Welcome! The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is Division 53 of the American Psychological Association. Our purpose is to encourage the development and advancement of clinical child and adolescent psychology through integration of its scientific and professional aspects.
Mission
Our mission is to serve children, adolescents and families with the best possible clinical care based on psychological science. SCCAP strives to integrate scientific and professional aspects of clinical child and adolescent psychology, in that it promotes scientific inquiry, training, and clinical practice related to serving children and their families.
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Recipients of the Inaugural Child Mental Health in Action Awards
The SCCAP Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Child Mental Health in Action Awards. We were excited to receive many applications that proposed diverse ways of improving child and adolescent mental health and ...
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SCCAP 2020 APA Student Travel Award
The Student Advisory Board for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is pleased to invite applications for Student Travel Awards to attend the annual APA conference. Three $750 travel awards are available to support student travel to attend ...
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Stigma and Mental Health: What Is It, and What Are the Implications? – 2/4/2020
We invite you to our webinar Stigma and Mental Health: What Is It, and What Are the Implications? on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Eastern. Our speaker is Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, Professor of Psychology at ...
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New InBalance Newsletter Posted
InBalance is published three times a year and offers topical features, news of interest, and important policy-related information. Recent issues have focused on board certification, multidimensional family therapy, and evidence-based treatments. To view the latest issue, Click Here ...
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Career Spotlight: Beth Trammell, Ph.D.
Beth Trammell, Ph.D. What is your current occupation? Director, MA in Mental Health Counseling Program; Associate Professor of Psychology, Indiana University East What do you do? / Describe your role I am a faculty member and director of a collaborative ...
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R. Bob Smith, III, Ph.D., Excellence in Psychological Assessment Award and Workshop
The Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) will annually present the Bob Smith Psychological Assessment Award to an individual, or organization that has made a major contribution to the field of psychological assessment broadly defined ...
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Candidates are sought for positions on the SCCAP Board of Directors
SCCAP is seeking nominations for three board positions. Candidates must have a strong commitment to the SCCAP mission and have the available time to successfully accomplish the tasks defined for the specific position ...
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“But will this therapy benefit me?”: Applying Research Findings to Individual Patients – 12/5/2019
This webinar will focus on patient-centered approaches to making research findings accessible to non-research audiences including therapy clients ...
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Recording and Slides Available: Like Setting a Home on Fire: The Effects of Separating Families at the Borde
See More by Visiting the Webinar Page Like Setting a Home on Fire: The Effects of Separating Families at the Border – 10/9/19 ...
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R. Bob Smith III Excellence in Assessment Award Webinar; Improving Mental Health Services with Multicultural Assessment of Child, Youth & Parent Psychopathology – 11/12/19
The webinar will present assessment tools designed to identify people’s problems and strengths, to provide baselines against which to measure change, and to evaluate progress and outcomes ...
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SCCAP Science Committee Student Poster Awards
SCCAP Poster Award winners are selected from those submitted to the individual conference's Poster Program ...
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Student Achievement Awards
The Student Development Committee of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is pleased to invite applications for our annual Student Achievement Awards in Research and the Graduate Student Achievement Award in Clinical Practice ...
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Abidin Early Career Award and Grant
The award is intended to recognize an early career psychologist who has established a program of empirical research that has had a major impact on the field’s understanding of psychopathology, prevention, assessment, treatment, or public policy relative to child and ...
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Diversity Travel Award
The intent of this award is to allow graduate students and ECP's from diverse groups (e.g., ethnic and racial, sexual and gender diversity, individuals with a disability) the opportunity to attend a conference to gain professional skills and increase their ...
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Routh Dissertation Grant
The Routh Dissertation Grant provides support for student research that shows promise to add significantly to the research literature in the area of clinical child and adolescent psychology. Up to four $2,500 grants will be awarded annually ...
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Recording Available: The Impact of 13 Reasons Why on Suicide Behavior in Young People: What We Know So Far
Click Here to Access the Recording The Impact of 13 Reasons Why on Suicide Behavior in Young People: What We Know So Far Webinar Overview: The webinar will feature leading researchers in the area including Megan Chesin, PhD, William Paterson University, John Ackerman, ...
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Child Mental Health in Action (CMHA) Funding Opportunity
SCCAP Members, The SCCAP Board of Directors acknowledges that its mission will be significantly advanced through the sponsorship of programs and projects proposed by its membership and has therefore established Child Mental Health in Action (CMHA) as a new funding ...
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Future Directions Launch Award
Overview of the Future Directions Forum Learning how to do great science requires a toolbox of skills. Skills for effectively communicating science. To secure funding for scientific work. To identify where and when job opportunities arise. To get the ...
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Career Spotlight: Michael Morrow, Ph.D.
Career Column Spotlight: Michael Morrow, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Program Director of the Graduate Program in Counseling at Arcadia University ...
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Like Setting a Home on Fire: The Effects of Separating Families at the Border – 10/9/19
The webinar is intended to help clinicians understand how stress influences healthy development in youth. Dr. Shonkoff will discuss how separating families at the border impacts children and their families. Furthermore, it will identify the importance of stability on healthy ...
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Child Mental Health in Action Funding
The purpose of SCCAP is to support the development and advancement of clinical child and adolescent psychology through integration of its scientific and professional aspects. SCCAP promotes scientific inquiry, training, professional practice, and public policy in clinical child and adolescent ...
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SCCAP Professional Development Series – 2019
SCCAP Professional Development Series: Webinars, JCCAP Future Directions Forum, and Conference Programs for 2019 ...
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The Impact of 13 Reasons Why on Suicide Behavior in Young People: What We Know So Far – 9/19/2019
This webinar will consider the challenges that come with exposing youth to mature television content, data on links to suicidal ideation and ER visits among youth who have viewed the show, as well as data changes in social media and ...
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Recording and Slides Available Online: Applying to Clinical Internships: Insider Tips for Maximizing Your Success (2019)
If you missed the live webinar, you can now view a full recording and PowerPoint Slides on sccap53.org ...
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A Storm of Innovations: Using the Web to Work Together and Bring the Best Psychology Information to the People Who Would Benefit – 9/4/19
A Storm of Innovations: Using the Web to Bring the Best Psychology Information to the People Who Would Benefit on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET ...
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Screen Time Tips for Parents
Fristad, M. (July 27, 2019). Screen Time Tips for Parents. Retrieved from https://infoaboutkids.org/blog/screen-time-tips-for-parents ...
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2019 SCCAP Award and Grant Recipients
2019 SCCAP Award and Grant Recipients ...
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Applying to Clinical Internships: Insider Tips for Maximizing Your Success – 7/24/19
Applying to Clinical Internships: Insider Tips for Maximizing Your Success - 7/24/19 ...
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APA Convention
The upcoming APA Convention will be August 8-11, 2018 in Chicago. Please join us! ...
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New InBalance Newsletter Posted
InBalance is published three times a year and offers topical features, news of interest, and important policy-related information. Recent issues have focused on board certification, multidimensional family therapy, and evidence-based treatments. To view the latest issue, Click Here ...
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Career Spotlight: Rachel Hutt, Ph.D.
Career Spotlight: Rachel Hutt, Ph.D ...
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Taylor and Francis 30% Book Discount
30% discount on books for SCCAP 53 Members ...
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JCCAP Future Directions Forum (June 28th-29th, 2019; Washington, DC)
Held annually in June in Washington, DC, the Forum is the premier, gala science event specifically designed to meet the needs of early career scientists ...
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Practice Corner: Forty Years of Engagement Research in Children’s Mental Health Services: Multidimensional Measurement and Practice Elements
Practice Corner Author: Taylor N. Stephens, M.S., Palo Alto University Article Title: Forty Years of Engagement Research in Children’s Mental Health Services: Multidimensional Measurement and Practice Elements Article Authors: Kimberly D. Becker, Maya Boustani, Resham Gellatly, & Bruce F. Chorpita ...
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Online article featuring advice from SCCAP Board Member Dr. Amanda Jensen-Doss
Read the full article 'Am I depressed?': How teens can find mental health help online ...
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Career Spotlight: Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D., ABPP
The columnists describes their current role or roles; the path taken to arrive at their current positions; the training, support, and other experiences they have found valuable; and recommendations for current students ...
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SCCAP Award for Promoting Evidence-Based Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents
This Award is designed to recognize a clinical child and adolescent practitioner who has made a significant and enduring impact to promoting awareness, accessibility, and/or implementation of evidence-based mental health services for children and adolescents ...
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New InBalance Newsletter Posted
Latest issue posted! InBalance is published three times a year and offers topical features, news of interest, and important policy-related information. Recent issues have focused on board certification, multidimensional family therapy, and evidence-based treatments ...
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APA Elections 2019
APA 2019 Elections ...
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Career Spotlight: Mary Fristad, PhD
Mary Fristad, Ph.D. Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Department of Psychology Vice Chair of Research and Academic Affairs at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ...
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Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media in Adolescents: What to Do? 2/4/2019
This webinar will review: 1) current rates of anxiety and depression in adolescents; 2) normative adolescent development; 3) characteristics of social media; 4) current use of social media by adolescents; 5) research findings on the impact of social media on ...
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Recording Available Online: From the Brain to Bedside: Translating Neuroscience Findings to Develop Innovative Interventions
If you missed the live webinar, you can now view a full recording on sccap53.org. Click here to view. From the Brain to Bedside: Translating Neuroscience Findings to Develop Innovative Interventions Speaker: Amy Krain Roy, Ph.D., Director, Integrative Neuroscience Program ...
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Updated Bios and Layout for SCCAP Officers and Student Activity Committee Members
The SCCAP Officers and Student Activity Committee pages have been updated with a new layout. Check them out! https://sccap53.org/about-us/officers/ https://sccap53.org/resources/student-resources/student-advisory-committee/ ...
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Practice Corner: Community Therapist Reports of Client Engagement Challenges During the Implementation of Multiple EBPs in Children’s Mental Health
Practice Corner: Community Therapist Reports of Client Engagement Challenges During the Implementation of Multiple EBPs in Children’s Mental Health ...
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SCCAP members have FREE access to Trip Pro
SCCAP is proud to offer a benefit relevant to all members no matter the stage of their career. SCCAP members have FREE access to Trip Pro by logging on to SCCAP53.org and clicking the TRIP icon under the Resources tab ...
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Practice Corner: Stability and Predictive Validity of the Parent-Child Sleep Interactions Scale: A Longitudinal Study Among Preschoolers
Practice Corner: Stability and Predictive Validity of the Parent-Child Sleep Interactions Scale: A Longitudinal Study Among Preschoolers ...
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Practice Corner: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Child-Centered Therapy for Child Anxiety Disorders
Practice Corner: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Child-Centered Therapy for Child Anxiety Disorders ...
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From the Brain to Bedside: Slides and Forum Available
This webinar will provide a basis application of the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct to specific ethical dilemmas in research and practice involving diverse populations. The information will be useful in better understanding how to engage in multicultural ...
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Career Spotlight: Alison Tebbett-Mock, Ph.D.
Alison Tebbett-Mock, Ph.D. Psychologist at Northwell, Zucker Hillside Hospital ...
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2019 Future Directions Forum – Call for Abstracts
Overview Learning how to do great science requires a toolbox of skills. Skills for effectively communicating science. To secure funding for scientific work. To identify where and when job opportunities arise. To get the offers to start your first job ...
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Candidates are sought for four positions on the SCCAP Board of Directors
SCCAP is seeking nominations for four board positions. Candidates must have a strong commitment to the SCCAP mission and have the available time to successfully accomplish the tasks defined for the specific position. All positions assume responsibility on January 1, ...
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From the Brain to Bedside: Translating Neuroscience Findings to Develop Innovative Interventions 12/4/2018
This webinar will provide a basis application of the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct to specific ethical dilemmas in research and practice involving diverse populations. The information will be useful in better understanding how to engage in multicultural ...
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Conference: Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers
Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers The 2019 National Conference of APAHC will address the many clinical, research, training, and administrative topics pertinent to psychologists and other providers working in academic health centers. The theme for the Conference is Psychology ...
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Student Poster Award Winner – Rosalind Elliott
The Science Committee of SSCAP - Division 53 wishes to congratulate Rosalind Elliott from the University of Pittsburgh. Rosalind was the winner of the Student Poster Award at the 2018 National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, awarded this past weekend in Kansas ...
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Candidates are sought for four positions on the SCCAP Board of Directors
SCCAP is seeking nominations for four board positions. Candidates must have a strong commitment to the SCCAP mission and have the available time to successfully accomplish the tasks defined for the specific position. All positions assume responsibility on January 1, ...
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Career Spotlight: Angela Narayan, Ph.D.
Angela Narayan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Psychology of the University of Denver ...
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Practice Corner: Impressions of “Evidence-Based Practice”: A direct-to-consumer survey of caregivers concerned about adolescent substance use
Impressions of “Evidence-Based Practice”: A direct-to-consumer survey of caregivers concerned about adolescent substance use ...
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Updated Training Program Database
The Education and Standards Committee is proud to be able to provide its members with a database of child and adolescent focused programs ...
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List of resources for Hurricane and Flood
Dear Colleagues, A group of students has been working with the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology listserv to build a list of tips and suggestions for getting ready for the storm, staying safe during it, and regrouping after ...
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Practice Corner: Predicting Future Suicide Attempts Among Adolescent and Emerging Adult Psychiatric Emergency Patients
Many studies focus on the suicidality of adolescents in a general outpatient setting, while this study targets a subset of young people who present to the hospital for a psychiatric emergency. Not only does this article examine risk factors associated ...
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Website Maintenance
Certain functions on sccap53.org will be frozen while we upgrade the site's servers. The anticipated dates are between August 22nd and mid-September. Members will not be able to access the Forums, post new jobs in the Career Center, or renew ...
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Miami Child Mental Health Conference – Save the Date!
SCCAP IS PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THE MICAMH CONFERENCE The Miami International Child and Adolescent Mental Health (MICAMH) Conference (formerly known as the Niagara-in-Miami Conference) is a leading interdisciplinary conference presenting state-of-the-art, evidence-based prevention and treatments for mental health and educational problems in children ...
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Psychology and Ethics: Strengthening Diverse Relationships Across Psychology 9/14/2018
his webinar will provide a basis application of the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct to specific ethical dilemmas in research and practice involving diverse populations. The information will be useful in better understanding how to engage in multicultural ...
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SSCP Continuing Education Task Force
The above link is part of an initiative to report Continuing Education programs that fail to fully meet APA’s Standards and Criteria for Approval of Sponsors of Continuing Education for Psychologists, despite the sponsors of these CE programs having APA ...
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Career Spotlight: Erin Hambrick, Ph.D.
Erin Hambrick, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Missouri – Kansas City ...
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Practice Corner: Disseminating Evidence-Based Practices for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Web-Based Initiative.
This article describes the SCCAP’s efforts to increase dissemination of EBPs for youth via a web-based initiative (INDICES). The authors outline practical recommendations for youth-serving professionals to capitalize on the benefits of INDICES in their work with youth and families ...
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Call for Papers: Special issue of Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice
This special issue will examine the available research on potentially harmful therapies, broadly defined. Such treatments encompass interventions or therapist styles that are harmful to many who receive them across a variety of target problems, as well as harmful treatments ...
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Recording Available Online: Applying to Clinical Internships: Insider Tips for Maximizing Your Success
If you missed the live webinar, you can now view a full recording on sccap53.org. Click here to view. Webinar Overview: The pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship can be one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of a psychologist’s career ...
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Future Directions Forum (FDF) Remarks
Remarks given by Andres De Los Reyes, Ph.D. at the 2018 Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum (FDF). http://jccapfuturedirectionsforum.weebly.com/ ...
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Student Mentorship Program
SCCAP’s mentorship program aims to consistently develop future leaders in the field of psychology who will strive to uphold the values of scientific excellence and a commitment to the well-being of children and adolescents across a variety of research and ...
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2018 Professional Development Series
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Professional Development Series Serving the community of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, teachers, pediatricians, public health and all those dedicated to improving the mental health of children, adolescents and families. Life-long learning made easy ...
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Psychometrics of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 for Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents
This article describes two newly validated versions of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) that can be administered quickly to reliably screen for probable PTSD diagnosis ...
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InBalance, Volume 34, Issue 2, Summer 2018, COR Report Supplement
The APA Council of Representatives update, written by Council representatives Mary Fristad and Timothy Cavell, is included in the summer 2018 issue of InBalance ...
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Applying to Clinical Internships: Insider Tips for Maximizing Your Success – 7/9/2018
In this webinar, we bring together training directors from graduate programs and internship sites to provide strategies and tips for making the most of the summer leading up to internship applications ...
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APA Conference Brochure Now Available
APA Conference Brochure Now Available ...
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Attend the JCCAP Future Directions Forum
The Forum showcases interdisciplinary work in child and adolescent mental health, provides professional development training to early career scientists, and raises public awareness of the “best and brightest” of these scientists-in-training ...
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Call for Papers: Trainee Perspectives on Supervision Processes
Training and Education in Professional Psychology, the official journal of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), seeks brief manuscripts authored by psychology trainees about their experiences as supervisees during pre-practicum, practicum, internship, and/or post-doctoral supervision. We are ...
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Career Spotlight: Daniel M. Bagner, Ph.D., ABPP
Daniel M. Bagner, Ph.D., ABPP Associate Professor of Psychology Florida International University ...
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Discredited Assessment and Treatment Methods Used with Children and Adolescents: A Delphi Poll
While there are a lot of resources available to tell you about assessments and treatments that you should be using, it is much more difficult to identify assessments and treatments that you should not be using. This article contains lists ...
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Career Spotlight: Ashley Anderson, Psy.D.
Ashley Anderson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist Insightful Solutions What is your current occupation? Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Insightful Solutions What do you do? / Describe your role I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at a group practice called Insightful Solutions. I ...
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Career Spotlight: Shabnam Javdani, Ph.D., New York University, Steinhardt
Shabnam Javdani, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology New York University, Steinhardt 1. What is your current occupation? I am an Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. 2 ...
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Career Spotlight: Jonathan Perle, Ph.D., ABPP, Midwestern University
Jonathan Perle, Ph.D., ABPP Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Assistant Professor Coordinator of Child and Adolescent Track Behavioral Sciences – Clinical Psychology Midwestern University 1. What is your current occupation? I recently began my new role as ...
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Career Spotlight: Jessica C. Hauser-Harrington, Ph.D.
Jessica C. Hauser-Harrington, Ph.D., St. John Hospital & Medical Center Jessica C. Hauser-Harrington, Ph.D. Director of Behavioral Science and Research Family Medicine Residency St. John Hospital & Medical Center Detroit, MI 1. What is your current occupation? Director of Behavioral ...
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Career Spotlight: Jason Steadman, Psy.D, East Tennessee State University
Jason Steadman, Psy.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology East Tennessee State University 1. What is your current occupation? Assistant Professor of Psychology, East Tennessee State University 2. What do you do? / Describe your role As a faculty member in a ...
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Attachment Theory and Research: Applications and Misapplications in Clinical Practice 4/25/18
Webinar Overview: Attachment problems and“attachment therapy” are often discussed in applied clinical settings, and are particularly prominent among services for maltreated and/or adopted children. These terms are not, however, widely discussed in academic research or settings. There are multiple reasons ...
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Sponsored Conferences and Programs
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