CPA Announcements

   Annual Business Meeting:  June 22, 2012, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.  Gary Pavilion in the Denver Seminar Room.  Campus of Children's Hospital Colorado.  Click here for additional details.

  Call for Submissions:  The focus of the next edition of “The Colorado Psychologist” (TCP) is alternative therapies.  The TCP editorial committee is seeking article submissions from CPA members interested in writing on this subject.  Topic ideas can include, and are not limited to art therapy, music therapy, and animal assisted therapy.  If you are interested in submitting an article to be published in the next TCP edition on alternative therapies please contact the TCP Submissions Coordinator, Shawna Urbanski, PsyD. 

*Guidelines for article composition and submission will be provided to the author once he/she has contacted the Submission Coordinator to discuss the proposed topic.

Please note article submissions must be turned in no later than May 15^th.   If you are interested in writing for this edition, please reach out as soon as possible.

For student CPA members wishing to contribute:  please have a professional reference (clinical supervisor or academic advisor; must be doctoral level and preferably a CPA member) contact the Submission Coordinator indicating your interest in submitting an article, the proposed article topic, information about your clinical skills and expertise around the proposed article topic, and a statement acknowledging that your supervisor or advisor will review your article prior to submission.  Student authors for the TCP must be CPA members.  The number of student articles will be limited to two per edition.  TCP editorial committee will review student proposals and notify students of article submission status no later than two weeks prior to final submission deadline (i.e. articles for May edition will be notified by May 1^st).

American Psychological Association's 2012 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards were presented on March 10th at the State Leadership Conference held in Washington, DC. For information about Psychologically Healthy Workplace award winners, follow this link

If you are interested in applying for the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award, please contact Dr. Cindy Wang Morris by email or at  720.273.4255. You can also follow the link in the Spotlight section of this website. For more information about Psychology in the Workplace, read our Good Company newsletter. 

  Colorado Psychological Association's Fall Conference - Building Community 
Friday, September 21, 2012.  Hyatt DTC.  Announcing keynote speaker:  Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., 2012 APA President.  Special guests:  Gary Dixon, The Foundation for a Better Life; and Chicken Lips Entertainment.  Click here for additional details.

Call for Poster Submissions - Fall Conference - Building Community 
The Colorado Psychological Association (CPA) conference provides an opportunity for practitioners, researchers, and students of psychology to share research and ideas that foster the development of the field.  CPA strives to create an opportunity for current and future psychologists to convene and network around common interests.

This announcement serves as the formal call for poster submissions for the CPA Fall Conference on September 21, 2012.  Poster presentations provide a forum for psychologists and students with relevant mental/behavioral health research to engage in active discussion with other conference participants about a completed research project or about a project in developing stages.

Poster presenters will display their research on a large bulletin board during several open poster sessions throughout the day.

Poster Proposal Submissions 
Proposals should include: (1) a clear statement of the purpose or goals of the research (Introduction); (2) a description of the methodology used (Methods); (3) main findings (Results) and; (4) the theoretical and/or practical significance and implications of the research (Discussion). Exceptions to this format are possible for theoretical or other non-traditional poster submissions.

Please limit your submission to one page. The deadline for poster submissions is April 30, 2012. Please email your submission and any questions to Mimi McFaul, Psy.D.

Individuals will be notified about the status of their submission on or by May 15, 2012.  Awards for free registration (to be reimbursed) will be made to one professional poster and one student poster for outstanding submission and display. 

Changes to Mandatory Disclosure Regulations in Colorado
For more information see the following documents - Model Disclosure Form, Changes in Mandatory Disclosure Requirements, and July 2011 changes to 12-43-214.