Update from Division 53 Representatives to APA Council

Update from Division 53 Representatives to APA Council

By Mary Louise Cashel, PhD & Timothy Cavell, PhD
SCCAP Representatives to APA Council

By Mary Louise Cashel, PhD & Timothy Cavell, PhD
SCCAP Representatives to APA Council

Thanks to all those SCCAP members who dedicated their APA apportionment ballots to Division 53. In doing so, you have supported the voice of Division 53 within APA.

Also, please join us in congratulating Dr. Mary Ann McCabe, an SCCAP member and former Chair of the Child, Adolescent and Family Caucus, who was elected to APA’s Board of Directors. Dr. McCabe will maintain her strong commitment to serving children, youth, and families by representing their interests in Board deliberations and in her APA leadership role.

Division 53 Representatives Mary Louise Cashel and Tim Cavell attended the APA Council meeting on February 23-25th. Dr. Cashel is now serving as Chair of the Child, Adolescent and Family (CAF) Caucus and Dr. Cavell is completing his last year as treasurer for the CAF Caucus and as Chair of the Education and Training Caucus.  At this February’s meeting, we supported, and COR approved the following items:

• A Resolution Affirming Patient Confidentiality in Reproductive Health Decisions
• Revised Principals for Quality Undergraduate Education in Psychology
• Educational Guidelines for the Equitable and Respectful Treatment of Students in Graduate Psychology Training Programs
• A Resolution on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility in Quality Continuing Education and Professional Development
• Acceptance of a Report of an Offer of Apology, on behalf of the America Psychological Association, to First Peoples in the United States

The report on the Offer of Apology extends Council’s previous work related to APA’s Apology to People of Color for APA’s role in Promoting, Perpetuating and Failing to Challenge Racism, Racial Discrimination and Human Hierarchy in the U.S.

APA Council also began the process of reviewing and updating APA’s Strategic Plan.

Finally, your Council reps (Mary Louise Cashel & Tim Cavell) are chairing a committee tasked with delineating plans for a SCCAP-specific conference (akin to what used to be known as the Kansas Conference). We welcome input from all members and especially invite interested students, early career professionals, and practitioners to participate in the work of this committee. If interested, please contact either Tim Cavell (tcavell@uark.edu) or Mary Louise Cashel (mcashel@siu.edu).