Question 5
What is your plan for recruiting and retaining early career professionals (ECPs) in APA?
APA can't blame early career professionals—APA must blame APA. APA has a pervasive problem across membership categories. We need to recruit and retain psychologists no matter what phase of their career they're in, not just early career psychologists. APA has not been putting members first. APA hasn't focused on serving members. We'll stop APA from engaging in behaviors that drive members away and harm the public. Instead, we'll engage in behaviors that serve the needs of our members and our science. There's no psychology without psychologists; we'll focus on psychologists. APA wasn't formed to advance APA. Learn more: www.toddfinnerty.comopens in new window.
Question 6
How can APA best advocate for effective health and behavioral health care for our public during this time of political uncertainty?
We'll advocate for the public best by putting psychologists first. There's no psychology without psychologists. APA has been a cheerleader for reforms that haven't always been beneficial to psychologists or the public. It's grown harder for the public to access psychologists; it's grown harder for our small businesses to survive while dealing with large corporations and government regulations. I welcome this time of political uncertainty; let's step up and get things right for psychologists this time. I don't want to do more; I want to focus on psychologists. I'm the candidate focused on psychologists; APA wasn't formed to advance APA.