If you’re headed to Hawai’i, check out this list of program opportunities for practicing psychologists with which the Practice Directorate and its governance groups, the Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP) and the Board of Professional Affairs (BPA), are integrally involved.
Convention Programming
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013
Suicide in Rural Areas — Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention
10:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 312
Chair: James L. Werth, PhD, Radford University
Participants: Jameson K. Hirsch, PhD; Heather K. Stokes, LCSW; Matthew Taylor, MA; Mark F. Ward, PhD; Jacqueline S. Gray, PhD, MEd; andKeri Te Aho, MS
Discussant: James L. Werth, PhD
Co-Sponsors: APA Div. 12 - Society of Clinical Psychology, Section VII; Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice and Committee on Rural Health
CE Credits: 2
APAPO-PAC Conversation Hour with Katherine C. Nordal, PhD, APA executive director for professional practice
11 a.m-12 p.m. at the Convention Center, APAPO-PAC Booth, Exhibit Hall No. 818
Sponsor: APA Practice Directorate
Friday, Aug. 2, 2013
2013 APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 309
Award Recipient: Richard M. Foxx, PhD
CE Credits: 1
Colleague Assistance Programs — The Good, The Bad, and The Liability
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 305A
Chair: Glen Martin, PhD
Participants: Alex Siegel, JD, PhD; and Stephen Behnke, JD, PhD
Co-Sponsors: Advisory Committee on Colleague Assistance Board of Professional Affairs
Integrated Care in Hospitals and Health Systems
10:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 306B
Chair: Shirley Ann Higuchi, JD
Participant: Robin Henderson, PsyD; Frank V. deGruy, MD; and Monica Kurylo, PhD
Co-Sponsors: Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice, APA Div. 22 — Rehabilitation Psychology and APA Div. 38 — Health Psychology
CE Credits: 2
2013 APA\APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology
11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 305A
Award Recipient: Elvia Lorena Navarro, MA
Developing Sustainable Models of Service Delivery for America’s Returning Veterans
11:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 304A
Chair: Terence M. Keane, PhD
Participants: Shirley M. Glynn, PhD; Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD; and Robert A. Murphy, PhD
Co-Sponsors: Board of Professional Affairs
Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice
CE Credits: 1
Psychology for the Future — APA/ASPPB/APAIT Telepsychology Task Force Guidelines and Relevant Policies
11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 326A
Chair: Ronald Palomares, PhD
Participants: Linda F. Campbell, PhD; Fred Millan, PhD; and Jana N. Martin, PhD
Sponsor: APA/ASPPB/APAIT Telepsychology Task Force
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013
Transforming Systems for Youth and Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses — New Models and Approaches
8:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 312
Chair: Jennifer Snyder, PhD
Participants: Shirley M. Glynn, PhD; Mary A. Fristad, PhD; Elaine M. LeVine, PhD; and Mary A. Jansen, PhD
Discussant: Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD
Co-Sponsors: Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice, Task Force on Serious Mental Illness, APA Div. 18 — Psychologists in Public Service and APA Div. 12 — Society of Clinical Psychology
CE Credits: 2
2013 Karl F. Heiser Award — Given for advocacy on behalf of professional psychology
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort, Tapa Conference Center
Co-Chairs: Donald N. Bersoff, PhD, JD; and Jeffrey E. Barnett, PsyD
Participant: Sallie E. Hildebrandt, PhD
Sponsor: APA Board of Directors and APA Div. 31 — State, Provincial and Territorial Affairs
What’s New in APA’s Clinical Practice Guideline Initiative?
12:00 p.m.-12:50 p.m at the Convention Center, Room 302B
Chair: Steven Hollon, PhD
Participants: Michelle G. Craske, PhD; Jeffrey F. Magnavita, PhD; Thomas L. Sexton, PhD; Patricia Arean, PhD; and Kermit Crawford, PhD
Sponsors: Board of Professional Affairs, Board of Scientific Affairs and Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice
CE Credits: 1
2013 APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice
12:00 p.m.-12:50 p.m. at the Convention Center, Room 303A
Award Recipient: David J. Drummond, PhD
CE Credits: 1
Building the Future of Practice in America
12 p.m.-1:50 p.m. at the Convention Center, Room 306A
Chair: Thomas J. DeMaio, PhD
Participants: Peter L. Sheras, PhD; June Ching, PhD; Monica Kurylo, PhD; and Jo Linder-Crow, PhD
Sponsor: Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice
CE Credits: 2
New Opportunities for Practicing Psychologists Through Implementation of the Health Care Reform Law
12:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. at the Convention Center, Room 312
Chair: Karen S. Budd, PhD
Participants: Ellen G. Garrison, PhD; Helen L. Coons, PhD; Robin Henderson, PsyD; and Dennis C. Russo, PhD
Co-Sponsors: Board of Professional Affairs and Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice
CE Credits: 2
2013 APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. at the Convention Center, Room 302A
Award Recipient: David M. Schnarch, PhD
CE Credits: 1
Do Professional Practice Guidelines Truly Matter? Issues and Strategies in Guidelines Development, Education and Dissemination
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. at the Convention Center, Room 302B
Chair: Jorge Wong, PhD
Participants: Mira Brancu, PhD; and Scott Hunter, PhD
Discussants: April Harris-Britt, PhD; and Cathy McDaniels-Wilson, PhD
Co-Sponsors: Board of Professional Affairs, Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice and Committee on Professional Practice and Standards
CE Credits: 1
The Recovery to Practice Curriculum — Reframing Psychological Practice for the Emerging Health Care Environment — Is a Recovery-Oriented Framework the Answer?
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. at the Convention Center, Room 304B
Chair: Arthur C. Evans, PhD
Participants: Mary A. Jansen, PhD; and Peter C. Ashenden, BS
Sponsor: APA Div. 31 — State, Provincial and Territorial Affairs
CE Credits: 1
Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013
Readiness, Response and Resilience — The Many Ways Psychologists Can Help with a Disaster
APA Disaster Response Network
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. at the Convention Center, Room 327
Chair: Ester Cole, PhD
Participants: Rebecca H. Thomley, PhD; Raymond F. Hanbury, PhD; and David J. Romano, PhD
Sponsor: APA Div. 31 – State, Provincial and Territorial Affairs; APA Div. 12 and APA Div. 17