Leadership Development Programs
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The Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP) remains dedicated to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in leadership roles within the field of psychology. We are currently undertaking a comprehensive redesign of our Signature Program to better align with our newly adopted mission, vision, and program creed. As part of this initiative, we have temporarily paused the Signature Program to conduct a thorough curriculum audit and implement various enhancements. These include redesigning our website, launching a new application system, and creating a shared online space for LIWP stakeholders, providing access to resources such as upcoming events, recorded webinars, director's newsletters, and LIWP publications. We are also thrilled to announce that the 2024 Chin Address, to be delivered in July 2024, will be given by Ellen Ochoa, a distinguished American engineer, former astronaut, and the first Latina woman in space, who also served as the first Latina woman director of the Johnson Space Center. We eagerly anticipate the reinvigorated 2025 LIWP Signature Program, with applications opening in August 2024.
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The APA Leadership Development Program (LDP) launched its series of virtual and in-person sessions in January 2024. This cohort of LDP includes 24 participants from Minority Fellowship Programs, such as the Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship Program (IMFP), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service Fellowship (MHSAS), Leadership and Education Advancement Program for Diverse Scholars (LEAP), and Minority Fellowship Program Alumni. Led by Kenneth Maynard, PhD, this program aims to further develop professional skills and empower participants to seize opportunities in academia, the healthcare industry, government, nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurship.
Training Programs
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In Q2, IMFP launched the Interdisciplinary Training Summit, May 28 through June 1, 2024. This 3-day summit featured an interdisciplinary panel, in-depth sessions to learn more about each discipline and their roles on an interdisciplinary team, a site visit to a hospital to learn from well-functioning interdisciplinary teams, and the opportunity for fellows to work in interdisciplinary teams on case studies and present during the summit. The event took place at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, in collaboration with the Social Work department.
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The Interdisciplinary Advisory Committee scored and chose 26 accepted applicants across 6 disciplines (19 doctoral and 7 masters).
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Participated in a site visit at Morehouse College, an HBCU in Atlanta, GA, on February 27, 2024. MFP coordinated a panel of experienced psychologists to discuss their training, professional roles, and responsibilities.
- Selected two postdoctoral trainees, 11 doctoral Fellows, and two master's fellows for the 2024-25 fellowship year.
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ACT Raising Safe Kids Program: Work on the updates to the ACT program began. A site visit to Brazil was completed, where data specific to program implementation and research efforts was collected. The initial ACT curriculum and program audit was completed and the first ACT SME working group meeting was convened.
Mentoring Programs
The Disability Mentoring Program (DMP)opens in new window relaunched under the Leadership Development Institute at APA in spring 2024. DMP received 167 mentee applications and 85 mentor applications and has hand-matched 91 traditional matches and 15 peer matches so far. DMP continues to accept mentor applications. The program launched its orientation to kick off the season on April 5, 2024.
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