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.
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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.Quick Links
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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 Elections 2018
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APA Conference Brochure Now Available
APA Conference Brochure Now Available ...
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SCCAP Diversity Travel Awards
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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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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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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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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SCCAP 2018 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 in San Francisco, CA. Three $500 travel awards are available to support ...
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APA Convention
The upcoming APA Convention will be August 9-12, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Please join us! ...
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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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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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Announcements
Save The Date: JCCAP Future Directions Forum (June 15-16, 2018; Washington, DC) ...
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SCCAP Sponsored Conferences
The Miami International Child & Adolescent Mental Health (MICAMH) Conference is on February 21-23, 2018 and the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology in Kansas will be October 18-20, 2018 ...
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