New Book
Jeffrey L. Brown, Psy.D., ABPP has published a new book entitled The Competitive Edge: How to Win Every Time You Compete. Find out more information about the book as well as a link to purchase the book from Amazon by accessing this link: http://drjeffbrown.com/competitive.html.
Journal Free Offer
The Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly now has free abstracts available online by accessing this link: http://springer.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/jcogp.
Conference Announcements
The International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy is pleased to announce the 6th International Congress of Cognitive Psychology, Rome (Italy), 19th-22nd June 2008. Open this link to find additional information: http://www.iccp2008.com/.
The 18th Annual Renfrew
Center Foundation Conference for Professionals,
Feminist Perspectives and beyond: the Power of
Therapeutic Relationships in the Treatment of Eating Disorders will
take place at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
from November 13 -
16, 2008. It offers 22.5 CEUs. Please visit the web site for further
information:
http://www.renfrew.org/news
ABCT
Forms New Ad-Hoc Committee
ABCT has formed a new ad-hoc committee on establishment within
various disciplines such as psychology and nursing of the specialty
of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies. The committee chair, Kevin D.
Arnold, Ph.D. ABPP invites members of ABCT interested in this very
important topic to contact him to be considered for the committee.
The initial workscope of the committee is the furtherance of the
Behavioral Psychology as a specialty through representation on the
Behavioral Psychology Specialty Council and support of the
promulgation of Education & Training Guidelines for Behavioral
Psychology.
Behavioral Psychology Specialty
Council (BPSC) Sets Agenda for 2008
E. Thomas Dowd has recently assumed the presidency of BPSC, taking over for Kevin Arnold. He and the entire council are preparing the documents for re-recognition by the APA Committee on Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP). This renewal is necessary to continue APA's recognition of the specialty and to consider the change of the name of the specialty to Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology. The renewal will include drafting the application, submission of that application, and shepherding of the renewal through the review and approval process. The BPSC also set its next two face-to-face meetings, the first to be at the 2008 ABCT convention, and at the 2008 convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis. Currently, the BPSC consists of the following members: Kevin D. Arnold, Ph.D., ABPP (ABCT representative, President of the BPSC, Representative to the COS), Michael Dougher, Ph.D. (APA Division 25 Representative), Jerry Shook (Behavior Analyst Certification Board Representative), and E. Thomas Dowd, Ph.D., ABPP (American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Representative and American Board of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology), and Raymond Miltenberger, Ph.D. (Association for Behavior Analysis). Please open this link for the approved Education and Training Guidelines: BPSC Approved Education & Training Guidelines
A Definition of Specialty
The Council of Specialties (CoS) recently discussed and developed the following definition of specialty: "A specialty is a defined area of psychology characterized by a distinctive pattern or configuration of competent services to specified problems and populations. Practice in a specialty is based upon broad and general education and training in scientific psychology and the foundations of practice. Practice in a specialty requires advanced knowledge and advanced skills acquired through an accredited doctoral program and/or organized sequence of education and training in postdoctoral programs."
This is considered to be a working definition and is intended to stimulate discussion among a variety of stakeholder groups that use the term "specialty" with the intention of this definition either being adopted by consensus across these groups or a modification of this definition being adopted.