Report of the Treasurer.

This Treasurer's Report summarizes the American Psychological Association's operations for 1966, presents a progress report on the current year, 1967, and covers the major items in the budget for 1968, which the Council of Representatives adopted at its meeting on September 5, 1967. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Annual report of the Policy and Planning Board: 1986.

This year the Policy and Planning (P&P) Board's agenda was dominated by the issue of reorganization. The P&P Board endorsed and recommended to the February 1987 Council of Representatives that APA be reorganized in accord with the 22 elements presented in the Final Report of its Task Force on the Structure of APA and that final proposed bylaws language changes be brought before the August 1987 Council for forwarding to the APA membership for approval. The proposal was defeated by a roll call vote (56 yea, 63 nay, 1 abstention). Jack I. Bardon, Chair, and David A. Rodgers, Member, presented the Task Force's proposal to Council. This report presents a summary of their remarks to Council and the Final Report of the Task Force on the Structure of APA. (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)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1978.

The present method of determining the composition of the APA Council of Representatives by the use of the apportionment ballot was first used to determine the composition of the 1973 Council. In conjunction with the new system, Council established a continuing committee to be called the Committee on Structure and Function of Council. This committee is charged with giving continuing attention to the composition of Council. The present article presents the report of this committee for the year 1978. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Report of the Recording Secretary.

Details of the work of the APA Council and Board of Directors can be read in the Minutes. This article presents the annual report and is intended to point up the major issues that Council faced. The major subheadings contained in the article are: Structure of Council, Tax-Exempt Status, Accreditation of Graduate Programs, Dues Increase, Convention, and Women. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Report of CPA Representative Social Science Research Council of Canada.

Presents the report of the Canadian Psychological Association Representative to the Social Science Research Council of Canada. The Annual Meeting of the Social Science Research Council of Canada met at Carleton University on 13 June 1967. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

News & notes.

Presents information of interest to Division 26 members. Included are information about the Council of Representatives apportionment ballot; a report of the Division 26 representative on the meeting of the APA Council of Representatives; and information about a ceremonial event that was held at APA's annual convention in 1999 that recognized John A. Popplestone and Marion White McPherson for their lifetime, career contributions to the field of psychology. Also included are several personal news items and a correction to the spelling of an individual's name in an earlier News & Notes section. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Rapport du Representant de la SCP Au Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Sociales du Canada.

Presents the report of the Canadian Psychological Association representative to the Social Science Research Council of Canada. The Annual Meeting of the Social Science Research Council of Canada met at Carleton University on 13 June 1967. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

First report to the Council of Representatives from the Commission on Composition of Council.

Presents the First Report to the Council of Representatives From The Commission on Composition of Council. This an edited copy of the September 1966 report to the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives from our Commission. Comments relating to matters other than composition of the Council of Representatives have been deleted. The 12 members of the Commission are named at the end of this report. The Commission was appointed by Nicholas Hobbs in May 1966, at the recommendation of the Council of Representatives. During Council's spring meeting, extensive discussions were held on the problem of the composition of Council. The Commission was charged with recommending changes in the method of electing members to Council and we were given a number of guidelines by Council to follow in our deliberations. The Commission met during the spring and summer and discussed the problem of the governing structure of the Association and drafted the enclosed document. It is not a final proposal, but should serve as a basis for approaching the problem. (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 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)     

Proceedings of the seventy-third annual business meeting: Report of the Recording Secretary.

Presents the Report of the Recording Secretary regarding the Proceedings of the Seventy-Third Annual Business Meeting. The Secretary reports that it is particularly difficult this year to pick out a very few items for report because Council, for good reasons, completed only about 40% of its agenda. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

News.

The Council of Representatives (COR) of the American Psychological Association (APA) considered many significant agenda items at the February 2010 meeting in Washington, DC, but the most important item for the Society for the History of Psychology (SHP) was the budget for 2010. The COR adopted a revised version of Ethical Standard 1.02 and Ethical Standard 1.03. The COR voted to hold its meetings in San Diego at a facility other than the Manchester Grant Hyatt Hotel, which is owned by Douglas Manchester who contributed significantly to supporting a proposition that bans same-sex marriage in California. The COR approved a revised Model Act for State Licensure of Psychologists and numerous other items that are unlikely to be of direct interest to the members of the SHP. A report of additional actions of the COR was published in the April issue of the Monitor on Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

News & notes.

This News & Notes section of the History of Psychology Journal includes statements by candidates for the President of Division 26, statements by the candidates for Council Representatives, call for nominations for News & Notes editor, bylaws amendment, a tentative Division 26 program for the 2002 APA Convention, a report of the Representative to the Council of Representatives, and finally personal news. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Annual report of the Policy and Planning Board, 1995.

During 1995 the Policy and Planning Board (P&P) of the American Psychological Association (APA) finalized its work on amendments to the APA Bylaws and Association Rules and published the 1995 "Five-Year Report of the P&P." P&P hosted a working breakfast at the annual convention for representatives of divisions and relevant boards and committees to consider APA's long-range role in the changing economic times for both the discipline and individual psychologists. On the basis of information from the P&P retreat meeting, potential models for new APA divisions were developed, and discussion of their merits began with other APA groups as part of P&P's consideration of APA's future direction as an organization. This report is organized as follows: APA/division relations, economy and long-range planning, division formation, and items from the Council of Representatives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proceedings of the American Psychological Association, Incorporated, for the year 1970: Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Representatives. September 6, 1970 Miami Beach, Florida and October 3 and 4 1970 Washington, D.C.

Presents the minutes of the 1970 American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives. The Council of Representatives met in Miami Beach, Florida on September 6, 1970 at the APA Annual Convention, and again in Washington, D.C., on October 3 and 4. These minutes constitute the official record of actions of the Association taken during the year. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Functions of APA: An Exchange of Letters.

At the Chicago meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) Council, Howard Kendler read from a letter of Arthur Melton inviting a group of the members of the Division of Experimental Psychology to meet with him to give careful thought to the APA. In his letter Melton stated that, "the character of APA has taken a sharp turn toward the AMA-type professional society or guild and away from the scientific and professional society that is concerned with the advancement of a body of knowledge and its technological applications." McKeachie responded to the Melton statement on the floor of Council. Because the issues raised are so crucial to the future of APA, Melton expanded his remarks into an open letter to Melton. In the letter Melton discussed APA's contributions to the science of psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Composition of the Council of Representatives: Report on the apportionment ballot for representation year 1989.

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. Reported here are the results of the apportionment ballot for the representation year 1989. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Report of the Recording Secretary.

Reports on actions of the Council, including a petition of the Black Students Psychological Association that lists five goals. The item with the most potentially far-reaching implications for the future of APA is one that involves only rather minor immediate decisions. This is the question of the role of nondoctoral psychologists in APA and the proper function of APA in serving individuals who apply psychology. At the moment the recommendations ask only for study of the manpower needed for providing effective psychological services and of the way in which APA might serve the needs of the individual psychologists with less than doctoral training. This report discusses implications for an increase in dues income, membership standards, the size of APA, its journal program, and the effect of this issue on professional education, training, and standards. Public affairs issues continue to be a major concern of the Board of Directors and of Council. At the October meeting, Council will consider several resolutions related to nondiscriminatory practices; the legitimacy of the work of the membership of the Division of Military Psychology; a possible endorsement of a moratorium of university teaching, study, and research in protest of American involvement in Vietnam; and a possible withdrawal of the accreditation of any doctoral training program that discriminates against women. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)