By Practice Research and Policy Staff
March 31, 2010 — The American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives held its winter meeting February 19-21, 2010.
Issues of importance to practicing psychologists voted on by the APA’s legislative body at its biannual meeting included:
Approving APA’s development of treatment guidelines
The Council of Representatives voted to approve APA development of clinical treatment guidelines and, as a first step, creation of an Advisory Steering Committee that will finalize details of the development of clinical treatment guidelines.
The Board of Professional Affairs (BPA), Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) and Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP) is expected to issue a call for Nominations the first week of April 2010 for psychologists to serve on the Advisory Steering Committee that will oversee APA’s process to develop clinical treatment guidelines. This call for nominations will be distributed to APA governance, state, provincial and territorial association (SPTA) and division listservs. It will also be posted on the APA Web site. Nominating materials will be due one month after the call is issued.
For further information on APA development of clinical treatment guidelines or the Advisory Steering Committee, please contact the APA’s Clinical Treatment Guidelines Project Team by email.