Fall 2002 Issue Board Members and Contributors: Table of Contents: 2002 President: Scott Lilienfeld, Ph.D
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APA Clinical Science Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology III Section III of the Division of Clinical Psychology Division 12 Ψ of the American Psychological Association developing clinical psychology as an experimental-behavioral science Newsletter Fall 2002 Issue Board Members and Contributors: Table of Contents: 2002 President: Scott Lilienfeld, Ph.D. Comments from the President................................................2 Emory University Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. Past President: Tom Borkovec, Ph.D. Professional Issues APA and Division 12 News.............................................................4 President Elect: Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia Giving prescription priviledges to psychologists would be a very Secretary/Treasurer: dangerous experiment. Here are 10 reasons why............................6 Denise Sloan, Ph.D., Temple University Elaine M. Heiby, Ph.D. and John Winston Bush, Ph.D. Publication Chair: Membership Issues..................................................................7 Jack Blanchard, Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park Student Corner.........................................................................7 Fellows Committee Chair: Karen Calhoun,Ph.D. Funding Updates......................................................................8 University of Georgia Conference Information.........................................................12 2002 APA Program Chair: Steve Ilardi, Ph.D. University of Kansas Awards and Recognition........................................................13 2002 Membership Committee Chair: Denise Sloan, Ph.D., Temple University Division 12 Representative: Robert Klepac, Ph.D. Department of Psychology/MMPBE 2002 Student Representative: INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS Jennifer Heidt, Temple University Clinical Science is published as a service to the members of Section III of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Three issues are published each year. 2002 Editor: The purpose is to disseminate current information relevant to the goals of our organization. Adele M. Hayes, Ph.D. Feature Articles may be submitted to the editor via e-mail. They should be approximately 16 University of Miami double-spaced pages and should include an abstract of 75- to 100- words. Brief Articles may also be submitted, and should also include a 75- to 100-word abstract. 2002 Editorial Assistant: All articles should be submitted as an attachment to an e-mail and formatted according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th edition. Jamie L. Lewis University of Miami Please submit materials to the Editor: Adele M. Hayes, Ph.D. by e-mail:( [email protected] ) Clinical Science Fall 2002 Issue 2 Comments from the President Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. 206 Psychology Building Department of Psychology Emory University 532 N. Kilgo Circle Atlanta, GA 30322 This has been an eventful, and in most where it will be featured at the awards ceremony respects, successful year for SSCP. We have on the first (plenary) night of the APS convention. launched several important new initiatives and SSCP and APS are continuing to discuss further have laid the groundwork for several others in the possibilities for mutually beneficial collaboration, coming years. My hope is that these initiatives including reduced memberships for individuals in will help to bring SSCP closer to realizing its long- both organizations. term goal of placing the field of clinical psychol- ogy on firmer scientific footing. In this presiden- SSCP’s increasingly closer ties with APS tial column, I’ll lay out what I believe have been do not imply that SSCP plans to loosen its ties our most significant accomplishments over the with the American Psychological Association past year. (APA). In fact, SSCP has initiated friendly and productive discussions with the APA Science First, SSCP has worked diligently on Directorate, now headed by Kurt Salzinger. I strengthening its ties with the American Psycho- recently appointed SSCP Member Dr. Martin logical Society (APS), an organization that, like Antony, who is editor of The Clinical Psycholo- SSCP, is deeply committed to bridging the gap gist, to be the first official SSCP liaison to the between science and practice. Although we have APA Science Directorate. This new position enjoyed a formal affiliation with APS for a number should facilitate our communications with APA of years, we have only recently begun to forge and with the APA Science Directorate in particu- closer links with this organization. For the past lar, and provide us with a formal mechanism for two years, members of the SSCP board have more directly relaying our thoughts, suggestions, had productive and fruitful meetings with Alan reactions, and concerns to APA. Kraut, the Executive Director of APS, to discuss further collaborations between our organizations. Second, SSCP has continued to focus on The last two years have witnessed a number of the problem of quality control in APA Continuing useful steps in this direction. For example, SSCP Education (CE) courses, which has been an has played an increasing role in APS’s annual ongoing concern among the SSCP membership. convention. SSCP served as co-chair of this Specifically, many SSCP members have argued year’s APS clinical program track. In addition, that CE workshops on certain techniques (e.g., this year’s APS meeting featured the first SSCP Jungian sandplay therapy, rebirthing, critical student poster session at this convention. This incident stress debriefing) undermine the scien- poster session was highlighted in the APS pro- tific foundations of clinical psychology and place gram book and was both successful and well the general public at potential risk by encourag- attended. Most recently, the SSCP board voted ing clinicians to administer unvalidated or even to move the SSCP Distinguished Scientist award iatrogenic interventions. Earlier this year, I ap- ceremony from the APA to the APS convention, pointed a special ad hoc committee within SSCP Clinical Science Fall 2002 Issue 3 (consisting of SSCP members Jake Jacobs, Jerry ing out the SSCP membership’s strong (although Davison, Kenny Sher, and former SSCP Presi- not unanimous) opposition to such authority. In dent Jackie Persons) to author a set of recom- this letter, I outlined our serious reservations mendations and guidelines for enhancing the concerning psychologist prescriptive authority scientific quality of CE offerings. Marty Antony and our primary points of disagreement with APA has indicated that an article summarizing this on this issue. SSCP was criticized for sending committee’s conclusions and suggestions will be this letter on the grounds that APA by-laws pro- published in The Clinical Psychologist pending hibit its sections and divisions from adopting appropriate peer review. At the most recent APA stances on issues that are contrary to APA’s meeting in Chicago, the SSCP board met with stated policy. Because the APA’s formal policy is members of the APA CE office (e.g., Karen to pursue psychologist prescription privileges, a Kanefield) to express our continued concerns number of individuals within APA believed that regarding the scientific quality of certain CE SSCP was in violation of APA by-laws. We are courses. The members of the APA CE office continuing to explore this issue with APA and assured us that our complaints have been taken hope to come to an amicable resolution before seriously and have helped to prompt closer the end of the year. My hope, and that of almost scrutiny of these problematic courses. Most all SSCP members with whom I have communi- important, they strongly encouraged SSCP mem- cated regarding this issue, is that APA will find a bers to provide feedback on the draft of the means of pursuing policies that it regards as in its revised criteria for CE course approval, which will best interests, while still permitting open dissent be disseminated this Fall. I would like to echo from sections and divisions whose members hold their urgings, as SSCP members will soon have divergent points of view. Open disagreement is the opportunity to shape the direction of CE the lifeblood of democracy, and such disagree- offerings and to help ensure that the continuing ment will in the long run actually help to education of practitioners is based on the best strengthen APA. available scientific evidence I am confident that President-Elect Kenny Third, over the past year SSCP has con- Sher, who assumes office in January, will do a tinued to attempt to place pressure on the APA to superb job of maintaining our momentum on reexamine its stance on psychologist prescription these and other issues of significant concern to privileges. Both the APA and APS conventions the SSCP membership. In the meantime, I very featured symposia on prescription privileges in much welcome your input, feedback, sugges- which SSCP members (e.g., John W. Bush, tions, and constructive criticism. It has been a Elaine Heiby, Howard Eisman, and former SSCP pleasure and an honor to serve the SSCP mem- President Richard McFall) played prominent bership, as well as to work with the outstanding roles. Our hope is that such symposia will help to members of the SSCP board, including Denise foster more balanced debates and discussions Sloan (our Secretary/Treasurer), Bob Klepac (our regarding both the cons and pros of prescriptive representative to Division 12), and Tom Borkovec authority. (the past