Official APA and Division announcements.

Provides the official American Psychological Association's announcement for the year 1971. Additionally, division announcements are provided for the following: (1) Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology; (2) Eastern Psychological Association; (3) Western Psychological Association; (4) Southeastern Psychological Association; (5) Southwestern Psychological Association; (6) Midwestern Psychological Association; and (7) Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reports for 1985 of the regional associations.

Presents reports of the 1985 annual meetings of the Western Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, Eastern Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Southwestern Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, New England Psychological Association,and Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reports for 1978 of the Regional Associations.

This article provides reports from the regional psychological associations for the year 1978. The following regions are included: (1) Western Psychological Association: Report of the Fifty-Eighth Annual Meeting; (2) Midwestern Psychological Association: Report of the Fiftieth Annual Meeting; (3) Eastern Psychological Association: Report of the Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting; (4) Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology: Report of the Seventieth Annual Meeting; (5) Rocky Mountain Psychological Association: Report of the Forty-Eighth Annual Meeting; and (6) Southeastern Psychological Association: Report of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Royalty Payments.

In the April American Psychologist (1962, 17, 207), Ross Stagner raised the question of royalty payments. Stagner proposed that the American Psychological Association receive "a share of royalties, based on the number of articles reprinted from APA journals" and asked for comments from other psychologists regarding his proposal. The commentator discusses this issue and raises some questions, including (a) to whom, if anyone, should readings royalties be paid and (b) what basis for distribution should be followed? (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reports for 1981 of the Regional Associations.

Presents reports of the following Annual Meetings: Western Psychological Association; Midwestern Psychological Association; Eastern Psychological Association; Rocky Mountain Psychological Association; Southeastern Psychological Association; Southwestern Psychological Association; New England Psychological Association; and the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2003 reports of the regional associations.

Presents the 2003 reports from the annual meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Southeastern Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, Southwestern Psychological Association, and Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Association for the Advancement of Psychology: 1980.

Founded in 1974 under the auspices of the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association, the Association for the Advancement of Psychology (AAP) is a nonprofit corporation that interacts with all branches of the federal government in the interest of psychology and the public. AAP's public policy activities in Congress and the federal agencies in 1980 continued to focus on the elimination of discrimination with regard to the treatment of mental illness and to mental health professionals; opportunities for funding in research and training; the protection of constitutional rights without exception; and fairness in government regulations. The cumulative effect of the advocacy effort, the constant monitoring of annual congressional appropriations and authorization processes, and the greater sophistication of AAP's interaction with the American Psychological Association resulted in significant gains for mental health in federal health programs. The AAP convention program featured a panel of psychologists who entered into a lively debate on the role of AAP and its interaction with state psychological associations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

State and Professional Affairs.

This document discusses state and professional affairs of the American Psychological Association. Topics discussed include: insurance, state associations, and the issuance of a newsletter by the American Association of State Psychology Boards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1968 Annual Meeting.

Presents the program for the 1968 Canadian Psychological Association Annual Meeting, to be held on June 3-4. The focus on the meeting will be "Measurement, Classification and Prediction Of Human Behavior." The preliminary program for the 29th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, held on June 5-7, 1968 is also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Eastern Psychological Association: 1896-1960.

The Eastern Psychological Association is nearly as old as the American Psychological Association itself, both dating from the last decade of the 19th century. On April 27, 1896, a Section of Anthropology, Psychology, and Philosophy was organized as part of the New York Academy of Science. In 1930 the name was changed to the New York Branch of the American Psychological Association. Major issues, actions, and papers are indicated. The basic philosophy of the Eastern Psychological Association is discussed. A table indicates location of annual meetings, number registered, number of papers given, presidents, and similar data since 1930. From Psyc Abstracts 36:02:2AJ49L. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accreditation of Canadian psychology programs: Obstacles and opportunities.

There has been substantial debate over the value of concurrent accreditation of doctoral training programs and internships in Canada, both from the Canadian and the American psychological communities. Proponents of concurrent accreditation have argued that concurrent accreditation increases mobility for students and attracts foreign applicants to Canadian graduate programs. Advocates of sole accreditation by the Canadian Psychological Association have argued that there are substantial drawbacks in terms of divergent models, national differences in diversity, and the investment of time and money to maintain cross-national accreditation. In light of the recent decision by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association to stop accrediting Canadian programs, this article reviews the past, present, and future state of accreditation in Canada. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Officers, boards, committees, and representatives of the American Psychological Association: 1977.

Presents a list of the officers, boards, committees, division representatives and state association representatives of the American Psychological Association for the year 1977. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

From the American Psychological Association to the American Psychology Association--An organization for psychologists or for the discipline? 2007 annual report of the APA Policy and Planning Board.

Each year, the American Psychological Association's Policy and Planning Board takes the pulse of the Association and the discipline as a whole and writes a report that represents the Board's best appraisal of a fundamental policy. Our main objective, however, is not simply to assess the current situation but to look forward on behalf of the Association and our membership. In 2007, the Policy and Planning Board examined APA's mission in the context of a changing professional and scholarly environment. This report thus explores alternative visions of a future American Psychological Association and takes on the ambitious task of rethinking the Association's mission and how the American Psychological Association might best serve its members, the discipline, and society. In this article, we envision the promise of rethinking the American Psychological Association's mission in the profession and in society. We discuss the American Psychological Association's function and identity and then introduce a conceptual framework that would move us toward becoming the American Psychology Association to promote the work of "psychology." We then proceed to outline the benefits and pitfalls of such a change in mission, as well as some practical and ideological barriers that might block such change. We conclude by summarizing our thought experiment and identifying avenues for productive discussion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Officers, boards, committees, and representatives of the American Psychological Association, 1971-1972.

Presents a list of officers, boards, committees, and division and state association representatives of the American Psychological Association for the year 1971-1972. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Officers, boards, committees, and representatives of the American Psychological Association, 2007.

The Council of Representatives is composed of the Board of Directors, the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) representative, division representatives, and state, provincial, and territorial association representatives. The representatives for the current year, with terms of office, are listed in this article. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Mary Henle (1913-2007).

An uncompromising advocate of academic rigor, and the last surviving second-generation Gestalt theorist, Mary Henle maintained the highest academic standards during a long career that was an inspiration to many of her colleagues. Her frequently cited publications are models of clear thinking and clear writing. She served as president of the Eastern Psychological Association (1981-1982) and of Divisions 24 (Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 1974-1975) and 26 (History of Psychology, 1971-1972) of the American Psychological Association (APA). She also served on such boards and committees as the APA Insurance Trust and made many presentations of carefully crafted papers at psychology conventions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Budget 1969.

Presents the 1969 budget for the Canadian Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Report of the Secretary-Treasurer.

Report from the Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Psychological Association, 1969. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An argument against the reorganization of APA.

Article discussing the reorganization of the American Psychological Association. The proposed reorganization is essentially a way of allowing conflicting interests to live side by side each other without resolving them. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Auditor's Report: Canadian Psychological Association.

Auditors' Report for the Canadian Psychological Association, 1970 is provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)