Final report to the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association from the Commission on the Composition of Council: 1967.

The Commission on the Composition of Council herewith submits its final report, prepared after detailed consideration of the many responses to its preliminary report, and recommends that it be published in an early issue of the American Psychologist. Recommendations are set forth, followed by comments. Not every member of the Commission agrees that each recommendation is the best among all alternatives considered, but in every instance a decisive majority favored each recommendation. The entire report represents a consensus of the Commission, which agreed that, as a whole, the recommendations provide a sound approach to the problems posed to the Commission. The first supplement to the present report is an analysis by Daniel Katz of the straw poll initiated by the Commission in response to early requests for empirical data on the probable membership in the proposed new division. Included are information on that point and other data about patterns of divisional membership as related to type of employment, interests, and professional identification. The second supplement is Dorothy Eichorn's background paper, which summarizes relevant current Bylaws and clarifies more specifically than is appropriate in the main body of this report several questions raised by the preliminary report. Each member of the Commission was encouraged to submit a commentary if he wished to elaborate any points he felt to be relevant to the Commission report. In the third supplement is one such paper, prepared by Isidor Chein at the urging of the writing committee. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on apportionment ballot.

Presents a report by the American Psychological Association Committee on Structure and Function of Council on the annual apportionment ballot. The annual apportionment ballot to determine the composition of Council for 1976 showed no major changes from the ballot of the previous year. The greatest change in any one unit's number of seats was two. The total number of Council members, as a result of the apportionment ballot, increased from 106 in 1975 to 108 in 1976, To this is added the 12 members of the Board of Directors to bring the overall total for 1976 to 120. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1980.

Provides results from American Psychological Association apportionment ballots for Council representation in 1980. The current voting system is also described. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1982.

Beginning with the 1973 legislative year, the size of the Council of Representatives was fixed at approximately 115 members, including the Board of Directors and APA officers. The purpose was to reduce the size of Council and to place a ceiling on the total number of Council members possible. Table 1 presents the number of Council seats held by divisions and the number held by state associations and coalitions for the period 1966-1982. It shows that since its inception, the present system has reduced and generally stabilized the number of Council representatives. The voting pattern has remained relatively constant since the adoption of the present apportionment system. In conjunction with the new system, the Council established a continuing committee called the Committee on Structure and Function of Council. Among other activities, this committee monitors the annual apportionment ballot and reports the results to Council. The results of the 1982 Council apportionment ballot are shown in Table 2. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 2012.

Each year, the apportionment ballot is used to determine how many representatives each division and state, provincial, and territorial association will have on the Council of Representatives. The system is described in Article V, Sections 6 and 7, of the American Psychological Association (APA) Bylaws. Briefly, all APA fellows, members, and voting associates are sent an apportionment ballot on or before November 1. Voting members indicate the division(s) and/or state, provincial, or territorial association(s) through which they desire to have their interests represented on Council in the following year by allocating a total of 10 votes to one or more of these groups. Table 1 presents the number of Council seats held by divisions and the number held by state, provincial, and territorial associations for the period 1980 –2012. The results of the 2010 apportionment ballot for Council year 2012 are shown in Table 2. A total of 12,510 ballots were returned, representing 14.7% of the voting membership. This compares with 16.2% who voted the previous year. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 2008.

Each year, the apportionment ballot is used to determine how many representatives each division and state, provincial, and territorial association will have on the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association. This article presents a table of the number of Council seats held by divisions and the number held by state, provincial, and territorial associations for the period 1972-2008. The results of the 2006 apportionment ballot for Council year 2008 are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 2010.

Each year, the apportionment ballot is used to determine how many representatives each division and state, provincial, and territorial association will have on the Council of Representatives. The system is described in Article V, Sections 6 and 7, of the American Psychological Association (APA) Bylaws. Briefly, all APA fellows, members, and voting associates are sent an apportionment ballot on or before November 1. Voting members indicate the division( s) and/or state, provincial, and territorial association(s) through which they desire to have their interests represented on Council in the following year by allocating a total of 10 votes to one or more of these groups. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 2009.

Each year, the apportionment ballot is used to determine how many representatives each division and state, provincial, and territorial association will have on the American Psychological Association's Council of Representatives. The annual apportionment ballot to determine the composition of the 2009 Council resulted in a total of 162 seats. Including the 13 members of the Board of Directors, the number of Council seats will be 175 for 2009. This article presents the number of Council seats held by divisions and the number held by state, provincial, and territorial associations for the period 1973-2009. The results of the 2007 apportionment ballot for Council year 2009 are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1987.

Beginning with the 1973 legislative year, the size of the Council of Representatives was fixed at approximately 115 members, including the Board of Directors and APA officers. This was done to reduce the size of Council and to place a ceiling on the total number of Council members possible. This action was the result of several years of study in the late 1960s by the Commission on the Composition of Council, which was chaired by George W. Albee. At the commission's recommendation, the membership voted to adopt the present system of the annual apportionment ballot to determine how many Council representatives each division and state association will have each year. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1990.

This article provides information concerning the apportionment ballot, which is used to determine how many representatives each division and state or provincial association will have on the Council of Representatives. This system is described further in the American Psychological Association's (APA's) bylaws. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1983.

Beginning with the 1973 legislative year, the size of the Council of Representatives was fixed at approximately 115 members, including the Board of Directors and APA officers. This was done to reduce the size of Council and to place a ceiling on the total number of Council members possible. This action was the result of several years of study in the late 1960s by the Commission on the Composition of Council, which was chaired by George W. Albee. At the commission's recommendation, the membership voted to adopt the present system of the annual apportionment ballot to determine how many Council representatives each division and state association will have each year. In conjunction with this system, the Council established a continuing committee called the Committee on Structure and Function of Council. Among other activities, this committee monitors the annual apportionment ballot and reports the results to Council. This paper presents the annual report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1983. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 2007.

This article describes the annual apportionment ballot that determines the composition of the 2007 Council of Representatives. Table 1 presents the number of Council seats held by divisions and the number held by state, provincial, and territorial associations for the period 1972-2007. The results of the 2005 apportionment ballot for Council year 2007 are shown in Table 2. A total of 16,630 ballots were returned, representing 19% of the voting membership. This compares with 20.3% who voted the previous year. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the Apportionment Ballot for Representation Year 2005.

Reports on the apportionment ballot for representation year 2005. Each year, the apportionment ballot is used to determine how many representatives each division and state, provincial, and territorial association will have on the Council of Representatives (Council). Beginning with the 2003 legislative year, the total number of representatives (seats) on Council was set at 162. The 162 seats will be divided into two pools, one for divisions and one for state, provincial, and territorial associations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

News: August, 2010/February, 2011 meeting of the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association report.

The Council of Representatives (COR) of the American Psychological Association (APA) considered numerous agenda items at the August 2010 meeting in San Diego on the Wednesday before the Convention and on Sunday morning. The Council approved the 2011 preliminary revenue and expense budget, including the $60,000.00 allocation to the Archives of the History of American Psychology. The Council approved the initial recognition or continued recognition of behavioral and cognitive psychology, clinical neuropsychology, industrial- organizational psychology, personality assessment, professional geropsychology, psychopharmacology, and sport psychology as specialties or proficiencies in professional psychology. The Council received a report in which the rationale for including psychology as a STEM discipline was presented. A Bylaws amendment regarding allocation of COR seats was approved by the Council and will be submitted to the members in a future ballot. The Council of Representatives (COR) of the American Psychological Association (APA) met in Washington, DC, from Thursday, February 17, 2011, through Sunday, February 20, 2011. A major agenda item was the consideration of the triennial reauthorization of the APA allocation to the Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP). A second agenda item is very important for the Society for the History of Psychology. The Membership Board of the APA submitted a New Dues Schedule Proposal that included three sections. The first involved a reduction of $40.00 in the base member dues rate from $287.00 to $247.00, and the second involved rescinding the action of the Council to allow a discount dues rate for members of various other scientific associations. The third part would have eliminated the APA dues reduction for members of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). A more extensive report of the COR’s actions will be published in the April issue of the Monitor on Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Officers, Boards, Committees, and Representatives of the American Psychological Association, 2005.

The Council of Representatives is composed of the Board of Directors, 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)     

Report from the APA Council of Representatives.

Summarizes the activities of the APA Council of Representatives at the 101st APA Convention in Toronto. A substantial portion of the report focuses on the decision to forestall the creation of the National College of Professional Psychology (NCPP) as a part of the APA. This report summarizes what NCPP is, the social forces at work in and out of APA that brought its initial rejection by Council, and the public and practice needs that will bring its eventual enactment in some form. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, for the year 1967: Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives.

This article provides the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives, August 31 and September 5, 1967 in Washington DC. Information is provided on the various topics discussed including: Elections, awards and membership; Board of Directors; Division and State Associations; Organization of the APA; Publications; Convention Affairs; Education and Training; Professional Affairs; Scientific Affairs; International Affairs; Central Office; Financial Affairs and Communications. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, for the year 1971: Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives.

Presents the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association for the year 1971. These minutes constitute the official record of actions of the Association taken during the year. Reference is made to various reports, some of which will be published elsewhere. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, for the Year 1974: Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives.

These minutes constitute the official record of actions of the Association taken during the year, by both the Council of Representatives and the Board of Directors. The roll of Representatives was called at each meeting, and more than a quorum answered to their names. Reference in these minutes is made to various reports, some of which will be published elsewhere. Copies of these reports were distributed to Council members and are on file in the Central Office. As long as the supply lasts, extra copies of many of the reports are available from the Central Office. The Board of Directors met five times during this Association year. All substantive actions of the Board were reported to Council and are included in these minutes. Further details of the Board's actions are to be found in the minutes of each meeting. As in previous years, these minutes are organized in topical rather than chronological order. The main headings used are: I. Minutes of Meetings in 1974-1975 II. Elections, Awards, Membership, and Manpower III. Ethics, and Social and Ethical Responsibility IV. Board of Directors V. Divisions and State Associations VI. Organization of the APA VII. Publications and Communications VIII. Convention Affairs IX. Educational Affairs X. Professional Affairs XI. Scientific Affairs XII. External Affairs XIII. Central Office XIV. Financial Affairs XV. Communications from Outside Organizations (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, for the Year 1975: Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives.

Presents the minutes from the annual meeting of the Council of Representatives, held August 29 and September 2, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois and January 23-25, 1976 in Washington, D.C. These minutes constitute the official record of actions of the Association taken during the year, by both the Council of Representatives and the Board of Directors. The roll of Representatives was called at each meeting, and more than a quorum answered to their names. Reference in these minutes is made to various reports, some of which will be published elsewhere. Copies of these reports were distributed to Council members and are on file in the Central Office. As long as the supply lasts, extra copies of many of the reports are available from the Central Office. The Board of Directors met five times during this Association year. All substantive actions of the Board were reported to the Council and are included in these minutes. Further details of the Board's actions are to be found in the minutes of each meeting. As in previous years, these minutes are organized in topical rather than chronological order. The main headings used are: I. Minutes of Meetings in 1975-1976 II. Elections, Awards, Membership, and Manpower III. Ethics IV. Board of Directors V. Divisions and State Associations VI. Organization of the APA VII. Publications and Communications VIII. Convention Affairs IX. Educational Affairs X. Professional Affairs XI. Scientific Affairs XII. Social and Ethical Responsibility for Psychology XIII. External Affairs XIV. Central Office XV. Financial Affairs XVI. Communications from Outside Organizations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)