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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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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The Impact of 13 Reasons Why on Suicide Behavior in Young People: What We Know So Far – 9/19/19
The Impact of 13 Reasons Why on Suicide Behavior in Young People: What We Know So Far Webinar Overview: This webinar will present findings that indicate that 13 Reasons Why may be a potential platform for Psychoeducation on suicide and ...
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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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“But will this therapy benefit me?”: Applying Research Findings to Individual Patients – 12/5/2019
Webinar Coming in December: “But will this therapy benefit me?”: Applying Research Findings to Individual Patients ...
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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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New InBalance Posted – Volume 34, Issue 3
New Issue of Inbalance Posted ...
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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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Award Announcement – Abidin Early Career Award and Grant
The Richard “Dick” Abidin Early Career Award and Grant 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, ...
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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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2018 SCCAP Award and Grant Recipients
2018 Award and Grant Reciptients ...
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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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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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