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Welcome to the AK-PA Membership page. You can start or renew your membership to AK-PA right here, right now. Simply click on the link to the application below, print out the form, and mail or fax the completed form with your payment.

Existing Members: Renewal Deadline to remain on AK-PA email discussion list, website referral directory, and members' website listings is February 28th. Renew by January 15th for a 10% discount off your dues! Please observe the deadline to avoid removal and to help staff minimize work removing and re-adding! Thank you.

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2010 AK-PA Membership Application Form

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So... What's in it for me??

Benefits of AK-PA membership include:

Opportunity to be involved in how the field of psychology develops and is represented in Alaska.
Monitoring of proposed legislation and Legislative lobbying to protect your interests as a Psychological Professional in Alaska.
Discounts for AK-PA sponsored Continuing Education events in Alaska.
Membership in the AK-PA listserv, which provides a forum to discuss cutting edge issues in the field of psychology, an opportunity to network with other AK-PA members, and a means to communicate with the AK-PA Board of Directors.
Free listing in the Professional Referral Directory of Licensed AK-PA clinical members with advertisement of your credentials, specialties, contact information and website, if you have one.
Free listing in the Speaker Referral Directory to market your expertise to agencies, associations, reporters, schools, etc. for talks and interviews.
Free ethics consultations.
Opportunities for professional leadership within the psychology community.
Please read the President's letter below for some of the specific accomplishments your dues have helped to achieve in the past year.
And..... It really is our professional responsibility to support and shape the profession, mentor newer professionals, contribute to professional cohesion, and contribute to psychological education. Membership in the Alaska Psychological Association is the best vehicle for all of these values.

A Letter from the Alaska Psychological Association
President Regarding Membership

Dear Colleagues:

I’m excited to be in the midst of my first year as the President of the Alaska Psychological Association (AK-PA). I want to thank Dave Wilcox and Ellen Cole (2 Past-Presidents), the Board, and all members for making AK-PA the vibrant organization it is.

Please continue to support mental health and psychology in Alaska by renewing your membership or joining AK-PA today. I know the downturn in the economy has affected many of us but AK-PA accomplished a lot in 2009 and your membership support is critical to keeping this momentum going.

Highlights from 2009

Several AK-PA members held key positions with APA.
- Dr. Paul Craig, long-time member and Past-President, served as the American Psychological Association (APA) Treasurer.
- Dr. Ellen Cole began her service at President of APA’s Division 35, Society for Psychology of Women.
- Dr. David Sandberg served as Representative to APA’s Committee of State Leaders.
With the passing of mental health parity, AK-PA lobbied for support of several other key legislative actions at the State Leadership Conference in March of 2009. Actions included the following:

Making psychologists eligible for evaluation and management services.
Adding psychologists to the Medicare “physician” definition.
Warding off a decrease in Medicare payments.
Passing health reform to integrate psychological services in primary care, preventative services, and benefit packages.

Maryam Bassir, AK-PA’s Diversity Delegate, was one of 7 delegates funded to attend the 2009 State Leadership Conference.
Ruddy Taylor, our APA Graduate Student Representative, worked hard to increase student membership and increased membership by 75%! A meet-and-greet between the AK-PA board and psychology graduate students of UAA and APU was held in October of 2009.
Several new members joined the AK-PA Board of Directors. These include Lori Keim (new Executive Director), Jaedon Avey (new APA Graduate Student Representative), and Susan LaGrande (Disaster Response Coordinator).
Several Continuing Education events were offered with an enthusiastic membership response.
- A Continuing Education fair in the March featuring local experts.
- Test-Based Assessment of Malingering by Dr. Richard Fredrick in June.
- Cultural and Cross-Cultural Issues in Couples Therapy in August.
- Psychology and Family Law in November.
The website and listserv continue to be active.

We have the progress of 2009 to build on in 2010. So you know what 2010 holds, the strategic plan includes 4 key areas of focus:

Increase community engagement through community presentations about mental health.
Foster collaboration with other mental health professionals and related organizations (e.g., the Alaska chapters of the National Association of Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and the American Counseling Association).
Increase engagement of membership through more outreach to new graduates and licensees as well as to existing members.
Upgrade to new technologies such as videoconferencing to increase rural participation.

Your membership is key to the continued success of AK-PA so please turn in your renewal or membership application today!

Sincerely,

Denise A. Dillard, Ph.D.
President, Alaska Psychological Association

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