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Articles tagged "PSYPACT".
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THE BREAKERS BREAKING. THE SEAGULLS SQUAWKING
During the Closing Hours of 2024 The last time the Republican Party (GOP) controlled the Senate, House, and Presidency was from January 20, 2017 to January 3, 2019, during which time Donald Trump was President of the United States having being inaugurated on January 20, 2017. With this historical context in mind, the 118th Congress struggled […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
January 7, 2025
“WHEN THE NIGHT HAS COME. AND THE LAND IS DARK”
Enhancing Psychology’s Public Policy/ Political Presence Reflecting upon the APA/APA Services’ Grassroots Fly-In, Katherine McGuire, APA’s Chief Advocacy Officer, noted: “We were thrilled to host 70 psychologists representing over 40 states during our June Fly-In, Advancing Health Equity Across the Lifespan in Washington, D.C. Participants included Federal Advocacy Coordinators (FACs) and Directors of Professional Affairs (DPAs) from […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
July 8, 2024
YO, BIG SHAQ, THE ONE AND ONLY
The Vibrant Public Policy Process The public policy/legislative process is anything but static. It continues to evolve, reflecting subtle societal changes that many of our colleagues do not appreciate. Former APA President Ron Fox used to remind those of us interested in prescriptive authority (RxP) that visionary Ohio academic leaders were nursing’s critical RxP catalyst. […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
April 8, 2024
I was reminiscing just the other day. While having coffee all alone.
At the end of 2023, Alex Siegel, Director of Professional Affairs, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, reported that there were 40 jurisdictions (39 effective), out of a total of 55 states and territories, which had adopted and were part of the PSYPACT Commission. The Psychological Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) allows for increased access of […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
January 16, 2024