Submitted by Dr. Matt Zimmerman and Andrew Shea

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE, AND ACTIVITY REPORTS ACCTA Annual Report 2011-2012 Annual Conference Baltimore, MD September 29 – October 3, 2012

1. AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES Submitted by Dr. Matt Zimmerman and Andrew Shea

The activities of the Awards and Certificates Chair for the 2011-2012 year:

(1) Sent calls for nominations for the 2012 Helen Roehlke Award. (2) Compiled members’ nominations for the Board and ACCTA Officers to consider. The President and the Awards Chair identified the recipient of the award. (3) Produced plaques in collaboration with the President for the Helen Roehlke Award recipient and departing ACCTA Officers. (4) Produced certificates in collaboration with the President for the members recognized by ACCTA for their contribution. (5) Will transport the plaques and the certificates to the ACCTA Conference in September 2012.

2. ARCHIVES COMMITTEE Submitted by: Dr. Kathlyn Dailey, Chair

Member: Natasha Maynard-Pemba, Photographer

The major accomplishments of the Committee this year were to get archived ACCTA materials deposited in the Center for the History of Psychology at the University of Akron and to produce a power point slide presentation depicting the 2011 ACCTA Conference in Lake Geneva, WI. Natasha did a wonderful job of photographing important moments at the conference and combining them into a slide show with captions. Kathlyn finished digitizing the ACCTA photo albums and had the following materials shipped to the Center for the History of Psychology (after making DVD/CD copies of the videos and recordings for ACCTA to keep):

 ACCTA photo albums (1978-2008)  CD of ACCTA songs sung by Bill Anderson (former ACCTA member) and Matt Zimmerman  Videos made to commemorate ACCTA’s 20th and 25th anniversaries  Recording of the ACCTA Presidents’ Panel from the 1997 ACCTA Conference  Recording of Jay Zimmerman, former Training Director from Ball State University, relating the history of Culture Sharing  Maps detailing locations of ACCTA Conferences 1978-2009 drawn by former ACCTA Historian, Jeana Dressel  Papers from former ACCTA Presidents Emil Rodolfa, Martha Christiansen, Kathy Boggs, Helen Roehlke and Louise Douce ACCTA Annual Report 1 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer  Memorabilia from the 2011 Conference – conference folder, conference t-shirt, conference souvenir

Goals for the upcoming year include transcribing the 2009 Presidents’ Panel recording, coordinating with Jeana to send the ACCTA t-shirt collection to the Center for the History of Psychology, and updating the history section of the ACCTA website. We would love to recruit some new members to join our committee as we try to chronicle ACCTA’s history.

3. CARE AND COMPASSION COMMITTEE Submitted by: Dr. Terri Rhodes, Chair

The role of the Care and Compassion committee is to respond to ACCTA members with cards and/or small gifts in response to health issues, deaths, or crisis experiences that members might face on their campuses.

During the 2011-12 year: (1) three cards were sent to ACCTA members who were having health concerns; (2) a card and plant was sent to an ACCTA member who underwent serious surgery, (3) two care packages were sent to two counseling centers and their training directors to show support for those centers as they managed crises that happened on their campuses. One campus was managing repeated bomb threats over the course of a number of weeks, one campus was managing a discovery of multiple abuses occurring on their campus by trusted administrators, and another campus was managing a shooting.

There has been a wonderful response to these small, yet important acts of reaching out to our fellow ACCTA members in times of need.

A description of the Care and Compassion role and link to Terri Rhodes email has been added to the ACCTA website so that members can contact the committee when they know of ACCTA members who are experiencing health concerns or other crises.

4. ACCTA DIVERSITY MENTORSHIP SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Submitted by: Dr. Tawa Sina and Heather Goldstein Frost, Co-Chairs The co-chairs volunteered for the responsibilities at the Standing Committee on Diversity (SCD) Meeting at the 2011 ACCTA conference in Lake Geneva.

The call for nominations was announced on the ACCTA listserv in mid-February 2012. Instructions for the application process were specified in the listserv announcement. The deadline for nominations was April 2, 2012 with decision and notifications completed by May 18, 2012. Six applicants were nominated by current ACCTA members. Applicant materials were submitted on-line and disseminated to reviewers. Reviewers completed rating forms and emailed them to Drs. Sina and Frost who coordinated the process.

Following ACCTA's procedures and protocol, the other designated reviewers of the Diversity Scholarship applicants were Drs. Carmen Cruz, AY Bryant (SCD Co-Chairs), Dr. Cecilia Sun (SCD liaison to the Board), Dr. Julie Corkery (ACCTA Secretary), Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch (ACCTA Treasurer), Dr. Maureen Lafferty (ACCTA Past President), and Dr. Mary Ann Covey (ACCTA President Elect). It should be noted that Dr. Covey decided to recuse herself from the application review process for one of the Diversity Scholar applicants. The deadline for

ACCTA Annual Report 2 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer reviewing application materials and completing ratings was May 15, 2012. Dr. Frost calculated the reviewers’ average overall ratings and rankings for each applicant.

The provisional results were sent to the review committee members on May 16, 2012. Drs. Natacha Foo Kune and Bong Joo Hwang were notified via telephone and accepted the award. Email communication was sent to their nominator asking for confirmation that they would serve as an informal mentor as the awardee created their conference presentation. Dr. Shelley Savage agreed to serve as alternate presenter. The remaining applicants were thanked for submitting their materials and encouraged to apply again in the future. The Diversity Scholarship Announcement was posted to the ACCTA listserv on May 24, 2012.

Over the summer months of 2012 awardees submitted the titles and learning objectives for their presentations as well as copies of their curriculum vitas for publication on the ACCTA website and inclusion in conference materials. They communicated with essential committee members to arrange for travel and lodging. Drs. Sina and Frost will provide ongoing follow-up contact and support for the Diversity Scholars as they make final preparations for their presentations and attendance at the ACCTA Conference in September 2012.

During the selection process the following concerns/needs were identified:

 clarify the number of post doctoral years of experience required to be eligible for nomination  low numbers of nominations may be related to timing  creating a smoother process for distribution of the materials that nominees uploaded to the ACCTA site.

These concerns will be proposed for discussion at the September 2012 ACCTA conference.

5. GRANTS COMMITTEE Submitted by: Dr. Terri Rhodes

The grants committee looks for, writes, and submits grants for funding related to the ACCTA conferences. There are no grants to report on this past year.

ACCTA Annual Report 3 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer 6. JOB BANK Submitted by: Dr. Christina Carroll-Pavia, Job Bank Coordinator

The ACCTA job bank continued to serve as a means for members to both post and receive information about national job listings pertaining to psychologists and associated mental health professionals. Between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012, a total of 684 position announcements were received and forwarded by way of 50 messages. Of the 684, 120 were specifically for postdoctoral positions. This is down from 703 positions (170 of which were post-doctoral) sent during the 11-month period between 9/1/10 and 7/31/11. Perhaps this is reflective of the current economic climate, and the fact that many universities and community agencies continue to contend with budget restrictions. The reduction in the number of messages sent is likely a direct result of utilizing the weekly digest-format for the full reporting period.

Advertisements continued to include a wide variety of types of positions and work settings, including: university counseling centers (seeking staff psychologists, directors, associate/assistant directors, directors/coordinators of training), other university campus agencies (women’s centers, wellness centers, career centers), academia (seeking faculty, department chairs, deans, researchers, lecturers), hospitals (state hospitals, VA hospitals, private hospitals), and community-based or private agencies (seeking clinicians, psychometricians, researchers, administrators). Positions offered were full-and part-time, permanent and temporary. A majority of positions were located within the United States, but a small number of positions were international in nature (e.g., Iraqi Kurdistan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Mumbai, St. Kitts/West Indies, Canada). Although most listings specifically targeted psychologists, a small number also advertised for MFTs, MSWs, and psychiatrists. Of interest is the anecdotal notion that there seemed to be more specificity and variety in the position titles advertised. A selected listing of more unique and specific job titles appears at the end of this report. Additionally, it seemed as though employers were more vocal this year in seeking candidates with bilingual abilities (e.g., Vietnamese, Chinese-unspecified, Cantonese, Spanish, Hindi, Marathi, Korean).

Job postings were gathered through emails from the ACCTA membership, the PracNet Listserv, the NewPsych Listserv, the Groups in Counseling Centers Listserv, the National Latino Psychology Association (NLPA) Listserv, the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Listserv, and collaborations with members of AUCCCD and CCAPS. Additionally, several individuals contacted me either on their own or by referral, presumably from a member of one of the aforementioned groups, requesting that I post positions for their agency. Positions advertised by any of the listservs were sent to all of them, with an effort to avoid duplicating postings when feasible. Based on the feedback received from the recipients of the job bank emails, the weekly digest-format continues to be appreciated. Given the ongoing turnover in the ACCTA membership, it is again recommended that members are reminded annually of the role of the Job Bank Coordinator in assisting them to advertise their positions.

Little progress was made regarding last year’s goal of exploring how ACCTA might utilize the website to potentially improve the job bank process, so this will continue to be a goal for the upcoming year, along with the ongoing goal of maintaining positive relationships with our current Job Bank affiliates.

Selected Job Titles Displaying Unique or Very Specific Functions:

Clinical Supervisor Triage Counselor Case Manager ACCTA Annual Report 4 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer Disability Evaluators Mental Health Translator (Korean)

Director of Student Health Services Director of Health Promotion and Education Health Promotion Specialist Executive Director of Wellness Director of Behavioral Health Medical Director Psychiatrist or Nurse Practitioner

Coordinator for Educational Programs Coordinator of Career Planning and Cooperative Education Program Coordinator/Counselor for the Campus against Violence Program Coordinator of LGBTQ Student Services and Outreach Men’s Empowerment Coordinator Assistant Director, Asian American Cultural Center

Dean of Transformational Programs Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Director, Asian/Asian-American Studies Academic Dean

APA Project Officer Director of Statewide Prevention Projects Chief Diversity and Inclusivity Officer Executive Director of Developmental Studies Programs Community Organizer

Manager, Assessment Services Research Associates Research Data Analyst Director, Research Institute Training and Technical Assistance Specialist

7. LISTSERV MANAGER Submitted by: Dr. Mollie Herman, List Manager

Following the 2011 conference, coordination of the ACCTA Board listserv was transferred to Dr. Mollie Herman.

At the request of Dr. Cecilia Sun, Dr. Mollie Herman contacted Jon Wort, the APA liaison who works with ACCTA listservs, to develop a new listserv for the Steering Committee of the Standing Committee for Diversity. Dr. Sun completed the application for this new listserv and maintains the listserv.

Since the 2011 ACCTA conference, there have been the following listserv actions:  11 new subscribers were added from new member programs;  30 new subscribers were added due to Training Director changes at existing member programs;

ACCTA Annual Report 5 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer  8 sites had two people concurrently subscribed during a transition period between TD’s with the ACCTA Board approving an extended period of double access to the listserv due to extenuating circumstances in 2 situations  3 subscribers experienced an email address change; and  2 programs resigned membership.

This year included the new use of the “Change in Training Director” form available on the ACCTA website which is sent to the ACCTA listservant as well as website coordinator and membership chair. This form was of great assistance in streamlining the process of membership changes and updating the listserv. We continue to maintain our listserv through APA and share a positive relationship with them.

8. LISTSERV SURVEYS Submitted by: Dr. Geneva Reynaga-Abiko, Listserv Survey Coordinator

From August 2011 through June 2012 eight new surveys were initiated, formally summarized by ACCTA members, and sent to the ACCTA website. All surveys are included on the website.

Titles of the new surveys this year were:

Nondirect Hours for Supervision Support (8/2011) Background Checks when Hiring Interns (9/2011) Interview Questions Regarding Clinical Skills (10/2011) Title of CAPS Head (5/2012) TD Overseeing Practicum Coordinator (5/2012) Licensure Form Completion (6/2012) Intern Support Options (6/2012) Supervision References (6/2012)

9. MEMBERSHIP Submitted by: Dr. Ellie Hakim, Membership Chair

ACCTA currently has 167 members, a 5% growth in membership. There were a significant number of new member programs added during the year. ACCTA welcomes ten new member programs. The programs and current training directors are reflected below:

NEW ACCTA MEMBERS TRAINING DIRECTOR Biola University Dr. Melanie Taylor Case Western Reserve University Dr. Aarti Pyati Eastern Washington University Dr. Miriam Berkman Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dr. Lorna Guyett Santa Clara University Dr. Rosemary Ellmer Temple University Dr. Marcy Chessler University of Cincinnati Dr. Jennifer Young University of Houston-Clear Lake Dr. Cindy Cook University of Nevada-Reno Dr. Yani Dickens University of North Florida Dr. Deborah Baker

ACCTA Annual Report 6 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer There were also a significant number of changes in leadership in member programs. Below is a list of programs, with the new Training Director and former Training Director(s) listed. Thirty Training Director transfers were identified this year:

TRANSFER TRAINING DIRECTOR LEADERSHIP

University Name New TD Former TD Appalachian State University Dr. Sheri Clark Dr. Chris Hogan Arizona State University Dr. Barbara Meehan Dr. Dan Schulte Ball State University Dr. Pei-Yi Lin Dr. Robyn Geelhoed Baylor University Dr. Randal Boldt Dr. Rod Hetzel California St. Polytechnic U.-Pomona Dr. Dao Nguyen Dr. Stephen Okiyama Catholic University of America Dr. Jeffrey Volkmann Dr. Sabrina Crawford Colorado State University Dr. Aki Hosoi Dr. Jacqueline Voss Florida State University Dr. Susan Recinella Dr. James Hennessey Georgia State University Dr. Jill Lee-Barber Dr. Melissa Alves Metropolitan St. College of Denver Dr. Gail Bruce-Sanford Dr. Steven Lee San Diego State University Dr. Doug Thomson Dr. Linda Smith San Jose State University Dr. Karisman Roberts-Douglas Dr. Angela Krumm Seattle University Dr. Feliza Guidero Dr. Jay Robertson-Howell University of California-Davis Dr. Natacha Foo Kune Dr. Emil Rodolfa University of California-Irvine Dr. Frances Diaz Dr. Michael DeMania University of Illinois-Chicago Dr. Stephanie Benedict Dr. Teresa Bear University of Cincinnati Dr. Tow Yau Dr. Meera Murthi University of Cincinnati Dr. Jennifer Young Dr. Tow Yau University of Denver Dr. Tawny Haitt Dr. Jacaranda Palmateer University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Dr. Lisa Kinderman Dr. Rene Monteagudo University of Las Vegas Dr. Emily Slife Dr. Shauna Landis University of Maine Dr. Brent Elwood Dr. April Boulier University of Memphis Dr. Richard Scott Dr. Jane Clement University of N. Carolina-Chapel Hill Dr. Maribel Diaz Dr. Meredith Mayer University of Pittsburgh Dr. Kym Jordan-Simmons Dr. Kevin Bursley University of Puget Sound Dr. Charee Boulter Dr. Ruth Dangelmaier University of South Carolina Dr. Bob Rodgers Dr. Pete Liggett University of Southern California Dr. Elizabeth Reyes Dr. Pat Alford-Keating Western Carolina University Dr. Michelle Cooper Dr. Michael McIntosh West Virginia University Dr. Ian Kellems Dr. Paul Castelino

DISCONTINUED MEMBERSHIP Syracuse University

Members are encouraged to continue thinking about colleges and university counseling centers that are from their geographic area and invite them to join our great organization. ACCTA’s continued growth helps support new programs in internship development.

Additional Membership Activities Other membership activities for the year included adding and addressing functionality issues with the Change in Training Director Form, the New Member Application, and the Member Update form to the website. Additionally, membership has been working with New Member programs to assist in the identification of training directors that are interested in being part of the mentorship program. ACCTA Annual Report 7 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer 10. NEW MEMBER PROGRAMS

A. CONNECTOR PROGRAM Submitted by: Dr. Glade Ellingson, Co-Chair

Co-chair: Dr. MaryJan Murphy

The co-chairs of the Connector Program oversaw two projects this year:

1. Connector Program: This involved pairing returning volunteer ACCTA conference attenders (“Connectors”) with first-time conference attenders (“Connectees”) who requested a Connector. Connectors and Connectees both indicated their statuses via conference registration. A total of 25 new training directors requested a Connector (up from 14 last year). After an email was sent to confirm the availability of those who had volunteered to be a Connector, 21 Connectors were identified. Four additional Connectors were recruited to make up the difference. We also recruited 3-4 additional returning members to be on “standby” status should one or more Connectors drop out or experience travel delays. Emails were sent to Connector-Connectee pairs introducing them to one another and outlining the expectations of the Connector during the conference.

2. New Member Orientation Meeting: The agenda for this 2012 ACCTA conference meeting was adapted from the previous year. Emails were sent to those who identified as new training directors inviting them to attend. The meeting was facilitated by the Connector Program co- chairs. The purpose of this meeting is to: (a) introduce the new members to one another, (b) provide a brief overview of ACCTA, and (c) offer a context/overview of the conference.

B. MENTOR PROGRAM Submitted by: Dr. Karen Hofmann, Co-Chair

Co-Chair: Brooks Morse

It is great to announce that the ACCTA Mentor Program is in full swing and had a second successful year. The purpose of the ACCTA Mentor Program is to offer new training directors the opportunity to receive more individualized support and guidance from a more seasoned ACCTA training director. Some areas of mentorship that were requested and discussed were the following: 1) Help with self-study, intern recruitment, pre-site visit preparation, and accreditation process; 2) Guidance in beginning and new internship; 3) Ideas for diversity trainings or other seminars; and/ or 4) Help with navigating ethical or political situations in a new role, and intern performance issues. During the first year, there were 6 mentees paired with mentors. This year, there were 27 new mentors added to the program (one previous mentor was re-assigned), and 28 new training directors who requested a mentor. There are a total of 30 mentor and mentee pairs currently in the program. Before the new ACCTA web-updating form, 15 requests for mentors came through the list-serve over ten months. Efforts were made to request ACCTA mentors through individual emails and the list-serve. Once the web-updating form was launched, we had 13 new requests within the past two months. The website updating form also identified interested mentors. Chairs were able to gather important information about each mentor and mentee’s university, center, and training program. Also this year, chairs follow-up with first year mentors and mentees for feedback and re-evaluation. In the next year, the goal will be to contact all of the paired mentors and mentees for a follow-up survey.

ACCTA Annual Report 8 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer 11. SITE VISITOR LIST Submitted by: Dr. Brooks Morse, Site Visitor List Coordinator List of Site Visitor Names As of September 17, 2012

A. SITE VISIT LIST

Site Visitors Date of Visit University / Program Director of Training Visited Chair: Joyce A. 09/2011 University of Michigan Mark Sampson Davidson Other: Elizabeth Gong- Guy Chair: Marolyn Wells 11/2011 California State Julie Pearce Other: Chun-Chung University, Northridge Choi Chair: Douglas Lamb 11/2011 University of California, Claytie Davis III Other: Linda Muldoon Berkeley Chair: Paula Andrasi 03/2012 U. of South Carolina Robert N. Rodgers Other: Pamela Miller Chair: Kimberly S. 03/2012 Rutgers Health Services Mark J. Forest Gorman – Counseling, ADAP & Other: William Psychiatric Services Gorman (C APS) Chair: Victoria Hayes 03/2012 Butler University Keith Magnus Other: David Haltiwanger Chair: Sherry Benton 03/2012 West Virginia Paul Castelino Other: Cindy Bruns University Chair: Arnie Abels 04/2012 University of California, Juan Riker Other: Lisa Viator Santa Barbara Chair: Shelly Kerr 05/2012 Northwestern Jod Taywaditep Other: Jeanne Manese University Chair: Kimberly 05/2012 University of Missouri Jenny Lybeck-Brown Gorman Other: Martha Kitzrow

ACCTA Annual Report 9 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer Chair: Karen Lese- 06/2012 Towson University Mollie Herman Fowler Other: Cheryl Blank

Chair: William Gorman 06/2012 University of Rochester Brigid Cahill Other: Pat Cole Chair: Shelly Kerr 06/2012 Texas State University Kathlyn Dailey Other: Jon Brandon Chair: Anna Beth Paine 06/2012 University of North Terri Rhodes Other: Ted Stachowic Carolina Charlotte Chair: Joyce Davidson 06/2012 University of Central Karen Hofmann Other: Merris Florida, Orlando; Hollingsworth Chair: MaryJan 06/2012 Northern Illinois Tim Paquette Murphy University Other: Mary Mendoza- Newman Chair: Sherry Benton 06/2012 Texas A&M Mary Ann Covey Other: Kristen Davis- John

12. SPECIAL EVENTS Submitted by: Dr. Natasha Maynard-Pemba, Special Events Coordinator

In the role of the Special Events Coordinator, I worked on gathering ACCTA members at two professional conferences.

a) The Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers in Tempe, AZ, April 26- 28. Drs. Dan Schulte and Mary Ann Covey indicated an interest in coordinating a social to gather ACCTA members for a dinner while at the conference. Dr. Schulte is familiar with the area. There were over 20 people who attended the dinner at a local restaurant during the Friday night of the conference. b) APA’s 120th Annual Convention in Washington D.C., August 1-5. The Special Events Coordinator used the ACCTA Listserv to survey the needs of ACCTA members who would attend APA. Only one member responded and provided their limited availability. I consulted with the president and we decided not to go further with arranging a social. A message was sent to the board re: this decision encouraging them to make connections on their own and/or at the Division 17 Social.

13. STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY Submitted by: Dr. Carmen Cruz, AY Bryant, SCD Co-chairs ACCTA Annual Report 10 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer ACCTA 2011 Conference & Establishment of Steering Committee SCD meeting was held at ACCTA conference in 2011. Meeting discussion and facilitation led to the establishment of a Steering Committee. Part of the rationale was that the SCD was no longer a committee as it was too large and decisions were difficult to make. The SCD steering committee (SCD-SC) was convened at the 2011 ACCTA Conference with a charge to discuss the future of the SCD in a streamlined and effective fashion, including redefining the mission statement and making recommendations to the board about SCD’s role in ACCTA.

Members of the SCD-Steering Committee AY Bryant Maria Carrubba-Whetstine Carmen Cruz Pamela Epps Barbara Gilbert Tawa Sina Carina Sudarsky-Gleiser Cecilia Sun (Board Liaison)

The group utilized the listserv throughout the year and focused on the following items:  Initial conversation of the SCD-SC  Areas of emphasis for the SCD-SC  Co-chair continuity  SCD slate nominations  Consultation/Feedback for the Board as requested

Initial Conversation and Areas of Emphasis for the SCD-SC The major focus of this conversation was to highlight areas of further exploration. Topics included: increasing the inclusion in diversity, conference programming, mission statement, conference meeting time restructuring, board representative nomination and function, clarifying policy and procedures.

 Changes have been made in the formatting of the 2012 conference meeting. There will be one SCD meeting held for SCD slate board nominations. A brief and general SCD report will be made to the general assembly. The SCD-SC will use the other allotted time to meet for further planning and SCD business.  Overall, the use of email communication to make these huge changes proved to be more difficult than initially anticipated. The SCD-SC remains committed to the process of helping ACCTA define the mission of the SCD and how it is best represented and organized within the organization. We anticipate the work that we will do during the ACCTA 2012 conference will flush out the work we need to do this coming year.

Co-chair Continuity

 The co-chairs in consultation with the Board representative agreed that rotating off the senior co-chair would significantly hamper our ability to manage the restructuring and re- definition of the SCD and its emerging challenges and opportunities. The Board representative in consultation with the Board agreed and as a result, both co-chairs will remain in those positions until the 2013 conference. Members of the SCD-SC affirmed

ACCTA Annual Report 11 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer this option and, if available, agreed to remain on the committee until the 2013 conference.

SCD Slate Nomination Process

 The SCD slate/Board representative nomination process. This has been an ongoing area of discussion at the conference. Members of the steering committee brainstormed what might be considered as strong qualifications for nominations from SCD, and are implementing a Q&A format for these nominations. The timeline for nominations (at the conference versus prior to the conference) was also discussed and deferred until after the 2012 conference.

Consultation/Feedback to Board

The SCD Steering co-Chairs and Steering Committee’s opinions were sought out several times throughout the year by the Board via the Board Liaison, Cecilia Sun. Below are the topics consulted:  Provided input regarding diversity variables regarding future conference sites, specifically New Orleans for ACCTA 2013.  Discussed and suggested to the Board that Board candidate statements follow a Q&A format to de-emphasize a Euro-centric approach.  Conference programming content was reviewed and ideas offered regarding ways to include or maximize diversity content in programming.

Goals for 2012-2013  Redefine mission of SCD to be consistent with members’ needs and experiences provided via the needs assessment.  Provide the board with an updated SCD P&P section by summer 2013.

14. STANDING COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCES (SCC) Submitted by: Dr. Terri Rhodes, Co-Chair

Co-Chair: Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch

I. CONFERENCE PLANNING ACTIVITIES

Hotel Locator Service & Conference Planning

1. The planning and coordinating the annual ACCTA conference in Baltimore marks the first year that ACCTA has been working with Debbie Nolan and her company AMC Source. Many of the conference planning activities, including finding conference sites and negotiating the contracts with the hotels, assisting with registration and coordinating on-site registration, serving as the ACCTA liaison with the hotel during the conference for trouble-shooting purposes, and consulting about technology issues and room usage, have been shifted to Debbie and her group.

ACCTA Annual Report 12 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer 2. ACCTA will continue to have a standing committee on conference to support the conference hosts in their efforts to coordinate the annual ACCTA conferences. This year’s conference hosts are Drs. Mollie Herman and Patricia Wick; they have provided us with fabulous options for the excursion, have coordinated the meals, provided important information for the conference website, will coordinate the packets, and will act as additional ACCTA liaisons with the hotel during the conference.

3. Key duties of the 2012 conference have been assumed by SCC members and Board members:  Conference registration—Tricia Besett-Alesch  Conference Webpage-Andrew Shea & Matt Zimmerman  Conference Technology/Equipment—Andrew Shea  Conference Food –Mollie Herman  Conference Excursion & Packet – Mollie Herman & Patricia Wick  Accommodations—Patricia Wick  Welcome Table—Mollie Herman & Patricia Wick  Conference Connector Program – Glade Ellingson & MaryJan Murphy  Conference Program – Natasha Maynard-Pemba & Cyndy Boyd  Continuing Education –Cecilia Sun & MaryJan Murphy

The Standing Committee on Conferences will meet in Baltimore and plan for the 2013 conference which will take place in New Orleans. New members are always welcome; please consider joining this committee and adding your touch to the ACCTA conference experience.

15. STANDING COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Submitted by: Dr. A. Glade Ellingson, Chair

Committee Members: Drs. Kathlyn Dailey, Julie Corkery, Andrew Shea, & Matt Zimmerman

After completing an extensive review and revisions of the ACCTA Bylaws in the previous year, the Standing Committee on Bylaws oversaw just one Bylaws amendment—our first outside of a conference—in 2011-2012. The Bylaws were amended by the membership in June 2012 to modify the elections nomination process. Eligible members may still be nominated to Board and Officer positions prior to the conference or at the conference itself. However, candidate speeches will no longer be given at the conference. All candidates will be identified to those in attendance at the conference. Candidates will still submit candidacy materials to be disseminated to membership and voting will proceed as usual.

Two revisions to the ACCTA Policies & Procedures (P&P) were proposed by the Committee and approved by the Board this year: 1) In June 2012 the elections nomination procedure was revised in the P&P in accordance with the Bylaws change above. The P&P further specifies that the materials submitted by candidates after the conference may be in a Question & Answer format, with candidates providing responses to a standard set of questions. 2) In July 2012 the timeline for the processing of annual dues statements was modified in the P&P. Dues statements will now go out in August with a reminder the first week of September that dues need to be paid by October 1st. If dues are not received by October 31st, there will be a loss of membership. ACCTA Annual Report 13 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer The Standing Committee on Bylaws continues to assist ACCTA Officers and Board Members with Bylaws consultation and Policies & Procedures revisions as requested. In addition to the activities above, new committee members will be recruited during the 2012 Conference in Baltimore.

16. STANDING COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS Submitted by: Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect

Member: Dr. Matt Zimmerman

Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect and Voting Coordinator, solicited online nominations from the membership for the positions of Treasurer and five (5) ACCTA Board Members for 2012–2014. These nominations were accepted between August 17, 2012 and September 28, 2012 and nominees were contacted via email to determine if they wanted to accept or decline the nomination. Conference attendees will be able to make further nominations from the floor during one of the business meetings. All nominees will be asked to submit a written statement and photo following the conference to be posted on the ACCTA website. Elections will be held online approximately two weeks after the fall conference.

17. STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH Submitted by: Dr. Mollie Herman, Chair

With thanks to Drs. Keith Magnus and Kim Hays for contributing to this report

Committee Members: Drs. Sarah Armstrong, Daniela Linnebach Burnworth, Brigid Cahill, Rhandi Clow, Robyn Geelhoed, Kim Hays, Mollie Herman (Chair), Jenny Lybeck-Brown, Jennifer Petro, Keith Magnus, Julia Phillips, Meredith Cohn Shefferman, Karen Taylor, Fiona Vajk, Patricia Wick

ACCTA Survey and ACCTA Conference Evaluation

The committee developed, conducted, summarized, and shared results from the 2011 ACCTA conference evaluation and developed and conducted the 2012 ACCTA survey, which will be presented at the 2012 ACCTA conference in Baltimore, MD.

Licensure Requirements Project

The committee provided feedback for what became an organization-wide project coordinated by Mollie Herman to gather licensure requirement information from all states in the U.S. Mollie Herman and Nathan Sharer (2011-2012 intern at Towson University Counseling Center) wrote a manuscript describing the experience and submitted it to Training and Education in Professional Psychology where they were invited to revise and resubmit it, which is in process. Mollie Herman will present an overview of this project as a breakout session at the 2012 conference.

Diversity Scholars Project

The committee, in consultation with the Standing committee on Diversity, continued work on a study of past Diversity Scholars, their career paths and the ways in which the Diversity Scholar program influenced them. Dr. Salina Renninger, former ACCTA member who is continuing to

ACCTA Annual Report 14 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer contribute to this project, obtained IRB approval for the follow-up study of the Diversity Scholars Program, and the committee revised the survey that was used in the pilot study. Dr. Magnus deployed the revised survey to 37 previous diversity scholars (1 scholar could not be located) this summer with an August 17th deadline. Dr. Renninger has taken the lead in organizing the group’s effort to submit an article related to this study as well as potentially submitting a poster proposal to the Multicultural Conference and Summit in 2013.

Self-Study Experiences Project

Dr. Kim Hays is heading up a project to look at training directors’ experiences with the APA self- study which will continue into the upcoming year. Mollie Herman and Dr. Sarah Armstrong are working on this project and we also have a faculty collaborator from the Psychology Department at Illinois State assisting in the analysis. IRB approval was obtained for this research and data is still being collected. In early August a second appeal for participants was sent out. A third appeal will be completed after the conference hoping to capture the experiences of training directors who may have recently completed their self studies with due dates in September. We hope to analyze data later this fall.

18. STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRAINING RESOURCES Submitted by: Dr. Ellie Hakim, Chair

Committee Members: Drs. Arnie Abels, Jon Brandon, Mary Ann Covey, Kathlyn Dailey, Ellie Hakim, Karen Hofmann, Phil Johnson, Keith Magnus, Pam Miller, Andrew Shea, and Cecilia Sun.

At last year’s conference the committee established the following goals: 1) Cleaning up the Training Resources webpage on the new website, 2) Adding additional resource sections (i.e., Technology section, Diversity Training Resources, Innovative Training Ideas, 3) Updating the Self-Study section, and 4) adding the Internship Toolkit and Revised Competency Benchmark document.

Due to some ongoing transition issues with the new website and a prioritizing of certain functional needs with the website, much of the committee’s established goals have been delayed.

The following activities were achieved during the year:

 Five 2011-2012 Self-Studies were added to the Accreditation section.

 Additional training resources have been collected, but not yet added to the Training Resources page, including: Case Presentation Evaluation Forms Supervision Seminar Reading lists Site Visitor Confidentiality Forms

 SCD Chairs were contacted for consultation regarding what resources would be useful for a Diversity Training Resources section. It was determined that we would elicit from membership, the following: Multicultural/Diversity Seminar Syllabi and Readings Multicultural/Diversity Experiential Exercises Ideas about how centers “live” Multicultural Competence ACCTA Annual Report 15 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer  Committee Chair, Dr. Ellie Hakim, received initial Website Content Manager Training from Dr. Matt Zimmerman.

 Broken links on the Training Resources pages have been identified. Website coordinators are in the process of addressing these broken links with the website company.

At the 2012 conference committee meeting, members will revisit and add to previously established goals and determine a new committee chairperson.

The committee would also like to invite any ACCTA members with an interest in enhancing the ACCTA Training Resources to please attend the conference committee meeting or email Ellie Hakim [email protected]. We are always looking for new committee members!

We would also like to thank Dr. Matt Zimmerman, for his time, patience, and invaluable assistance over the past year

19. TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT Submitted by: Dr. Andrew Shea, Technology Equipment Coordinator

As recommended, the August 13, 2012 ACCTA Board Conference Call Minutes reflect that an additional laptop and LCD projector will be purchased as scheduled for replacement.

We have and will continue to use a team of four people (the Technology Equipment Coordinator and 3 ACCTA member volunteers) for implementing the laptop/projector schedule for the presentations at the 2012 conference.

Feedback from the 2011 conference was positive overall regarding the scheduling and ease of use of the laptops and projectors. Although there does seem to be increasing difficulty recruiting volunteers who feel knowledgeable enough to coordinate the various units of A/V equipment (hardware and software) for the conference presentations.

Finally, with the assistance of Debbie Nolan of AMC, further changes were implemented in the request for information included for conference proposals. As with last year, presenters were asked to identify specific technological needs for their presentations, and these needs were considered by Debbie and the hotel hospitality staff and are reflected in the scheduled rooms and scheduled equipment for conference presentations. Also noteworthy is the increase in cost associated with using increasingly sophisticated a/v equipment and software. For example, Ms. Nolan reports that we are committed to renting one projector at a reduced rate of $50 per day.

ACCTA Annual Report 16 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer 20. WEBSITE COORDINATOR Submitted by: Dr. Matt Zimmerman, Website Content Coordinator Co-coordinator: Dr. Andrew Shea

The newly designed website launched on June 28th of 2012 at a total cost of $20,250, approximately $250 over approved budget. Feedback from membership continues to generally be that the design allows for quicker access to important content. Functionality of electronic forms was an on-going challenge during the 2011-2012 year, specifically developing the Member Update and Dues, New Membership Application, Conference Registration, and Change of Director forms. In each case, it was possible to develop the forms in collaboration with Clarity Ventures to an extent that was functional for members, yet with substantial time and energy put forth from website content coordinators and other Board Members to resolve communication difficulties and previously fixed technical problems.

The initial goals for the website redesign included:

1. Allowing for quicker and easier access to content and functions that ACCTA members use most frequently. 2. Developing electronic systems for voting, annual dues payment and conference registration. 3. To diversity responsibility for website content management in order to reduce the time commitment for any one individual member. 4. To provide more contemporary and useful sources of information as a result of frequent updates to content.

These goals continue to be a work in progress, and much progress has been made in regard to goals one, two, and four, despite challenges and budgetary concerns. Nevertheless, the expenditure of time appears to be out of proportion to the quality of the product (regarding forms but not design) and money. As a result, a conversation amongst the Executive Board and website content managers has begun regarding the potential benefits of contracting with a different website company for future management and hosting services.

Between the date of this report draft and the end of the fiscal year, the Executive Board and website content managers will continue to discuss whether moving to a different company is in the best interest of ACCTA members, both in regard to continued prudent management of budget as well as better and more facile functioning of the website. Specifically, the Board has begun discussing with AMC Source, who has been contracted by ACCTA for Conference Planning, the services and costs associated with their offering web management, membership database, and information technology support.

21. CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) COMMITTEE Submitted by: Cecilia Sun, CE Co-Chair

Co-chair: MaryJan Murphy

Electronic CE Process

The 2011 conference attendees shared very positive feedback about last year’s debut of an electronic process for the collection of CE program evaluations and distribution of CE certificates. The process appeared to work efficiently, reduced ACCTA’s costs, reduced the use

ACCTA Annual Report 17 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer and management of paper, and simplified the task of summarizing evaluation feedback. Some small improvements are being implemented for this year’s conference:

1) CE Chair’s signature on the certificates (required in some states) 2) At least 1 hour of credit on all certificates (required in some states) 3) Improved placement of the link on which one clicks to access a CE certificate

As ACCTA’s website was in transition last year, the 2011 CE certificates were stored on a university webpage provided by then CE Co-Chair Rene Monteagudo. This year’s CE certificates are being stored on ACCTA’s own website.

APA CE Sponsor Approval

The CE committee continued work related to ACCTA’s 2011 online renewal application as an APA CE sponsor. ACCTA was granted Five Year Approval in May 2011, with clarifications needed. APA experienced unanticipated difficulties with their new online process, thus after an extended delay, they returned to paper submissions for this cycle, and sent the request for clarifications in May 2012. The CE Committee responded in June 2012. ACCTA was asked to make clearly evident to all potential participants, both prior to registration as well as at the time the CE program begins, any commercial support or other relationships that could be construed as a conflict of interest. This year’s CE Program Description document therefore includes all such disclosures, and will be reiterated at the start of the relevant CE programs.

Typically an APA CE annual report and fee are due each Spring, but this process also appears to be delayed. As of the writing of this report, ACCTA has yet to receive notice of a 2012 annual report or fee.

Record Retention

The CE committee received confirmation from the APA CE office that CE evaluation forms need to be kept for 3 years. The 2010 conference paper evaluation forms therefore are being stored by the current Training Director at the University of Illinois Counseling Center until September 2013. The 2011 electronic evaluations remain in ACCTA’s Survey Monkey account and can be deleted in September 2014.

ACCTA Annual Report 18 Board, Committee, & Activity Reports 11-12; Dr. Maureen Lafferty, President, Dr. Mary Ann Covey, President-Elect, Dr. Julie Corkery, Secretary; Dr. Tricia Besett-Alesch, Treasurer