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Inoculating Children from the American E...

Webinar Description: Presenter: Riana E. Anderson, PhD, LCP, University of Michigan Moderator: Lynda L. Gibson, PhD, University of Chicago For Black youth and their families, the racial terror that snatched the life of George Floyd in May, 2020 isnothing new, as stories of adults and children just like them – including Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, […]

Webinar Description: In this time of change, students are interested in maximizing professional development and networking opportunities, particularly considering the limitations associated with today’s virtual world. The Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37), the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53), and the Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54) […]

SCCAP Annual Business Meeting

Agenda: Sept 10, 2021 4 PM Eastern Welcome and president’s remarks Review of SCCAP 2021 Awards Treasurer’s Report Journal Reports EPCAMH JCCAP Council of Representatives Report MAL Reports Diversity Membership Education & Standards Science & Practice Wrap up and Q&A PowerPoint Slides Recording

Webinar Description: The webinar will use the assessment of limited prosocial emotions as a case example of evidence-based principles for clinical assessments. Research on the basic characteristics of callous-unemotional traits and research showing their clinical importance, which led to their inclusion as a specifier in the DSM-5 for the diagnosis of Conduct Disorder, will be […]

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.

2021 SCCAP Award and Grant Recipients

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2021 SCCAP GRANT AND AWARD WINNERS! Award or Grant Recipient Institution Abidin Early Career Award Jessica Schleider, PhD Stony Brook University Distinguished Career Award Nancy Gonzales, PhD Arizona State Univ. Promoting Evidence-Based Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents Award Renae Beaumont, PhD Cornell University R. Bob Smith III Excellence in […]

SCCAP is seeking nominations for the associate editor of our InBalance newsletter. The associate newsletter editor will work closely with the incoming editor, Anthony Puliafico, to generate, obtain and edit newsletter content. Content is mainly generated by the SCCAP Board, Special Interest Groups, and committees. Listserv Announcement and Position description from the Operations Manual are below. The associate editor is […]

Webinar Description: Panelists: Rhonda Sena, Ph.D., Director, Psychology Internship Training Program, UCLA Semel Institute Amy West, Ph.D., Associate Director for Psychology Training Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics USC Keck School of Medicine. Tina R. Goldstein, Ph.D., Co-director of Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship Training, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Sharon […]

“Ordinary People” to “13 Reaso...

“Ordinary People” to “13 Reasons Why”: Intervening to Reduce Youth Suicide and Self-Harm Risk Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT, 10:00AM PT Presented by Joan Asarnow, Ph.D., UCLA, 2020 SCCAP Distinguished Career Award Recipient Moderator: Jennifer Hughes, Ph.D., MPH, UT Southwestern 2020 SCCAP Distinguished Career Award recipient, Joan Asarnow, PhD, will highlight key […]

Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D, ABPP rtbrown@unlv.edu What is your current occupation? Dean and Professor, School of Integrated Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas What do you do? / Describe your role I am the Chief Academic Officer of a large School of Academic Health Sciences at a large urban research university in the heart […]

Working with the Media: Strategies from a Child Psychologist’s Perspective Fri, Apr 9, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT Our speaker is Erlanger “Earl” Turner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University, Founder of the SCCAP Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute, and Past-President of […]

George M. Kapalka, PhD, MS, ABPP gkapalka@georgekapalka.com What is your current occupation? Clinical and Prescribing Psychologist at the Children’s Treatment Center in Albuquerque What do you do? / Describe your role I perform psychological assessment and brief psychotherapy, including prescription and management of medications, to children and adolescents in an agency which […]