COMMITTEE ON LESBIAN, GAY, & BISEXUAL CONCERNS
Nomination for Membership
The Committee on Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Concerns (CLGBC) seeks nominations for two positions beginning January 1, 2008. Nominees are sought who have experience or expertise relevant to one or more of the following areas:
- Policy and advocacy,
- Practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender clients,
- Youth,
- Couples and family,
- Aging,
- Transgender.
The Committee particularly welcomes nominations of ethnic minority psychologists, bisexual psychologists, psychologists with disabilities, and transgender psychologists, and other psychologists who are members of underrepresented groups. In considering nominees, the Committee will also consider the range of major fields and specializations in psychology and the geographic diversity represented in its membership.
The Committee's mission is to:
- study and evaluate on an ongoing basis how the issues and concerns of lesbian, gay male, and bisexual psychologists can best be dealt with;
- encourage objective and unbiased research in areas relevant to lesbian, gay male, and bisexual adults and youths, and the social impact of such research;
- examine the consequences of inaccurate information and stereotypes about lesbian, gay male, and bisexual adults and youths in clinical practice;
- develop educational materials for distribution to psychologists and others; and
- make recommendations regarding the integration of these issues into the APA's activities to further the cause of civil and legal rights of lesbian, gay male, and bisexual psychologists within the profession.
The Committee consists of six members, three women and three men, appointed for staggered terms of three years. It reports to the Council of Representatives through the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. Committee members are required to attend two Committee meetings a year in Washington, DC, with expenses reimbursed by APA. Service on the Committee also involves a substantial time commitment beyond the meetings themselves.
A statement of the nominee's interest in and qualifications for the Committee and a current curriculum vitae should accompany the nomination. Self nominations are accepted.
Nomination materials should be received by no later than August 31, 2007. Please mail nominations to CLGBC Nominations, Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, or email them to lgbc@apa.org.
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