Sandy and International Psychology
Question 1: What are your goals, as APA President, for APA’s international engagement and for infusing an international perspective into APA’s own vision, activities, and initiatives? In its 2009 vision statement, APA aspired to be “a principal leader and global partner promoting psychological knowledge and methods to facilitate resolution of personal, societal, and global challenges…” Yet, the 2009 implementation of the strategic plan reflected no international perspective
Sandy and Independent Practice
Question 1: Please describe your contributions to the independent practice of psychology, including any positions held and committee work past and present. Career focus: Independent group practice—1983-2000 (with 35 staff) Independent consultation/consulting practice—1997-present Professional Service Roles Division 42 Div42 Exec Board of Directors/EB Treasurer Chair, Finance Committee Facilitator/Presenter, Div42 Mid-Winter EB Meeting, Diversity/inclusion workshop Ohio Psycho
Sandy's Perspective on Improving Children's Mental Health through the Science and Practice o
We have a children’s mental health crisis in this country, and we need all of psychology to help address it. The fact that we have watched daily as families have routinely been separated at our southern border reflects a major gap between psychology’s scientifically-based understanding of child adjustment and the development of effective, culturally-responsive public policy. Question 1. What do you see as the most pressing issues affecting children’s mental health? From my
Sandy's Ongoing Commitment to People of Color and Indigenous Peoples Within and Beyond Psycholog
Question 1. In what ways have you promoted the wellbeing of People of Color and Indigenous peoples in psychology and/or within society more broadly? In my early years, I grew up in post-war transitional housing and a low income, urban housing project, both interracial environments. I interacted with people of many colors daily, where lines were often drawn by race, SES and religion. I directly witnessed social injustices towards People of Color, and these experiences never
Sandy's Support for Increasing Advocacy for Psychologists' Contribution to Substance Abuse P
Substance abuse problems extract a huge toll on society. The CDC reported 63,600 drug overdose deaths in just 2016. These problems do not get the national attention they deserve, except occasionally, where consequences are so apparent, they demand response. Opiate use is currently such an example and provides psychology with both a significant and unique opportunity to contribute. Psychologists bring science-based expertise, behavioral non-pharmacological intervention optio
Sandy's Commitment to Advancing LGBT Issues
Question 1: What is your evidence of a record of commitment to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in education and training, in research, in practice, and/or public interest? I have a longstanding record of commitment to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues: a. In the late 1980’s, when HIV/AIDS emerged in Columbus, Ohio, as a community health crisis, our behavioral health practice, a major EAP provider, made a commitment to help address the
Sandy on Board Certification, Mental Health Parity, and Neuropsychology
Question 1. How do you view specialty/subspecialty psychology practice and board certification in professional psychology? The APA Ethics Code notes that all psychologists can practice within their area of competence, thus allowing each psychologist to describe their own scope of practice. However, training in a recognized specialty and the board certification in that specialty acknowledges that the practitioner has been recognized by their peers as following the expected g
Sandy Talks Health Psychology
Question 1: How do you differentiate Health Service Psychology from Health Psychology? For me, Health Service Psychology (HSP) is the broader of the two concepts. HSP encompasses the foundation for psychology as a primary care profession as well as psychology as a specialty care profession. In the Blue Print for Health Service Psychology Education and Training, APA has promulgated a list of broad and general competencies for the wide range of psychologists who work across
Sandy's Commitment to Advancing Science
Question: How will you advance science if elected? As candidate for APA President, I am committed to fortifying and advancing psychology as a science, as the foundation for knowledge, action and practice. There are several approaches I want to pursue with the support and help of our science community: Advance psychological science as both basic and applied science. The scope of our scientific work is under-recognized and misunderstood. Applied psychological science, in p
Sandy's Contribution to State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Associations
Question 1: Describe your activities on the local/SPTA/national/APA level which have strengthened or benefited SPTAs. a. I have spent most of my career involved with SPTAs. In Ohio, in the early 90’s, I was centrally involved in the transition from a one-person ED office to the hiring of a professional ED (Michael Ranney) and administrative staff. Over time, OPA has enhanced its success as an SPTA, built on a sound administrative, managerial and strategic framework. I s
