the convention. Alan Goldstein, PhD, Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, presented a three-hour session entitled "Tools, Tests, and Techniques in Forensic Psychological Assessment and Practice" to an audience of 72 psychologists. A dessert reception followed the presentation, providing an opportunity for participants to converse with the speaker. This event will continue to be an annual event at the APA convention.

• The Committee hosted an Open Forum that allowed APA-approved sponsors and sponsor-applicants to ask questions about APA approval and about procedures of the Sponsor Approval System. APA CPE Staff and Continuing Professional Education Committee members were present to review the Criteria and Procedures Manual and the application process. Representatives from approximately 30 APA-approved sponsors attended the forum.

Sponsor Applications, Dispositions, and CE Activities Summary

During 2000, the Continuing Professional Education Committee reviewed a total of 207 applications from organizations seeking approval as sponsors of Continuing Professional Education for psychologists.

• 86 were new applications of which 65 were approved, 13 were denied, and 8 were deferred. Of the 4 applications deferred, 2 were approved and 2 were denied. Organizations deferred at the September 2000 meeting will be reviewed in March 2001.

• Of the currently approved organizations submitting an application for continued approval, 3 were denied

• A total of 339 sponsors offered 4,987 CE programs during 2000 that served a total of 95,088 psychologists

• As of December 31, 2000, 650 organizations were listed as APA-approved sponsors of continuing education for psychologists

Other Continuing Professional Education Initiatives and Programs

• The Office of CPE hosted the 2nd Annual CPE Winter Weekend in San Diego on February 10?13, 2000. The program was entitled "The Violence Around Us: Changes and Challenges for Your Practice."
• The 3^rd Annual CPE Winter Weekend, "Families Across the Lifespan: Update on Practice Issues," was scheduled for February 8-11, 2001 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The APA Office on Continuing Professional Education established a collaborative agreement with APA Division of Psychotherapy (Division 29) for joint program planning for the event and the concurrent hosting of the Division 29 Executive Board meeting during the conference. APA's Division of Independent Practice (Division 42) will participate in the program for 2002.
• APA's Independent Study Program currently consists of 36 programs developed from APA publications. Ten new programs were introduced during 2000, and 14 new programs will be released in 2001. A collaborative agreement between APA and the APA Insurance Trust continues to provide APA members with discounted programs that offer CE credits in addition to a reduction in liability insurance premiums.
• 14 psychologists and their families took advantage of the opportunity to travel while earning CE credits during a Southern Caribbean cruise on April 1-8, 2000. Dr. Bill Foote presented an 8-hour seminar entitled "Psychological Evaluation in Workplace Discrimination Cases: Research, Law, & Practice."

Continuing Professional Education Committee Chairs

Jeffrey E. Hecker, PhD served as Chair for 2000, and Ellen L. Nuffer, EdD served as Vice-Chair. At the September 2000 meeting the Committee selected Anthony J. Goreczny, PhD, to serve as Chair for 2001. Augustine (Gus) Barón, PsyD, will serve as Vice-Chair.