2022 Annual Report of the Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (CSOGD)

2022 Members

• Daniel Ryu, PsyD, Chair (2020-2022)
• Kathryn Wagner, PhD (2020-2022)
• Anjali Alimchandani, PhD, MPP (2021-2023)
• Brandon Hoeflein, PhD (2021-2023)
• Taymy Josefa Caso, PhD (2022-2024)
• Elizabeth Aranda, PhD (2022-2024 – resigned in June 2022 for personal reasons)

There shall be a Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (CSOGD) whose mission shall be to:

• Study and evaluate on an ongoing basis how the issues and concerns of sexual orientation and gender diverse (e.g., Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer [LGBTQ]) psychologists can best be dealt with;
• Encourage objective and unbiased research in areas relevant to sexual orientation and gender diverse (e.g., LBGTQ) adults and youths and the social impact of such research;
• Examine the consequences of inaccurate information and stereotypes about sexual orientation and gender diverse (e.g., LBGTQ) adults and youth 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 human rights of sexual orientation and gender diverse (e.g., LBGTQ) individuals and communities.

• February 23, Bimonthly
• April 9, Spring Meeting
• June 6, August 31, Bimonthly
• October 1, Fall Meeting 
• October 27, December 12 Bimonthly

Members of the committee have a wide range of lived experiences and identities including, but not limited to trans/transgender, cisgender, non-binary, woman, man, gender non-conforming, queer, gay, deaf, person who stutters, Black, bi-racial, Indian American, White, Asian American, Latinx, early career. 

There was a total of 30 activities that CSOGD participated in or initiated in 2022.

Table 1

Presentations

• None

Comments

• Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major (Version 3.0)
• Principles for Quality Undergraduate Education in Psychology
• Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology
• Guidelines for the Practice of Parenting Coordination
• Guidelines Regarding Psychologists’ Involvement in Pharmacological Issues
• Guidelines for Psychological Evaluations in Child Protection Matters
• EDI Inclusive Language Guidelines
• Proposed Guidelines for the Treatment of Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorders in Adults
• Proposed Professional Practice Guidelines for Operational Psychology
• Education Department Title IX Rule 
• TOPSS Lesson Plan Review – Gender: A Four-Lesson Unit Plan for High School Psychology Teachers

Publications

In development:

• Working with CEMA to develop guidance for writing groups on intersectionally inclusive writing
• Worked with Division 44 on revisions requested by the Ethics Committee to the United States Joint Statement on Conversion Therapy

Recognitions

• None

Resolutions and Guidelines Creation/Development

In Development

• Task Force Report on Differences of Sex Development
• Revising Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People

Advocacy

• Participation in the BAPPI BSD Initiative.

Collaborative Meetings

• Ongoing communication and collaboration with BAPPI liaison. 
• Collaboration with NCSPP via liaison Konjit Page, PhD at Spring and Fall Consolidated Meetings
• CSOGD held two virtual gathering of QTPOC psychologists and psychology trainees to connect and build community in an informal setting to begin dialogue about what we need to sustain ourselves in this field. One was March 9 and one was April 9. They also created a non-facilitated listserv of attendees.
• Oversight of APA Leadership and Participation in the International Network on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns and Transgender Issues in Psychology (IPsyNET). CSOGD member Dr. Alimchandani, represented the committee in quarterly meetings of the APA Oversight Group that monitors APA’s involvement with IPsyNet, which includes representatives from BAPPI, CIRP, APAGS, and Divisions 44 and 52.
• TOPSS Lesson Plan Review - The Psychology of Sexual Orientation: A Modular Lesson Plan/Teaching Resource for High School Psychology Teachers. Former CSOGD member Dr. Page, coordinating committee efforts to review and update this lesson plan from 2008.  Collaboration with Education Directorate and APA members who teach high school psychology.
• APA Task Force on Difference of Sex Development. An interdisciplinary task force charged with producing a report and make recommendations. Collaboration with Division 54. CSOGD monitoring progress.
• APA Task Force to Update and Revise the Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People.  Collaboration with Division 44. CSOGD monitoring process
• Quarterly Chair or designee meetings with CEMA and CWP
• Meetings with CEMA to develop guidance for writing groups on intersectionally inclusive writing