Past Presidential Columns
Explore a collection of columns written by past presidents of the Society for Psychotherapy. These reflections offer valuable insights into the evolving landscape of psychotherapy and the society’s role in shaping the future of the profession.
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Change Is the Problem and Change Is the Answer
It is November, and like the nation, we are making transitions in governance. Unlike the nation, ours is proceeding smoothly and without drama. In January Dr. Jeff Zimmerman will assume the Presidency, Dr. Michael Constantino will become President-elect, and I will move to Past-president. Dr. Rod Goodyear will be retiring from the Executive Committee but […]
Armand R. Cerbone, Ph.D., ABPP
December 31, 2016
A New International Partnership
By far the most significant and far-reaching achievement since I wrote three months ago has been the pact made between Oriental Insight (OI) and our Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP). OI is an organization of Chinese psychologists who wish to partner with us for mutual benefit. The partnership aims: To increase exchange between […]
Armand R. Cerbone, Ph.D., ABPP
October 15, 2016
Change Is the Problem and Change Is the Solution
In my last column I reported some of the changes that our Society has made in recent years to adapt and to improve. I mentioned, too, that the winds of change are strong in APA these days. In this column I want to tell you what some of those changes are. Some of these changes […]
Armand R. Cerbone, Ph.D., ABPP
June 24, 2016
A New Year for Enhancing Old Commitments
By the time you read this, the New Year will be three months old and we will have met for our first semi-annual business meeting. I want to wish you health and wealth, however you define them. As your President, I want to make this year one in which you feel more personally and professionally […]
Armand R. Cerbone, Ph.D., ABPP
January 25, 2016
Appreciations
It was my good fortune serve as President of the Society during this past year. I leave that position with a great deal of appreciation for the exceptional work being done and for the learning opportunities this role has afforded me. I knew that the Board of Directors would be there both for support […]
Rodney K. Goodyear, Ph.D.
December 25, 2015
Some Thoughts on Personal and Organizational Accountability
The release of the Hoffman Report several weeks before the APA convention immediately precipitated worried conversations about what it meant for our Association as well as about appropriate responses going forward. Many psychologists were concerned simply with understanding what had happened and what it meant; some quickly moved to propose answers (among the many thoughtful […]
Rodney K. Goodyear, Ph.D.
September 25, 2015
Next Stop
Opportunities for Members Abound as SAP Goes Global The Society has taken important steps to position us for a significantly broadened global membership and the enriched understandings of psychotherapy that this will afford. In particular: I hope all of you have noticed that our webpage has been completely redesigned, with content that is constantly fresh, […]
Rodney K. Goodyear, Ph.D.
June 21, 2015
Keeping Diversity at the Forefront of the Society’s Work
The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy is committed to increasing both its relevance to and membership of psychotherapists who are members of traditionally underrepresented and marginalized groups in the United States. It has a corresponding commitment to providing its members with resources (convention programming, publications, and web content) that will help in their continuing […]
Rodney K. Goodyear, Ph.D.
January 21, 2015
State of the Division
Division 29 is declining in membership and aging but thriving financially, thanks to a successful journal. First, Division 29 membership has been declining at a rate of about 6% per year since a peak of about 7000 members in 1994. The number of full members who paid their dues was 1781 in 2011, 1683 in […]
William Stiles
July 29, 2013
More on Closing the Gap Between Research and Practice
As I end my term as president of Division 29, I would like to thank all those with whom I have worked—far too numerous to acknowledge individually. Their dedication to further the division’s mission is both impressive and heartening, and it has been most gratifying to have been able to work with them. In this, […]
Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D., ABPP
November 5, 2012
President’s Column January 2012
The governance structure of our Division is set up in such a way so that the PresidentElect participates in both the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors before actually assuming the role of President. During my year as Presidentin-waiting, it became very evident to me as to how fortunate I was to be working […]
Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D., ABPP
January 14, 2012
President’s Column December 2011
In my final column of my presidential year, I’d like to update you on the status of my three initiatives, give an overview of the many accomplishments of the Division, and reflect on my experiences in D29 leadership with an eye to the future. My first and primary presidential initiative was to ask the divisional […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
December 1, 2011