President’s Message

President’s Message

By Yo Jackson, PhD, ABPP

Hello members of SCCAP! Yo Jackson here – your 2023 President. I hope this edition of the newsletter finds you well and rested after a very successful APA convention. It was great to see and hear so many fantastic presentations on innovation and impact in our field and to reconnect with so many amazing members of our Division and learn about their work.

If you were not able to make it to convention this year – it is not too late for you to set your sights on APA in 2024 in Seattle, WA. The theme will be focused on the 25th anniversary of SCCAP – we are already a quarter of a century old and that is definitely worth a celebration! You can expect to see a who’s who of past presidents and a lot of other SCCAP dignitaries who have been foundational in the creation of the Division. I will not give away all that is in the works – but attendance next year is a must! It is going to be filled with the requisite terrific science but also time to meet those who made it possible for us to have such a thriving division for members and to celebrate.

On that note, be sure to consider submitting your work for presentation at APA next year. Now is the perfect time to find that project or study that would make an excellent contribution to the shared and unique dissemination opportunities that APA brings.

As we are in the latter half of the year, I wanted to remind each of you that it is important that you stay connected with SCCAP and all of the great programming throughout the year. I will be giving a webinar on trauma and children later in the year, not to mention the myriad of other webinars we will sponsor. We are also hosting the Clinical Practice Institute again – a must for any clinician wanting to stay on the cutting edge of clinical practice. We also have many opportunities for awards for members so we can highlight their work such as the Routh Award for outstanding graduate student dissertations and the Abidin Award and grant for outstanding contributions to science by early career professionals. You should check SCCAP’s Resources tab on our webpage for more information. Your membership has privileges, and it is important that you stay abreast of all SCCAP is doing for you.

In closing, if you have ideas or work that you would like to share – drop me an email at yjackson@psu.edu and let me know how we can make SCCAP more helpful and relevant to your work and your growth as a professional.