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NEWSLETTERAmerican Psychological AssociationSOCIETY OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGYSummer 2006Volume XXVII, Number 3PRESIDENT’S REPORTRoberta L. NuttPresident’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2SCP Reorganization Report . . . . . . . . 2President-Elect’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . 3Newsletter Submission Guidelines . . . 3APA Council Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Special Article by Bill Parham . . . . . . 4Stepping Up STG Report . . . . . . . . . . 5Vice Presidents’ Reports . . . . . . . . . . 5-7Student Affiliate Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Advertising Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . 10APA 2006 Convention Program . . . 8-10Hospitality Suite Schedule . . . . . . 11-13SectionsAdvancement of Women . . . . . . . . 15Positive Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . 15Supervision & Training . . . . . . . . . 15Vocational Psychology . . . . . . . . . 16Health Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Independent Practice. . . . . . . . . . . .17Lesbian, Gay, and BisexualAwareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Psychotherapy Science . . . . . . . 18-19Ethnic and Racial Diversity . . . . . . 19Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-23Call for Fellows Nominations . . . . . . 20Membership Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . 24August 23, 2006, is thesubmission deadline forthe Fall 2006 issueof the Newsletter.The Society of Counseling Psychology(SCP) Newsletter, Division 17 of theAmerican Psychological Association, ispublished three times yearly.Libby Nutt Williams, Editorenwilliams@smcm.eduAA/EOEI cannot believe that this is already my lastPresidential column! This year is whizzingby quickly.I just returned from the Great LakesConference. I have been aware of theconference for years as the only one of theregional conferences begun by Jim Hurstduring his Presidential year that has continued.It was a treat to attend. I really enjoyed thefocus on students and their research, theother keynote addresses, and Barry Schreier’simprov troupe. I particularly enjoyed hearingSharon Bowman’s students share theirexperiences of working in Mississippi afterHurricane Katrina. I think it was life-changingfor them, and I hope we can find ways to getmore students involved in such experiences.Most of our ongoing projects areprogressing well. Our Communicationsgroup (co-Executive Vice-Presidents forCommunications Jean Carter and NadyaFouad and the interim Directors of Media,Membership, and External Interface EmilRodolfa, Stewart Cooper, and Linda Forrest)are busily creating job descriptions andpreparing for implementation if all bylawsare approved in August. Our HurricaneRelief and Disaster Response SpecialTask Group (STG) co-chaired by LarryGerstein and Bob Lent will be presentinga long-range plan for preparing the Societyof Counseling Psychology (SCP) andCouncil of Counseling Psychology TrainingPrograms (CCPTP) for future disasters forapproval to both Executive Boards inAugust. Larry, Stewart, and I were allspeaking at the Great Lakes Conference,so we took the opportunity to discuss theimplementation of long-range plans andbuilding them in to the new structure ofSCP.The Integrating Diversity GuidelinesSTG is making great progress under theleadership of Marie Miville and ChangmingDuan. They presented organizing strategies,training ideas, and results from their surveyat the CCPTP meeting in Tampa. Theyare now working with STG members onthe outline of a manuscript to help trainers(in graduate school and for CE) integratemultiple identities in training. Finalizinga manuscript will continue into next year,but they will have a progress report forAugust.The Doctoral Program Patterns STGchaired by Betsy Altmaier is gatheringfascinating confidential information fromdeans at universities in which CounselingPsychology doctoral programs have closedand in which programs have recentlyopened. They will be providing aggregateinformation to SCP and CCPTP to aid bothorganizations in deciding if there is anyaction that we need to take. We are alsocollaborating with CCPTP in looking at theNRC ranking process and considering waysto impact what programs they rank.(Continued on page 2)
Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, Summer 2006 NewsletterPRESIDENT’S REPORT CONT.Bruce Walsh is making publishing contactsto launch the Biennial Review project that wasapproved at the midyear meeting. To borrowfrom the STG proposal, the Biennial Reviewwould be a separate publication reviewingthe most recent findings in various areas inCounseling Psychology. It would be designedto fill a niche between our journals and ourhandbook publications by systematicallyreviewing half the field every two years,and thus providing a review of the field ofCounseling Psychology literature every fouryears. The STG recommended that there be10-12 chapters in each volume, which wouldmean that every 4 years, 20-24 content areaswould be reviewed (noting that 4-5 yearsis the average time in training for doctoralstudents).The Early Career Professionals STGchaired by Nathan Smith is planning severalmeetings and events for Early CareerProfessionals (ECPs) at the convention. Checkthe Hospitality Suite program in this issue forschedules. They will also be surveying theneeds of ECPs. Our Strategic Planning STGchaired by Michael Mobley will be presentinga strategic plan for SCP in consultation withall our Vice Presidents to further the goals wedeveloped last year.Planning for the next National MulticulturalConference and Summit (NMCS) is infull swing. The next Summit will be heldJanuary 24-26, 2007 at the Sheraton Hotelin Seattle, Washington. The Conferencetheme will be “The Psychology of MultipleIdentities: Finding Empowerment in the Faceof Oppression.” I appreciate the hard work ofthe Conference Coordinator BraVada GarrettAkinsanya, our SCP representative HelenNeville, and the other division representativesWill Liu and Arlene Noriega.Our joint conference planning committeewith CCPTP has also begun planning the nextNational Conference in Counseling Psychologyfor early 2008. The co-coordinators are LauraPalmer and Kathy Bieschke with assistancefrom other representatives still being selected.Please watch for a questionnaire that the groupwill be sending to all of us gathering ourthoughts on location, program, etc. Our inputis vitally important to their planning.Those are just the highlights. There ismore happening in SCP than I could possiblydescribe in one newsletter column. Thisnewsletter contains the Hospitality Suiteschedule for the convention and programhighlights. In case there are any last minutechanges to the Suite schedule, be sure andpick up a final copy at the convention. Kudosto Laura Palmer and Consuelo Arbona fortheir excellent work in putting the programtogether and Sally Stabb and Debra Mollenfor creatively organizing all the demands onthe Hospitality Suite. There will be multipleopportunities to give back to the communityof New Orleans during the convention boththrough APA projects and Bill Parham’sPresidential initiatives.Finally, I cannot even begin to recognizeand thank all of you who contributed to SCPthis year. The energy and commitment ofCounseling Psychologists is phenomenal.The amount we have accomplished this yearin committees, sections, SIGs, STGs, taskforces, APA governance, etc. is incredible,impressive, and overwhelming. I will attemptto recognize as many of you as possible duringthe August Business Meeting, but there is noway I can fully express my appreciation toeveryone of you who has made a differencethis year.Roberta L. NuttRNutt@mail.twu.eduSCP Reorganized to Include Focus on CommunicationAt its meeting in August 2005, theExecutive Board approved in principlerecommendations for reorganization of theSociety’s governance as proposed by theSTG on Communications (Cochairs LindaForrest and Jean Carter, Members NadyaFouad, Sandy Shullman, Michael Mobley,and Paul Gore). The reorganization wasdesigned to create a program, includinggovernance structures, bylaws, policies andprocedures that would enhance the Society’scommunications and information system.The Executive Board appointed Nadya Fouadand Jean Carter to serve as Interim Co‑VicePresidents for Communication, Linda Forrestas Interim Director of the APA InterfaceBoard, Emil Rodolfa as Interim Director ofthe Communications and Technology Boardand Stewart Cooper as Interim Director ofthe Member Interface Board. This teampresented recommended bylaws changes tothe Executive Board at its meeting in February2006. The Board approved the proposedbylaws revisions, which were presented to themembership in Spring 2006 newsletter (seewww.div17.org/Newsletter).Interim Vice Presidents Carter and Fouadand Interim Directors Cooper and Forresthave continued to work on developing thepositions descriptions for the proposed newpositions. Interim Director Emil Rodolfahad to step down from the position for familyreasons, and President Roberta Nutt willappoint his replacement in consultation withthe Presidential Trio.The changes and the proposed structurewill be presented to the membership forapproval at the Business Meeting in thesummer. The changes are designed toaccomplish the following:1. Expand the purpose of the Society toincorporate an emphasis on communicationand information systems.2. Create a Vice President forCommunications, which is intended to bea senior position with significant authorityand responsibility for the communicationand information management systems ofthe Society. In recognition of the level andbreadth of knowledge and responsibility of this position, the new Vice President will berequired to have served on the Executive Boardpreviously and may be a past president.3. Create three Boards to providecoordination and oversight of a)Communications and Technology (emphasison our communications tools), b) APAInterface (emphasis on the connectionbetween the Society, APA, other psychologicalorganizations and the public), and c) MemberInterface (emphasis on membership andmember resources).4. Create committees or other positionsthat correspond to the Boards and are intendedto enhance our capacity to coordinate andrespond to the needs of members, the needsof the field, and expanding informationtechnology and resource management.We invite you to contact us if you haveany questions.Jean Carterjcarterphd@aol.comNadya FouadNadya@uwm.edu
Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, Summer 2006 NewsletterPRESIDENT-ELECT’S REPORTLet the Games BeginGood morning, afternoon or evening andthanks for allowing me to touch base with you,if only for a few minutes, regarding our latestdevelopments and upcoming opportunities.Let me start by saying that I continue to feelhonored and humbled by your support andencouragement for my upcoming tenureas president of the Society of CounselingPsychology (SCP). I am confident thattogether we will make a positive differencewithin our Society, across divisions withinAPA, and more importantly, in the lives of thecommunities to which all of us have emotional,familial, cultural, spiritual and/or generationalties.The flow of emotional electricity inresponse to the presidential initiatives Iintroduced, and to which I hope all of uswill in some way participate, has fueled myeagerness to want to assume the helm of theSCP right now. As you may recall, in the lastissue of our newsletter I shared a direction inwhich I would like us to head and suggested ameans that I believe would allow us to arriveat our destination feeling proud about ouraccomplishments. I mentioned that I wouldlike us to consider embracing an organizationalas well as a personal philosophy that requiresus to think and behave in ways that reflect aMore of Thee and less of me mindset. As away to operationally define this attitude andoutlook I established three special task groups(STGs) and asked that they set a course allof us can then follow as we move forward.The Stepping to the Plate STG, Co-Chairedby Michael Mobley and Rebecca Toporek,have made significant headway in launchingour inaugural give-back-to-the-communityprogram (see also p. 5). They have openeda way for us to contribute to the healing andrestoration of the lives, spirits and propertyof the citizens of New Orleans. Further, theyare positioning us to continue our spirit ofgiving when APA convenes in the cities of SanFrancisco, CA (2007), Boston, MA (2008),Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2009), San Diego,CA (2010), Washington, D.C. (2011), Chicago,Ill. (2012) and Honolulu, Hawaii (2013).Kathy Bieschke, Elizabeth Skowron andChristopher Daood are the Tri-Chairs of thePassing the Baton STG. They are translatingthe More of Thee and less of me philosophyin a manner that will provide opportunities forthe elders of the SCP to reach back and pullforward one to several younger colleagues.Opportunities will also be provided foryounger colleagues to initiate relationshipswith one to several senior colleagues. Thisillustrious STG will work in concert withJessica Henderson Daniel, APA Board ofDirectors, whose leadership in bringing APAPresident Gerry Koocher’s mentoring projectto fruition will prove invaluable as our projectgrows into a reality.The Tapping the Wellspring of TalentSTG, very ably Co-Chaired by Trent Petrieand Hardin Coleman, will lead us to discoverthe rich resources (academic, clinical service,research, consultation) that our Societypossesses. This impressive group will also helpus to take a closer look at the challenges withwhich professional, amateur, collegiate, youthand senior sports organizations struggle as wellas the opportunities for the SCP to providethese entities with reliable and responsiveintervention options.In this and in subsequent issues ofour newsletter each STG will provide theSCP membership with project updates. Inaddition, exciting news & notes regardingthe presidential initiatives will appear on ourSociety’s website that will be designed toallow the SCP membership to communicatewith each STG.Collectively, these three STGs willprovide the SCP with a wide-screen/highdefinition look at the possibilities for selfand organizational assessment relative to theways we choose to define what’s of value. I’m betting that all of us will connect with the spiritof giving and I believe that this connection willhelp us to really understand what for me aretwo fundamental truths: that to the world youmight be only one person, but to one personyou might be the world and it is only when weforget ourselves that we do things that deserveto be remembered.Lastly, and aside from our presidentialinitiatives, I am looking forward to workingclosely with all of you as we address ongoingchallenges specific to our Society (e.g.,improving within SCP communication,enticing new people to participate in ourSociety via governance, committee or STGmembership, across division collaboration,etc.) and germane to the Association (e.g.,membership, our relevance to domestic andglobal communities, etc.). Until our nextcheck-in, know that you are Blessed and that Ilook forward to seeing you in New Orleans.William icles submitted for publicationin the Fall 2006 issue of the Societyof Counseling Psychology Newslettershould be approximately 400 wordsin length and must be received by theeditor no later than August 23, 2006.Electronic submission is stronglyencouraged, either as a Word attachment(preferred) or directly in the body of ane-mail. Submissions should be sent to:Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.Department of PsychologySt. Mary’s College of Maryland18952 E. Fisher Rd.St. Mary’s City, MD 20686Phone (240) 895-4467enwilliams@smcm.edu
Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, Summer 2006 NewsletterAPA COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTThe Council of Representatives willmeet during the annual APA convention inNew Orleans on Wednesday, August 9, 2006from 9am to 5 pm and on Sunday, August13th from 9 until noon. We do not have theagenda as of this report however; your CouncilRepresentatives will provide to the ExecutiveCommittee any needed information beforethe convention convenes. Each of you mightwant to visit the convention web page toregister to participate in humanitarian effortswhile you are at the convention. You have theopportunity to help rebuild homes while youare there. During the convention the Divisionsfor Social Justice, of which SCP is a memberalong with 9 other divisions, will cosponsor areception with the Public Interest DirectorateChoice, Inclinations &PropensitiesThe devastation of lives and propertybrought about by Katrina and Rita’s visit toNew Orleans and the Gulf Coast has yet tobe fully realized. I’m not sure we will ever beable to comprehend the magnitude of the toll,emotional and otherwise, it took and continues to take on the region’s citizenry, onlookers world-wide and the volunteers whoresponded selflessly to the call for help.Natural disasters are tragedies not boundby race, ethnicity or social-class or by humancontrol. They just happen. Responding tochallenges that emerge, irrespective of theirenormity and vastness, however, do appear tobe influenced by human choice, inclinationsand propensities. Katrina and Rita are casesin point.Legions of people including children,youth, adults and elders stepped to the plate,in many instances sacrificially, when natureobliterated lives, spirits and belongings ofour brothers and sisters to the south. Thesereparative and restorative responses providethe undeniable evidence that we can respondin right, correct and human ways. The failure of our nation’s leadership, on the otherhand, to respond to Katrina’s wrath as swiftlyand urgently as they responded to a falselyconstructed belief in Iraq’s need for our intervention and protection is nothing short ofan abomination. Truly, their deplorable andand Division 56 (the newest division with afocus on Trauma).We did highlight a number of items fromthe February Council meeting. One item thatcontinues to have a number of psychologiststalking is the report from the Presidential TaskForce on Psychological Ethics, PENS. Youmay read the address delivered by the taskforce chair, Dr. Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter,at http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr06/security.html. A number of individuals would like tosee more statements in the ethics code aboutprotection of “basic human rights.” TheEthics Committee is beginning to engage inthis discussion.Other items of interest from the Councilmeeting were the allocations of funds tosupport one meeting of the Task Force toRevise the APA Model Act for State Licensurefor Psychologists and funds to support a secondmeeting of the Task Force for Increasing theNumber of Quantitative Psychologists.Finally you have selected the candidates torun for President-Elect of APA. They are JamesBray, Alan Kazdin, Rosie Phillips Bingham,Stephen Ragusea, and Nora Newcombe.Mark your calendars for the 2007 APAconvention, San Francisco, August 17 –August 20.insidious responses verify our possessionof skills, talents and inclinations to turn ourheads.Is either of these responses new or unpredictable? History leads to the conclusion thatwe are not seeing responses that are novel.There always seems to be those where honor,integrity and moral conscience provide thelight that illuminates the path of humannessand fair play on which they walk. These folkstend to put others before themselves customarily. On the flip side, there are those amongus whose obsession for power, greed, controland elevation of self-first supersedes behaving in ways that elevate the human spirit.Did Katrina and Rita cause the devastation that was captured on television or didtheir power and might serve as the drawstringto the curtain that exposed the deliberatelydismissed and long abandoned infirm, poorand disenfranchised Gulf Coast citizenry?Were the bloated bodies floating in the putrid flood waters of New Orleans remindersof a storm just past or more evidence of thestorms of executive malfeasance that havebeen hurling institutionally down south (andacross America) for decades? Have we as anation failed in our efforts to engineer remedies aimed at correcting economic and socialinjustice or have we succeeded in generatingand maintaining structural systems designedto fuel poverty and second-class citizenship?When the discourse regarding our nation’s recent natural disasters shifts to an examination of a newly emerged hot topic, wewill be left with one truth. Choice is the sumand substance around which all analyses (e.g.,political, sociological, racial/ethnic, economic, etc.) of Katrina and Rita swirl. Choosingto respond humanly and with compassion orwith allegiance to materialism and trophy acquisition represent decisions to honor thoseprinciples. Choosing to see the value-addeddimensions of multiculturalism or render invisible and forgotten entire populations andclasses of people represents clear either/orpositions. There is no middle ground. Wedon’t have a choice to not choose.A peek outside my window confirms theweather person’s prediction for early morning overcast skies. Hmmm, another choice! Ican focus on the gloom and the prediction formore of the same. Alternatively, I can hopefor brighter days ahead. I can choose to remember even in the darkest and most fiercestorm the sun with all of its light and warmthis exactly where the good Lord put it. The sundoesn’t set, nor does it rise. Its presence is asunfailing as is its illusion of movement. Because we can’t see the sun doesn’t mean thatit’s not there. It simply and only means, wecan’t see it.Similarly, our motivation, confidence,compassion, patience, will power, and allother psychological energies including ourself-esteemt an opportunity to check our intrapersonal barometers and recalibrate theindices we choose to measure what’s reallyof value. Rosie Phillips BinghamLouise DouceJanet HelmsWilliam Parhamwparham@sps.ucla.edu
Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, Summer 2006 NewsletterStepping Up to the Plate: Giving Back to CommunitiesThe mission of the “Stepping Up tothe Plate: Giving Back to Communities”campaign, one of the initiatives establishedby President-Elect Bill Parham, is to enactsocial justice and advocacy by promotingempowerment among individuals, families,and communities. Bill’s vision is to haveSociety of Counseling Psychology (SCP)members engaged in serving local communitiesthat host our annual APA conventions. InFebruary, Dr. Parham appointed MichaelMobley and Rebecca Toporek as Co-Chairs ofthis Special Task Group (STG). The charge tothe STG was to develop a road map model forhow the Society may establish a system andprocess of opportunities to give back to hostcommunities during annual APA conventions.As professionals and trainees in the field ofCounseling Psychology we have establisheda value system that affirms diversity andsocial justice. Indeed, much of our research,practice, and training endeavors demonstrateour commitment to serving and working formarginalized populations in our society. In thewords of Rosie Bingham, we have chosen toestablish a “Circle of Inclusion.”This initiative challenges us to “step upto the plate” as we go to different cities forour annual convention and to “give back tocommunities” that host us. How many of uswould visit the home of a new acquaintance,friend, or professional colleague and not offerour thanks and appreciation via gift giving?In this same vein, Stepping Up to the Plateencourages us to offer gifts to individuals,families, organizations, and agencies whomay benefit from our time, talents, skills,and expertise. In particular, Stepping Up tothe Plate is consistent with the SCP’s currentInitiatives: (1) incorporating a strengthsbased, life-span approach, (2) commitmentto psychological activity that benefits diversepopulations, and (3) the integration of scienceand practice. As such we seek to engage inevidence-based practice taking into account(a) the best available research, which shouldbe informed by practice and consumer issues,(b) applying counseling psychologists’clinical expertise, derived from training andexperience, and (c) the client’s characteristics,culture, values, and preferences as well as theclient’s understanding of the social, political,and cultural context.During the past six months as co-chairsMichael and Rebecca have met to discuss howto develop a system and process for SteppingUp to the Plate while simultaneously preparingto create opportunities for Society members’to support the New Orleans community. Wehave been challenged to consider ways that ourSociety might offer support in restoring andempowering the lives of children and familiesdevastated by the natural and man-made effectsof Katrina. Our work has been enriched bythe increasing the circle of the STG. In April2006 Jim Werth and Priscilla Dass-Brailsfordjoined the STG. Jim and Priscilla has offered atremendous wealth of knowledge, experience,and expertise to our working group. We arealso looking forward to working with recentlyappointed committee members Alvin Alvarez,Susan Lonborg, Lonnie Duncan, Li-fei Wand,Jan Collins-Eaglin, Angela Lee, and CharlayneHayling. We have sought collaborativerelationships with Division 9, Division 45, andAPA to promote the following opportunitiesfor Giving Back to the Community in NewOrleans: Division 17-sponsored Publishers’Book Donations to hardest hit LocalColleges and Universities Division 17-sponsored DonationsCollection for New OrleansCommunity Organizations/Agenciesduring convention programmeetings Division 9-sponsored Rebuilding Homesvia Common Ground Collective APA-sponsored Habitat for HumanityVolunteer Effort on Wednesday,August 9th APA-sponsored Preservation Hall JazzPerformance ( 10) with proceedsto support New Orleans PublicSchools APA-sponsored Bill Cosby Performance( 10) with proceeds to support NewOrleans Public Schools APA-sponsored Collection of SchoolSupplies for New Orleans PublicSchoolsAs more volunteer and giving opportunitiesare finalized, we will post updates on theDivision 17 website: www.div17.org/giveback.The STG Committee will meet on Saturday,August 12 from 10:00 - 10:50 am in theHospitality Suite C, and the STG will hold aNew Orleans Volunteer Debriefing Meetingfor SCP and APA members on Sunday, August13 from 11:00 - 11:50 am in Hospitality SuiteB. We strongly encourage SCP members toreach out, Step up to the Plate, and Give Back,and support the New Orleans commnity.Michael MobleyMobleyM@missouri.eduVICE PRESIDENT FOR DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC INTERESTIn this newsletter, I would like to updatethe Society on a number of exciting newprojects that are being coordinated throughthe Office of the VP for Diversity and PublicInterest. First, Division 17 is participating ina working group that is developing a set ofguidelines for the Committee on Accreditationthat specifically targets the assessment ofDomain D during accreditation visits. Atthis point, President Nutt and I are involvedwith this group on behalf of the SCP, butwe anticipate that the representation ofDivision 17 members on this committee willincrease. The second project is the planningof a conference on Evidence Based Practicewith Ethnic Minority Populations. I am verypleased to be participating on behalf of theDivision. As many of you know, plans arebeing made for the 2008 National CounselingPsychology Conference. As a participant onthe planning committee, I am very excited tohelp create opportunities for SCP membersto showcase their important contributions toMulticultural Counseling and Psychology inthe Public Interest. Please be aware that a2008 CP Conference survey will be circulatedelectronically in the near future. The surveywill be your opportunity to provide input on where the conference should take place andwhat types of programs should be offered.If you would like more detailed informationabout the survey or are not connected to theSociety’s listserv, please let me know. The2006 APA Convention is just around the cornerand I am looking forward to seeing all of youat the many wonderful SCP programs that willbe offered this year. As always, I welcome anyquestions, comments, or suggestions that youmay have.Liz Veraevera@luc.edu
Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the APA, Summer 2006 NewsletterVICE PRESIDENT FOR SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRSAs I come to the end of my term, I will takethis opportunity to reflect on the activities ofScientific Affairs over the last three years aswell as muse about the future.First, the major accomplishments:1. APA Policy on Evidence-Based Practice.In conjunction with Jaquie Resnick and theSTG on evidence-based practice, Societyof Counseling Psychology (SCP) was veryintimately involved in drafting the APA policyon evidence-base practice, which was recentlypromulgated by APA (see http://www.apa.org/practice/ebpstatement.pdf for the policy, anaccompanying report will be soon publishedin The American Psychologist). Prominent onthe Task Force were counseling psychologistsBruce Wampold, Jean Carter, and CarolGoodheart. Through our efforts, the policyreflected the values of the Society as well asour emphases on research.2. Making Counseling PsychologyResearch Visible. Research conducted bycounseling psychologists was prominentlyfeatured at the APA conventions. In 2004,Scientific Affairs sponsored a symposiumwhich featured four exemplary programsof research—Jerry Deffenbacher, DorothyEspelage, David Blustein, and Terry Traceypresented their research and the implicationsit has for policy and practice. Last year,the Society instituted a symposium entitledShowcase the Best SCP Practice and Science.In 2005, Clara Hill’s presented and this year inNew Orleans J
The Doctoral Program Patterns STG chaired by Betsy Altmaier is gathering fascinating confidential information from deans at universities in which Counseling Psychology doctoral programs have closed and in which programs have recently opened . They will be providing aggregate information to SCP and CCPTP to aid both
