CCPTP Business Meeting
2009, APA Conference, Toronto
Welcome and introductions
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the midwinter CCPTP meeting were approved.
Treasurer report- Susan Whiston—Susan summarized the current budget. She stated that the profit from ICPC is keeping us from operating at a deficit. The Midwinter conference made $320.21. Susan summarized the expenses for this year.
Communications report-Sue Lease discussed proposed changes in the membership criteria. The changes are intended to provide clarity, to different levels of membership. For example, eligibility for individual membership now includes faculty members who are training directors, program faculty who want to keep updated and those transitioning out or into the training director role. The changes to the membership criteria will be sent out for electronic review and vote.
Sue Lease discussed continuing the practice of having training directors forward their APA report to Sue to gather information. If you go to CCPTP website you will see the results posted from previous years. Sue will be sending out an e-mail to send in accreditation surveys.
Handing over of Gavel-Cindy Juntenen, current CCPTP Chair, officially handed the gavel to the new CCPTP executive board chair, Mike Scheel. Mike was welcomed as the new official chair of CCPTP. He discussed his appreciation of Cindy and the board. He also discussed all the important issues that we will be addressing this year.
Mike Scheel discussed focusing on the Masters/CACREP issues. He discussed how the survey on masters level training was completed by 52 programs out of 70 possible programs and that it was helpful when presenting the issue at the executive board of SCP meeting. He also acknowledged Cindy Juntunen and Barry Chung are assisting with the process of examining these issues.
Announcements-
February 10-14 is the date for the joint midwinter meeting which will be in Orlando, FL. The theme is the future of psychology training.
Jeff Pollard is will to provide an ABPP examination in Feb. at 2010 meeting. We need to have more counseling psychologists who have ABPP certification.
Liaison Reports:
Kathlyn Dailey for ACCTA-The full report was sent to the listserve. Kathlyn highlighted a couple of issues: Economy-a number of internship programs are having financial problems. Internship programs are working to make sure students get the hours they need and most have been able to provide the interns their stipends.
ACCTA is working on developing an internship toolkit for developing new internships, which would include funding, structure, administrative issues, components, quality assurance, & FAQS. ACCTA hopes to present the tool kit to CCTC in October .
Kathlyn also reported that ACCTA is concerned about the ASPBB practicum guidelines. She discussed the importance of interns doing supervision and was concerned about interns losing that experience.
The annual ACCTA conference will be Oct 4-8 in Austin, with the focus on looking at the past and future of ACCTA.
ACCTA will be represented at the 2010 joint training counsel conference, partnering with APPIC for individual presentations.
Karen Taylor from APPIC- Past chair Steven McCutcheon also in attendance. Sharon Berry is the incoming chair. Karen is the vice chair. Highlights from her report:
Supply/demand imbalance-It is a hard issue but has led to collaboration to help with this issue. Would like to have a meeting to discuss the communication issues with ACCTA, and academic training directors. Discussed talking about advocacy for students vs. gate keeping (growth edge concerns).
Update on APPI online-organized by four portals: Applicant, DCTs, References, and Selection/Internship sites. Gave some instructions on how to use the new online APPI-think about timeline for having it done. Should be easier because student fills out the number. Need to make sure you fill out entire form once you submit (no way to get it back). Educational procedures-will be helpful to read e-mails she sends to us-details education process-they have created educational video you can watch online. Takes you step by step through applicant portal and ends with DCT portal. References-requirement is 3 could do 4. Once they submit names and contact info for references it will immediately be sent to the referee’s e-mail with instructions how to upload letters. Letter writers can designate which site the letter will go. Transcript requests can be done through the APPI online. There is also an option to upload material (e.g., Case example)
Nancy Elman from CoA- Commission on Accreditation-Liaison report is out on the listserve.
COA has an open seat-They are looking for candidates who represents diversity and have some experience with accreditation-date for nominations to be submitted is August. 31. Will attend at midwinter meeting and will do training for site visitors. The CoA will not have their own meeting in 2010.
Four new implementing regulations are out for comment. Public comment is due on October 27. CCPTP could respond as an organization or members could respond as an individual or as program faculty. Two more regulations on the way on distance learning and financial resources.
Nancy reminded everyone to update c-20 data. Have not increased fees for site visitors since 1998, but in 2010 will be increased to $1700. Year for COA to be reaccreditted by the Department of Education. Will have a site visit in Fall or Spring meeting of COA.
Roberta Nutt from ASPPB-Full ASPPB Report is out on the web.
Has been hit by economy and slowed down and reprioritized projects. A group looking at 64 state jurisdictions licensure applications and trying to come up with a common licensure application form across U.S. and Canada.
With funding problems, and some internships closing, ASPPB has started to become a repository for internship records.
This coming year’s annual meeting will be in Idaho. ASPPB serves on the joint programming committee for 2010 conference.
When people take EPPP they now have to register with ASPPB-so they can start to keep a national database of psychologists. Working on aggregating EPPP scores by programs.
Barry Chung from SCP-Working on masters issue and CACREP with special task force. Had a motion for two task forces to move forward in exploring accreditation options
Discussed Helms presidential initiative to fight racism-Working to put resources for counseling psychologist and public on the website-including video clips of media to use in education and training. John Westefeld, incoming president: Presidential theme of suicide prevention- has four subcommittees to focus on this issue. John also put together ABPP special interest group to get more counseling psychologists to be ABBP Certified.
Div 17 voted to officially support Melba Vazquez.
This is Barry’s final year as VP for education and training- need people to run for that position.
Sandy Grissom from SAS
Invited CCPTP members to SAS programming hours-11-11:50, focusing on issues of campus climate and campus violence.
Seeking applications for a new host institution-changes every three years-The process will be on the SAS website.
SAS is turning 30 this year and will have a reception to celebrate it at next years APA Conference.
Fall newsletter will come out in September. Podcasts will be coming out on the website on professional development and applying to internship. Working on educational curriculum for undergrads who may want to become counseling psychologist. SAS is also doing an educational video that will be posted to use with undergraduate departments.
Still leadership positions available on SIGS and STGs for students. Deadline for applications is September 30, 2009.
Talked about changes to vote on changes in dues.
Presentation of awards (Changming Duan)
Outstanding CCPTP student award-(comes with $500 book credit from SAGE)-also $500 to student.
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison - Zac Imel was awarded the 2009 Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
Due to the high quality and competitiveness of the nominated students, the committee also decided to award “special recognition.” Special Recognition was awarded to Cirleen DeBlaere from University Florida, and Zoila Tovar-Blanks from Arizona State University.
Recipient 2009 CCPTP award for Lifetime Achievement to Education and Training in Counseling Psychology was awarded to Dr. Susan Phillips, University of Alabany.
Introduced new board members:
Todd Campbell (communications co-chair)
Lonnie Duncan (New Treasurer) Kathy Chialws (Chair elect-elect) Goodbye to members going off board
Changming Duan
Eve Adams
Carrie Winterowd
Meeting adjourned at noon.