AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SOCIETY OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY NEWSLETTER SPRING 2011 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Volume XXXII, Number 1 What “SCP” means to me Tania Israel, Ph.D. Executive Officer Reports As Presi- But I say to you that when you work President ....................................................1 dent, I have you fulfill a part of earth’s furthest President-Elect ..........................................2 a view into dream, assigned to you when that Past President ............................................3 the vast ar- dream was born, Vice President for Education & Training ..4 ray of activi- Vice President for Professional Practice ...4 ties in which And in keeping yourself with Vice President for Science Affairs ............5 the SCP is labor you are in truth loving life, engaged. Section Reports Your leaders And to love life through labor is to Health Psychology ....................................6 are, among be intimate with life’s inmost secret. Supervision & Training .............................7 other things: coordinat- (Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet) Advancement of Women ...........................8 ing programming for the APA conven- Psychotherapy Science ..............................8 tion, developing policies, managing the I admit that when I’m knee-deep in Positive Psychology ..................................9 website, collaborating with Divisions email, I don’t always feel particularly International ............................................10 35, 44, and 45 to coordinate the National “intimate with life’s inmost secret;” how- Prevention ...............................................11 Multicultural Conference and Summit, ever, I appreciate Gibran’s positive view Other Reports/Announcements negotiating contracts, developing and of work as I reflect on the SCP midyear managing our budget, guiding Section meeting, which I recently attended. The Student Affiliates of Seventeen ...............12 activities, voting on policies and other foundation for this meeting is laid every Early Career Professionals ......................13 matters, promoting community engage- fall when Debbie Nolan, our associa- Exploring Privilege STG .........................14 ment, exploring social media oppor- tion manager, compiles reports that have Program Report .......................................15 tunities, editing our publications, and been submitted by the various committee SCP Elder Awards ...................................17 assuring that the voice of counseling chairs, coordinators, section chairs, liai- Membership Report ................................18 psychology is present within APA and sons, directors, elected officers, and oth- Candidate Statements ..............................20 beyond. er leaders of our organization. This year, Announcements .......................................26 66 reports were submitted and assembled Request for Proposals .............................28 All of this is a lot of work, but is work a into a 213-page agenda book. This con- Board and Committee Members .............30 bad thing? For guidance on this matter, I siderable document was distributed to Membership Application .........................33 turned to Kahlil Gibran (with apologies approximately three dozen SCP leaders to my vocational psychology colleagues, who met for two days in Seattle in Janu- who also have insightful things to say ary to tackle a full agenda of discussion, From the Editor about work)… budget, and action items. In that meet- ing, I experienced the SCP as a highly- Articles submitted for publication in the When you work you are a flute engaged organization with kind and Summer issue of the Society of Counseling through whose heart the whisper- competent people guiding an abundance Psychology Newsletter should be approxi- ing of the hours turns to music. of meaningful activities. Kahlil Gibran mately 400 words in length. If possible, says, “work is love made visible.” If you please use 12 point Times New Roman take this view, the 213-page agenda book font. Submissions must be received by the Which of you would be a reed, editor no later than May 4, 2011. silent, when all else sings together in is a romance novel, and the metaphor for unison? the meeting might make you blush. Please submit articles electronically as a Word attachment to: Always you have been told that I couldn’t find a quote from Gibran about Dawn M. Szymanski, Ph.D. work is a curse and labor a misfor- bylaws, in particular, but he likens peo- [email protected] tune. (Continued on page 3) Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, Spring 2011 Newsletter PRESIDENT-ELECT’S REPORT Y. Barry Chung, Ph.D. I am excited to share with you To address the aforementioned challenges and opportunities preliminary ideas for my presi- for counseling psychology, my presidential initiatives build dential initiatives in 2011-12. upon the ongoing efforts of SCP—to campaign for the future My presidential theme is going of counseling psychology. My first idea is to have a public to be “The Future of Counsel- education campaign through videos. When I first got my iPad ing Psychology Campaign.” It last year, I couldn’t help spending quite a bit of time watching seems that the profession of YouTube videos (especially those from Hong Kong). I have counseling psychology is at a to admit that it was an addictive thing because as soon as you crossroad, with various chal- finish watching one video, there are a number of related vid- lenges and opportunities. I want eos suggested. I came across an amateur video by a counselor to highlight a few issues here. explaining the difference between clinical and counseling psy- First, there is momentum in the chology. I thought, “What a great use of YouTube videos!” I mental health field to embrace would like to have a series of short, entertaining, and infor- a multidisciplinary approach to health care, emphasizing the mative videos that educate the public on topics like (1) what collaborative efforts of physicians, psychiatrists, psycholo- counseling psychology is and the impact of counseling psy- gists, counselors, social workers, etc. In this movement, it is chologists, (2) how to become a counseling psychologist, and important for the public and mental health professionals to un- (3) career outlooks of counseling psychologists. These videos derstand the unique contributions of counseling psychologists, can be uploaded to YouTube for all to see, to be included on and that counseling psychologists are vital partners in multi- the SCP website, and to be downloaded by faculty in academic disciplinary teams. Second, there are critical challenges facing programs for recruitment purposes. academic programs of counseling psychology. Because most counseling psychology programs are housed in colleges of ed- My second idea is to create a leadership academy for counsel- ucation, undergraduate students in psychology or other arts and ing psychologists. Many professional organizations, including science majors may not be aware of counseling psychology as APA and SCP, are having trouble retaining early career mem- an option for graduate education. With changes in accredita- bers. SCP has recently changed its bylaws to include student tion standards for counselor education programs, some mas- seats on most of its committees. There are also efforts in APA ter’s programs in counseling risk the danger of being phased and SCP to encourage the involvement of early career profes- out, and academic career options for counseling psychologists sionals. To sustain the pipeline of leaders in SCP, as well as to are further limited. The closing of master’s programs also pos- increase the participation of SCP members in the governance es a threat to the sustainability of doctoral programs in coun- of APA and beyond, I would like to establish a leadership acad- seling psychology. Although the total number of counseling emy to inspire and train our future leaders. I am still ironing psychology doctoral programs remains fairly stable, in recent out specifics of the leadership academy. Some preliminary years we have seen the closing of several prominent counsel- ideas include a day-long training, a year-long leadership proj- ing psychology programs in Research I universities. The Soci- ect with a mentor, presentation of leadership project outcomes, ety of Counseling Psychology (SCP) and Council of Counsel- and planning for future leadership involvement in SCP and ing Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) are monitoring APA. closely and taking actions to address these concerns. Third, globalization of the workforce and recent tragedies (e.g., earth- My final initiative is to facilitate the globalization of counseling quake, tsunami, hurricane, terrorism) call for strategic efforts psychology. This effort builds upon previous SCP presiden- in the globalization of counseling psychology. What are some tial initiatives (e.g., Louise Douce, Linda Forrest, and Puncky professional issues when counseling psychologists work inter- Heppner). Preliminary ideas include a year-long collaborative nationally? How do counseling psychologists assist tragedy project among international leaders in counseling psychology victims in another country? How can we become global part- to address (1) the role of counseling psychology in a global ners in the education, training, and credentialing of counseling context; (2) education, training, and credentialing of counsel- psychologists? ing psychologists; and (3) an infrastructure for international