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Interested in obtaining your ABPP Certification in Clinical Psychology?

LET DIVISON 42 HELP YOU.

If you are a member of Division 42 and have at least 15 years of post licensure practice, now is the best time to seek ABPP Certification in Clinical Psychology.

Dr. Lisa Grossman has created a Presidential Initiative to mentor Division 42 members who are eligible for the Senior Certification in Clinical Psychology. The program has assembled a number of Division 42 members who are Board Certified in Clinical Psychology to mentor, support, and assist you through the process of applying for the ABBP Certificate in Clinical Psychology.

This is a first-of-its-kind mentoring program offered to Division 42 members. It provides you with personalized support from experienced Board-certified psychologists who have volunteered as mentors. Members who take advantage of this program will be assigned a mentor who will guide you through each step of the application process.

NOW IS THE TIME!

IT MAY NEVER BE EASIER!!!

For further information about eligibility and the application process, contact the program chair, Armand Cerbone (arcerbone@aol.com). Read more here.

SPECIAL DIVISION 42 MEMBERSHIP OFFER: $100 DISCOUNT FROM THE APPLICATION FEE.

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Latest from Lisa:

Hi 42ers:

As I stated in my Feb 7 “42/7” listserv post, Division 42 welcomes collaboration with other divisions. In that spirit, we are pleased to post a request for participation in Division 12's survey.

Division 42 is particularly interested in supporting research that is based on clinical experience that will lead to information of direct relevance to practice. To that end, we encourage you to take a few minutes to fill out the survey. The link is below. Click here to read all about it. Thanks!!

Welcome to Division 42, the home for all psychologists in independent practice! 2010 is going to be an exciting year for our division with many new initiatives soon to be launched.

Some of these initiatives will utilize our listserv, so if you are not on it yet, contact me at LRGROSSMAN@aol.com or our Administrative Director, Jeannie Beeaff, at div42apa@cox.net to be placed on it.

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The theme for my presidential year is “Thriving in the New Normal.” During this year, you will hear about ways that we can enhance our practices in new and innovative manners. You will also hear about:

mentoring opportunities for the senior clinical ABPP
due process and regulatory recommendations for licensing boards
ethics tips for the practitioner
a multicultural toolkit to be used in our work

… and several other initiatives to be announced later in the year.

In addition, as you know, healthcare reform is on the brink of reality. For those of us who are health care providers, we must unite to have our combined voices heard so that we gain true parity, access to quality mental health services for all as well as appropriate reimbursements commensurate with our education and expertise. Our division must play a role in this historic legislation.

Our convention program in San Diego is shaping up to be really outstanding, so be sure to look for Division 42 programs in the convention book as well as announcements on 42’s website and list serv. And don’t forget about our Convention Social Hour and Early Career Social Hour, both which will be sure to enlighten, delight and allow important networking opportunities at convention.

And you won’t want to miss our bimonthly Virtual Happy Hour, which has been a huge success for several years. This is your opportunity to interact with experts on various topics relevant to the independent practitioner. So watch out for announcements for Virtual Happy Hour dates and times.

If you have thoughts or ideas for our division or projects you would like to suggest, please do not hesitate to contact me.

And, please consider more active participation in the division. Develop a proposal, formulate a working group and let’s talk about how to make our great division even greater and even more relevant to our independent practice needs. Please help us help you!

Here’s to a great 2010 for our division and to us all!!

Best,
Lisa Grossman, JD, PhD, ABPP
2010 President, Division 42

In their efforts to build a two-way bridge between research and practice, the Society of Clinical Psychology, Division 12 of APA, invites you to take the survey described below.

Wanted: Clinicians’ Feedback on Treating Panic Disorder

Once a drug has been approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) as a result of clinical trials, practitioners have the opportunity to offer feedback to the FDA on any shortcomings in the use of the drug in clinical practice. The Society of Clinical Psychology, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, is in the process of establishing a mechanism whereby practicing psychotherapists can report their clinical experiences using empirically supported treatments (ESTs).

This is not only an opportunity for clinicians to share their experiences with other therapists, but also can offer information that can encourage researchers to investigate ways of overcoming these limitations. We are starting with the treatment of panic disorder, but will extend our efforts to the treatment of other problems at a later time.

Our Web site provides the opportunity for therapists using cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) in treating panic to share their clinical experiences about those variables they have found to limit the successful reduction of symptomatology. Although research is underway to determine if other therapies can successfully treat panic, CBT is the only approach at present that is an EST. However, in order for the field to move from an EST to an evidence-based treatment that works well in practice settings, we need to know more about the clinical experience of therapists who make use of these interventions in actual clinical practice. By identifying the obstacles to successful treatment, we can then take steps to overcome these shortcomings.

Your responses, which will be anonymous, will be tallied with those of other therapists and posted on the Division 12 website at a later time. The results of the feedback we receive from clinicians will be provided to researchers, in the hope they can investigate ways of overcoming these obstacles.

The survey, which should take 10 minutes, can be found at: www.div12,org/panic

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