The Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) will enhance the profession of psychology by fostering the application of psychological knowledge, theory, and approaches to promote public well-being, functioning, health, health care, and policy. Members of the Board of Professional Affairs are elected to represent the range of interests characteristic of the profession of psychology.
Board of Professional Affairs
BPA Town hall on Master’s Degree Licensing in Psychology
October 24, 2024
APA hosted a series of town halls to gather feedback and insights on master’s degree licensing in psychology, marking a pivotal step in shaping the profession’s future. These town halls provided an opportunity for APA members, state psychological association leaders, and other stakeholders to engage with APA’s work in establishing a multitiered framework for psychology.
Members
Chair: Ravi Prasad, PhD (2023–25)
Vice chair: Catherine C. Vieira-Baker, PhD (2023–25)
Tiffany Brown, PhD (2025–27)
Nicole Cai, MA (2025–27)
Charles D. Callahan, PhD, MBA, ABPP, FACHE (2023–25)
Michelle Casimir, PsyD, ABPP (2025–27)
Kamieka O.S. Gabriel, PhD (2023–25)
April Harris-Britt, PhD (2024–26)
Janine M. Jones, PhD (2024–26)
Paul W. Kettlewell, PhD, ABPP (2024–26)
Paule Korte (2025–27)
Krithika Malhotra, PhD (2024–26)
Eric Russ, PhD (2025)
Theresa Schultz, PhD (2025–27)
Staff
Robin McLeod, PhD
Senior Director, Strategic Relations and Leadership
Madeline Boening
Director, State Leadership Operations
Committees reporting to the board
Task forces and working groups
- Task Force on Serious Mental Illness and Severe Emotional Disturbance (TFSMI/SED)
- The Board of Educational Affairs (BEA)/Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) Task Force to Delineate Competencies for Students Completing Master's Level Programs in Health Service Psychology
- Working Group to Recommend an Appropriate Master’s Title and Scope in Health Service Psychology
- Working Group to Review Scientific Literature for High Conflict Family Relationships with Child Involvement
Strategic direction
Meetings, annual reports, major events
- 2024 Fall (October 25 & 26) consolidated meeting minutes (PDF, 233KB)
- 2024 Fall (September 13) virtual meeting minutes (PDF, 168KB)
- 2024 Summer (July 12) meeting minutes (PDF, 152KB)
- 2024 Spring (May 6) meeting minutes (PDF, 167KB)
- 2024 Spring (March 21 & 22) consolidated meeting minutes (PDF, 178KB)
- 2024 PSLC conference program (PDF, 340KB)
- 2023 annual report (PDF, 308KB)
- 2019 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 117KB)
- 2019 Spring meeting highlights (PDF, 138KB)
- 2018 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 158KB)
- 2017 Spring meeting highlights (PDF, 377KB)
- 2016 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 448KB)
- 2015 Fall meeting highlights (PDF, 297KB)
- 2010 annual report
- 2009 annual report
- 2008 annual report
- 2007 annual report
Guidelines and other statements
- Guidelines for practitioners
APA has approved a variety of practice guidelines and related criteria as APA policy in such areas as multicultural practice, child custody evaluations, and treatment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients. These guidelines are intended to educate practitioners and provide recommendations about professional conduct. As such, they are useful tools for psychologists in practice to develop and maintain competencies and/or learn about new practice areas. - Serving a diverse public
The Board of Professional Affairs and Board of Education Affairs have collaborated on educative statements and tools to guide psychologists on competent care and serving a diverse public in accordance with existing association policy and the APA Ethics Code (2010).
Last updated: January 2025Date created: 2009