American Psychological Association SOCIETY OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY NEWSLETTER July 2005 What a Year! We Are Volume XXVI, Number 3 Stronger Together, Indeed! From the President ...... 1 From the President-Elect ...... 3 by Puncky P. Heppner, President, Society of Counseling Psychology Newsletter Submission Guidelines . . 3 Advertising Guidelines ...... 4 Vice Presidents’ Reports ...... 4-5 APA Convention Division 17 Program ...... 6-12 Convention News ...... 12-13 Hospitality Suite Schedule . . . 14-16 From the Editor ...... 17 From the Assistant Editor ...... 17 Sections Vocational Psychology ...... 18 Supervision & Training (SIF) . . . . 18 College & University Counseling Centers ...... 19 Advancement of Women ...... 19 Positive Psychology ...... 20 Health Psychology ...... 20 Prevention ...... 21 Ethnic and Racial Diversity ...... 21 Announcements ...... 22-23 Student Affiliate Group ...... 24 Federal Advocacy Coordinator . . . . 25 Membership Report ...... 25 Communication Special Task Group Members (L to R, Roberta Nutt, Michael Mobley, Membership Application ...... 28 Jean Carter, Puncky Heppner, Nadya Fouad, Linda Forrest; not pictured, Sandy Shullman and Paul Gore) develop new communication mission and strategies for the Society at Taos, New Mexico, during a three-day working retreat in June. Friday, August 26, 2005, is the This has been an incredibly busy year for • The day before the conference, the submission deadline for the Society, and one in which we have Society is co-sponsoring (with accomplished many things. As this is my last Divisions 42, 45, and the APA Board the October 2005 issue newsletter article as President of the Society, of Professional Affairs) an innovative of the Newsletter. I want to do two things: (a) tell you about some pre-convention workshop titled of the innovative and stimulating events that Multicultural Competencies for will happen within the Society at the upcoming Practitioners: Implementing the APA The Society of Counseling Psychology APA convention, and (b) acknowledge a few Guidelines in Your Practice Newsletter, Division 17 of the American people who have contributed so generously (Wednesday, August 17, 1-5 p.m.). Psychological Association, is published to the mission of the Society over the past year. The presenters of this special three times yearly at the University of I am very excited about the APA workshop are Thomas Parham and Missouri-Columbia. convention! I will highlight just a few of the Louise Douce; the workshop will be events, but know that this is only the “tip of chaired and moderated by Jaquie Michael Mobley, Editor the iceberg.” Patricia Frazier and Richard Resnick, who has for the second year Dan Robinson, Assistant Editor Lee, Program Co-Chairs, have assembled a spearheaded this offering for the Society. A very important new book AA/EOE very special convention program. For example: (Continued on page 2) Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter FROM THE PRESIDENT

FROM THE PRESIDENT year there will be an all-time high of 45 • Jim Lichtenberg and Nancy Elman (Co- (continued from page 1) student posters! Chairs) have organized a special • Karen O’Brien, Membership Chair, has recognition of senior members who have by Madonna Constantine and Derald spearheaded a special inaugural made special contributions to the Society Wing Sue will be for sale at this workshop roundtable, You and Counseling over the years (Friday at 11 a.m.). (Strategies for Building Multicultural Psychology: Charting the Future (11 a.m. Competence in Mental Health and Friday), designed to provide students the As you know, the past presidents of the Educational Settings). opportunity to talk in small groups with Society have shown a strong interest in cross- • The convention program itself hosts an leaders and new professionals about the cultural issues, and Louise Douce focused array of very impressive presentations; see counseling profession, and most her Presidential Initiative specifically on the program summary in this issue. Many importantly students’ future in that Globalization. One major theme of my of our members will be happy to know that profession. Presidential initiative has also focused on the Program Co-Chairs and the Continuing • In addition, a special orientation (Thursday promoting international issues in the Society; Education Chair, Tammi Vacha-Haase, at 9 a.m.) and roundtable (Thursday at as a result, in collaboration with Fred Leong, have arranged CE credits for 25 of the 30 10 a.m.) have been developed by Yu-Wei Karl Kwan, and Stewart Cooper, we will symposia! Wang and Oksana Yakusko for hold several important meetings on • I also want to especially encourage international students, Mentoring and international issues for members at the members to attend the Leona Tyler address Fostering the Development of convention. My work in this area has been greatly by one of the Society’s outstanding International Students in Psychology. • facilitated by invitations to serve as scholars and leaders, Bruce Walsh, at • As in the past, our major socials will be keynote speaker at professional con- 3 p.m. on Friday. held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ferences in Taiwan, South Korea, China, There will be an impressive array of • from 5-7 p.m. I want to especially United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, Fellows addresses (Patricia Arrendondo, encourage members to attend the Friday with additional keynote addresses planned Michele Boyer, Silvia Sara Canetto, social, where Division 17 honors Division within the next 12 months for Italy and Carol Goodheart, Mary Heppner, 45 with a 20th anniversary celebration!! Greece. These visits have enabled me to Thomas Krieshok, Jeanne Manese, actively approach both international Karen Taylor, and Judith Worrell) from Saba Rasheed-Ali (Hospitality Suite colleagues and leaders within respective 4-6 p.m. on Friday. Chair) has organized an exceptional array of international professional organizations in • A new forum has also been established for professional activities in the Society’s counseling to explore how we can this convention to showcase our Best Hospitality Suite; this year for the first time collaborate to reach mutually beneficial Science and Practice; Clara Hill and there will be three rooms of Suite activities goals. Specifically I have invited several Melba Vasquez will present the inaugural for almost every hour of the convention! international leaders in counseling to cutting-edge science and practice Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia has packed in a attend the APA convention, and we will presentations at 9 a.m. on Friday. host of meetings sponsored or supported by hold a special meeting to discuss common • Also as a follow-up to the fourth the Society for our members. I want to goals and specific ways to collaborate in Multicultural Summit, I am particularly strongly encourage interested colleagues to the future not only within the Society but pleased that Melba Vasquez, Sandra attend the Section and Special Interest Group also within the Counseling Division of Shullman, and Rosie Phillips Bingham meetings as these groups actively seek your IAAP. To facilitate attendance of our have organized and will moderate a two- participation. This year there will also be international leaders, with the generous hour Difficult Dialogue, Increasing several special events in the Suite; I will support of Sage Publications, I was able Multicultural Understanding: Promoting highlight just a few: to offer eight international counseling Collaboration in the Face of Conflict • On Thursday at 8 a.m., for the first time leaders SAGE Fellows to fund their Within Marginalized Groups (Friday, we will join together with the Counseling registration costs for the APA convention. 1-3 p.m.). Division of the IAAP (International In addition, with the support of the • In addition, I am excited to resume a Association of Applied Psychology). Executive Board, the Society has approved slightly different International Forum Their President, Fred Leong, and I will a $17 membership fee for international affiliates to ease the costs for international symposium consisting of all international co-host the third International Scholars colleagues to become members of the scholars, who this year will address the Breakfast and Reception. This session is Society. state of counseling in their countries designed to not only welcome our • I also appointed a large Special Task entitled Development of Counseling in international guests, but also to provide a Group on International Issues overseen East Asia (Myungia Keum, Dong Min forum to exchange information and by Karl Kwan and myself, and developed Kim, Young-Seok Seo, Zhi-jin Hou, and develop collaborative relationships. charges for 12 subcommittees involving Ping-hwa Chen). • Yu-Wei Wang and Oksana Yakushko over 20 colleagues from around the world. • Several convention activities have also will conduct a reception and orientation for One subcommittee chaired by Larry been developed or expanded especially for all international students at 9 a.m. Gerstein has focused on organizing an graduate students and new professionals. Thursday. I am particularly delighted that International Section within the Society. John O’Brien, Chair of Section Chairs, 12 students led by Li-fei Wang from One initial criterion is to establish a has done a wonderful job in organizing and National Taiwan Normal University will fine-tuning the student poster session; this be in attendance for this orientation. (Continued on page 26) 2 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter FROM THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

From the President-Elect Plans for the Joint Midwinter Conference The task force SCP is co-sponsoring with in 2006 with a focus on Immigration Issues a number of other divisions on developing a that I described in my last column are moving set of guidelines for psychological practice along swiftly. The conference and divisional with boys and men is beginning its work. board meetings are set for the first weekend Resources have been gathered and in February in San Antonio (on the River brainstorming sessions are scheduled by Walk!). Please note the date all Executive telephone and e-mail. The task force plans to Board members, section chairs, etc. who meet in Washington, DC sometime this usually attend the midyear meeting. The summer or fall. More on this later, also. The conference is being strongly supported by APA Interdivisional Task Force that developed the President-Elect Gerry Koocher as part of his Guidelines for Psychological Practice with presidential initiative. The conference will be Girls and Women is still waiting for feedback underwritten by APA and all profits or losses from APA Boards and Committees. will be assumed by APA. Hence, no fees will I am looking forward to seeing everyone be required by divisions except the costs of in Washington at the convention. Please feel our own members. Currently, 13 APA free to send me ideas and concerns. divisions are planning to attach their Executive Board meetings to the conference, with at least Roberta L. Nutt six other divisions sending liaisons. Full African Americans). There is also a long list Texas Women’s University participants in addition to SCP include of potential speakers. I will let you know when [email protected] Division 35 (Psychology of Women), Division the conference details are finalized. 45 (Ethnic Minority Issues), Division 42 In addition to the conference, we will have (Independent Practice), Division 51 (Men and our usual Executive Board meeting and our Masculinity), Division 29 (Psychotherapy), meeting with the Section Chairs. I will be Division 16 (School), Division 37 (Child, asking Board members and Section Chairs for NEWSLETTER Youth, and Family), Division 39 input on what our joint meeting needs to (Psychoanalysis), Division 43 (Family), accomplish this year. We used that meeting SUBMISSION Division 48 (Peace, Conflict, and Violence), for priority setting and strategic planning in Division 50 (Addictions), Division 54 2004, so we need to build further on that GUIDELINES (Pediatric), and Division 12, Section VI framework. (Clinical—Ethnic Minorities). Of course, the I am pleased to report that my Special Task Articles submitted for publication in conference part on Immigration Issues will be Group (STG) on developing training models/ the next issue of the Society of open to all SCP members, all psychologists. modules/syllabi to provide guidance for Counseling Psychology Newsletter integrating the various diversity guidelines is The conference part will consist of an (October 2005) should be approximately progressing under the capable leadership of “experts summit” that will provide 300-500 words in length and must be Chair Marie Miville. Current members psychological perspectives on immigration. received by the editor no later than The working title is “Global Realities: include: Changming Duan, Charles Waehler, Friday, August 26, 2005. Intersections and Transitions.” Potential Mary Fukuyama, Carol Enns, Terry Patterson, Electronic submission is strongly topics include: immigration and trauma; and Lisa Suzuki, with Ad Hoc Consultants intergenerational conflict and changes in Patricia Arredondo, Michael Duffy, and Jim encouraged, either as a Microsoft Word gender roles and family systems as a Mahalik. Marie has gathered together attachment (preferred) or directly in the consequence of immigration; psycho- resources and begun preliminary STG body of an e-mail. Submissions should therapeutic approaches to immigration-related discussions via listserv and named the STG be sent to: issues (i.e., cultural adjustment, racism, etc.); “Integrating Guidelines for Training and diversity of immigration populations— Practice Competency.” Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D. different nationalities, gender, LGBT, I have reserved time at the convention in Dept. of Psychology the Hospitality Suite for two of my appointed developmental perspective, family St. Mary’s College of Maryland STGs to meet. The diversity integration STG reunification, refugees, sojourners, visa status 18952 E. Fisher Road will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. The Advocacy differences, undocumented immigrants, St. Mary's City, MD 20686 asylum seekers, migrants vs. immigrants; STG chaired by Bob McPherson will meet Phone (240) 895-4467 psychological consequences of intra-racial Friday at 10 a.m. I am still working on Fax (240) 895-4436 relations between recent immigrants and organizing other STGs I have mentioned and multigenerational Americans (e.g., African plans to continue the work of some STGs that [email protected] immigrants and their relationships with Puncky has begun. 3 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter VICE PRESIDENTS’ REPORTS

Vice President for Diversity and Public Interest Reflections committees that reported to the board at survivor conference sponsored by the FIRST meetings was impressive, and the projects Project (Lincoln, Nebraska) headed by I cannot believe how quickly my three- shared emphasize how important the work of advisory board member Maria Prendes-Lintel, year term as VP for Diversity and Public APA is in providing services to people around Ph.D. The presentations included reflections Interest has passed. I have learned so much the country and the world. We will be regarding why clinicians worked in this field, about the inner workings of our division as honoring the work of Henry Tomes, Ph.D., examples of psychologists training members well as the APA organizational structure. I Executive Director of the Public Interest of communities to work with survivors, issues am continually impressed by the outstanding Directorate, at our business meeting at the related to assessment of torture victims, and qualities of our membership and the dedication 2005 convention. case management. Each presenter shared their and passion of those involved in making this There are a number of exciting programs work in the field as well as personal examples. organization work so well. I realize more than to be held at this year’s convention. Be on the Members of the audience included physicians, ever that we are part of a major professional lookout for a three-hour session with the school counselors, academics, teachers, entity with constituent groups that span a vast Divisions of Social Justice entitled, “Effects administrators, social workers, community array of priorities related to psychology. It of Global Conflict and War on Individuals, caseworkers, etc. I left feeling rejuvenated has been my honor to work with some of the Families, and Societies (Chair: Robert Geffner, and proud to be a part of a profession whose leaders and experts in the field of counseling Ph.D.). Presenters will include Drs. Joseph work impacts the lives of so many. psychology, and I am continually humbled by Trimble, Judith van Hoorn, and Michael In closing, I would like to thank the their warmth, generosity, and amazing D’Andrea. The session will also include members of the Society of Counseling expertise. roundtable discussion groups on a variety of Psychology for giving me this opportunity to The promotion of diversity through APA areas and an open forum to determine be a part of the executive board for the past policies (e.g., the Multicultural Guidelines) recommendations for policy change and three years. It has been a great learning and the movement in terms of implementation interventions. Our liaison to the experience, and I am grateful to members of in research, training, and practice are areas that Interdivisional Committee on Teaching About my advisory board, the executive board, I will continue to make a commitment to after Diversity, Dr. Muninder Ahluwalia, will be section chairs, and other members of Division my term is completed. The work of colleagues presenting as part of a symposium entitled, 17 governance for their guidance and in this area serves as an example of what can “Diversity Issues and Teaching of Psychology: expertise. I leave office with a renewed sense be accomplished through perseverance and Multidivisional Perspectives.” There is a of commitment and resolve to contribute to belief in a vision of change. wealth of other presentations being sponsored the work of the Division in whatever capacity As a liaison to the Board for the or co-sponsored by our division related to I can. Advancement of Psychology in the Public issues of diversity and public interest. We will Interest (BAPPI), I came into contact with also be presenting a poster focusing on Lisa A. Suzuki professionals from various divisions and conducting within-community research. New York University constituencies of APA. The number of I recently attended a refugee/torture [email protected]

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Vice President for Education and Training The past couple of months have been busy! affirmation of broad and general preparation profession. Laurie Mintz (University of In addition to spending time monitoring the relative to the discipline of psychology and Missouri-Columbia) and I are working with a activities of APA’s Board of Educational supported the removal of language that seemed group of counseling psychology training Affairs (BEA), I’ve primarily focused my contrary to the mission of the CoA. The directors to formulate a series of manuscripts energy on accreditation and the articulation response also disagreed with the suggestion devoted to the topic of values and training. of professional values. that the “combined” option for accreditation One of the goals of our work team is to In regard to BEA, my advisory board be eliminated and that a fourth accreditation formulate a model training values statement (Joyce Illfelder-Kaye, Penn State; Nadya option termed “professional” be created. We for the profession and to submit this statement Fouad, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; also articulated the belief that specialty to the Council of Counseling Psychology and Michael Johnston, University of training should occur at the post doctoral level. Training Programs (CCPTP) and SCP for California-Long Beach) and I formulated a This relates to my second accreditation endorsement. response to a proposed workforce analysis of activity, my participation in a Special Task Finally, our meeting in Washington, D. C. employment of psychologists. We are largely Group (STG) focused on the creation of post- will soon be upon us, and I look forward to supportive of APA moving forward with this doctoral guidelines for specialty training in seeing many of you there. As you plan your project, though we expressed some concern counseling psychology. Lynda Danley (West about the lack of acknowledgement of Virginia University) is ably chairing this STG, schedule, I hope you can carve out time to counseling psychology as a field, the scant and the conversations that have occurred celebrate with Cal Stoltenberg (University of attention paid to the master’s-prepared within the group have been invigorating and Oklahoma). Cal will receive the APA workforce, and the inattention to employment fascinating. Finally, I’m looking forward to Distinguished Contributions of Applications issues relative to gender and race/ traveling to Salt Lake City this June to attend of Psychology to Education and Training ethnicity. the accreditation summit focused on the Award at this meeting. You can hear his award Relative to accreditation, I’ve been busy composition of the CoA. My hope is that the address, entitled “Integrating science and on many fronts. First, with the help of Nadya group assembled there will identify a practice in clinical supervision,” on Friday, Fouad and Jenny Cornish (University of composition for the CoA that is representative August 19th at 10 a.m. Congratulations, Cal! Denver), I submitted a response to a call for of both the values of the profession and the comments in regard to proposed language training communities contained within. Kathy Bieschke changes in the guidelines and procedures As I mentioned in my last column, a Pennsylvania State University document of the Committee on Accreditation particular interest of mine is how we train our [email protected] (CoA). In essence, our response articulated an students relative to the values of the

Vice President for Professional Practice By the time you receive this Newsletter, any issues, please e-mail me. You are welcome opportunities arising from the public focus on the APA Convention in DC will be fast to attend the meeting. The second will be a the effects of lifestyle, behavior, and stress on approaching. Thanks to the efforts of the program about the ABPP Board Certification health and illness, a.k.a. the “mind-body Program Committee and various others, there in Counseling Psychology, which focuses on connection.” Another was about the challenges will be many more programs that include CE’s. the central importance of practice in our field. that face us regarding making treatments SCP will again be co-sponsoring a pre- Two members of the Counseling Board, accessible and making psychology relevant to convention workshop on Multicultural Charme Davidson and Arnie Spokane, will the public, and about bringing our current Competencies for Practitioners: Implementing talk about the specifics of certification process. skills to new settings with new approaches. the APA Guidelines in Your Practice. It is This will be a great opportunity to demystify th As counseling psychologists, we may be scheduled for Wednesday, August 17 , from the process and to learn how you might especially well poised to meet these 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., with four (4) hours of CE approach this rewarding career development challenges, as they fit well with our CP credit, with a $50 registration fee. Thomas experience. It will be held from 9:00 to philosophy and practice. Parham and Louise Douce will be the 9:50 a.m. on Saturday. As always, if you have ideas for future presenters. Registration information can be The Practice Organization website found on page 6 of this newsletter and on the continues to provide a wealth of information directions, if there are concerns that you would SCP homepage, www.div17.org. and resources for practitioners at like to see addressed, and/or if you want to There are two sessions in the SCP www.apa.org/practice/. For an overview of get more involved, please contact me at the Hospitality Suite that might be of particular current issues, I suggest reading Russ e-mail address below. interest. One is the annual Practice Newman’s keynote address to the State Stakeholders meeting, held Friday from Leadership Conference, found at Jaquie Resnick 8:00 to 8:50 a.m. Practice issues affecting SCP www.apa.org/practice/slc_2005_speech.html. University of Florida will be discussed. If you want to bring forward One point of emphasis was on the potential [email protected]

5 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter APA CONVENTION SCHEDULE APA Annual Convention 2005 Washington, D.C. ~ August 18-21, 2005 Locations: Washington Convention Center, Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania Avenue, Renaissance Washington DC Hotel

U.S. Capitol Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument Photo by JakeMcGuire.com Photo by John Mooney Photo by JakeMcGuire.com Wednesday, August 17

Pre-Convention Workshop Co-sponsored by Divisions 17, 42, 45, and the APA Board of Professional Affairs

Multicultural Competencies for Practitioners: Implementing the APA Guidelines in Your Practice Wednesday, August 17 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 4 CE Credits – Registration Fee: $50

Presenters: Thomas Parham, Ph.D. and Louise Douce, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives: • Recognize how your worldview may determine your definitions of normality/abnormality and in what ways they may conflict with the worldviews of clients who differ from you in terms of race, culture and ethnicity. • Compare the worldview of culturally different clients and how they may clash with your own. • Develop at least two culturally competent helping skills consistent with the lifestyles, historical experiences and cultural values of culturally diverse populations. • Assess changes needed in your practice to be consistent with effective multicultural training and service guidelines.

Registration: A printable form is available on the SCP homepage at www.div17.org. Registration will be limited. For more information, contact Jaquie Resnick at [email protected].

The Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists and maintains responsibility for the program.

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Thursday, August 18 (morning) Time Bldg. Room Event Title Chair(s) Conducting Real-World Psychotherapy 8:00 - 8:50 WCC 102A Symposium Effectiveness Research: Issues and Kathleen Chwalisz Responses Applying the Psychology of Men and 8:00 - 9:50 WCC 103B Symposium James R. Mahalik Masculinity to Counseling Psychology Beyond Microskills: Embracing the 9:00 - 9:50 WCC 102A Symposium Charles R. Ridley Complexity of Training and Practice Roundtable Mentoring and Fostering the Development Yu-Wei Wang and 10:00 - 10:50 REN GBN Discussion of International Students in Psychology Oksana Yakushko Social Justice Advocacy: Facilitating the 10:00 - 10:50 WCC 102A Symposium Johanna E. Nilsson Development of Future Professionals Promoting Health and Teaching Life 10:00 - 11:50 WCC 153 Symposium Steven J. Danish Skills in the Schools Timothy R. Elliott, Invited 11:00 - 11:50 WCC 103A Dorothy Booz Black Award Participant; Sara F. Address Maltzman, Chair

Abbreviations GBN = Grand Ballroom North REN = Renaissance Washington DC Hotel WCC = Washington Convention Center

Washington Convention Center Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation 7 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter APA CONVENTION SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 18 (afternoon/evening) Time Bldg. Room Event Title Chair(s) Counseling Center Client Problems: 12:00 - 12:50 WCC 143C Symposium Identification, Treatment Effectiveness, John M. Robertson and Therapeutic Outcome Training Counseling Psychologists As Conversation 12:00 - 12:50 WCC 204B Early Responders in Disaster Mental James R. Rogers Hour Health Advances in the Assessment of Career 12:00 - 12:50 WCC 209A Symposium Kevin R. Kelly Indecision Students’ Perspectives on Multicultural 12:00 - 12:50 WCC 209C Symposium Training: Valuing Our Differences and Yu-Wei Wang Strengths Federally Funded Research in Counseling 12:00 - 1:50 WCC 202B Symposium Psychology: What Kinds and How to Get Richard M. Lee Them 1:00 - 1:50 WCC 145A Symposium Social Justice Perspective on Prevention Maureen E. Kenny Counseling Psychology Interventions Hardin L.K. 1:00 - 1:50 WCC 204B Symposium With Culturally Diverse Youth Coleman Exemplars of the Biopsychosocial Model 1:00 - 2:50 WCC 204A Symposium Sara F. Maltzman in Counseling Health Psychology Changing World of Work: A Vocational 3:00 - 3:50 WCC 158 Symposium David L. Blustein Psychological Perspective 4:00 - 4:50 REN MR5 Symposium Development of Counseling in East Asia Puncky P. Heppner 5:00 - 6:50 REN GBC Social Hour SAG/CCPTP Student Poster Session N/A Krista M. Next Generation: Counseling Psychology 7:00 - 8:50 WCC 159 Symposium Chronister and M. Faculty Challenge the Ivory Tower Meghan Davidson

Abbreviations AUD = Auditorium CHB = Congressional Hall B GBC = Grand Ballroom Central GBN = Grand Ballroom North HDE = Halls D & E MR5 = Meeting Room 5 RBE = Renaissance Ballroom East REN = Renaissance Washington DC Hotel WCC = Washington Convention Center

White House Photo by Lee Bennett Friendship Arch, Chinatown Friendship Arch, Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation 8 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter APA CONVENTION SCHEDULE

Friday, August 19 Time Bldg. Room Event Title Chair(s) Roundtable Hot Topics in Clinical Supervision and Michael V. Ellis and 8:00 - 8:50 REN GBN Discussion Training, 2005 Nicholas Ladany Adolescents’ Constructions of Work and 8:00 - 8:50 WCC 140B Symposium David L. Blustein School: An International Perspective Advances in Technology Enhancing 8:00 - 8:50 WCC 209C Symposium Rebecca L. Toporek Multicultural Counseling Training Work-Family Conflict: Exploring the Robert W. Lent and 9:00 - 9:50 WCC 140B Symposium Role of Self-Efficacy Rachel Gali Cinamon Clara E. Hill and Invited Outstanding Contributions to Science 9:00 - 9:50 WCC 207A Melba J.T. Vasquez, Address and Practice Participants Roundtable Karen M. O’Brien 11:00 - 11:50 REN GBN Mentoring Discussion and Ryan D. Duffy Stewart E. Cooper, Cultural Diversity and International 11:00 - 11:50 WCC HDE Poster Session Richard M. Lee, and Issues in Counseling Psychology Patricia A. Frazier Richard M. Lee and 12:00 - 12:50 WCC HDE Poster Session Counseling, Training, and Intervention Patricia A. Frazier Conversation How to Get Your Manuscript Published 1:00 - 1:50 REN CHB Robert T. Carter Hour in The Counseling Psychologist Melba J.T. Vasquez, Increasing Multicultural Understanding: Sandra L. Shullman, 1:00 - 2:50 REN GBC Discussion Promoting Collaboration in the Face of and Rosie Phillips Conflict Within Marginalized Groups Bingham Positive Psychology and Jennifer Teramoto Conversation 2:00 - 2:50 WCC 101 Multiculturalism: A Counseling Pedrotti and Lisa M. Hour Psychology Conversation Hour Edwards Mediators Between Adult Attachment Meifen Wei and 2:00 - 2:50 WCC 144A Symposium and Distress and Professional Help- David L. Vogel Seeking Invited W. Bruce Walsh, 3:00 - 3:50 REN RBE Leona Tyler Award Address Participant Fellows 4:00 - 5:50 REN RBE New Fellows Puncky P. Heppner Addresses Sexual Orientation, Homophobia, and 4:00 - 5:50 WCC 144A Symposium Psychological Adjustment During Dorothy L. Espelage Adolescence

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Albert Einstein Memorial Ford’s Theatre U.S. Capitol Photo by Lee Bennett Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation Photo by Lee Bennett Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation 9 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter APA CONVENTION SCHEDULE

Saturday, August 20 (morning) Time Bldg. Room Event Title Chair(s) Tikkun Olam: Bringing and Keeping 8:00 - 8:50 WCC 204A Symposium Lewis Z. Schlosser Religion in the Multicultural Family Eating Disorders Among Female 8:00 - 8:50 WCC 209C Symposium College Students: Applications of Dorothy L. Espelage Innovative Research Methodologies Academic Benefits From Test Anxiety 8:00 - 9:50 WCC 103B Symposium Richard Driscoll Reduction Programs Invited Rosie Phillips 9:00 - 9:50 WCC 145B 2004 Woman of the Year Address Bingham, Participant Navigating Cultural Contexts: Theory, 9:00 - 9:50 WCC 150B Symposium Research, and Practice on Bicultural and Lisa M. Edwards Intercultural Competence Challenges Facing Counseling Centers: 9:00 - 9:50 WCC 204A Symposium New Demographics, Changing Majeda A. Humeidan Populations Women in Context: Multiple Diversities Barbara F. Okun and 10:00 - 11:50 WCC 101 Symposium and Psychotherapy Karen L. Suyemoto Measurement and Validity of Stress- Crystal L. Park and 10:00 - 11:50 WCC 207B Symposium Related Growth: Cutting-Edge Issues Patricia A. Frazier

Left: Smithsonian Castle (Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation); Center, Top to Bottom: Capitol Dome (Photo by Lee Bennett), Capitol Hill row houses (Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation), Korean War Veterans Memorial (Photo by Lee Bennett); Right: Jefferson Memorial (Photo by JakeMcGuire.com) 10 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter APA CONVENTION SCHEDULE

Above: Capitol Dome (Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation) Above: Smithsonian National Air and Space Below: Old Post Office (Photo by Lee Bennett) Museum (Photo by Lee Bennett) Right: The Metro (Photo by Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation)

Abbreviations AUD = Auditorium CHB = Congressional Hall B GBC = Grand Ballroom Central GBN = Grand Ballroom North HDE = Halls D & E MR5 = Meeting Room 5 RBE = Renaissance Ballroom East REN = Renaissance Washington DC Hotel WCC = Washington Convention Center

Saturday, August 20 (afternoon/evening) Time Bldg. Room Event Title Chair(s) Richard M. Lee and 12:00 - 12:50 WCC HDE Poster Session Career and Academic Counseling Patricia A. Frazier Psychological Practice With Older 12:00 - 12:50 WCC 154B Discussion Michael Duffy Adults: Opportunities and Skills Conversation Promoting Counseling Process Research Brent Mallinckrodt 12:00 - 12:50 WCC 204C Hour at University Counseling Centers and Kathleen Boggs Richard M. Lee and 1:00 - 1:50 WCC HDE Poster Session Individual Differences and Adjustment Patricia A. Frazier Conversation 1:00 - 1:50 WCC 154B Dialogue on Diversity Todd C. Campbell Hour Business 3:00 - 3:50 REN AUD Awards Ceremony N/A Meeting The Benefits and Challenges of Presidential 4:00 - 4:50 REN AUD Becoming Globally Competent Puncky P. Heppner Address Counseling Psychologists Honoring the President, Award 5:00 - 6:50 REN RBE Social Hour N/A Recipients, and New Fellows

11 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter APA CONVENTION

Sunday, August 21

Time Bldg. Room Event Title Chair(s) It Takes a Community: Building 9:00 - 9:50 WCC 209B Symposium Alberta M. Gloria Networks of Mentoring Relationships Strategies for Preventing High-Risk 10:00 - 10:50 WCC 154A Symposium Matthew P. Martens Drinking Among College Students Primary Care Psychology in College 10:00 - 11:50 WCC 151A Symposium Chris B. Brownson Health Intersecting Identities Among Lesbian, 11:00 - 11:50 WCC 144A Symposium David H. Whitcomb Gay, and Bisexual People Career Assessment and Self-Efficacy: 12:00 - 1:50 WCC 209A Symposium W. Bruce Walsh The 25th Anniversary

Division 47, Exercise and Sport Psychology, presents The 27th Annual Running Psychologists’ Town Hall Meeting: APA 5K “Ray’s Race and Walk” Exploring the Needs of Psychology and Psychologists in the 21st Century Saturday, August 20, 2005 Saturday, August 20, 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. The annual race and walk at the 2005 Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. Convention of APA will be Meeting Room 143A held at 7 a.m. Saturday morning, August 20, in Anacostia Park along the southern edge of Your Chance to Shape the Future the Anacostia River. Buses will be provided in an Open Exchange at the major hotels to take participants to and with APA Leaders and Members from the race. Maps and additional information will be available at Division Dear SCP Members, Services at the convention. Awards will be given to the overall men’s and women’s It is important that as many members as possible attend the Town Hall Meeting at the APA Convention sponsored by the Policy and Planning Board to make sure concerns winners and to the top three finishers in each of Division 17 are heard. 5-year age group from under 25 to over 75. Awards will also go to the top three male and Join a free-spirited discussion with APA President Ron Levant, Ed.D., APA female finishers who hold membership in President-Elect Gerald Koocher, Ph.D., and APA CEO Norman Anderson, Ph.D., to Division 47, as well as the top three finishers brainstorm about the future for psychology and psychologists. Let your voices be who are Psi Chi members and Psi Chi National heard by informing our leaders about issues important to Division 17. Council members. To honor our convention exhibitors (who provide excellent raffle prizes for us), an award will also be given to the highest finishing male and female exhibitor. refreshments. PAST AUGUST 12, THE registrations. Pre-registration will run until August 12, REGISTRATION FEE IS $25.00 (up to and More information, including a registration which means that the entry form and fee must including day-of-race registration). Pre- form, can be found online at be received by that date. THE ENTRY FEE registration for students is $10.00 and www.psyc.unt.edu/apadiv47/running.html. FOR PRE-REGISTERED RUNNERS IS convention/day-of-race student registration is You can also visit the Division 47 website at $20.00, which includes a commemorative $14.00. PLEASE pre-register to help us avoid www.apa47.org and click on the “Running T-shirt, raffle chances, and post-race too many convention and day-of-race Psychologists” link. 12 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter APA CONVENTION

You are invited:

Roundtable Discussion Leaders Section on Advancement of Women You and Counseling Psychology: Charting the Future • Lauren Weitzman, University of Utah

What: A chance to network with other counseling Section on College and University Counseling Centers psychology students/ professionals and • Bai-Yin Chen, Bowling Green State University discuss issues in the field of psychology in an • Nikki Fulks Pritchett, Florida State University informal and fun setting. Also, there will be • David Petersen, University of Maryland free snacks and cool prizes like IPODs! Section on Counseling and Psychotherapy Process and Where: The 2005 APA Convention, Renaissance Outcome Research Washington D.C. Hotel. Grand Ballroom • Kathleen Chwalisz, Southern Illinois University North. th Section on Health Psychology When: August 19 , 11:00-11:50 AM • Nicole Borges, NEOUCOM, Behavioral Sciences • Chris Bownson, University of Texas at Austin • Melissa Briggs-Phillips, Ohio State University

Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity • Lali McCubbin, Washington State University • Rosie Phillips Bingham, University of Memphis • Lisa Flores, University of Missouri-Columbia • Rich Lee, University of Minnesota

“This is what APA is all about for students…” Roundtable on International Students • Yu-Wei Wang, Southern Illinois University • Oksana Yakushko, University of Nebraska International SIF to Hold Open Meeting Section on Independent Practice An International Section-in-Formation has been recently • Jean Carter, Independent Practice, Washington, DC been approved by the Executive Board of the Society of Counseling Psychology. The Section-in Formation is dedicated Section on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Awareness to encouraging, promoting, and facilitating a scientist- professional model of counseling psychology in international • Y. Barry Chung, Georgia State University contexts through: (a) research with international populations, cultures, or organizations; (b) service (e.g., counseling, Section on Positive Psychology prevention, social justice and advocacy, consultation, program • Shane J. Lopez, University of Kansas evaluation) to individuals, communities, cultures, and • Lisa M. Edwards, Marquette University organizations; (c) teaching and training of international graduate • Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, California Polytechnic State students or the education of other graduate students and mental University health professionals interested in international issues; and (d) policy development and implementation. The Section-in- Section on Prevention Formation is also devoted to networking and supporting • Maureen Kenny, Boston College counseling psychologists and other mental health professionals • Michael Waldo, New Mexico State University who are interested in a broad range of international issues and committed to maintaining a forum where such individuals can openly and frequently share their ideas, common experiences, Society for Vocational Psychology culture, and expertise. • David Blustein, Boston College Please contact Dr. Lawrence Gerstein at [email protected] • Chris Brown, University of Missouri-Kansas City (or 765-285-8040) if you are interested in becoming a member or affiliate of this group. The Section-in-Formation will hold Section on Supervision and Training an organizational meeting at the upcoming APA convention • Nick Ladany, Lehigh University in the Hospitality Suite, Room 1138 in the Renaissance Hotel, • Susan Neufeldt, University of California Santa Barbara from 9-10 a.m. Thursday, August 18, 2005. All are welcome! • Janie Pinterits, University of North Dakota

13 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter HOSPITALITY SUITE SCHEDULE

2005 APA Division 17 Hospitality Suite Schedule Location: Presidential Suite, Room 1138, Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

5:00 p.m. – Executive Board Meeting and Dinner (Heppner) 10:00 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2005 Time Suite A Suite B Suite C 7:00 a.m. – Hospitality Suite Student Volunteer Meeting (Pedrotti, Edwards, Chronister) 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.. – International Scholars Breakfast and Reception (Heppner/Leong) 8:50 a.m. Reception and Orientation Session 9:00 a.m. – President’s Task Group Meeting International STG/SIG Meeting for International Students 9:50 a.m.. (Nutt) (Heppner, Cooper, Kwan) (Wang/Yakushko) 10:00 a.m.– Society for Vocational Psychology Business 10:50 a.m.. Meeting for the Process and Outcome Research Executive Committee Meeting (Blustein) Positive Executive Committee Meeting 11:00 a.m. – Society for Psychology (Chwalisz) Spirituality and Religion in Counseling 11:50 a.m. Section (Lopez) Vocational Psychology SIG (Priester) Psychology Business Meeting SIG 12:00 p.m. – (Blustein) SERD Executive Meeting Section on Independent Practice Roundtables 12:50 p.m. (Gloria) Business Meeting (Duffy) (Perez) Room TBA Society for Vocational SERD Business 1:00 p.m. – Psychology Section on Independent Practice Meeting 1:50 p.m. Conversation Program (Duffy) (Gloria) Hour (Blustein) Room TBA CCPTP Outgoing Board Meeting (Palmer) Society for SERD Vocational 2:00 p.m. – Townhall Psychology Taiwan Psychology Network 2:50 p.m. Meeting Reception (Heppner/Lin/Wang) (Gloria) (Blustein) Room TBA VP Public Interest and Diversity 3:00 p.m. – Advisory Board Meeting Process and Outcome Research Meeting 3:50 p.m. The Section for LBG Awareness (Suzuki) (Chwalisz) Roundtable (Loewy) 4:00 p.m. – VP Meeting with APA Older Adult SIG-in-Formation (Arnold) 4:50 p.m. Directorate (Heppner) 5:00 p.m. – Communication STG (Forrest) 5:50 p.m.

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2005 APA Division 17 Hospitality Suite Schedule (continued)

Friday, August 19, 2005 Time Suite A Suite B Suite C Mentoring International Students 8:00 a.m. – Section Chairs Meeting VP for Professional Practice STG Business Meeting 8:50 a.m. (O’Brien) Stakeholders Meeting (Resnick) (Wang/Yakushko) Supervision and Training 9:00 a.m. – Section-in-Formation Business New Governance Orientation (Nutt) 9:50 a.m. Meeting (Ellis) More Pie Initiative (Israel) Health Psychology Governing Board 10:00 a.m.– President’s Task Group Meeting Meeting (Maltzman) 10:50 a.m. (Nutt)

11:00 a.m. – Seniors Recognition Reception Seniors Recognition Reception 11:50 a.m. (Heppner) (Heppner) Section for College and University SAW Workshop (Szymanski) 12:00 p.m. – Counseling Centers Luncheon VP Meeting with APA 12:50 p.m. (Stachowiak) Directorate (Heppner)

Section for College and University VP for Education and Training 1:00 p.m. – Section for LBG Awareness Executive Counseling Centers Roundtable Advisory Board Meeting 1:50 p.m. Meeting (Loewy) (Stachowiak) (Bieschke) Section for College and University 2:00 p.m. – Adoption Research and Practice Section for LBG Awareness Business Counseling Centers Business 2:50 p.m. SIG-in-Formation (Wiley) Meeting (Loewy) Meeting (Stachowiak) 3:00 p.m. – Suite Closed (Leona Tyler Address) 3:50 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Suite Closed (New Fellows Addresses) 5:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. 6:00 p.m. – Suite Closed (Council Meeting and Dinner Preparation) 6:50 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. Counseling Psychology Specialty Council Meeting and Dinner (Nutt) 8:00 p.m. – 8:50 p.m.

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Saturday, August 20, 2005 Time Suite A Suite B Suite C 8:00 a.m. – SAW Champagne Breakfast and VP Meeting with APA Membership Committee Meeting 8:50 a.m. Awards Ceremony (Szymanski) Directorate (Heppner) (O’Brien) ABPP Board Certification in Counseling 9:00 a.m. – Prevention Section Business Psychology:

9:50 a.m. Meeting (Kenny) The Process from Beginning to Finish (Davidson, Spokane) Health Psychology 10:00 a.m. – International Counseling Psychology Section Business meeting 10:50 a.m. Presidents Meeting (Heppner) TCP Editorial Board Meeting (Maltzman) (Carter) 11:00 a.m. – SIG Chairs Meeting (Perez) 11:50 a.m. 12:00 p.m. – New Professionals Meeting (Perez) 12:50 p.m. TCP Ad Hoc Reviewer Training (Carter) 1:00 p.m. – VP Meeting with APA 1:50 p.m. Directorate (Heppner) CCPTP Incoming Board Meeting Federal Advocacy Information 2:00 p.m. – (Palmer) Meeting (Open meeting) 2:50 p.m. (Celeste) 3:00 p.m. – Suite Closed (Division 17 Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony) 3:50 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – Suite Closed (Presidential Address) 4:50 p.m. Health Psychology Section 5:00 p.m. – Wine and Cheese Student Reception Older Adult SIG-in-formation (Arnold) 5:50 p.m. (Maltzman) 6:00 p.m. – Suite Closed (Presidential Reception Preparation) 6:50 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – Hospitality Suite Committee Meeting Suite Closed (Presidential Reception Preparation) 7:50 p.m. (Ali) 8:30 p.m. – Presidential Reception (Heppner) 11:30 p.m. Sunday, August 21, 2005

Time Suite A Suite B Suite C 8:00 a.m. – Hospitality Suite Committee

8:50 a.m. Meeting (Ali) 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. – Past President’s Council Meeting 9:50 a.m. and Breakfast (Sue) 10:00 a.m. –

10:50 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

11:50 a.m. Division 17 Members in Governance 16 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter FROM THE EDITOR

From the Editor This is the final issue of the Society of so cooperatively and consistently with Dan Columbia I want to thank Beth Hendren for Counseling Psychology Newsletter under my and me. her support and assistance in maintaining the leadership as Editor. It has been a great As my Editorship ends, I want to thank Division 17 Newsletter account and pleasure to serve Society members, the Louise Douce for her belief in me to serve the administrative tasks. In addition, Dean Hazen Presidential Trio leaders, and the Executive Society in this capacity. I appreciated the of Campus Printing Services and Al Sanders Board Committee members as well as SAG transition guidance and helpful tips & pointers of Campus Mailing Services were both very during the past 3 years. I want to express my received from Gargi Roysircar-Sodowsky, the critical in ensuring a quality production and deepest appreciation and gratitude to Dan previous Newsletter Editor. I am grateful for efficient distribution of the Society Newsletter. Robinson, Assistant Editor. Dan, it has been a the mentoring and support provided to me by I hope that Society members have found wonderful, light-hearted, and fun time working the Presidential leadership of Louise, Derald, the Newsletter both informative and enjoyable with you during the past 3 years. I commend Puncky, and Roberta (President-Elect). Jaquie to read during my tenure as Newsletter Editor. you for your dedication, talents, and thoughtful Resnick, as Society Photographer, Dan and I I am delighted to provide transition guidance, ideas in establishing the layout for the extend our warm and thoughtful appreciation assistance, and support to Dr. Libby Nutt Newsletter. In addition, you demonstrated to you for colorful ‘jpegs’ of the Society Williams, the incoming Editor effective the consistent and effective communication skills gatherings. Your talents and skills behind the end of the Society Business Meeting at the in working with Society members, campus camera have tremendously helped to enhance APA Convention in Washington, DC. As printing and mailing services, and in our “the look” of the Newsletter. I also want to fellow interns at the University of Maryland working sessions. Thank you! thank Roberta Nutt, in her role as Treasurer, Counseling Center, Libby and I look forward Equally important in contributing to the for establishing the accounting procedure and to working together again. I encourage Society significant quality of the Newsletter are the process for handling Newsletter expenses. I members and leaders to extend your support Society members and leaders who provided want to thank Paul Gore, Society Webmaster, to Libby. Her contact information is located submissions. I am pleased that we had a very for his steadfast assistance in uploading the on page 3 of this newsletter. high submission rate among all Society Newsletter online at the Society website. Also, members and leaders: Presidential Trio, VPs, several Society leaders and members provided Michael Mobley Section and Committee Chairs, SAG feedback and suggestions; I want to thank each University of Missouri-Columbia leadership, and others. Thank you for working of you as well. At the University of Missouri- [email protected]

From the Assistant Editor One day last week, as I was pondering what people in general, more likely to be Thank you for teaching me about the workings to write in this farewell column, I had an compassionate rather than judgmental. Also, of SCP, sharing your sense of humor and interesting conversation with my hairstylist. counseling has given me a deep sense of generous spirit, and modeling calm behavior I was telling her about my experience as a humility in the face of the complexity of in the face of deadlines and complications.) I counselor, and she asked me, “So, has listening human problems. have also enjoyed corresponding via e-mail to people talk about their problems all day “So, actually,” I said, as she continued with other SCP leaders, many of whom I had made you cynical?” snipping away at my hair, “I think I’m the opportunity to meet at last year’s APA Before answering, I paused to reflect. For probably less cynical now than when I started.” Convention. In particular, I was inspired by the past year, I’ve worked 20 hours a week at Having said this, I want to acknowledge recent conversations with Shane Lopez, a man a community mental health clinic, providing that I could have easily sunk into a slough of who exemplifies the spirit of Positive individual and group therapy to clients with negativity this year without the loving support Psychology, and Tom Skovholt, whom I had chronic mental illness. Many of them have of my family and friends. (Thank you, Mom the pleasure of meeting at the Wakonse experienced trauma, abuse, broken and Dad! Thank you, Jenny! Thank you, Conference on College Teaching. Finally, I relationships, and the grinding effects of Lucien, Sarah, Amy, Angela, Chris and have been consistently lifted up by the warmth, poverty and marginalization. Listening to their Alison!) I am also grateful to my peers and caring, and positive energy of the faculty at stories day after day would make even the most mentors in the profession. The most useful the University of Missouri, especially Brent died-in-the-wool optimist pause for thought. antidote to cynicism that I’ve found is contact Mallinckrodt, Glenn Good, Roger However, as I began talking through all with caring, intelligent people who are doing Worthington, Norm Gysbers, and Puncky and this with my hairstylist (who is no slouch at their best to live well and make a difference Mary Heppner. reflective listening herself), I was reminded in the world. Through my work as Assistant My position as Assistant Editor has been of my clients’ courage in the face of suffering Editor of this newsletter, I have come into invaluable to me, and I am grateful to Michael and their determination to make a better life contact with many such people. and the Executive Board for making it for themselves. I realized that my experience The first who comes to mind in this regard, possible. In addition to introducing me to as a counselor, rather than leaving me jaded, for obvious reasons, is Michael Mobley. leaders in our field, my work on the newsletter has actually made me more understanding of (Michael, I will miss working with you! (Continued on page 19) 17 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter SECTIONS

Vocational Psychology

By the time this column appears, the APA symposium, and a conversation about meeting room 158. Also, I encourage a strong Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP) will enhancing our linkages with related turnout for the student poster session, which have completed its seventh biennial organizations (such as the National Career will be held during the CCPTP Social Hour; conference. In this column, I would like to Development Association). We will also the day and time will be in the Convention focus on outlining the activities that SVP has announce the first recipient of the SVP program. We have had a very strong set of planned for the August 2005 APA convention, Professional Achievement Award as well as submissions, which has resulted in the which hopefully will continue the excellent the recipient of the SVP Graduate Student acceptance of eight papers. scholarly and professional events that have Award. With the able leadership of Nadya Fouad, characterized our biennial conferences. Following our business meeting, we will SVP is also working on the development of As many of you know, SVP has a tradition continue with our conversation hour (taking vocational psychology guidelines, which are of a great deal of activity during the APA place from 1-2 p.m.), which has emerged as a designed to ensure that a theory-based conventions, which will continue during the very special event at the annual APA understanding of the role of work in people’s Washington, DC convention in August. I convention. This year, we are honoring John lives is an explicit aspect of inclusive and would like to encourage each of our members Holland as the guest of the conversation hour. ethical psychological practice. If you are and interested colleagues to attend the annual From 2-3 p.m., we will have our annual interested in working on this important SVP business meeting, which will take place reception. Each of these events will take place initiative, please contact Nadya directly on Thursday, August 18th from 11:00 a.m. - in the same room as the business meeting. 1:00 pm in a room to be announced. (You can The SVP-sponsored symposium this year ([email protected]). In closing, I invite obtain the room number by coming to the is entitled “Changing World of Work—A interested non-SVP members to consider hospitality suite or by checking the SVP Vocational Psychological Perspective.” The joining us in our many activities at APA this website prior to the convention: presenters include Janet Helms, Ruth August. SVP has a rich history of supporting (www.div17.org/vocpsych/). Fassinger, Camille DeBell, Nadine Peterson, and mentoring its members; we welcome your The business meeting will provide a and Roberto Cortéz González. The discussants interest, ideas, and intellectual energy. critical forum for the consideration of a will be Lenore Harmon and Mark Savickas. number of new proposals and initiatives, The symposium will take place on Thursday, David L. Blustein including the consideration of a name change August 18th from 3:00-3:50 p.m. and will be Boston College for SVP, discussion of our next conference and held at the Washington Convention Center, [email protected]

Supervision and Training — Section-in-Formation The Supervision and Training Section-in- • Supervising men: Enhancing emotional Join Us Formation (ST SIF) is moving ahead. Once a and empathic responsiveness with clientele If you are interested in counselor training few more members join the ST SIF, we will • Talking through gender-related conflicts in and/or clinical supervision, the ST SIF is the apply for Section status. supervision place for you. We invite you to join the ST SIF as well as the ST listserv. You can find • Courageous supervisees: Getting more ST SIF Events at the 2005 APA information about the ST SIF plus other from supervision (for graduate students) Convention resources for supervision and training at our • Hierarchical supervision: Faculty website (www.lehigh.edu/~nil3/stsig). The The ST SIF will host a series of nine supervising doctoral students supervising website includes the procedures to sign onto roundtable discussions on supervision and master’s students the ST Listserv. training, Friday, August 19, 8:00 - 8:50 a.m., Please contact Carol Falender or Michael Grand Ballroom North, Washington D.C. • Psychological assessment supervision: Competencies and “best practices” Ellis if you would like to join the ST SIF or if Renaissance Hotel. The Hot Topics in Clinical we can provide additional information. Supervision and Training – 2005 are: Please join us at our ST SIF business • Trainee impairment: Why we can no Michael Ellis longer use this term meeting, Friday, August 19, 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. ST SIF Chair • Supervisor impairment: Problem and in Suite B of the Division 17 Hospitality Suite University at Albany possible solutions (Presidential Suite, Washington D.C. [email protected] • Multicultural competencies in counseling Renaissance Hotel). Carol Falender and supervision We look forward to seeing you at the ST SIF events at the APA Convention this ST SIF Communications Officer • Training issues regarding GLBT clients: University of California, Los Angeles summer. Answering the really hard questions [email protected]

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College and University Counseling Centers Advancement of Women Hello, Division 17 members. I am looking In May 2005, the Section on College Harrisburg) forward to seeing many of you at APA in and University Counseling Centers • Validation of the Client Concerns (SCUCC) published its first newsletter. Inventory — Yang, E.; Williams, D.; Washington, D.C. this August. I hope that Thanks to Larry Marks, the newsletter’s Kirsner, B.; Lichtenberg; Multon, K. many of you will attend the SAW-related editor, for an excellent inaugural (University of Kansas) functions that we have scheduled. All SAW publication, to Sherry Benton, who • Issues to Consider When Counseling events, except for the Woman of the Year spearheaded this project, and to Section Student Athletes — Golightly, T., Address, will be held in the Division 17 members who contributed articles. SCUCC Jensen, D., & Gleave, R. (Brigham Hospitality Suite in the Presidential Suite at plans to publish the newsletter twice a year. Young University) the Washington, D. C. Renaissance Hotel. The You can view the newsletter at • Layered Supervision: How Does Woman of the Year Address will be held at www.div17.org/scucc/newsletter.htm. Supervision of Supervision Affect the Convention Center. Check the program for SCUCC received notification that the Trainees — Ganske, K. H., Berry, F., the exact location. Below is a schedule of SCP’s Executive Board approved proposed McMichen-Wright, P., & Smith, S. SAW-related events. Please note that there was bylaw amendments. The main revision (Georgia State University) increased the length of the terms of office a scheduling problem (with the Woman of the of the Treasurer and the Communications Congratulations to the presenters! Year address being scheduled at the same time Officer from one to two years. The purpose Please include Posters 42-45 in your as another SAW event), so the schedule is of the revision was to provide greater program attendance. Thanks to the somewhat different than in previous years. In continuity within the Executive Committee. committee who reviewed the submissions. addition, due to the conflict we will not be In addition, elections for Treasurer and Sherry Benton, SCUCC’s Chair-Elect, able to have an official Conversation hour, Communications Officer will be held in will chair a symposium titled Counseling although, of course, we will encourage lots of alternate years beginning with the 2006 Center Client Problems: Identification, conversation at our other events. elections. Treatment, Effectiveness, and Therapeutic On Friday, August 19, in SCP’s Outcome. Presenters include: SAW Workshop by Libby Nutt Williams Hospitality Suite at APA, SCUCC will have • John M. Robertson — Identifying a membership lunch from 12:00 – Problems and Tracking Progress of The Feminist Toolbox: Implementing Feminist 1:00 p.m., followed by Roundtable College Students in Treatment Principles in Pedagogy and Scholarship Discussion from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. and the • Richard Isakson — College Student Friday, August 19, 2005 Section’s annual Business Meeting from Concerns And Therapy Outcomes: Ten 11:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Drop in for lunch and Years, Ten Thousand Clients stay a spell. • Stewart Cooper — Augmenting SAW Champagne Breakfast and Awards SCUCC received nine submissions for Psychotherapy with Medications: The Ceremony the APA Student Poster Session. Nikki Data Speak. Saturday, August 20, 2005 Pritchett, Research Coordinator, and the 8:00 - 8:50 a.m. committee reviewed and submitted four Bruce Wampold is the discussant. This top-ranked proposals, all of which were will be an outstanding symposium and SAW 2004 Woman of the Year Address accepted. Program titles and presenters are: worth making a priority on your schedule • Predictors of Depression and Anxiety of programs to attend. The Balancing Act: The Role of Among International Students — Determination and Guilt Sumer, S. (Georgia State University); Ted Stachowiak Rosie Phillips Bingham Poyrazli, S., & Grahame, K. (The Texas A&M University Saturday, August 20, 2005 Pennsylvania State University – [email protected] 9:00 - 9:50 a.m.

SAW Membership Meeting FROM THE ASSISTANT EDITOR have a grasp of all the details, but I am familiar Sunday, August 21, 2005 with structure and mission of the Society, and (continued from page 17) 12:00 -12:50 p.m. has made the Society of Counseling I know where to go to learn more. I strongly encourage the Executive Board to continue Psychology feel more like home. In much the Also, be sure to check out the four SAW- same way that my first course in funding the Assistant Editor position so that sponsored student posters at the Division 17 psychopathology transformed the DSM-IV future students can have this same outstanding Student Poster Session Social Hour. from a forbidding, arcane tome into a useful opportunity. reference work, my job as newsletter Assistant Editor has made Division 17 an under- Dan Robinson Dawn M. Szymanski standable organization in which I can find a University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-St. Louis place. As with the DSM-IV, I don’t claim to [email protected] [email protected] 19 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter SECTIONS

Positive Psychology Member Activities: Teaching physical abilities) and how a culture-sensitive • Stephanie Petersen et al. — A Repertory Positive Psychology approach to research and practice makes for Grid Evaluation of a Multidimensional Theory Of Courage Members of the Positive Psychology Section a more inclusive positive psychology. To date, • Daniel Singley et al. — Longitudinal are infusing positive psychology into their a thematic issue of the section’s newsletter, Prediction of Domain Satisfaction and program curricula. Jeana Magyar-Moe Naming and Nurturing, has been dedicated Global Life Satisfaction: Test of a Social (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point), to the interface of multiculturalism and Cognitive Model Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti (Cal Poly), and positive psychology. At the APA Convention • William Meek et al. — Predictors of Well- many others have created undergraduate and in Washington, D.C., section members will Being: The Importance of Personality and graduate offerings that share the science of summarize the results of an electronic focus Spirituality human strengths and the practices of living group with twelve Division 17 members Thanks to all members who submitted a well with broad audiences. Once again, (multicultural experts) who can comment on convention proposal, and much gratitude to counseling psychologists lead the way in how to put positive psychology into a the proposal review committee. focusing on the positive in psychology! multicultural perspective. Join Now Update on Positive Psychology Positive Psychology Scholarship to be Shared in Poster Session Please contact me if you would like to join Initiative the section and/or contribute to the positive The following student posters will be As part of a 2005 initiative, the Positive psychology/multiculturalism initiative. And presented at the student poster session during Psychology Section is examining how thanks for your continued support. “culture counts” in the development of a Division 17 social hour at convention: • Rachel Uffelman — Moderation of the strengths in people (across cultures, ages, Shane J. Lopez Relation Between Distress and Help- races/ethnicities, sexual orientations, University of Kansas Seeking: An Application of Hope Theory religions, socioeconomic statuses, and [email protected]

Health Psychology The Health Psychology Section is 11:00 - 11:50 a.m. in the Washington August 20, 5:00 - 5:50 p.m. in the SCP sponsoring and participating in many exciting Convention Center, meeting room 103A. Hospitality Suite. The Reception offers activities at the APA Convention scheduled “Exemplars of the Biopsychosocial students an opportunity to learn more about for August 18 - 21, 2005: Model in Counseling Health Psychology.” our Section, meet counseling psychologists Health Psychology Student Poster This Section-sponsored symposium will be who are researchers and practitioners in health- Presentations. Our Section received many held on Thursday, August 18, from 1:00 - 2:50 related fields, and network with peers. high-quality submissions for presentation at p.m. in the Washington Convention Center, Health Psychology Section Business the convention social hour sponsored by the meeting room 204A. Presenters include Lisa Meeting. Our business meeting will be held Council of Counseling Psychology Training Baker, Korenna Barto, Melissa Briggs- on Saturday, August 20, from 10:00 - 10:50 Programs (CCPTP), the Student Affiliate Phillips, Sherry Ceperich, and Nicole Borges a.m. All SCP members and affiliates with Group (SAG), and the SCP sections. This (discussant). interests in health psychology are invited to made the selection process very difficult. SCP Mentoring Roundtable. Members attend. The winner of our Health Psychology Congratulations to Emily Fazio, Nallely of our Section Governing Board will be Section Student Research Award will be Galván, Nicole E. Taylor, and Ian J. Wallace, participating in this Roundtable, scheduled for announced at that time. whose posters were selected for presentation. Friday, August 19, 11:00 - 11:50 a.m. in the If you have items you would like addressed Please refer to the APA Convention Program Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand at the business meeting, please send them to for the social hour date, time, and place. Ballroom North. The Roundtable will provide Dorothy Booz Black Award. The 2004 SCP student affiliates the opportunity to talk Jeanne Henry ([email protected]) for Society of Counseling Psychology Dorothy informally with counseling psychologists posting on our listserv so they can be added to Booz Black Award for lifetime achievement within the field of health psychology. the agenda. in health psychology was awarded to Dr. Student Wine and Cheese Reception. See you in D.C.! Timothy Elliott, University of Alabama, Our Section is sponsoring a Wine & Cheese Birmingham. Our Section is pleased to be Reception specifically for SCP student Sara Maltzman sponsoring Dr. Elliott’s award presentation affiliates with interests in health psychology. Independent Practice, San Diego, CA which is scheduled for Thursday, August 18, The reception will be held on Saturday, [email protected] 20 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter SECTIONS

Prevention Save the Dates: Prevention events submitted this year. curriculum vita. For the Counseling to attend in Washington, D.C. Michael Waldo and Maureen Kenny will Psychology Graduate Student Prevention represent the prevention section at the Research Award, please also submit a copy of This year’s Prevention Symposium, Mentoring Roundtable on Friday, August 19, a manuscript reporting on the prevention entitled A Social Justice Perspective on from 11:00 to 11:50. research the student conducted. It is preferred Prevention, will be held on Thursday, August that nomination information be submitted in 18, from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. The session is Submit Nominations for the Microsoft Word format as an e-mail chaired by Maureen Kenny, with individual attachment. Submissions should be sent to papers by Connie Matthews and Eve Adams Lifetime Achievement Award and the Graduate Student Michael Waldo at [email protected]. Self- on Using a Social Justice Approach to Prevent nominations are encouraged. Membership in the Mental Health Consequences of Prevention Research Award the Prevention Section is strongly preferred. Heterosexism, by Jonathan Schwartz and The Prevention Section is pleased to Meghan Davidson on Preventing Intimate announce that two awards will be presented Award selection process Violence through Preventive Social Justice, by at the Prevention Section business meeting at The Awards Committee will review Larisa Buhin and Elizabeth Vera on the APA Convention in August 2005. The nominations. Decisions will be submitted to Prevention of Racism, and by Sally Hage and Awards Committee is currently calling for and approved by the Executive Board of the Matthew Siegal on The Multicultural nominations to recognize excellence in Prevention Section. Awards will be Guidelines and Social Justice: Informing prevention work. The two awards are: announced at the Prevention Section business Prevention Research and Practice. Michael • Counseling Psychologist Lifetime meeting at the APA Convention. Waldo and Roy Reese will be discussants. Achievement Award in Prevention. For The Prevention Section Business counseling psychologists who have Request for Research Proposals Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 20, engaged in more than ten years of The Prevention Section is able to provide from 9:00 to 9:50 p.m. in Hospitality Suite B. prevention activities, including theory We invite all interested persons to attend and limited grant support (up to $200) for building, research, practice, training, and/ researchers conducting studies on prevention. encourage graduate student participation. or leadership. The Student Poster Session at the Please submit a two-page research proposal • Counseling Psychology Graduate Student describing the purpose of the study, research Division 17 Social, sponsored by the Sections, Prevention Research Award. For will be held on August 18 from 5:00 to 6:50 design and budget, and a copy of the principal prevention research in counseling investigator’s vita, to Michael Waldo p.m. Four student posters on prevention will psychology conducted by a student as part ([email protected]) by June 30, 2005. be presented. Principal authors for these of her or his graduate training. Funds will be awarded during the Prevention posters are Heidi Holeman from the University Section 2005 business meeting on August 20th of Oklahoma; Amanda Jantzer from Southern Nomination guidelines at the APA Convention. Illinois University, Carbondale; Meredith Please submit a statement of no longer Bledsoe from Boston College; and Pamela than two pages describing the prospective Maureen Kenny McMichen-Wright from Georgia State. There candidate’s qualifications and contributions, Boston College were many excellent student proposals along with a copy of the candidate’s [email protected]

Ethnic and Racial Diversity From Alberta M. Gloria, SERD Chair directions. It is thus with great pride that I look Thursday will be a full day of SERD activities At the APA Convention in Washington, forward to my role as Past Chair of SERD. with the Executive Committee Meeting from Lali McCubbin will become SERD Chair and Also, my sincerest gratitude and appreciation 12:00 -12:50 p.m., the Business and I will begin my term as Past Chair of SERD. for all the individual membership efforts that Membership Meeting from 1:00 -1:50 p.m., It has been an incredible honor to serve as the have collectively made SERD a vital, vibrant, and the Town Hall from 2:00 - 2:50 p.m. in SERD Chair over the past several years, and I and growing section. the Division 17 Hospitality Suite at the am indebted to the membership for this Renaissance Hotel. opportunity. SERD has grown and become Saludos y con mucho cariño, At the SERD Business and Membership increasingly more active with the development Alberta M. Gloria Meeting, several SERD members will be of standing awards, expansion of committees, honored. In particular, Drs. Lydia P. Buki and continued collaboration of its members. From Lali McCubbin, SERD Chair-Elect (University of Illinois) and John E. Queener Under the skilled leadership of Lali Greetings, SERD Membership! APA is (University of Akron) will each be awarded a McCubbin, I am certain that SERD will fast approaching and we are looking forward Community Service Award for their continue to expand in new and exciting to another great year of SERD at APA. (Continued on page 22) 21 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter SECTIONS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

SERD Committee received more proposals than ever SERD dues ($5 for Members and Professional (continued from page 21) before. SERD will have 11 student teams Affiliates) and to sponsor SERD students with outstanding contributions to the promotion of presenting their research. voluntary contributions. Student membership mental health with people of color. Dr. Bonnie Maintaining SERD’s focus on mentoring in SERD is free. Membership dues are used Moradi (University of Florida) and Nadia Talal and professional development, the SERD- to sponsor student travel and research awards, Hasan (Doctoral Student at University of sponsored symposium in Washington, DC in such as those provided to outstanding student Akron) will receive the Outstanding 2005 is entitled,“‘It takes a community’: research presented at the Division 17 Social Contribution to Scholarship on Race and Building networks of mentoring rela- Hour. Be sure to get your “Got SERD” sticker Ethnicity Award. Finally, Matthew Miller tionships.” Please join us on Sunday from 9:00 and help increase the visibility of our section. (Doctoral Candidate at Loyola University) will to 9:50 a.m. to hear Dr. Jeanne Manese, Dr. Our SERD community continues to be strong be honored with the SERD Student Award for Cynthia de las Fuentes, Ezemenari Obasi (soon in our dedication and commitment to racial his scholarly contributions to the field of to be Dr. Obasi), and Dr. Joseph White address and ethnic diversity, and we are excited about Counseling Psychology. the collective efforts of mentoring. its ongoing growth and development. Following the Business and Membership The efforts and contributions of SERD Please contact either the Chair or Chair- Meeting, the SERD Mentoring Committee members have been tremendous. Many thanks Elect (soon to be Past Chair and Chair, will lead a discussion on tips and strategies to the SERD Programming Chairs (Drs. respectively) if you would like to become more for mentoring and being mentored at the SERD Jeanett Castellanos, Bryan Kim, and Earlise actively involved in SERD. Town Hall. This will be followed by SERD’s Ward) for all their work to organize and We look forward to hearing from you. “Networking and Hors d’oeuvres” hour. Last prepare programming on SERD’s behalf. Also, year’s networking social helped connect sincere appreciation to the SERD Awards Alberta M. Gloria SERD members, and we look forward to more Chairs, Drs. Claytie Davis III and Liz Vera, SERD Chair successful and productive connections. The and the Awards Committee Members for their University of Wisconsin-Madison last event on Thursday is the SERD student work to honor SERD membership. Please see [email protected] poster session at the Division 17 Social Hour the SERD website at www.div17.org/serd/ for sponsored by Council of Counseling a schedule of SERD programming at APA, Laurie “Lali” McCubbin Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) and information about the mentoring program, SERD Chair-Elect the Student Affiliate Group (Renaissance membership form, and student activities. Washington State University Hotel, Grand Ballroom Central, from 5:00 - Striving to expand the SERD familia or ohana [email protected] 5:50 p.m.). This year, the SERD Programming (family), we encourage you to renew your

Special Interest Group News Call for Nominations: Editor, The Counseling Psychologist Nominations (including self-nominations) are sought for Editor of The Counseling Just a brief word to encourage all interested Psychologist (TCP). The Editor of TCP assumes responsibility for journal content, Society members and others to attend the Special Interest Groups roundtable session recommends appointments to the editorial board, maintains a relationship with the during the APA Convention. The roundtable publisher, attends meetings of the Executive Board of the Society of Counseling session is a great opportunity to learn more Psychology (Division 17), and attends meetings of other organizations closely affiliated about the varied interest groups and to become with counseling psychology (e.g., CCPTP, ACCTA). The 5-year term runs 2008-2012, involved in the Society. The roundtable with an 18-month period of responsibilities as Editor-Elect prior to the commencement session is scheduled for Thursday, August 18 of the formal term. (12:00 -12:50 p.m.) in Hospitality Suite A. Application materials should include: 1) statement of interest; 2) description of Also, for members who are new to the relevant publication and editorial experience; 3) description of relevant Society/ Society, there will be a New Professionals Division and APA experience, as well as other organizations affiliated with counseling meeting in Hospitality Suite C on Saturday, psychology; 5) vision for the future of TCP; and 6) up to three letters of support from August 20, from noon to 12:50 p.m. All are outside references. invited to attend this meeting to learn more Application materials (hard copy, please) should be sent to the Chair of the STG/ about the Society, ways to become involved, and to network with others. Search Committee: Ruth E. Fassinger, Ph.D., Department of Counseling and Personnel See you soon in DC! Services, 3214 Benjamin Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Inquiries or questions should be addressed to Ruth Fassinger at [email protected] or Ruperto (Toti) Perez (301) 405-2873. SIG Coordinator DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS: University of Florida SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 (FIRM). [email protected] 22 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS

Call For Division 17 Fellowship Nominations Deadline: September 15, 2005 Each year Division 17, the Society of to Counseling Psychology in one or more evidence of contributions, and impact on Counseling Psychology, is given the of the following areas: Scientific Counseling Psychology opportunity to recognize members of the Achievement, Professional Practice, • Letter of endorsement from an SCP Fellow Division who have had significant impact on Leadership and Administration, Teaching the specialty of Counseling Psychology. The and Training, and/or Recognition of Any member or Fellow of Division 17 may impact pertains to the areas of science, Excellence. make a nomination. Self-nominations are also teaching and training, service delivery, invited. Nominations should be sent via administration, policy development, and/or New Fellows must submit: regular mail or e-mail to the Chair of the advocacy. Fellowship is an honor bestowed • Uniform Fellows Application Fellows Committee: upon members who have made “unusual and • Self-statement detailing contributions, outstanding contributions or performance in evidence of contributions, and impact on Melba J. T. Vasquez, Ph.D., ABPP the field of psychology.” Their contributions Counseling Psychology Fellows Chair, Division 17 are viewed as having enriched or advanced • Current vita Anderson House at Heritage Square Counseling Psychology well beyond the level • Three endorsements from APA Fellows 2901 Bee Cave Road, Box N that normally would be expected of a Austin, Texas 78746 professional psychologist. Fellows are For Current Fellows of other APA Divisions, selected by peers on the basis of evidence of only the following are required: 512-329-8000 ext. 5 (office) sustained superior performance that is • Current vita 512-329-8299 (fax) recognizable at a national (rather than local or • Self-statement detailing contributions, [email protected] regional) level. Nominees must meet both APA and Division 17 requirements to be considered for Fellow status. Interdivisional Healthcare Committee The APA requirements for Fellow Status are as follows: Highlights from the Midyear IHC Meeting • Receipt of a doctoral degree based in part on a psychological dissertation, or from a The midyear meeting of the Interdivisional Healthcare Committee (IHC) was attended program primarily psychological in nature, by Division 17 representatives Marilyn Stern and Timothy Elliott. The IHC addresses and conferred by a graduate school of healthcare issues that are important to APA members and consists of two recognized standing. representatives from each of the following divisions: 17, 22, 38, 40, 55, and most • Prior membership as an APA member for recently, 12 (section 2). Geoff Reed and Randy Phelps from the Practice Directorate at least one year and membership in the also attended the meetings. The IHC is an exemplar model for how APA divisions Division through which the nominations can work in an interdisciplinary fashion. Several important topics were discussed at is made. the February meeting. • Active engagement at the time of nomination in the advancement of 1. Health and Behavior CPT Codes Updates and Survey Developments psychology in any of its aspects. • A resource newsletter for APA members who have paid their special practice • Five years of acceptable professional assessment fee can be accessed through www.APApractice.org. Several examples experience subsequent to the granting of of these articles were circulated, e.g., those that highlight the benefits in using the the doctoral degree. Health and Behavior (H&B) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and a series entitled, “Best of 2004.” Additional requirements for Fellow status in • Report: Randy Phelps circulated a list of commercial third-party payers who are Division 17 are: reimbursing for the H&B CPT codes; however, this list is not complete. We • At least three years of post-graduate encourage members to inform Diane Pedulla of others who are and who are not professional experience in counseling reimbursing for the H&B codes. psychology. • State Leadership Conference: A workshop format appears to be an effective • Membership in the Division for at least one and preferred way to educate members on the codes and reimbursement. One year. suggestion made is that each state psychological association take the lead in • Current engagement in education and obtaining information about what is going on in each of their states by having a training, practice, or research in counseling volunteer member collect data on CPT code reimbursement by private carriers. psychology. (Continued on page 27) • A significant and distinctive contribution

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Student Affiliate Group With APA just around the corner, we are topics as issues facing international students, Psychology is Co-Hosting this event; Division delighted to share with you an overview of the internship process, health-related issues 17 Honors Division 45—20th Anniversary the exciting student-focused programming that from a research focus, working with minority Kickoff. Division 17 and Division 45 have we hope you will consider attending at APA clients, and the future of the field. This session partnered on numerous initiatives over the th this summer (August 18-21)! First, we invite will be held on Friday, August 19 from 11:00 years and biannually sponsor the National to 11:50 a.m. you to attend the Annual CCPTP, SCP- Multicultural Conference and Summit with Division 17, and SAG-sponsored Student Additionally, the Division’s Special Task Divisions 35 and 44. The Anniversary Poster Session and Social Hour, which will Group (STG) on International Student Celebration is scheduled on Friday, August 19, be held on Thursday August 18th from 5:00 to Graduate Mentoring has developed 6:50 p.m. At this session, students who have programming specific to this group of students from 5:00 to 6:50 p.m. submitted their research to a particular Section within the Society of Counseling Psychology. We are looking forward to the opportunity of Division 17 (e.g., Section on Racial and Drs. Wang, Yakushko, and Heppner developed to meet with SAG members and learn more Ethnic Diversity) and had their poster this initiative in an effort to welcome and about your ideas and thoughts about how the accepted, will have the chance to share their promote the involvement of International SAG can better meet your professional needs! work with fellow students and counseling students within the field of counseling Please continue to check our website psychologists in a collegial atmosphere. John psychology. A few of the programming events (www.mu.edu/17sag) for the latest updates on O’Brien, Ph.D., Chair of the Section Chairs, include a breakfast (8:00-8:50 a.m.) and programming specific to students at APA this has done a wonderful job organizing the orientation (9:00-9:50 a.m.) on Thursday, summer, and also note that the majority of the th evening’s programming. We are most grateful August 18 . From 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. on Division 17 programming is located at the for his leadership coordinating this event, and Thursday, the STG is offering Roundtable Renaissance Hotel. Please do not hesitate to Discussions: Mentoring and Fostering the look forward to working with him to make this contact us for more details at a truly special affair! Having attended this Development of International Students in [email protected] or event last year, we thoroughly enjoyed the Counseling Psychology. Three tables are [email protected]. opportunity to collaborate with our colleagues planned with discussions on professional about research and learn more about how development, challenges and barriers to students may become involved in the Division international students, and post-graduation Thank you, 17 Sections; thus, we anticipate that your career development. The Roundtable Julie A. Jackson and JoEllen M. Kozlowski experience will be equally rewarding (as we discussions will offer students the opportunity Student Affiliate Group Co-Chairs are expecting more presenters than in previous to network with other international students Marquette University years). We hope you will join us and support in a student-friendly atmosphere. your fellow SAG members! Please check out these great Next, we are happy to invite you to attend opportunities for International You are invited: the SAG-sponsored Dialogue on Diversity students within the Society of Roundtable Discussion, an event that is open Counseling Psychology when to all SAG members, as well as any students you receive your APA interested in learning more about specific Convention Program in the mail! issues related to diversity. The atmosphere will We would also like to bring You and Counseling Psychology: Charting the Future be casual and welcoming, allowing students the following programming to What: A chance to network with other counseling your attention, as these annual to discuss various diversity-related topics. A psychology students/ professionals and events are hallmark proceedings student and psychologist will assist facilitating discuss issues in the field of psychology in an discussions around diversity issues in various for the Society of Counseling informal and fun setting. Also, there will be training sites, such as practicum, internship, Psychology; specifically, we free snacks and cool prizes like IPODs! and graduate training. We hope you will would like to alert you to the consider contributing to these stimulating Presidential Address, the Leona Where: The 2005 APA Convention, Renaissance discussions by offering your voice on topical Tyler and Barbara Kirk Award Washington D.C. Hotel. Grand Ballroom diversity issues relevant to all students Presentations, The New Fellows North. pursuing graduate training. This session is will Address, as well as the Division th be Saturday, August 20, from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. 17-SCP Business meeting, all of When: August 19 , 11:00-11:50 AM Also, Drs. O’Brien and Heppner have which offer students excellent established the Society of Counseling insight into the Society of Psychology Roundtable Discussion, which is Counseling Psychology. entitled, You and Counseling Psychology: Furthermore, we are happy to Charting the Future. This Roundtable will announce that The Society for the provide student affiliates of Division 17 with Psychological Study of Ethnic an opportunity to interact with established and Minority Issues, Division 45, is th new professionals within the field of celebrating their 20 Anniversary as a Division of the APA. The Counseling Psychology. In particular, students “This is what APA is all about for students…” will obtain a greater understanding of such Society of Counseling 24 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter REPORTS

From the Federal Advocacy Coordinator The Personal is Political University of Kentucky, worked as a prison fair mental health treatment after his psychologist in southern Ohio. He saw daughter was diagnosed with atypical Personal experiences impact the bills that firsthand how prisons have become de schizophrenia. Senator Paul Wellstone politicians sponsor in Congress. Painful life facto mental health facilities. With his realized the need for access to treatment events have been transformed into important passion and experience, he was able to after watching his older brother struggle social legislation. Imagine what our public gather bipartisan support for an important with severe mental illness. Domenici policies would be like if more counseling bill. The Mentally Ill Offender Treatment continues to work for a comprehensive psychologists were elected to office… and Crime Reduction Act passed Congress mental health parity bill. After Senator in 2004. It authorizes $50 million for states Wellstone’s death, Senator Domenici • Senator Gordon Smith’s (R-Oregon) tragic and local communities to fund mental renamed the full parity bill the Paul loss of his son to suicide resulted in the health courts, jail diversion, treatment, and Wellstone Equitable Mental Health passage of the Garret Lee Smith Memorial reentry programs. In the meantime, Treatment Act. The bill did not get out of Act. Smith’s son, who suffered from distressed about the state of affairs in his committee in the last Congress, but bipolar disorder, killed himself on home state, Dr. Strickland announced he Domenici promised to reintroduce it in September 8, 2003. The bill passed would run for Governor of Ohio in 2006. 2005. To support this bill and monitor the Congress on September 9, 2004, the day • In 1996, Senator Pete Domenici (R-New current status, go to www.apapractice.org. that Garret would have turned 23 years old. Mexico) and Paul Wellstone (D- The legislation authorized $82 million Minnesota) sponsored and Congress To learn more about how you can over three years for youth suicide passed a limited mental health parity bill. transform your experiences into action, please prevention programs, including voluntary It requires that lifetime and annual limits join me at the APA Convention for the Federal screening. in insurance benefits are equal for mental Advocacy Open Meeting at the Division 17 • Congressman Ted Strickland (D-Ohio), a and physical health. A conservative, (Continued on page 27) counseling psychologist trained at the Senator Domenici became a champion for

Membership Report Everyone is welcome to attend the and 6 international affiliates for 2005 (140 Anthony J. DeLuca inaugural Society of Counseling Psychology members, associates, and fellows have not yet Christine Fredericks Roundtable Discussion entitled “You and renewed their membership). In addition, there Tenley K. Fukui Counseling Psychology: Charting the are 64 new members and associates and 432 Michael D. Gaubatz Future” to be held on Friday, August 19th at life status memberships (including 169 who Phyllis Gildston 11:00 a.m. at the APA Convention in have paid the publication fees). Amy P. Ginsberg Washington, DC (Renaissance Washington Please consider renewing your Christine Grant DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom North). The membership or joining Division 17 by Melinda A. Green purpose of this event is to provide a forum e-mailing [email protected] or by Anne Hester for graduate and undergraduate students to completing the membership application on Kimberly A. Howard learn more about Division 17 and hopefully page 28 of this newsletter. Also, we would Melissa Jones Cantekin become committed to future involvement appreciate if you would encourage your Valerie J. Keffala and leadership in our Society. students and colleagues to join Division 17. Mary E. Lee Please encourage all interested students Finally, we warmly welcome the following Debra Mollen to attend this event. Great snacks and a raffle new members of the Society of Counseling Lisa V. Orbe for prizes (including two iPods) may Psychology. E. J. Pinterits motivate attendance as well as the Jeffery Rodgers opportunity to win a meal with one of the Karen O’Brien, Membership Chair Jennifer M. Sayre most admired leaders of our Society (i.e., University of Maryland Angela E. Scott Ruth Fassinger, P. Paul Heppner and Derald [email protected] Todd M. Sigler Wing Sue)! Please refer to page 13 of this Tracy D. Smith newsletter to learn more about the NEW MEMBERS Yuying M. Tsong Roundtable and featured leaders. Ivan H. Arsenault E. Alice Van Ormer Our most recent census (May 2005) Michael E. Boehm Kimberly S. Wagner indicated that Division 17 has 1,753 paid Tai Chang Yu-Wei Wang members, associates, and fellows; 777 paid Madelyn N. Coleman Katherine Leila Wardi-Zonna student affiliates; 17 professional affiliates; Kyle T. Curry Anita B. Weintraub

25 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter FROM THE PRESIDENT

FROM THE PRESIDENT • International Collaboration (Puncky over the year. Our incoming President, (continued from page 2) Heppner and Karl Kwan) Roberta Nutt, has also provided a wealth of • Counseling Psychology Post-Doctoral information, support, and guidance; we are in documented interest in any new section, Guidelines (Lynda Danley) very good hands with her as she takes the helm. with at least 50 members expressing an • Operationalizing SCP’s New Strategic I am very grateful to have had the opportunity interest in being a member of the proposed Plan (Michael Mobley) to work closely with both Derald and Roberta; section. Larry and his subcommittee • Graduate Students Mentoring Roundtable they are true friends. Moreover, many of the accomplished this goal in less than 24 (Karen O’Brien) Past Presidents of the Society have not only hours! I am delighted that a formal petition • Mentoring Graduate Students and New been very supportive but also very influential for an International Section will be Professionals (Lisa Flores and Kevin in several projects this past year, such as presented to the Executive Board during Cokley) Melba Vasquez, Rosie Phillips Bingham, my Presidency. If you are interested in • International Graduate Student Mentoring Nadya Fouad, Jean Carter, Louise Douce, joining this Section-in-Formation (SIF), (Yu-Wei Wang and Oksana Yakushko) and Bruce Walsh; I have very much please plan to attend the International SIF • Seniors Recognition (James Lichtenberg appreciated their wisdom and guidance, and organizational meeting at the APA and Nancy Elman) greatly admire their ongoing dedication to the Convention (see page 13 of this newsletter • Proposed Changes to the Language in the Society. The four Vice Presidents, Kathleen for more details). Guidelines and Principles for Accred- Bieschke, Jaquie Resnick, Lisa Suzuki, and • Another subcommittee co-chaired by itation in Professional Psychology Bruce Wampold are a superb foursome Yu-Wei Wang and Oksana Yakushko has (Kathleen Bieschke) whose knowledge bases as a group are organized several initiatives for • APA Policy on the use of the Listserv for incredibly broad and diverse; they have international students in the Hospitality Research (Paul Gore) provided outstanding leadership, and have Suite, as mentioned above. • Delineating Procedures in Moving from greatly contributed to enhancing the mission • Another subcommittee chaired by SIG to Section (John O’Brien) of the Division. The three Council Johanna Nilsson is helping to organize a • Official SCP Photographers (M. Meghan representatives, Rosie Phillips Bingham, meeting in the Suite on Thursday at 9 a.m. Davidson) Linda Forrest and Janet Helms, are an to discuss the future directions of • Donations Policy (Julia Phillips) awesome trio with a wealth of information and international activities in the Society. • Biennial Review Handbook in Counseling expertise about the Society as well as the APA, • Another subgroup chaired by Mark Leach Psychology (Nadya Fouad) and have represented our Society extremely is identifying professional counseling • Establishing a Social Justice Award (Lisa well on so many levels. Nancy Hanson has organizations around the world to explore Suzuki) been an extraordinarily thorough and potential collaboration; relatedly, I have conscientious Secretary and has gone far arranged to have the Taiwan Psychology The accomplishments of this year are the beyond a “minute taker”—not only Network conduct its business meeting in result of many people’s efforts, and I have introducing insight and valuable contextual the Suite on Thursday at 2 p.m. called on the wisdom of many of you this year. information, but also helped to keep the We are very fortunate to have so many talented Executive Board focused and on task. Julia Clearly we have a very strong momentum and dedicated people in our Society. It is the Phillips has quickly transitioned into the role to internationalize counseling psychology at diversity of our interests and expertise that of Treasurer; her conscientiousness, expertise, this time. makes our Society so strong, vibrant, and and wisdom in handling the fiscal concerns of As in past years, we will have a very full successful. Listing all of the people who have the Society have been wonderful. The Student Society Business Meeting (Saturday, 3 p.m.). contributed to our Society this year is well Affiliate Group Co-Chairs, JoEllen I will not go over all of the business items, but beyond the scope of this Newsletter; in Kozlowski and Julie Jackson, under the did want to mention several special initiatives addition to those individuals mentioned above, mentorship of Tim Melchert and Todd that have happened this year. Specifically, I I will list just a few other individuals that I Campbell, have done an excellent job, and have appointed 16 different Special Task want to offer special appreciation to who have among other things, have developed a Groups (STGs) consisting of over 150 people dedicated so much time to our initiatives this comprehensive website to serve as an who have brought a tremendous amount of year. important resource to facilitate communication energy to address a broad range of important First, I want to identify and express my among counseling psychology students issues facing the Society. I will simply list sincere gratitude to the members of the through out the nation. With the incredibly these STGs and their Chairs here; suffice it to Executive Board. Simply put, the combined large task the Presidency has become, I simply say, these Chairs and members have done knowledge and expertise of the current could not have attended to all of the tasks yeoman’s work to accomplish a great deal for Executive Board is extremely impressive. without my right-hand assistant, Anne Scott. the Society. More information will be given They are a dedicated, innovative, and creative She has been a godsend, performing a host of at the Business Meeting. group with a deep commitment to the tasks over the last two years, from the most • Reexamining Society Communications enhancement of the mission of our division, mundane details to highly important projects, (Linda Forrest) and have been simply fabulous with which to and has done so with the style and grace of a • Communication with Prospective work. The Society is very fortunate to have seasoned professional. I thank her from the Graduate Students (Edward Delgado- people of this caliber who are willing to devote bottom of my heart! Romero) so much of their time and professional And there are more! A big THANKS to • CRSPPP Petition and Review for contributions to our Society. I feel particularly Sandy Shullman for her consultations and Counseling Psychology (Louise Douce grateful to Past President Derald Wing Sue expertise in leading the Executive Board in and Laura Palmer) for his exceptional mentoring and guidance our long-range planning, an exercise that will 26 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, July 2005 Newsletter FROM THE PRESIDENT likely have a major impact on the focus of the FROM THE FEDERAL ADVOCACY COORDINATOR Society. Bill Parham showed visionary (continued from page 25) leadership as our coordinator for the Multicultural Summit, which was a highly Hospitality Suite on Saturday, August 20, will identify your member of Congress for you. successful event with over 750 attendees and 2005, from 2:00-2:50 p.m. This Legislative Action Center is open to APA over 100 presentations. Paul Gore has done To let Congress know how your & non-APA members alike. an outstanding job in his tenth year as the experiences inform your opinions about To support Congressional members who webmaster for the Society. Approximately mental health issues, go to work for psychologically sound legislation, go 2,500 people visit our website each month, www.apapractice.org. The Legislative Action to the Association for the Advancement of which is a clear testament to Paul’s work. Center site is on the upper right hand side of Psychology’s website at www.aapnet.org. With this issue, Michael Mobley has the Practice Organization homepage and is completed three years as newsletter editor. activated by entering your ZIP Code. Once Bobbie L. Celeste With the help of his assistant editor, Dan entered, the site takes you to page featuring Robinson, he has produced highly several current bills. You can read more about Federal Advocacy Coordinator professional, aesthetically pleasing, and each bill or go directly to a sample e-mail or [email protected] information-packed newsletters which are write your own. With your ZIP Code, the site The Ohio Psychological Association distributed to over 3,000 individuals. Robert Carter continues to expand the utility of The Counseling Psychologist, which is now available online. In addition, manuscript IHC MIDYEAR MEETINGS submissions have increased 32% from the (continued from page 23) previous year! As Membership Chair, Karen O’Brien spearheaded innovative approaches 2. Medicare reimbursement to psychologists for H&B claims to increasing our membership, such as revising • In 2002, a little over 1 million dollars was paid out; in 2003, over 6 million. From the membership brochure, membership 2002 to 2003, there was over a 400% increase of submitted claims. application procedures, and ways of attracting • It was noted that recent developments suggest that Medicare policies throughout students and new professionals. Marty the country may become more restrictive regarding number of units per year that Heesacker and his assistant, Susan Bragg, will be reimbursed; check an article on this topic: www.centerforhealthyaging.com. have established an online system for the 3. International Classification of Functioning submission and evaluation of the Society • All the chapters of Body Function and Activities and Participation have been awards, and greatly streamlined this process. completed. The Environment section has not been completed. It is hoped that the Charles Ridley did a very thorough and entire manual will be ready for public comment by the fall. effective job with the Fellowship Committee 4. New CPT Testing Codes and Survey Status this year, soliciting appropriate nominations • Starting in January 2006, new psychology testing codes come out. and judiciously shepherding them through the • These will differentiate among psychologists, technicians, and computer-based process. The Sections and Special Interests assessments. The possibility that students might then be able to bill as “technicians” Groups (SIGs) have been exceptionally was discussed. productive this year, developing websites, new 5. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey awards, conferences, and increasing • Helen Mitternight from Public Relations requested feedback from members about memberships. When the concept of Sections possible roles for psychologists in this important study of the nation’s health. We was developed on Solomon Island in 1990, recommended that psychologists should be involved in the assessment procedures, we never imagined that they would attain this selection of relevant measures, and data management. Public Relations will use level of productivity and success! this feedback to advocate for psychologists’ involvement in this project. In sum, with such dedicated and 6. Stress Eraser multitalented people, we have made a • The Stress Eraser, a handheld biofeedback device, was demonstrated. It will be phenomenal amount of progress on many of our goals this year. We are indeed ‘Stronger available for demonstration at the APA meetings. Together’! It has been my honor to work with 7. Divisional Priorities/Issues for IHC many talented and dedicated members this • Divisional representatives reported concerns for their respective Divisions. The year, and I thank you for this wonderful IHC will continue communication with Divisions to guide long-term IHC strategic opportunity to be such an integral part of the planning. Society. I look forward to seeing many of you in Washington, D.C., at the annual APA If you have any questions, feel free to contact either of us. convention. Marilyn Stern Tim Elliott Puncky P. Heppner Virginia Commonwealth University University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Missouri-Columbia [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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