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Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, to retire in January 2028
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Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP
Biographical information about the 2014 APA President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, including his biography, initiatives, major publications and curriculum vitae.
Supporting Trainees With Competence Problems
This comprehensive resource guides trainers and administrators as they navigate the challenges involved in supporting these trainees.
Mitigating the Impact of the Pandemic on Families and Couples
Special issue of APA’s journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 2021. The special issue focuses on mitigating the impact of the pandemic on couples and families.
Meeting Evolving Workforce Needs: Preparing Psychologists for Leadership in the Patient-Centered Medical Home [PDF]
This article addresses three questions about the the patient-centered medical home (PCMH): what are the competencies that comprise the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for psychologists to facilitate and lead behavioral health integration in the PCMH?; what is the anticipated workforce need for the PCMH?; what is the current status and need for training in PCMH competencies at the internship and postdoctoral levels?
Psychologists in Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs): Roles, Evidence, Opportunities, and Challenges [PDF]
This article provides an overview of the patient-centered medical home and the evidence and roles for psychologists across a range of pediatric, adult, and geriatric health care populations and settings.
Psychology in Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Reducing Health Disparities and Promoting Health Equity [PDF]
This article explores the roles of psychologists on medical care teams in patient-centered medical homes, the competencies they contribute to care teams for medically underserved groups, and the prospects for reducing health disparities and promoting health equity in patients.
Patient-Centered Medical Homes: The Role and Value of Psychology
Special issue of the APA journal American Psychologist, Vol. 72, No. 1, January 2017. Articles highlight the role of psychologists in patient-centered medical homes, evidence that their inclusion results in improved health outcomes, emphasize opportunities for more effective coordination, and address challenges inherent in making fundamental changes to how health care is delivered.
Follow Up Letter to the International Community
Email message sent by APA President-elect Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, and APA Past President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, to members of the international psychology community.
Letter to the Editor of “Psychology and security” Column in The Washington Post
APA's letter in response to the Aug. 17 “Psychology and security” column highlighting the challenges that APA has faced in developing policy related to the roles of psychologists in national security.
Carta a los colegas en el campo de la psicología en la comunidad internacional [PDF]
Como Junta Directiva de la APA, estamos trabajando para abordar las fallas personales y organizativas que permitieron que ocurriera esta crisis.
Board of Directors Aug. 4-6, 2015 [PDF]
At its Feb. 18, 2016, meeting, the board voted to approve that Council elects 113 members listed to Fellow status, took action on the Psychology Defense Fund grant, and discussed the selection process for the Interim CEO and appointed members to the Interim CEO Board Work Group.
Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence [PDF]
Letter to Congressmen Devin Nunes and Adam Schiff informing them about the findings of the Independent Review Report.
Letter to Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Intelligence [PDF]
Letter to Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein informing them about the findings of the Independent Review Report.
Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee [PDF]
Letter to Congressmen Mac Thornberry and Adam Smith informing them about the findings of the Independent Review Report.
Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee [PDF]
Letter to Senators John McCain and Jack Reed informing them about the findings of the Independent Review Report.
Letter to APA members from APA President-Elect Susan McDaniel, PhD, and APA Past President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, members of the Special Committee for the Independent Review [PDF]
Letter to Psychology Colleagues in the International Community [PDF]
Subject: Release of the Final Report of the Special Investigator
Email message sent by APA Past President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, and President-elect Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, to all APA members.
How Psychology Can Help Ferguson Heal
In Ferguson and throughout the nation, change can start with our willingness to talk and have a better understanding about issues such as distrust between communities of color and law enforcement, militarized policing, racism and discrimination, and entrenched economic inequities.
The Psychology of Torture
Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, 2014 president of APA, expresses her outrage regarding the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s treatment of detainees in the war on terror, and particularly the two psychologists involved in the torture program, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen.
Response to Article About Psychologists’ Participation in CIA Interrogation
Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, wrote a letter to the editor regarding “Architects of CIA Interrogation Drew on Psychology to Induce 'Helplessness'” in The New York Times.
Response to Article About Psychologists’ Role in CIA Torture Program
The Los Angeles Times published a letter on Dec. 15, 2014, from APA President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, regarding its article, “Two psychologists’ role in CIA torture program comes into focus.”
Neighborhood Disorder, Spiritual Well-Being, and Parenting Stress in African American Women [PDF]
Using a culturally informed risk-protective framework, this study examined spiritual well-being (existential, religious) as a moderator (protective factor) in the relation between neighborhood disorder (risk factor) and parenting stress in a high-risk sample of low-socioeconomic status African American women.
President's column: Ending my presidency on a summit
President's column: Psychologists create the ‘home’ in patient-centered medical homes
Patient-centered medical homes are more psychologically minded and better coordinated, two of the goals thatlawmakers foresaw when they included patient-centered medical homes as part of the Affordable Care Act.