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2005 AnnualReportof t h e A m e r i c a n P s y c h o l o g i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n

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Officers

PresidentRonald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP, MBAThe University of AkronAkron, OH

Past PresidentDiane F. Halpern, PhDClaremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA

President-ElectGerald P. Koocher, PhDSimmons CollegeBoston, MA

Recording SecretaryRuth Ullmann Paige, PhDIndependent practice, First HillPsychological ServicesSeattle, WA

TreasurerCarol D. Goodheart, EdDIndependent practicePrinceton, NJ

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice PresidentNorman B. Anderson, PhDAmerican Psychological Association

Members

Barry S. Anton, PhDUniversity of Puget SoundTacoma, WA

Paul L. Craig, PhDIndependent practice, Anchorage, AK,and University of Washington School of Medicine

Thomas J. DeMaio, PhDIndependent practice Charlottesville, VA

Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhDChildren’s HospitalBoston, MA

Sandra L. Shullman, PhDExecutive Development GroupColumbus, OH

Ronald H. Rozensky, PhDUniversity of FloridaGainesville, FL

American Psychological Associationof Graduate Students (APAGS)Representative to the BoardMichael B. Madson, PhDUniversity of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS

Standing (left to right): Daniel, Madson, Craig, Anderson, Anton, Rozensky, DeMaio, ShullmanSeated (left to right): Goodheart, Halpern, Levant, Koocher, Paige

2005 Board of Directors

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elcome to the 2005 Annual

Report of the American

Psychological Association.

It is my privilege to

communicate the association’s activities

and accomplishments to you. During

2005, the association continued its

mission to advance the discipline of

psychology and its application to the

benefit of society. How is this mission

accomplished? In ways as diverse and

comprehensive as psychology itself. In

this report you will read about the

specific programs and activities carried

out by the APA Central Office—all

designed to provide vital services to

members, support the dissemination of

psychological knowledge, strengthen the

psychology education pipeline, open

consumer access to psychological

services, and apply psychological

know-how to pressing social issues.

Among the most outstanding

accomplishments of the association

during the past year were two firsts: the

first-ever Science Leadership Conference

and the establishment of an Educational

Advocacy Trust to support advocacy for

psychology education initiatives at the

federal level. The Science Leadership

Conference will be an annual event that

will bring together leaders in psychologi-

cal science to shape programs and

projects to advance and support

psychological research.

When we ask members what they

most value about the association, its

information products are always ranked

at or near the top. As the world’s leading

publisher of psychological literature,

APA continues to strive to produce the

highest quality information products for

numerous audiences, including

researchers, practitioners, students,

institutional subscribers, and the public.

Legislative advocacy across the

spectrum of our discipline is another

priority for the Central Office, which

works in collaboration with the hun-

dreds of members who travel to

Washington, DC, to testify before con-

gressional committees or meet with state

legislators about issues that psychology

can clarify and help resolve.

These examples are a small sampling

of all that APA is doing to advance

the discipline of psychology in an

ever-changing world. I encourage you to

review this report for more information

and to become actively involved in the

association. Avail yourself of the many

products and services provided by APA

and take advantage of the many

opportunities for participation and

leadership through APA divisions and

governance. Collectively we make

psychology the strong and influential

discipline that it is. n

2005 Year in Review

In This Issue

Directorate Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Treasurer’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

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his year’s Education Leadership Conference, “Dialogues on Diversity:Individual, Organizational, and

Epistemological,” was attended by representa-tives of 67 groups and organizations thataddressed related issues and focused on con-ducting difficult dialogues with colleagues andstudents. Attendees also participated in advo-cacy training, after which more than 75 indi-viduals lobbied on Capitol Hill for continuedsupport of the Graduate PsychologyEducation (GPE) Program.

Advocacy and Public PolicyUnder the authority of the APA PracticeOrganization (APAPO) bylaws, the APAPOboard of directors established the EducationAdvocacy Trust within its 501(c)(6) tax statusorganization. The Education Advocacy Trust’smission is to promote the mutual professionalinterests of psychologists in advancing educa-tion in psychology and psychology’s role inother areas of education (www.apaedat.org).

Authorized under the Garrett Lee SmithMemorial Act of 2004, the Mental andBehavioral Health Services on Campus pro-gram—initiated by APA—will receive $5 mil-lion in fiscal year 2006, a significant increasefrom the $1.5 million approved in fiscal year2005. Grants were awarded recently to 22 high-er education institutions under this program.

Congress also approved $3.4 million tofund the new Defense Graduate PsychologyEducation (DGPE) Program designed toaddress the growing mental and behavioralhealth needs of returning service membersand their families. Funds will support a tri-service Center for Deployment Psychologyand satellite sites, as well as various trainingopportunities for military and civilian internsand psychologists.

Enhancing Education in PsychologyThe first annual APA/Clark UniversityWorkshop for High School Teachers was heldin June 2005 and was sponsored by theAmerican Psychological Foundation’s LeeGurel Fund. The workshop featured sessionson clinical and developmental psychology, thehistory of psychology, and ways in which toinvolve high school students in research.

In August 2005, the APA Council ofRepresentatives approved revisions to the APANational Standards for High SchoolPsychology Curricula. The purpose of thesestandards is to provide guidance for highschool psychology teachers or those responsi-ble for psychology curricula at the secondaryschool level in order to promote qualityinstruction of psychology as a scientific disci-pline (www.apa.org/ed/natlstandards.html).

The Online Psychology Laboratory (OPL),with assistance from a $375,000 grant fromthe National Science Foundation and in asso-ciation with the University of Mississippi andthe APA Education Directorate, went liveSeptember 1, 2005 (http://opl.apa.org). Theonly online psychology laboratory with com-prehensive instructional support, OPL featureshighly interactive, Web-deliverable psychologyexperiments and demonstrations; a cumula-tive data archive from which students can

Education Directorate Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Education Directorate

continued its mission to advance education in psychology and

psychology in education.

Cynthia Belar, PhD, Executive Director

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The APA Education Directorate celebrated its 15th anniversary.


retrieve data sets for analysis; and pedagogical materials that link thelibrary content to the curricula in highschools, community colleges, and four-year institutions.

With the support of the Office ofGraduate and Postgraduate Education,the Board of Educational Affairs (BEA)addressed two important initiatives: (a)A Workforce Analysis Study Panel wascreated with approval and funding bythe Board of Directors on the basis ofa report authored by a BEA Task Force on Workforce Analysis, and (b) a finalized report was produced thatanalyzes the scope and methods ofcompetency assessment from earlygraduate education through lifelongcontinuing education.

The APA Independent StudyProgram and Online Academy offer-ings continued to grow in 2005, pro-moting high-quality continuing edu-cation opportunities. At the 2005 APAconvention, 55 continuing educationworkshops and 208 convention sessionswere offered to attendees.

Bringing Psychology to Teachingand LearningThe Coalition for Psychology in Schoolsand Education advanced a number ofcritical initiatives, including ways tohelp implement evidence-based prac-tices under the 2007 reauthorization ofthe No Child Left Behind Act. This leg-islation promotes greater accountability,teacher quality, and student assess-ment—all areas in which psychologists

have expertise. Coalition members alsoexamined the “standardized patient”methodology used in medical educationas a means of enhancing teachers’ skills in working with families and caregivers.Actors’ simulations of patients needingphysicals, checkups, or other consulta-tions have been used by the medicalcommunity to improve clinical skills forover 20 years.

The Other 3 Rs Project was pilottested in 17 elementary schools inMaryland to enhance teaching and stu-dent learning and to increase academicachievement. Forty-three 3rd-gradeteachers and 724 students participated.Initial results show that teachers (a)expressed greater perceived self-efficacyin their ability to have an influence onchildren’s learning, even in the contextof other forces; (b) expressed greaterconfidence in their ability to help children use reasoning skills to solveproblems, to become more resilient

learners, and to be more socially responsible; and (c) demonstrated anincreased belief that resilience can be taught.

The 13 fellows of the APA/Instituteof Education Sciences PostdoctoralEducation Research Program completedtheir first year by presenting theirresearch at a mini-institute held priorto the APA annual convention. Thisresearch training program strives toincrease psychology’s human capital inschool-based research.

Quality Assurance in Education and TrainingThe Office of Program Consultationand Accreditation revised the Guidelinesand Principles for AccreditationOperating Procedures (www.apa.org/ed/oprtgprcd.pdf) to reflect an updateddefinition of diversity that is consistentwith the APA Code of Ethics. Duringthis reporting period, there were 875accredited programs in professionalpsychology, 368 doctoral programs, 467internship programs, and 40 postdoc-toral residency programs.

At its September 2005 meeting, theContinuing Education Committeeapproved 23 new organizations andrenewed approval for 50 organizationsas sponsors of continuing education,for a total of 735 APA-approved spon-sors. The Council of Representativesapproved the revised Sponsor ApprovalSystem Standards and Criteria(www.apa.org/ce/scman_05.pdf).n

Participants in the Education Leadership Conference (ELC) hadthe opportunity to hear from and meet Congressman Jesse Jackson

Jr. (D-Il.), the guest of honor at an ELC reception.

The Online Psychology

Laboratory (OPL) . . . went

live September 1, 2005, . . .

the only online psychology

laboratory with comprehen-

sive instructional support.


n 2005, the Science Directorate began significant activities that marked a new level of commitment to science at

APA. In addition to continuing with theimportant and successful programs already onthe agenda, the directorate was proud to hostthe inaugural session of the ScienceLeadership Conference, which will serve as thecornerstone for other new, exciting activitiesin support of psychological science. Highlights of science activities in 2005 follow.

Serving and Supporting ScienceInvestigators at some universities and collegeshave reported serious problems with theirlocal Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). Insome cases, research is being delayed or evenhalted because of shifts in how IRBs are interpreting federal regulations. In response tothis growing concern, the Science Directoratecontinues to develop support materials andtraining both for researchers and for IRBs.The directorate sponsored an important work-shop in spring 2005 on the interpretation of“minimal risk” under the federal regulations,and the results of that workshop will be usedto develop practical guidance for researchersand IRBs in applying this aspect of the federalregulations. Activities such as this will helpprovide researchers with the tools and knowl-edge they need to resolve these problems.

The directorate invests significant resourcesin unique services for psychological scientists,graduate students, and undergraduate stu-dents. The Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs)offer weeklong, intensive exposure to newtechnologies, techniques, and methods in psychology. ATI topic areas such as Web-basedresearch, structural equation modeling, and

research using functional magnetic resonanceimaging have attracted hundreds of scientistsover the past several years. Many have usedthis knowledge to form new collaborations,submit grant applications in new areas, andpublish more sophisticated research articles.

Our Summer Science Institute, held atVanderbilt University in June, “graduated” its348th student. The weeklong institute offersintensive exposure to the science of psycholo-gy for talented undergraduate students andhas proved to be a career-changing experience.A program for advanced statistical training inpsychology is aimed at assisting students fromunderrepresented groups in psychological sci-ence in developing their knowledge of statis-tics. Our expectation is that they will be better prepared for a successful effort in graduateschool—and thus for successful careers in research.

Looking for and obtaining an academicposition can be a daunting experience. TheScience Directorate offers academic careerworkshops at several society meetings everyyear in an effort to demystify the job hunt for

One of the principal aims of the Board of Scientific Affairs and the

Science Directorate is to serve the needs of the science constituency

through programs and activities that directly or indirectly benefit

the members of APA and the discipline of psychology.

Science Directorate

Steven J. Breckler, PhD, Executive Director

The Advanced Statistical Training in Psychology program teachesstudents to analyze data using t tests, multiple regression, linearcorrelation, analysis of variance, and repeated measures designs.Students attended lectures and worked in small groups in a computer lab.

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academic career-oriented scientists.These are nuts-and-bolts, practical pro-grams that give advice on preparingapplication materials, preparing for thejob talk, negotiating start-up terms,mentoring, and surviving the first yearsuntil tenure. We hosted these valuableworkshops at several of the regionalpsychological association meetings andat the meetings of the Asian AmericanPsychological Association, the Societyfor Research in Child Development, theCognitive Development Society, theHuman Factors and ErgonomicsSociety, and the Society for Personalityand Social Psychology. Hundreds ofgraduate students attended these workshops in 2005.

Advocating for ScienceThe Science Directorate and the psycho-logical science community at large bene-fit from an experienced and assertivescience policy staff who advocate onCapitol Hill to enhance support for psy-chological research. In response tonational and international events during2005, the staff arranged a number oftimely and topical briefings on CapitolHill, including “Psychology in Service toAmerica’s Military Personnel, Veterans,and Their Families”; “BehavioralTreatments for Substance Use and OtherMental Health Disorders”; and“Psychological Research in HIVPrevention.” APA places a high priorityon supporting increased appropriationsfor research funding of both traditionaland newer sources of support for psy-

chology, as exemplified by oral testimo-ny in support of research funding atboth the Departments of Defense andVeterans Affairs.

In addition to advocating for psychol-ogy on the congressional level, the poli-cy staff spent considerable time trackingthe federal research agencies that areimportant to psychology. For example,concerns about a possible NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH) reauthoriza-tion bill prompted APA policy staff torecruit a select group of basic scientiststo receive advocacy training and to meetwith their congressional delegation toeducate them about the importance ofmaintaining a strong NIH portfolio inbasic behavioral science in any NIHreorganization. Further, APA workedclosely with the White House Office ofScience and Technology Policy to con-tinue promoting the value of psycho-logical science as it applies to the behavioral research interests of theDepartment of Homeland Security and the intelligence community.

Leadership for ScienceIn 2004 and continuing in 2005, theScience Directorate introduced its new

initiative, Psychological Science for the21st Century (Psy21). Building on recentprograms introduced by the Board ofScientific Affairs, Science Directorateactivities focused on three areas: con-ducting research responsibly, enhancingthe infrastructure for psychological sci-ence, and nurturing a culture of serviceto the discipline. The Board of Scientific Affairs established a new ad hoc subcom-mittee—the Committee to AdvanceResearch—to provide guidance for theScience Directorate as it develops andexpands its programs in support of Psy21.

The centerpiece of Psy21 activities isthe Science Leadership Conference(SciLC), the first of which was held inDecember 2005. It was a remarkably suc-cessful conference, drawing more than150 leaders from throughout psychologi-cal science to discuss the “Public Eye ofPsychological Science.” One feature of theprogram was a live broadcast of the popular National Public Radio programScience Friday, beamed directly from theSciLC and featuring a number of SciLCparticipants as panelists. The SciLC willbe held annually. n


Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wa.) presents a Decade of Behavior Research Award toJudith Torney-Purta, PhD.

Science Friday Host Ira Flatow (farleft) discusses the psychology of gen-der differences with panelists (fromleft): Nora Newcombe, PhD; Diane

Halpern, PhD; and Lynn Liben,PhD. Janet Hyde, PhD,

participated by remote broadcast.


uch of the Practice Directorate’s work spans four interrelated areas: legislative advocacy, legal and regulatory activities,

marketplace initiatives, and public education.

Legislative AdvocacyThe Practice Directorate finally succeeded inpersuading the Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services (CMS) that psychologicaland neuropsychological testing underMedicare should be recognized as having a“professional work value” when reimburse-ment values are calculated. Incorporating sucha value reflects the psychologist’s time andeffort in the testing process. The APA PracticeOrganization’s persistent advocacy resulted inrevised testing codes with increased Medicarepayment amounts effective January 1, 2006.Meanwhile, the directorate prepared for chal-lenges in getting health insurance companies toimplement the revised codes properly andpressed CMS to inform Medicare carriersabout payment for testing services in 2006.

Also on the Medicare front, the APAPractice Organization worked with its federaladvocacy coordinators and grassroots psychologists throughout the country to helpstop the 4.4% decrease in Medicare reimburse-ment rates scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2006.

Meanwhile, the APA Practice Organization’sadvocacy with key members of Congressspurred CMS to clarify in December 2005 thatMedicaid program cuts for 2006 would notapply to Early and Periodic Screening andDiagnostic Treatment services, whereby low-income children are entitled to comprehensive,periodic mental health evaluations.

Legal and Regulatory ActivitiesThe Practice Directorate continued its long-standing initiative to hold managed carecompanies accountable for harmful policiesand actions.

In April 2005, a federal judge in Florida gavefinal approval to the $11.5 million offered byCIGNA to settle a class action lawsuit by non-physician health professionals. In August, morethan 4,000 psychologists received almost $2.2million from that settlement fund. The APAPractice Organization participated in the settle-ment, which also yielded policy changes thatbenefit CIGNA patients and providers.

The year 2005 was also a landmark in psy-chology’s quest to achieve prescriptive authorityfor qualified licensed psychologists. For the firsttime, civilian psychologists wrote prescriptionsin New Mexico and Louisiana. By the end of2005, Louisiana had approximately 30 “medicalpsychologists” (the term applied by state statuteto prescribing psychologists) certified to writeprescriptions, while New Mexico had three prescribing psychologists; collectively, theywrote more than 10,000 prescriptions withoutincident. Meanwhile, nine states introduced legislation seeking prescriptive authority—thehighest number of states to actively work onbills in any one year.

Marketplace InitiativesThroughout 2005, the directorate pursuedactivities to assert and broaden psychology’sinfluence throughout the health care deliverysystem and to help make practice easier for psychologists.

In April 2005, the APA PracticeOrganization made available to APA members

The Practice Directorate continues to engage in a wide and diverse

array of initiatives that support practicing psychologists and consumers

of psychological services. The directorate pursues activities for both

APA and the APA Practice Organization, a companion organization

created to enable greater professional advocacy for psychologists.

Practice Directorate

Russ Newman, PhD, JD, Executive Director

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the HIPAA Security Rule OnlineCompliance Workplace as part of a seriesof informational materials and onlineproducts that help psychologists under-stand and comply with the HealthInsurance Portability and AccountabilityAct (HIPAA) of 1996. A wealth ofHIPAA resources is included on the APAPractice Organization Web site atwww.APApractice.org.

In collaboration with state psycho-logical associations, the PracticeDirectorate is actively involved in anongoing outreach effort to the businesscommunity regarding the value of psy-chological services known as thePsychologically Healthy WorkplaceAwards (PHWA). This program recog-nizes organizations that make a com-mitment to fostering employee healthand well-being while enhancing organi-zational performance. During 2005, thePractice Directorate prepared for theMarch 2006 State LeadershipConference, where the first national-level PHWA winners will be honored.Among its growing array of onlineresources, the directorate also launchedthe PHWA Web site at www.phwa.org.

Organized psychology took a num-ber of steps in 2005 toward providingquality health services for veterans. Forexample, at the eighth annualDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA)Psychology Leadership Conference inApril, VA psychologists and top VA andAPA officials focused on promoting

improved psychological services for vet-erans, including those who have servedin Iraq and Afghanistan.

Further, the Practice Directoratemanaged the policy developmentprocess that resulted in the Council ofRepresentatives’ adoption in August2005 of APA policy concerning evi-dence-based practice in psychology. Thedirectorate is working to ensure that thepolicy is used appropriately in thehealth care system.

Public EducationThe Practice Directorate remains com-mitted to stimulating community-basedoutreach by psychologists through theAPA public education campaign andthe Disaster Response Network.

More than 1,000 psychologistsoffered mental health support to evac-uees in the months following the 2005hurricanes that devastated the GulfCoast region. To assist with reliefefforts, the directorate adaptedresilience materials from its public education campaign and disseminatedthe information widely, including onthe consumer Web site, the APAHelpCenter (www.apahelpcenter.org).The site received more than 1.7 million visits during 2005 and provides free, downloadable materials.The site now also includes a Spanishlanguage section.

The newest iteration of the APApublic education campaign is

“Mind/Body Health: For a HealthyMind and Body, Talk to a Psychologist.”This campaign reflects growing publicawareness of the connection betweenbehavior and health while helping toposition psychologists as the experts inbehavior. By visitingwww.APApractice.org, APA membersmay access an online Mind/Body HealthToolkit that provides information andmaterials for conducting local outreach.

Also in 2005, the Practice Directorateunveiled the Psychologist LocatorService, designed to connect interestedconsumers with practicing psycholo-gists in their area. Licensed APA members who pay the PracticeAssessment fee are eligible to participate in this service.n


At the APA Practice Organization’s 2005 StateLeadership Conference, representatives of the

Vermont Psychological Association urged SenatorJim Jeffords (I-Vt.; far right) to support an appropriation for the Mentally Ill Offender

Treatment and Crime Reduction Act. Congressappropriated $5 million for the program for 2006.

As part of APA’s Mind/Body public educationcampaign, the Practice Directorate highlightspsychology’s unique and central role at theintersection of psychological and physical health.


dditional information about the Public Interest Directorate and its ini-tiatives may be obtained from the

Web site (www.apa.org/pi). The following is asummary of the major initiatives launched inthe various offices and programs of the PublicInterest Directorate during 2005.

ACT Against Violence Program The ACT (Adults and Children Together)Against Violence program is APA’s nationalinitiative on early violence prevention focusedon educating adults and communities to cre-ate safe and healthy early environments forchildren. The program has two components:the national media campaign and the training program.

Media campaign—The third radio campaignwas developed, and campaign kits were dis-tributed by the Advertising Council to radio stations nationwide in July. APA ACT staffcreated a promotional kit to encourage support for the campaign that was sent to more than 200 people, including the ACT training program local coordinators in 31 states; it was also distributed at the APA convention. A proposal was prepared to raise funds for new radio and print ads.

Training program—Parents Raising Safe Kids, a new ACT parent program to be delivered in eight 2-hour weekly sessions,was developed, along with a training manualfor facilitators. Handouts and fact sheets for parents in English and Spanish were pilot tested in four sites in the fall. In February, 22ACT community coordinators attended the first ACT Advanced Seminar, and in

April, 27 new ACT community coordinatorswere certified at the national three-day workshop. In addition, the first 1-hour Web-based seminar was conducted in November for 44 ACT-trained coordinators from all over the country; the topic of the seminar was media violence and children, and Diane Levin, PhD, was the presenter.

Children, Youth, and Families OfficeThe Children, Youth, and Families Office sup-ported the work of the Committee on Children,Youth, and Families; the Working Group onPsychoactive Medications for Children andAdolescents; and the planning committee for anInterdisciplinary Conference on Family–SchoolRelations. The office served as an informationresource for APA members and the public;developed and disseminated reports and otherwritten materials on professional and consumerissues; and promoted the application of psycho-logical knowledge to address public policy issuesaffecting children, youth, and families.

Disability Issues in Psychology OfficeThe Disability Issues in Psychology Officecontinued to oversee the Toolbox Project in 2005. The goal of the Toolbox Project is to develop evidence-based information and resources identifying the major barriersto training confronted by students with disabilities and how those barriers can beaddressed. The project seeks to help educatorsand directors of training by providing them with resources that will increase andenhance learning opportunities for studentswith disabilities.

The Public Interest Directorate continues to support and

promote efforts to apply the science and profession of

psychology to the advancement of human welfare.

Public Interest Directorate

Henry Tomes, PhD, Executive Director

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Executive OfficeThe Public Interest DirectorateExecutive Office continues to providestaff support to the Board for theAdvancement of Psychology in thePublic Interest (BAPPI), which is thepublic interest oversight board. At itsfall 2005 meeting, BAPPI reiterated itscommitment to addressing issuesrelated to diversity within APA gover-nance and staffing and supporting theimplementation of the APAMulticultural Guidelines. BAPPI andthe Public Interest Directorate bidfarewell to retiring Executive DirectorHenry Tomes, PhD, after 13 years ofdedicated service. BAPPI is pleased towelcome Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD, asthe incoming executive director of thePublic Interest Directorate and looksforward to working with her in 2006and beyond.

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns OfficeThe Healthy Lesbian, Gay, and BisexualStudents Project (HLGBSP) partneredwith state and local education agenciesto present workshops for school coun-selors, nurses, psychologists, and socialworkers. Application was made for a$1,750,000 five-year cooperative agree-ment with the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention to expand thework of the HLGBSP.

The Lesbian, Gay, and BisexualConcerns Office supported an interna-tional network of psychological associa-tions as recommended in the finalreport of the 2001 Sexual Orientationand Mental Health meeting.

Minority Fellowship ProgramThe Minority Fellowship Program(MFP) supported over 100 fellowsacross the disciplines of psychology andneuroscience in 2005. The programhosted poster sessions, symposia, andnetworking events at the APA conven-tion and the Society for Neuroscienceannual meeting, and it sponsored itsthird Psychology Summer Institute. TheMFP is supported by training grantsfrom the National Institute of Mental

Health (NIMH) (with additional support from the National Institute onDrug Abuse) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Office on AgingThe Office on Aging promoted theinclusion of mental health issues at the2005 White House Conference onAging. “Improve recognition, assess-ment, and treatment of mental illnessand depression among olderAmericans” was the eighth-ranked reso-lution; “attain adequate numbers ofhealth care personnel who are skilled,culturally competent, and specialized ingeriatrics” was ranked ninth. Assessmentof Older Adults With DiminishedCapacity: A Handbook for Lawyerswas published.

Office on AIDSIn August 2005, the APA Office on AIDSand its collaborator, eNursing IIc, wasinformed by NIMH that the Phase 2funding proposal to develop anInternet-based program to educate psy-chologists about end-of-life issues hadbeen favorably reviewed. In April 2005,the APA Office on AIDS received a sec-ond, one-year subcontract for $164,000from ETR Associates to provide HIV-related technical assistance to communi-ty-based organizations serving AfricanAmericans in the western region of theUnited States.


Tasha Howe, PhD, professor at Humboldt State University(left), and Julia Da Silva, APA’s director of the ACT Against

Violence Training Program (right), at the Public Interestbooth at the 2005 APA convention.

BAPPI reiterated its

commitment to addressing

issues related to diversity within

APA governance and

staffing and supporting the

implementation of the

APA Multicultural Guidelines.

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Office on Ethnic Minority AffairsDuring 2005 the APA Office of EthnicMinority Affairs (OEMA) provided staffsupport to the Committee on EthnicMinority Affairs; the Council of NationalPsychological Associations for theAdvancement of Ethnic Minority Issues;the Commission on Ethnic MinorityRecruitment, Retention, and TrainingTask Force (CEMRRAT2) and itsTextbook Initiative Work Group; andPresident Levant’s Task Force onEnhancing Diversity in APA. OEMA alsoadministered several programs, including(a) the CEMRRAT implementationgrants, (b) the $1.6 million APA/NationalInstitute of General Medical SciencesProject, and (c) the Psychology andEthnic Minority Serving Institutions ini-tiative.

Public Interest Public Policy OfficeThe Public Interest Public Policy Office(PIPPO) sponsored congressional briefings to focus on psychological issuesacross the life span—from the mentalhealth of ethnic minority children facingtrauma and disaster to the mental healthof older adults.

PIPPO also contributed to the draftingof federal legislation and regulation insuch critical areas as Head Start,individuals with disabilities education,media violence, health disparities,welfare reform, violence against women,HIV/AIDS, hate crime prevention, andlife span respite care.

Women’s Programs OfficeThe Women’s Programs Office (WPO)provided staff support for the Committeeon Women in Psychology, the Task Forceon the Sexualization of Girls, the TaskForce on Socioeconomic Status, the Task Force on Workplace Violence, theTask Force on Urban Psychology, and,with Practice Directorate staff, theWorking Group to Develop Guidelines

for Working With Boys and Men.WPO finalized planning for the March 2006 Work, Stress, and Healthconference. Publications included revisions of the Graduate FacultyInterested in the Psychology of Womenreport and the Financial Aid Directory, aswell as the monthly electronic newsletter,Women’s Psych-E. n

BAPPI and the Public Interest Directorate bid farewell

to retiring Executive Director Henry Tomes, PhD, after

13 years of dedicated service.

The Task Force on Urban Psychology report. The Task Force on Enhancing Diversity report.

Members of the Presidential Task Force on Enhancing Diversity in APA and APA staff (left to right): Jill Oliveira-Berry, PhD; Zari Hedayat-Diba, PhD, MFT; Joseph L. White, PhD; Bertha G. Holliday, PhD;Justin (Doug) McDonald, PhD; Alberto Figueroa-Garcia, MBA; Beverly Greene, PhD; Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD; Debra J. Perry; Norman Abeles, PhD; Patricia Arredondo, EdD; Richard M. Suinn, PhD (chair), and Rhoda Olkin, PhD (foreground).


Member and Customer Service Center

he APA Service Center is the association’s main point ofcontact with members,

subscribers, and customers. Its work continuesto have a direct impact on virtually all mem-bers and customers of APA’s products andservices. On an annual basis, Service Centerstaff maintain 150,000 member and affiliaterecords, including new, departing, and chang-ing file records; 375,000 subscriptions; and45,000 book orders. In addition, staff mem-bers handle in the range of 192,000 contactsfrom members and customers via mail,e-mail, fax, and phone.

In 2005, the total number of actual members and affiliates was 148,630. The yearclosed with 90,256 fellows, members, and asso-ciate members; 51,604 graduate, undergradu-ate, and high school student affiliates; 2,828community college and high school teacheraffiliates; and 3,942 international affiliates.

In collaboration with the computing servicesand finance staff, the Service Center staff intro-duced online dues payment options for fullmembers and continued to develop onlinerenewal methods for subscriptions and affiliatepayments. Online dues payments were submit-ted by approximately 12% of members for theinitial months of processing; the goal is tohave these electronic methods in place for all

The Office of Public Communications manages APA’s outreach

to the news media and creates activities and materials that

educate the public about the value of psychological research,

findings, and interventions.

Public and MemberCommunications

Rhea K. Farberman, APR, Executive Director

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membership and subscription types bythe next renewal cycle.

Office of PublicCommunicationsThe Office of Public Communications

manages APA’s outreach to the news

media and creates activities and

materials that educate the public

about the value of psychological

research, findings, and interventions.

Through its media-training program,

the office prepares members, gover-

nance officials, and senior staff to serve

as spokespersons for the association

and the discipline.

Garnering news coverage of articles

published in APA journals and fast

response to media requests for informa-

tion are high priorities for the office. To

speed this process, staff uses a comput-

erized media referral database that lists

APA members prepared to do media

interviews within their subspecialties.

This database, with over 2,000 APA

members listed by their areas of exper-

tise, is an important media relations tool

and allows psychology and psychologists

to be part of breaking news nationwide.

Throughout 2005, the office’s news

release program earned story place-

ments in national publications, includ-

ing the New York Times, the Washington

Post, and USA Today. Two APA news

releases announcing Council of

Representatives resolutions received

national news placements via the AP

print wire and nationally syndicated

radio broadcasts. The two Council

actions were calls to limit the amount of

violence in video games and for the

immediate retirement of American

Indian sports mascots.

Another area of focused activity

during 2005 was media support for

the APA Presidential Task Force on

Psychological Ethics and National

Security. The executive director for

Public and Member Communications

worked closely with the committee on

media and interview preparation to

correct misreporting of the APA posi-

tion vis-a-vis psychologists’ involvement

in national security investigations.

In addition, the office’s Department

of Editorial and Design Services provid-

ed APA offices, directorates, and gover-

nance groups with professional, in-

house editing, design, and publications

management. During 2005 the depart-

ment coordinated the production of

over 150 publications and other com-

munication products.

Also produced within the Office of

Public and Member Communications

are the Monitor on Psychology and

gradPSYCH magazines. The Monitor on

Psychology is published 11 times a year.

The 2005 cover packages included

reporting on Hispanic and Asian

American psychology, sleep, and

advanced treatments for phobias.

Monitor circulation includes all

APA members plus individual and

institutional subscribers, government

officials, and members of the

news media. gradPSYCH magazine

is published for and about graduate

psychology students.

Membership DevelopmentThe Membership Development Officestaff manage numerous membershiprecruitment and retention initiatives.In 2005, the staff redesigned the association’s member referral program and many recruiting pieces.

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The office’s news release program earned story

placements in national publications, including the New

York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today.

APA membership referral kit.


APA Journalshe APA Journals Office published 2,486 articles and 12 special issues in its premier journals program in

2005. PsycARTICLES, the full-text database ofarticles for all APA journals, grew by nearly3,000 articles. In addition, PsycINFO staffcompleted the project that will make APAjournals available in digital form back to their first issues of publication.

The Publications and Communications(P&C) Board reviewed and revised its permissions policy to allow authors to reprintsmall excerpts of APA copyrighted materialwithout formal request. The new APA copy-right policy extends permission to digital versions of articles as well, allowing broaderaccess to research materials. Extending thepolicy helps to ensure that the print andelectronic versions match, thus maintainingthe integrity of the article’s “copy of record.”The new policy leads the way for other scholarly publishers to encourage access and maintain an accurate copy of recordfor each article.

The P&C Board and the APA Office ofPublications and Databases madePsycARTICLES available to developing countries through the Health InterNetworkAccess to Research initiative, a partnershipbetween the World Health Organization,publishers, and academic libraries in developing countries.

APA BooksAPA Books produces works anchored in schol-arly knowledge, informed by empiricalresearch, and translated into practical applica-

tions. APA Books released 64 books in 2005.Among the best-selling volumes were How toSurvive and Thrive as a Therapist and CriticalThinking About Psychology.

APA Books released the Concise Rules ofAPA Style, a compact source for indispensableinformation on how to format scholarly arti-cles and papers according to the rules of APAstyle. Concise Rules is in its second printingand had first-year sales in excess of $1 million.

Magination Press, APA’s imprint for chil-dren’s self-help books, released eight newtitles, including What to Do When You WorryToo Much, and Was It the Chocolate Pudding?A Story for Little Kids About Divorce. APALifeTools, an imprint for trade books for thelay public, released The Pain Survival Guide.

APA’s series of psychotherapy training andvideotapes increased by 18 titles during 2005and included 4 that focus on working withethnic minority clients.

PsycBOOKS, launched in August 2004, is afull-text database of books and chapters. In2005, the PsycBOOKS database grew by 182titles, of which 55 were APA books and 127were classic books. By the end of 2005, thePsycBOOKS database included nearly 800books and 13,000 chapters. In addition,PsycBOOKS features the exclusive electronicrelease of more than 1,500 entries from theAPA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia ofPsychology. The database is updated with newreleases on a monthly basis.

PsycINFOPsycINFO added more than 116,000 newrecords in 2005, up 10% from the numberreleased in 2004. The number of cited refer-

During 2005, the APA Office of Publications and Databases expanded

its knowledge dissemination through journals, books, abstract services,

and the APA Web site. These activities ensure continued access to

essential scientific information on psychological theory, empirical

research, and clinical practice for APA members and the public.

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ences increased to approximately 17million. One hundred twelve journalswere added to the coverage list.PsycINFO staff members concludedagreements with Elsevier, Sage, andBlackwell Publishing to acquire con-tent in electronic feeds. The cost toproduce each record declined signifi-cantly between 2003 and 2005 as aresult of automation and outsourcing.During that time, record productionnearly doubled. PsycINFO nowincludes more than 2.2 millionrecords.

At the direction of the APA Boardof Directors and in conjunction withAPA’s Office of International Affairs,PsycINFO made PsycARTICLES avail-able to the areas that were most affect-ed by the tsunami, including India,Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia.

The APA Web SiteEfforts to improve both member andinstitutional use of the APA Web sitecontinued. Release of a new memberWeb link, http://my.apa.org, enablesmembers to update their profiles elec-tronically, pay dues, order APA prod-ucts, and access electronic resources. Inaddition, usability testing was con-ducted on PsycNET—APA’s Web-baseddatabase of PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES,PsycEXTRA, PsycBOOKS, andPsycCRITIQUES for members andinstitutions—and improvements were made.

Sales, Licensing, and MarketingAPA’s flagship PsycINFO andPsycARTICLES databases were sold ona site license basis to more than 3,400institutions worldwide in 2005. Salesof PsycINFO and PsycARTICLESincreased 13% and 34%, respectively.Sales efforts for PsycBOOKS,PsycEXTRA, and PsycCRITIQUESfocused on individual licenses and onproviding a comprehensive, integratedsuite of products to the marketplace.Overall, there was a 23% increase ininstitutional site license sales.

APA’s Sales, Licensing, andMarketing team had great success sell-ing APA books in 2005, generating a25% increase in sales to APA’s author-ized distributors and a 26% increase insales through retail channels. Directmail campaigns to promote APA booksand videotapes reached audiences ofmore than 1,250,000. Book titles werepromoted at 33 conferences andexhibits. APA Books, APA LifeTools,and Magination Press books andauthors garnered attention in suchpublications as USA Today, US News &World Report, Reader’s Digest,Parenting, and O: The Oprah Magazineand on the CBS Early Show. n

APA Books released the Concise Rules of APA Style, a

compact source for indispensable information on how to

format scholarly articles and papers according to the

rules of APA style.


Board & Committee Operations Officehe Board and Committee Operations Office organizes the consolidated meetings, assembles the cross-cutting

agenda for each meeting, produces the annualgovernance directory Making APA Work forYou, and staffs a variety of ad hoc groups.

The March 2005 consolidated meetings, held at the Lansdowne Resort inLeesburg, Virginia, included 26 boards andcommittees and the APA Board of Directors.The October and November consolidatedmeetings included 16 and 13 boards and committees, respectively. The Science StudentCouncil joined the consolidated meetings roster in November for the first time.

In 2005, the office staffed the APAPresidential Virtual Working Group on Anti-Semitic, Anti-Jewish and Other Religious,Religion-Related and/or Religion-DerivedPrejudice and Discrimination and the APAPresidential Virtual Working Group on Prejudice and Discrimination in All Its Forms.

Division Services OfficeThe Division Services Office (DSO) providescentralized information and referral serviceson the activities of APA’s 54 divisions andserves as the administrative office for 31 APAdivisions and 6 division sections.The staff serves as liaison to the Committee onDivision/APA Relations (CODAPAR) and thePolicy and Planning Board (P&P).

In 2005, the DSO provided staffsupport for P&P’s first Town Hall Meeting atthe APA convention in Washington, DC. APAPresident Ronald F. Levant, President-Elect Gerald P. Koocher, and CEO Norman B.

Anderson participated in this well-attendedevent. P&P’s work on an updated version ofthe Council Policy Manual continues. TheCouncil Policy Manual is a compendium of allcurrent and archival policies of the associationthat will be available to APA members via theAPA Web site in fall 2006.

In 2005, the Board of Directors approvedCODAPAR’s recommendations to award thefollowing interdivision grant projects: (a)Developing GLBT-Affirmative PsychoanalyticCurricula; (b) Ethics, National Security, and theMedia; (c) National Conference on Training inProfessional Geropsychology; (d) Voices ofFeminist Diversity: Preserving Psychology’s Pastand Enriching Its Future; (e) APA Experts’Summit on Immigration; (f) Sharing TrainingOpportunities in Rehabilitation Psychology andClinical Neuropsychology With Ethnic MinorityStudents; (g) Diversity Enhancement and

Governance Affairs houses the Board and Committee Operations,

Division Services, Elections, Governance, and Special Projects offices

to consolidate the governance needs of the association.Governance Affairs

Judy A. Strassburger, Executive Director

APA President Ronald F. Levant, EdD (front row, second from left) presented APA Presidential Citations to the following psychologists at theTri-State Psychological Convention in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.Front row (from left): Beth Hudnall Stamm, PhD; George W. Watson, PhD;and Debra Brown, PhD, accepting on behalf of Maria P. P. Root, PhD.Back row (from left): Tony Cellucci, PhD; Douglas C. Haldeman, PhD; and Douglas Ammons, PhD, accepting on behalf of his mother,Carol H. Ammons, PhD.

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Conflict Resolution for Divisions;(h) Developing a Consumer Web Site for Child and Adolescent MentalHealth; and (i) Promoting EffectiveTreatment for Men and Women With Substance Use Disorders andCognitive Impairment.

Two prospective new divisions in theareas of human–animal studies andtrauma psychology will take their peti-tions to Council in February 2006.Other areas of inquiry for potential newdivisions are (a) sexology, (b) giftededucation/talent development, (c) cog-nitive–behavioral therapy, (d) narrativepsychology, (e) occupational healthpsychology, and (f) qualitative inquiry.

Election OfficeThe Election Office conducts APA’smajor elections and staffs the ElectionCommittee. The elections include thepresident-elect nominations and elec-tions, the Board of Directors nomina-tions and elections, and the board andcommittee nominations and elections.In addition, the office handles theapportionment ballot, bylaws amend-ments, the elections of APAGS(American Psychological Association ofGraduate Students), TOPSS (Teachersof Psychology in Secondary Schools),and PT@CC (Psychology Teachers atCommunity Colleges) officers, and theelections of division officers andCouncil representatives for divisionsand state, provincial, and territorialpsychological associations.

The office now offers an online vot-ing option to Council members for the

board and committee elections and to members of APAGS for its officer elec-tions. Staff also assist members inunderstanding and interpreting therules and policies of the APA gover-nance structure.

Governance OfficeThe Governance Office manages theflow of information among APA staffmembers, the Board of Directors, andthe Council of Representatives; serves asstaff liaison to the Council ofRepresentatives and the Committee onStructure and Function of Council; andprepares agendas for four Board andtwo Council meetings each year. Staffmembers write the minutes of theBoard of Directors and Council ofRepresentatives meetings and preparethe proceedings of the association forthe recording secretary’s approval. Theproceedings are published yearly in thearchival issue of the AmericanPsychologist. Staff members also reviseand update the APA bylaws(www.apa.org/governance/bylaws/) andassociation rules (www.apa.org/gover-nance/rules/assocrules.pdf).

Special Projects OfficeThe Special Projects Office coordinatesprojects related to the initiatives of thepresident and president-elect; the presi-dent’s Web site; presidential citations; theAPA Award for Outstanding LifetimeContributions to Psychology; the APAawards program and ceremony; theRaymond D. Fowler Award forOutstanding Contributions to APA

(member category); and special conven-tion events, including the opening ses-sion, the president’s program, eveningentertainment, and the presidentialaddress. The office also staffs select presi-dential initiatives, coordinates APA artexhibits, and manages joint projects withorganizations such as the SmithsonianInstitution.

In 2005, the Special Projects Officestaffed APA President Ronald F. Levant’sHealth Care for the Whole Person initia-tive. This initiative culminated in a pressconference at the APA convention; 26organizations signed a statement high-lighting the importance of health carethat addresses both physical and mentalhealth needs. At the opening session ofthe 2005 convention, Judith Rodin, PhD,received the APA Award for OutstandingLifetime Contributions to Psychology,and Arlo Guthrie gave a lively perform-ance. During APA Night at the NationalMuseum of the American Indian, 2,000members viewed the exhibits at themuseum, enjoyed the delicious offeringsof the Mitsitam Cafe, and listened to themusic of the Mystic Warriors. n

The office staffed the Health Care for the Whole Person initiative,

which culminated in a press conference at the APA convention;

26 organizations signed a statement highlighting the importance of

health care that addresses both physical and mental health needs.

During the 2005 convention, 2,000 APA membersenjoyed APA Night at the Smithsonian’s NationalMuseum of the American Indian.


he Office of General Counsel (OGC) conducts risk-management activities to avoid legal exposure to

APA, its employees, and governance members.Legal counsel advises Council, the Board ofDirectors, and all other APA governance bodieson a variety of business and policy issues thathave legal implications. In addition to providinglegal advice to APA, the OGC continues toadvance APA’s interface between psychology andlaw in a number of ways.

During 2005, the OGC worked closely with the Committee on Legal Issues, APAdirectorates, relevant governance bodies,psychological experts, and outside counsel inthe review, development, and filing of amicusbriefs. APA’s amicus briefs address a variety of issues about which psychology has socialscience data relevant to fundamental issuesbefore the courts.

To date, APA has filed briefs in seven state-court cases concerning whether each ofthe states violates its state constitution bydenying same-sex couples the right to marry.The briefs have been filed in the intermedi-ate court of appeal and the supreme courtof New Jersey (Lewis v. Harris); the supremecourts of Oregon (Li v. Oregon) andWashington (Andersen v. King County); andthree intermediate courts of appeals in NewYork (Hernandez v. Robles; Shields v.Madigan; and Samuels v. New York StateDepartment of Health). The New Jersey briefprovided a template for filing APA amicusbriefs regarding same-sex marriage in otherstates during 2005; additional same-sex liti-gation in the state courts is anticipated inthe next few years.

Each of these cases presents somewhat different legal issues stemming from the differences between the various states’constitutions and their interpretation by thestate courts. However, all of the cases raiseessentially the same psychological and behavioral scientific issues concerning whetherthere is any scientific basis for differentiatingor discriminating between same-sex andopposite-sex couples with respect to marriage.APA has therefore been able to develop anauthoritative, carefully researched amicus brief to be filed in each case, with minor substantive adjustments to respond to slightvariations in the issues raised. The model brief provides the courts with scientificresearch concerning the nature of sexual orientation, same-sex relationships, and child rearing by same-sex couples.

In addition to the marriage cases, APAadapted the research summarized in its modelmarriage brief for amicus briefs filed in 2005that addressed related issues in two cases: achallenge to a state constitutional amendment

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides legal expertise

to the association on a wide range of issues and concerns

involving antitrust, corporate, tax, and employment law.The Office of General

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The Office of General Counsel staff (left to right): Theresa McGregor,Nathalie Gilfoyle, Jesse Raben, Donna Beavers, and James McHugh. Notpictured: Lindsay Childress-Beatty.

in Nebraska prohibiting any govern-ment recognition of same-sex relation-ships (Citizens for Equal Protection v.Bruning) and a challenge to a regulatorypolicy in Arkansas prohibiting place-ment of foster children in any home inwhich an adult homosexual resides(Arkansas Department of HumanServices v. Howard).

The OGC also coordinated thepreparation and filing of amicus briefsin two prominent cases, as follows:

l U.S. v. Fields (U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Fifth Circuit)—Thiscase involved a challenge to the admis-sibility of testimony by a psychiatristregarding predictions of future danger-ousness on the basis of unstructuredclinical judgment in the context of acapital murder sentencing proceeding.APA submitted an amicus brief to thecourt to present relevant scientificknowledge that provides a context forthe court’s review of the extent to whicha mental health professional can reliablytestify in a federal capital case address-ing future risk of dangerousness.

l Goodman v. Georgia (U.S.Supreme Court)—This case addressedthe extent to which the Americans WithDisabilities Act validly abrogated statesovereignty as it applies to state prisons.APA joined with the AmericanAssociation on Mental Retardation, theBazelon Center for Mental Health Law,and other amici in filing a brief thatfocused on prisoners with mental ill-ness and mental retardation.

In addition, the OGC has continuedto promote the interface between psy-chology and law through interdiscipli-nary collaboration with the AmericanBar Association (ABA) and oversight ofvarious APA/ABA working groups toaddress issues of mutual concern to thetwo disciplines. The most significantareas of APA/ABA collaboration in 2005included the following:

l APA/ABA Working Group onAssessment of Capacity in OlderAdults—The working group producedan APA/ABA copublished resource forattorneys titled Assessment of OlderAdults With Diminished Capacity: AHandbook for Lawyers. In addition tosponsoring educative programming forpsychologists and lawyers on the topicof capacity assessment of older adults,the working group developed a drafthandbook for use by judges in deter-mining the capacity of older adults inguardianship proceedings.

l APA/ABA Collaborative Group onChildren, Families, Divorce, andCustody—APA President Ron Levantappointed six APA representatives tojoin with six ABA representatives toenter into a dialogue and develop goals,recommendations, and implementationstrategies for APA/ABA collaboration inthe area of child custody over the nextseveral years. OGC staff coordinatedplanning and implementation for thefirst meeting of the newly establishedgroup in 2005.

The OGC also provided oversight foractivities associated with APA’s involve-ment with, and representation on, aninterdisciplinary Task Force on MentalIllness and the Death Penalty; ABA’sPro Bono Child Custody Project;and a Teen Dating ViolencePrevention initiative. n


APA has developed an authoritative, carefully researched amicus brief

to be filed in each case, with minor substantive adjustments. . . . The

model brief provides the courts with scientific research concerning the

nature of sexual orientation, same-sex relationships, and

child rearing by same-sex couples.

The Assessment of Older Adults With DiminishedCapacity handbook was copublished by APA andthe American Bar Association.

Central Programs is where many association service functions are

managed. Central Programs includes Archives and Library Services

and the Ethics, International Affairs, Research, Convention,

and APAGS offices.


Archives and Library Serviceshe APA Archives continued its work in documenting and preserving the history of American psychology, with a

major emphasis on the history of APA. APABooks published Psychology and the NationalInstitute of Mental Health: A Historical Analysis,edited by APA Historian Wade Pickren. A newvolume on the development of psychologicalscience and practice in the Department ofVeterans Affairs was coauthored by Pickren andwill be published in late 2006. The APA ArchivesWeb site (www.apa.org/archives/) was reorgan-ized , and new materials and databases wereadded to serve APA members and the history ofpsychology community.

The Arthur W. Melton Library continuedto serve as the major research resource for thevarious research projects and activities of APACentral Office programs. The library assistedin the development of the new PsycBOOKSdatabase by identifying and obtaining keybooks of historical value for inclusion.

Ethics OfficeIn 2005, the Ethics Office offered educationalworkshops, provided ethics consultations, andsupported the Ethics Committee in adjudicat-ing ethics complaints. During the year, theEthics Office offered or was involved in 33ethics educational programs across the coun-try. Collaborating with state, provincial, andterritorial psychological associations to offercontinuing education workshops that generatefunds for the associations was an office priori-ty in 2005, and 12 such programs wereoffered. At the 2005 convention inWashington, DC, the Ethics Office and EthicsCommittee had a more active program than atany other point in their history.

The Ethics Office promotes ethics educa-tion in a variety of ways. The Ethics Officedirector writes a monthly column, “EthicsRounds,” in APA’s Monitor on Psychology. TheEthics Office has partnered with the EducationDirectorate to develop a Web-basedcontinuing education program on the 2002Ethics Code. The Ethics Office also coordinat-ed the fourth annual Graduate Student EthicsPrize ($1,000 and a round-trip ticket withthree-nights’ stay at the convention), which isjointly sponsored by the Ethics Committeeand the American Psychological Association ofGraduate Students (APAGS). The chair of theEthics Committee commented and led a dis-cussion on the winning paper at the conven-tion. APA President-Elect Gerald P. Koocher,editor of Ethics & Behavior, has supported theprize each year by publishing top studentpapers in the journal.

The Ethics Office provided ethics consulta-tion during 2005 on a daily basis and, togetherwith APA’s Management Information ServicesDepartment, developed a Web-based programso that the Ethics Committee can more effec-tively offer written consultations.

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The Graduate Student Ethics Prize, sponsored by the Ethics Committee and APAGS, was awarded at the 2005 APA convention. Left to right: Stephen Behnke,Juli B. Kramer (recipient), Katherine DiFrancesca, and Carol Williams-Nickelson.

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L. Michael Honaker, PhD, Chief Operating Officer

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In addition to its regular responsibil-ities involving education, adjudication,and consultation, the Ethics Office sup-ported the Presidential Task Force onPsychological Ethics and NationalSecurity. The Ethics Office assisted theEthics Committee, the Board ofDirectors, and the Council ofRepresentatives in their responsibilitiesrelated to the Report of the AmericanPsychological Association Presidential Task Force on PsychologicalEthics and National Security and pre-sented the report in various public ven-ues. The Ethics Office will continue itsinvolvement in 2006 by assisting in theimplementation of actions related tothe report that the Council adopted atits meeting in August 2005.

Statistics regarding the adjudicativeactivities of the Ethics Office and Ethics Committee for 2005 can be found in

the Ethics Committee’s annual report in the July–August 2006 issue of theAmerican Psychologist.

Office of International AffairsThe Office of International Affairsserves as APA’s resource for internation-al information, activities, policy, and initiatives. The office coordinates APA’sparticipation and representation ininternational venues, facilitatesexchange with national psychologyassociations and interaction with globalpolicy bodies, coordinates actions at theUnited Nations (through APA’s designated representatives at the UN),and develops programs for outreachand interaction. The office also hostsvisits to APA by representatives of psy-chological societies, researchers, teach-ers, and students from outside theUnited States.

In addition to promoting APA’s inter-national outreach, staff have worked toincrease APA’s effectiveness as a conduitfor information about psychologyaround the world. The office’s Web page(www.apa.org/international) and thebimonthly newsletter PsychologyInternational provide resources oninternational conferences, grants, andorganizations as well as feature articlesto promote international collaboration,exchange, and the application ofpsychology to global challenges. Theoffice works with each of the APAdirectorates to develop internationaloutreach and programs, and it has anactive liaison program with divisions(in particular with Division 52, APA’sInternational Psychology division) and external organizations.

Research OfficeDuring 2005, the Research Office ana-lyzed data from the 2004–2005 FacultySalary Survey and conducted the2005–2006 Faculty Salary Surveyeffort. In addition, the ResearchOffice, in conjunction with theEducation Directorate, cleaned andanalyzed data from the 2005 GraduateStudy in Psychology Survey. The officedesigned an online version of the 2003Doctorate Employment Survey; data will be available in 2006. Staff spentmany hours working with theMinority Fellowship Program (MFP)to create longitudinal databases thatcan be used to track MFP participantsthroughout their careers. Staff mem-bers also worked in support of thedeliberations of the Task Force onWork Force Analysis and the Board forthe Advancement of Psychology in thePublic Interest (BAPPI) Diversity Task

At the 2005 convention in Washington, DC, the Ethics Office and

Ethics Committee had a more active program than at any other point

in their history.

The APA Archives home page (www.apa.org/archives).


Force. New data, graphs, and reportsrelated to education, employment, and demographics have been placed on theResearch Office Web site(http://research.apa.org).

The office continues to develop astrong electronic survey capacity andefficient use of new technology. Staffmembers were involved with severalelectronic member surveys (includingsurveys related to journal readership,the convention, and potential conven-tion attendance in New Orleans), aswell as with the interassociation APA/APPIC (Association ofPsychology Postdoctoral andInternship Centers) survey of internapplicants, the evaluation of graduateprograms in neuroscience aimed atminorities (SPINES), and the APAWorkplace Climate Survey. The devel-opment of the new online APADirectory Survey was a major focus in2005; this survey will be launched inspring 2006.

The Research Office assisted other offices and directorates (e.g.,Continuing Professional Education,Executive, Education, Monitor,Practice, and Membership) in a variety of data collection efforts and filled many requests for labels and demographic, education,and employment information. n

APA Services for Students The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS)implements governance initiatives and policies, provides direct membercontact and support, and develops resources to meet the information andadvocacy needs of its 40,000 graduate and undergraduate student members.

Highlights for 2005l In August, APAGS released Succeeding in Practicum: An APAGS

Resource Guide, which provides useful information about selecting and navigating practicum experiences. The APAGS Resource Guide for LGBT Students in Psychology, created to address the unique experiences and obstacles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, is in the final stage of development and will be formally released in 2006.

l APAGS continued to create new programs and awards that represent the student constituency. This year marked the launch of the APAGS–CEMA (Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs) Peer Mentoring Program, which pairs first- and second-year ethnic minority graduate students with upper-level ethnic minority students. APAGS also created a $1,000 scholarship to promote LGBT dissertation research and a $500 grant that supports LGBT training.

l APAGS received a steady stream of requests to conduct internship workshops on various campuses and at conferences nationwide. In 2005,Dr. Carol Williams-Nickelson, APAGS associate executive director,conducted internship workshops at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association convention; the University of Louisville; the University ofNevada, Las Vegas; Argosy University/Dallas; and the APA convention in Washington, DC.

l APAGS programming at the 2005 APA convention was an overwhelming success. Programs covered such topics as internship preparation,mentoring, self-care, dissertations, building a practice, licensure and certification, job hunting, diversity issues, funding, and navigating the convention. Given the continued success of the APAGS’s convention programming, the APA Board of Convention Affairs allotted APAGS 16 programming hours for future APA conventions.

Please visit the APAGS Web site (www.apa.org/apags) for additional information.


erving as the APA president in 2005 was a rare honor and privilege for which I am deeply grateful. Some of

the particularly wonderful aspects of the jobof APA president include traveling to a varietyof meetings, hearing about exciting and inno-vative ideas and projects being developedlocally, and recognizing deserving colleaguesand friends of psychology through APA presi-dential awards and citations. During mytenure in this role, I developed four presiden-tial initiatives, which I describe here.

Presidential Initiative 1: MakingPsychology a Household Word Making psychology a household word was anoverarching theme of my presidency, as well asa presidential initiative in its own right. I wasglad to have spent much of my energy and tohave used the influence of the APA presidencyto communicate the value of psychology.

To make psychology a household word,psychologists must grapple with society’s mostpressing problems. In 2005, APA took it uponitself to respond as an organization to majorpublic needs—the tsunami disaster in south-east Asia (www.apa.org/topics/ndtsunami.html) and the Hurricanes Katrinaand Rita disasters in the Gulf Coast(www.apa.org/science/katrina.html)—as wellas to allegations that psychologists behavedunethically in interrogations conducted at the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo detentioncenters (www.apa.org/releases/PENSTaskForceReportFinal.pdf).

During my presidential term, I created theMaking Psychology a Household Word TaskForce. Ruth Paige chaired the group, JessicaHenderson Daniel and Tom DeMaio served as

cochairs, and several hundred additionalmembers participated in the task force.We worked closely with APA’s PracticeDirectorate and the public education campaign. As part of the household word initiative, task force members were trained to use APA toolkits to conduct communityoutreach. The toolkits provide substantivematerials and practical advice that are usefulwhen organizing and giving presentations tocommunity groups regarding the warningsigns of violence, ways in which to buildresilience, and the mind–body connection.Once the task force members were trained,they, in turn, provided training to others intheir home states or through their divisions.

Presidential Initiative 2: Health Carefor the Whole PersonIn these early years of the 21st century,we are witnessing dramatic improvements inhealth care science and technology. However,the overall picture for the U.S. health care system is not good. The Institute of Medicineconcluded that “the health care delivery sys-tem is incapable of meeting the present, letalone the future needs of the American pub-lic” (Fostering Rapid Advances in Healthcare:Learning From System Demonstrations,2002, p. 1).

These problems are clearly so serious thatthey demand a complete reexamination of theU.S. health care system. One core assumptionthat requires revision is the separation ofmind from body. We need to transform ourbiomedical health care system into one basedon the biopsychosocial model, which empha-sizes collaboration between medical andbehavioral health care providers and the inte-

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gration of psychology into health care.We need to put forth a vision of inte-grated care—a care system that offershealth care for the whole person. Thiswas the second of my presidential ini-tiatives. Working toward health care forthe whole person is a very concrete wayin which psychology can address urgentpublic needs and make psychology ahousehold word.

This initiative was chaired byMargaret Heldring. The first taskinvolved drafting a vision statementabout integrated health care. Approvedin principle by APA’s Board of Directorsand Council of Representatives at theirFebruary 2005 meetings, the statementprovided the rationale for an integratedmodel of public health and health care.

We approached a broad array ofphysician, provider, consumer, and poli-cy groups to partner with us. As groupssigned on as partners, they reviewed thevision statement. APA’s boards andcommittees reviewed the statement inMarch 2005 and produced further revi-sions, as did a meeting of the partnersin June. In addition, we established anumber of work groups in such areas asscience, economics, education andtraining, culture and disparities, policyand outreach, women’s health, ruralhealth, and communications. Thesegroups, each multidisciplinary and rep-resenting medicine, nursing, publichealth, and dentistry, reviewed the liter-ature in their respective domains toprovide a solid foundation for ourvision statement. Twenty-six organiza-

tions (including APA) joined together to form the Health Care for the WholePerson Collaborative.

The Health Care for the WholePerson final vision statement wasapproved by the APA Council ofRepresentatives at the August 2005

meeting. The text is available atwww.apa.org/practice/hcwp_state-ment.html. We presented this initiativeat a press conference at the 2005 APA convention, and a radio newsrelease reached over 14.5 millionlisteners nationwide.

Presidential Initiative 3:Enhancing Diversity in APAI take pride in APA’s efforts to attractminority psychologists. Nevertheless,I believe we can do much more to make APA a comfortable place for psychologists who are members ofdiverse groups. By taking effectiveaction to welcome diverse groups,APA’s reputation will be enhanced.Furthermore, this will enable APA toreflect more accurately the changingdemographics in American society.Moreover, by being more welcoming in our approach and by bringing inmore diverse members, APA’s level ofcreativity and productivity will increase,because our deliberations will beenriched through multiple perspectives.

I appointed former APA PresidentRichard M. Suinn to chair thePresidential Task Force on EnhancingDiversity in APA, which focused on thefollowing dimensions of diversity: eth-nicity, race, disability status, sexual ori-entation, aging, religion, and gender.The charge of this task force was todevelop a report, with recommenda-tions for APA action, on ways to make APA a more welcoming place for diverse groups.

I am very proud of the work of thetask force. The task force first developedan exceptional resolution and reportand then undertook extraordinaryefforts to “get it right” by soliciting,processing, and responding to some-times conflicting comments from alarge array of governance groups—and not just once but twice. The task

APA President Ronald Levantdelivers his address at the

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force demonstrated great skill inembracing and integrating thediverse concerns of the marginal-ized constituencies represented byits members. The task force alsoshowed a singular commitment todoing whatever is necessary toensure the continued advance-ment of diversity and multicultur-alism in APA, as reflected by itsacceptance of 90% of the suggest-ed modifications. These effortssucceeded. The Council ofRepresentatives voted to receive theAPA Presidential Task Force onEnhancing Diversity report and toaffirm its enthusiastic support for theimplementation of the Resolution onEnhancing Diversity in APA. The reso-lution and report are available atwww2.apa.org/pi/oema/diversity_tf_report.pdf. I now ask thatall members of our association, all partsof our governance, and all members ofour Central Office accept responsibilityfor implementing the aspirations andrecommendations of the task force sothat we can truly accomplish the mission of APA.

Presidential Initiative 4:Evidence-Based Practice in PsychologyThe quest to determine what works inpsychotherapy is a critical one. Buildingconsensus on the definition of evidenceand ensuring that evidence-based prac-tice in psychology recognizes not onlythe research but also the clinician’sexpertise and the patient’s preferences,values, and culture are important to thefuture of the profession and the qualityof patient care. Some divisions have, or

are developing, their own policy state-ments on evidence-based practice, but Iformed the Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology because Ibelieve it is vital that APA speak withone voice on the issue to avoid potentialconfusion among members, the public,the media, legislators, state health offi-cials, and third-party payers. This presi-dential initiative aimed to affirm (a) theimportance of attending to multiplesources of research evidence and (b)that good psychological practice basedon evidence is also based on clinicalexpertise and patients’ values.

The task force, chaired by CarolGoodheart, included 18 scientists andpractitioners from a wide range ofemployment settings, theoretical orien-tations, APA constituencies, and ethnicheritages. Areas of expertise includedclinical expertise and decision making,health services research, public healthand consumer perspectives, treatmentoutcome-and-process research, full-time practice, clinical research anddiversity, health care economics, andevidence-based practice research/train-ing and applications. The task force met

three times, had 10 telephoneconference calls, and workedon documents intensively insubgroups on electronicListservs.

The task force developedtwo documents. The first wasa policy statement for APAgovernance action, which wasposted on a Web page and cir-culated widely for comment; itwas reviewed at the March2005 consolidated meetings of

APA’s boards and committees. Thetask force responded to almost 200 setsof comments and revised the policystatement to take into account theimportant feedback received in thecomments. The second document was areport of the task force, which elaborat-ed on the policy statement, supportinga broad conceptualization of evidence-based practice in psychology.

The efforts of the task force succeed-ed. At its August 2005 meeting, theCouncil adopted the policy statement(www.apa.org/practice/ebpstatement.pdf) and received the Report of the2005 Presidential Task Force onEvidence-Based Practice in Psychology(www.apa.org/practice/ebpreport.pdf).

We Are All One FamilyNone of the accomplishments of mypresidency would have been remotelypossible without the enthusiasticinvolvement of hundreds of membersof the association. As Pat DeLeon has often said, in APA we are all one family! n

To make psychology a household word, psychologists must grapple with society’s

most pressing problems. In 2005, APA . . . responded to . . . the tsunami disaster in

southeast Asia, the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita disasters in the Gulf Coast, . . .

and to allegations that psychologists behaved unethically in interrogations con-

ducted at the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo detention centers.

APA President Ronald Levant chats with musician Arlo Guthrie atthe opening ceremonies of the APA convention.


Treasurer’sCarol D. Goodheart, EdD, Treasurer

t is a pleasure to make my first report as treasurer to you, the members ofAPA, especially when there is so

much good news to report! APA ended 2005with a substantial consolidated net income of over $9 million for the year. Accordingly,the association’s net assets increased from $26.3 million to $35.7 million as of December 31, 2005 (see Table 1, p. 374).

Upon completion of my first full year astreasurer of APA, I would like to acknowledgemy recent predecessors: Gerald Koocher,Judith Albino, Charles Spielberger, RaymondFowler, and Robert Perloff. Collectively, thesetreasurers of the association oversaw substan-tial growth of APA and its financial resourcesover the past 25 years.

Association Growth I joined APA fresh from graduate school, andsince that time, the association has grown substantially in size, resources, and complexity.For example, in 1980 we had 65,600 membersand affiliates, total annual revenues of approxi-mately $12 million, a staff of 215, and netassets of $2.4 million. Today, our membershiphas doubled to roughly 150,000 members andaffiliates, and our annual revenues haveincreased tenfold to $120 million (consolidat-ed). Staffing has increased as well; at the end of2005, the association employed 550 staff, andour net assets have increased dramatically to$35.7 million.

The association’s financial statements nowalso include the activities of the APA PracticeOrganization (APAPO) and two limitedliability corporations (LLCs), which own andoperate the buildings in which APA is housed.Each entity presents its own accounting, com-pliance, and management challenges, as well as

the opportunities for advocacy (APAPO) andfinancial growth (LLCs).

A primary focus of APA’s management hasbeen, and continues to be, adding new sourcesof revenue, thereby reducing reliance on mem-bership dues. Dues in 1980 accounted for 22% of total revenues. In 2005,membership dues comprised only 16% of total revenues, primarily because of theincreased sales of publications and electroniclicenses (see graphs below). The purpose ofbuilding nondues revenue is to better serveour members and return benefits to them—something that was not possible a generationago—without having to raise dues beyondwhat is necessary to cover inflation.

Income and ExpensesAPA had a spectacular financial year in 2005(see Table 2). A combination of unanticipatedsales growth and controlled spending internal-ly caused APA to generate the highest netincome in the association’s history: $2,314,000.The revenue increases were primarily due tothe superb sales of two books, the fifth editionof the Publication Manual and the introduction

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of a new publication, Concise Rules of APA Style. In addition, sales oftwo electronic licensing products,PsycARTICLES and PsycINFO, continueto grow exponentially as APA begins tomarket beyond the borders of theUnited States to an increasingly impor-tant international market (principallyEurope, Japan, Korea, and Australia). Asa result of the large surplus, the Boardof Directors voted to give all employeesa year-end bonus of $1,000 in recogni-tion of the financial sacrifices made bystaff during the lean years of 2002 and 2003.

Tax AbatementAfter considerable time and effort onthe part of senior finance staff, the association was granted a tax abatementon real estate taxes that are paid annually to the District of Columbia.The abatement, passed by theWashington, DC, City Council in 2005,

is worth approximately $1 million peryear to the association and was effectiveAugust 1, 2005. The abatement recog-nizes APA’s pledge to bring its annualconvention to the District of Columbiaonce every three years. As recommend-ed by the Finance Committee and theBoard of Directors and approved by theCouncil of Representatives, approxi-

mately 25% of the taxabatement will be used tosupport future conven-tion activities to bettermeet the needs and inter-ests of members and theirfamilies who attend theconventions; 50% to sup-port current operations;and 25% to increase theoverall net assets of theassociation. These kindsof successful efforts tosupport the wide-rangingwork and programs onbehalf of members andthe public are possiblebecause of the skill andforesightedness of ourprofessional finance staff.

Balance SheetAPA’s balance sheetremains healthy (seeTable 3, p. 376). The largeprofit generated in 2005on operating and nonop-erating activities allowsAPA to continue to invest

for the future and assure prudent stabil-ity. Gains on the association’s long-terminvestments were a modest 5.75% in2005; however, the annualized return ofthe past 15 years is just over 14%.Consistent with the recommendationsof APA’s Council of Representatives, wewill continue to invest these funds to

Table 1. Consolidated Net Assets Summary

2003 2004 2005Net Assets Beginning Balance (Consolidated) $ 21,041 $ 24,075 $ 26,290

APA operations (see also Table 2) (1,915) (3,480) 2,314APA nonoperating activity (see also Table 2) 11,865 5,602 6,580APAPO operations 1,045 93 539

Restatement: Deferred licensing revenue (7,961) — —

Total Change in Net Assets $ 3,034 $ 2,215 $ 9,433

Net Assets Ending Balance (Consolidated) $ 24,075 $ 26,290 $ 35,723

Composition of Ending Net AssetsAPA unrestricted/undesignated activities $ 20,167 $ 21,545 $29,571Designated activities

Publications & Databases R&D 715 1,265 1,888Accreditation stabilization 1,656 1,850 2,095APAPO 1,537 1,630 2,169

Ending Net Assets, Unrestricted $ 24,075 $ 26,290 $ 35,723(All figures shown in thousands)

(APAPO = APA Practice Organization; R&D = research and development)

As discussed in last year’s Treasurer’s Report, the association restructured thelicensing sales revenue on electronic products in order to comply with GenerallyAccepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The impact of the accounting changecaused the association to report operating losses in 2003 and 2004. Excluding thisaccounting change, net income would have been recorded as follows:

Net (loss)/gain from APA operations $(1,915) $(3,480)Impact of restatement $ 2,343 $ 4,459

Theoretical surplus before restatement $428 $979

2003 2004

Licensing

(All figures shown in thousands)

position the association to havesufficient funds to pay off orreduce its debt obligations whenthe current long-term debtmatures in late 2012 and early2013. Management will continueto focus on ensuring that APA has the funds necessary tomeet these obligations and toguarantee the financial well-being of the association for years to come.

Although not shown in Table3, the association’s deferred taxasset will be fully used in 2006.The deferred tax asset wasearned from unused tax lossesthat were carried forward for taxpurposes. The tax asset was gen-erated in prior years from thelosses generated during the earlyyears of building operations,plus the recorded losses associat-ed with the 2002 refinancing ofboth properties. Since the refi-nancing, as APA generates sub-stantial unrelated businessincome from a portion of theheadquarters building and theoperations of the 10 G Streetproperty, the deferred tax assethas been applied, minimizing theassociation’s tax liability on thesebuilding profits. Without theseprior losses, APA would begin togenerate unrelated businessincome tax resulting primarilyfrom the gains from our debt-financed property. This is a topicthat the Finance Committee willaddress in 2006.

A primary focus of APA’s management has been, and continues to be, adding

new sources of revenue, thereby reducing reliance on membership dues.

Table 2. Income and Expense Statement

APA Operations (Unconsolidated)

Revenues 2003 2004 2005Dues & fees $ 12,088 $13,364 $13,925Journal subscriptions 20,387 19,990 18,903 Licensing/royalties 18,312 20,347 31,037Sales 13,300 12,874 15,451Other 17,392 15,160 17,550

Total Revenues $ 81,479 $ 81,735 $ 96,866Expenses

Salaries/benefits $ 36,796 $ 39,008 $ 44,713 Production costs 9,11 8,557 8,432 Space costs 7,723 8,255 8,249Boards/committees 1,363 1,808 2,034 Consulting/contractual 8,241 8,616 10,001 Other 20,157 18,971 21,123

Total Expenses $ 83,394 $ 85,215 $ 94,552

Net (Loss)/Gain From APA Operations (see Licensing sidebar, p. 374) ($ 1,915) ($ 3,480) $ 2,314

Nonoperating Activity (Consolidated)

Long-Term Investment ActivityGain on sales/interest $ 1,123 $ 1,336 $ 1,109 Investment management fees (299) (382) (392)Unrealized gains/(lossses) (FAS 124) 10,082 3,829 1,981

Net long-term investment activity $ 10,906 $ 4,783 $ 2,698

Building/Partnerships ActivitiesTen G Street operations $ 1,338 $ 1,298 $1,429 750 First Street operations 2,640 2,090 3,520Unrealized (loss)/gain on interest rate swap 735 224 1,500Interest expense (2,232) (2,152) (2,148)Income tax benefit (2,222) (1,366) (992)Income tax expense (60)Deferred rent/RE taxes/misc. 700 725 633

Net building/partnership activity $ 959 $ 819 $ 3,882

Total Nonoperating Activity $ 11,865 $ 5,602 $ 6,580 (All figures shown in thousands)

(FAS = Financial Accounting Standards; RE = real estate)


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(FAS = Financial Accounting Standards; RE = real estate)


Future ChallengesWe are pleased with this year’s rosyresults but know that challenges remainthat could have a negative effect on theassociation. Therefore, appropriatesteps are being taken to anticipate theforces of change. For example, the fed-eral Sarbanes–Oxley legislation willcontinue to be a focal point for man-agement. Although still not yet applica-ble to nonprofit organizations such asAPA, the association is monitoringevents and has already initiated a num-ber of measures to comply with thespirit of Sarbanes–Oxley, most notablythe creation of an audit subcommitteein 2005 (see Audit Subcommittee side-bar, p. 377). In today’s post-Enron busi-ness climate, APA management andgovernance leadership believes it isimportant to adopt these reform meas-ures before they are required.

APA’s nonoperating activities contin-ue to add value to the association. Cashflows from each of the two APA-owned

buildings have been consistently largedue to a high occupancy rate and favor-able financing. However, several large tenant leases are due to expire over thenext three years. Management is work-ing to renew these leases early in orderto maximize occupancy and the cashflows that the properties generate.Despite the fact that new challenges willalways materialize in such a complexenvironment, our senior financial man-agers and advisors have an excellenttrack record of anticipating andresponding to changes that develop. Iwould like to thank the entire finance staff for helping me to get up to speedduring my first year as treasurer. Wecan all be proud of the recent financialaccomplishments of the association andhope that the next 25 years continue tobe as successful.

Should you have any questions aboutthe association’s finances, please sendan e-mail to your treasurer [email protected]

2005 Finance CommitteeMembersCarol D. Goodheart, EdD,

APA Treasurer, ChairKathleen M. McNamara, PhD,

Vice ChairDaniel J. Abrahamson, PhD Rita Dudley-Grant, PhDRonald E. Fox, PhDSandra R. Harris, PhDNatalie Porter, PhD

2005 Investment Subcommittee Independent MembersFrederick R. KobrickJohn J. McCormackSheila T. RobertsSteven S. Zaleznick

Table 3. Balance Sheet (Consolidated)

Assets 2003 2004 2005Cash and ST investments $ 42,228 $ 46,119 $ 49,002Long-term investments 42,558 50,231 56,873Land/buildings/equipment 86,324 84,557 81,668Other 33,017 31,140 31,710

Total Assets $ 204,127 $ 212,047 $ 219,253

LiabilitiesDivisions/other groups $ 4,261 $ 5,009 $ 5,679 Long-term debt 121,407 119,497 117,468 Accounts payable/accrued expenses 11,611 13,036 15,447Deferred revenue 40,799 46,465 44,686Other 1,974 1,750 250

Total Liabilities $ 180,052 $ 185,757 $ 183,530

Net Assets 24,075 26,290 35,723

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 204,127 $ 212,047 $ 219,253

(ST = short term)



Hurricane Katrina Relief

Undoubtedly everyone was disturbed by the tragic events that occurred last summer in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. APA made a significant contribution to those individuals and institutions affected byHurricanes Katrina and Rita. In addition to sizable donations given to several relief organizations (the AmericanRed Cross, the Bush–Clinton Katrina Recovery Fund, and Habitat for Humanity), APA provided direct aid toour members in the affected areas through a one-year dues exemption. A similar exemption was granted to several psychology academic and training institutions for electronic product licensing and accreditation fees.Funds were earmarked for replacement of books and other necessary materials destroyed by Hurricane Katrinaand the ensuing flooding. Funding was granted to state psychological associations for activities related to mentalhealth training. A Task Force on Multicultural Training was formed to advise APA on the models, content, anddirection of training and resource development needed for the provision of culturally sensitive services for theaffected public. Altogether, the financial contributions of APA for disaster relief totaled $781,000.

APA will continue to support the Gulf Coast area in 2006 when it brings the annual convention to NewOrleans. In the fall of 2005, several members of the Board of Directors and senior staff visited the hurricane-ravaged area to determine whether the city would be able to deliver the level of services needed for this sum-mer’s convention. The Board was encouraged by the environmental safety data and the business community’sassurances and expects the city to be prepared to host APA when the August 2006 convention begins.

Audit Subcommittee

The Audit Subcommittee is responsible for reviewing theassociation’s financial statements and internal controls. Thesubcommittee was created in 2005 in response toSarbanes–Oxley legislation requiring closer monitoring of therelationship between an audit firm and the client. The pri-mary function of the subcommittee is to oversee the servicesprovided by the association’s independent accounting firmand advise the association on financial-related matters. The subcommittee works with the Quality Assurance office toensure that internal controls are functioning properly. Thesubcommittee consists of three independent financial experts in addition to the chair and vice chair of the Finance Committee.

2005 Audit Subcommittee Independent MembersJocelyn S. Davis Steven C. HowellStephen F. Stanton

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American Psychological Foundation

Mission and HistoryThe American Psychological Foundation (APF) is a nonprofit, philanthropic organization that advances the science and practice of psychology as a means of understanding behavior and promoting health, education, and human welfare. Established in 1953, with net assets of $550,APF’s net worth exceeded $13 million at the end of 2005.

The Foundation’s reach extends far beyond the discipline of psychology and to the heart ofsome of society’s most pressing concerns: understanding and preventing violence, uncovering theconnection between mental and physical health, and responding to national and international disasters where psychology must play a role.

Programs With ImpactIn 2005, APF provided more than $500,000 in scholarships, grants, and other awards, including support for the following:

l the psychological rehabilitation of children and youth experiencing post-tsunami traumal the education of the public about mental health issues among older adults l understanding the effects of chronic pain on close relationships

Ongoing major initiatives included the Benton–Meier neuropsychology scholarships,Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz fellowships and travel stipends for graduate research in child psychology; the APF Educational Assessment Congressional Fellowship; the Evelyn Hooker programs (Wayne F. Placek and Roy Scrivner research grants) for gay and lesbian studies; and the Esther Katz Rosen research grants for the study of gifted children and adolescents.

PhilanthropyAPF would not be where it is today without the dedication and support of individuals and groups who continue to make contributions to the foundation to improve the human condition.Psychologists and others gave more than $600,000 in 2005 to support APF’s ongoing work.

Of particular note are donations from the Foundation for Child Development and the Turrell Fund to perpetuate the work of Mamie P. and Kenneth B. Clark in understanding the psychological underpinnings of race relations and addressing racial segregation and injustice.The APF Mamie P. and Kenneth B. Clark Fund now holds more than $200,000.

For more information on APF, contact Elisabeth R. Straus, Executive Vice President/Executive Director, at [email protected] or (202) 336-5843.

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