Update on HB276 – PSYCHOLOGISTS: LICENSING AND PRACTICE
HB276, more commonly known by AK-PA members as the Model Licensing Act (MLA), was introduced as a committee bill through the Labor and Commerce Committee at the beginning of the legislative session. The Bill had a first committee hearing in [...]
AK-PA Awarded 2022 APA Small State Operational Grant
APA has awarded AK-PA $14,500 in operational grant funding to support executive director and lobbying expenses. The operational grant represents 25% of the association’s 2022 operational budget expenses. Without APA’s continued funding, state psychological associations with small memberships like Alaska [...]
Remembering Congressman Don Young
Right to left: Robert Lane, Ph.D. AK-PA Federal Advocacy Coordinator; Karen Ferguson, Ph.D, AK-PA President, Denise Dillard, Ph.D, AK-PA President-Elect; Congressman Young; Cristine Sam,. MS, AK-PA Member-at-large, Gilbert Sanders, Ph.D., AK-PA Member-at-large. Don Young, the sole Congressman for [...]
2021 Virtual Annual Meeting and Awards A Big Success!
Thirty three people attended the virtual 2021 Alaska Psychological Annual Meeting and Awards held on Friday November 1st. The last Annual Meeting and Awards was in 2018 and it was great to see a large attendance online. The Annual [...]
AK-PA awarded $5,000 APA Legislative Grant
Last week we received an email from APA's Committee of State Leaders, APA Practice Directorate that AK-PA has been awarded a $5,000 grant to advance our efforts in introducing and passing new licensing legislation for Psychologists and Licensed Psychological Associates. [...]
AK-PA support and endorsement of the Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 721/S. 1841)
The Alaska Psychological Association would like to offer its support and endorsement of the Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 721/S. 1841). As students across the nation and in Alaska return to full-time in-person instruction, addressing their growing [...]
Save the Date! November 5th – Virtual Annual Meeting and Awards
Please add November 5th, 6pm to 7pm to your calendars for AK-PA's Virtual Annual Meeting and Awards. Complimentary snack box registration has passed, so please attend with the snacks and beverage of your choice! Board Certificates and these awards will [...]