Contact the Practice Directorate
Government Relations
Phone: (202) 336-5889
E-mail Government Relations
Contact for information on:
Health care reform implementation
Patient access to the full range of psychologists’ services
Medicare reimbursement for psychological services
Mental health parity — Implementation of federal law
Grassroots advocacy — Visit the Legislative Action Center
Legal and Regulatory Affairs
E-mail Legal and Regulatory Affairs
Contact for information on:
Managed care and insurance companies
Licensure and scope of practice
Psychologists’ roles in hospital/other health care delivery systems
Patient privacy, including HIPAA compliance and subpoenas
Prescriptive authority
Parenting coordination
Practice Research and Policy
Phone: (202) 336-5911
E-mail Practice Research and Policy
Contact for information on:
Treatment guidelines
Evidence-based practice
Health information technology/electronic record keeping
Psychology practice patterns and trends
Marketing and Business Development
Phone: (202) 336-5900
E-mail Marketing and Business Development
E-mail the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program
Contact for information on:
Resources for employers and the psychologists who work with them
Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program resources: website, e-newsletter, blog, podcast, searchable database of literature abstracts and award winners
Market trends and opportunities for practitioners
Outreach to the business community
State Advocacy
Phone: (202) 336-5864
E-mail State Advocacy
Contact for information on:
State legislative and regulatory developments
State Leadership Conference
Collaboration with state, provincial and territorial psychological associations
Rural health
Serious mental illness/serious emotional disturbance
Colleague assistance
Public Relations
Phone: (202) 336-5898
E-mail Public Relations
Contact for information on:
APA Public Education Campaign — Mind/Body Health and Resilience
Stress in America survey
Psychology Help Center and the Spanish language mirror site
Media relations for practice issues
Communications
Phone: (202) 336-5877
E-mail Communications
Contact for information on:
Content for Practice Central, the APA Practice Organization website
Practice-related content in the Monitor on Psychology
Governance Operations
Phone: (202) 336-5858
E-mail Governance Operations
Staff oversight for practice governance groups, including:
Board of Professional Affairs (BPA),
Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP)
Committee on Professional Practice and Standards (COPPS)
Practice guidelines
