2022 APA Convention Division 49 Board Meeting
Saturday, August 6 11:00-1:00PM CST
https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/94588477687?pwd=NzNsdXVQelVvNmEwd0NpQ0J3c3B2UT09
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| Member | Position | Term |
| Joshua Gross* | Past President | January 2022 – December 2022 |
| Amy Nitza** | President | January 2022 – December 2022 |
| Noelle Lefforge* | President-Elect | January 2022 – December 2022 |
| Debra O’Connell* | Treasurer | January 2021 – December 2023 |
| Martin Kivlighan* | Secretary | January 2020 – December 2022 |
| Aziza Belcher Platt* | Domain Representative for Education & Training | January 2022 – December 2024?? |
| Misha Bogomaz* | Domain Representative for ECP | January 2020 – December 2022 |
| David Marcus* | Domain Representative for Group Psychology | January 2021 – December 2023 |
| Eric Chen* | Domain Representative for Diversity | January 2021 – December 2023 |
| Nathaniel Wade* | Domain Representative for Group Practice | January 2021 – December 2023 |
| Mary Baggio* | Student Representative | January 2021 – December 2022 |
| Michele Ribeiro* | Council Representative | January 2020 – December 2022 |
| Giorgio Tasca | Editor, Group Dynamics | January 2019 – December 2024 |
| Thomas Treadwell | Editor, The Group Psychologist | January 2018 – December 2020?? |
| Shala Cole | Chair, Membership Committee | January 2020, Open, serves at their pleasure |
| Vinny Dehili | Program Chair | August 2021 – August 2023 |
| Leann Diederich | Chair, Foundation Committee | January 2022 – ??? |
| Sean Woodland | APA Services, Inc. Liaison | Open, serves at their pleasure |
*Voting member per division bylaws
**Voting member only in the case of a tie per division bylaws
Notes. Quorum >50% of voting members, Passing > 50% of votes.
Attendees Present:
| Nathaniel Wade | Francis Kaklauskas |
| Shala Cole | Vinny Dehili |
| Eric Chen | David Chirco |
| Amy Nitza | George Tasca |
| Misha Bogomaz | Mary Baggio |
| Martin Kivlighan | Aziza Belcher Platt |
| Les Greene |
Attendees Not Present:
| Leann Diederich | Joshua Gross |
| Sean Woodland | David Marcus |
| Thomas Treadwell | Debra O’Connell |
| Michele Ribeiro |
Welcome (Dr. Nitza)
- Dr. Nitza welcomed the board.
Membership (Dr. Cole)
- Membership update: Dr. Cole gave an update to the board on the current membership and breakdown of membership by demographics (See membership PowerPoint).
- Membership Discussion: Dr. Cole raised the question of how to further develop the Institute and increase interest and membership? Dr. Bogomaz raised the possibility of the division having a booth at APA to increase visibility and membership. Dr. Lefforge suggested that we increase our outreach and relationship with the Group Specialty to increase membership with others who are doing group work but not part of the division. Dr. Lefforge suggested that we have the division officially list the program with APA so that suite programming can be searchable and hopefully better attended. Dr. Wade noted that the Institute programming was very well attended and suggested that this programming be offered again at the 2023 convention and bring materials to promote and advertise the division. Dr. Chen echoed this sentiment and suggested that the programming be even more experiential for members as they seem to be excited about this work. Dr. Chen suggested developing a program for 2023 APA convention on DEIB group work that includes an experiential component. Dr. Cole suggested a 50-minute session or 1 hour 50 minute session.
ECP (Dr. Bogomaz)
- Dr. Bogomaz noted that the division website should be updated and asked the board to double check their sections for accuracy. Dr. Bogomaz also noted the most popular articles on the division website and indicated that the three top articles most accessed are skilled based. Dr. Bogomaz suggested that the newsletter editor work closely with the webmaster to be able to produce content that is highly sought after.
- Dr. Bogomaz raised the possibility of a Wikipedia page for the division.
- Dr. Kivlighan noted that need to notify the division members more consistently and timely of board meetings for transparency and to allow members to attend more regularly.
- Dr. Nitza suggested all board meetings be hybrid so that members can more easily access board meetings.
- Dr. Lefforge motioned to approve a $1500 budget line to acquire telecommunication technology to host hybrid meetings, Dr. Wade seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously with 9 yeses. Dr. Lefforge offered to obtain the OWL and bring this technology to the 2023 WMW.
Group Dynamics (Dr. Tasca)
- Dr. Tasca gave a report on the journal. Across all metrics, the journal is doing very good. Dr. Tasca noted that the journal will be selecting a new AE in Fall 2022 and that they are still looking to award the editorial fellowship. Dr. Tasca clarified that the successful candidate for this role should have some expertise and scholarly experience in group psychotherapy or group psychology and come from a historically unrepresented background. Dr. Nitza asked Dr. Tasca about the possibility of creating special issues with the journal to increase the division visibility. Dr. Tasca noted that a special issue that aligns with Dr. Burlingame’s EBGT initiative may be of interest and successful.
- Dr. Tasca noted that the board needs to begin work on the negotiations with APA Press about a new publishing agreement during the MWM. Dr. Nitza clarified that the publication ad hoc committee consists of the following members: Dr. Parks, Dr. Marcus, Dr. Dennis Kivlighan, Dr. Lefforge, and Dr. O’Connell.
- Dr. Tasca also noted the need for the board to strike a search committee early in 2023 to find a new editor who will receive manuscripts in 2024 and take on the role in January 2025. Dr. Lefforge asked for Dr. Kivlighan to identify the minutes from the previous board meeting where the journal editor search committee was established to guide this process during the MWM 2023.
- ACTION ITEM: Dr. Kivlighan will identify the minutes to guide the process of establishing a journal editor search committee.
CoR (Dr. Ribeiro)
- Dr. Lefforge updated the board on council of representatives initiatives. Dr. Lefforge noted that APA is very focused on belonginess and connection and suggested that the division be at the table for these conversations given our group expertise. Dr. Nitza raised the question, how do we do that as a board and division? The board members discussed the need to foster and develop leaders from the division to run for those positions. Dr. Nitza wondered if the President should be the point person to disseminate calls for leadership positions and recruit members to run for these positions. Dr. Lefforge recommended that the division work with the APA liaison program and other divisions.
- The board reflected on and discussed the question raised by Dr. Ribeiro, Anything the board would like to see me focus or move forward within the Council of Rep? The board suggested that Dr. Ribeiro communicate with the board when APA develops policy so that the board and members can give group-related feedback.
EGBT Initiative Update (Dr. Lefforge)
- Dr. Lefforge updated the board about the progress of the EGBT project and website. Dr. Nitza noted that Dr. Burlingame reported that APA is not able to assist the division with creating and maintaining the EGBT website and that the division will need to complete or outsource this work.
Martyn Whittingham Project (Dr. Lefforge)
- Dr. Lefforge reported that Dr. Whittingham has an upcoming group article in the American Psychologist about group work to reduce healthcare expense burden and increase access. There is concern that this research could be interpreted as suggesting that group services should be largely for minoritized folks and the board should be aware of this concern. Dr. Lefforge also identified that this paper has the potential to be widely read and visible. Dr. Wade also noted that he is planning to meet with Dr. Whittingham to gain institutional knowledge about increasing access and reimbursement for group therapy services.
- Dr. Lefforege asked for help from the board to distribute the remaining award plaques and award funds to winners that were not at convention.
- ACTION ITEM: Dr. O’Connell will send award funds to the two travel award winners.
CE Discussion
- Dr. Nitza noted that the need to offer CE programming from the division. Dr. Aziza noted that two CE events will be scheduled for August and September. Dr. Nitza wondered if the division would want to run a pre-conference CE event where the division hosted group CE events. Dr. Lefforge also noted the need to draft a speaker contract so that future speakers can receive payment for CE events. Dr. Wade offered to provide a day-long experiential group workshop for CE credits and this could potentially be held the day prior to 2023 convention.
- ACTION ITEM: Dr. Platt will schedule and complete two CE events this fall.
President Initiatives (Dr. Nitza)
- Dr. Nitza reminded the board that we need to keep group specialty in mind around division needs and initiatives. Dr. Lefforge gave a quick update on the group specialty.
- Dr. Nitza noted the need to discuss the presidential 2-year term and establish clarity around this process and transition from a 1-year president term to a 2-year president term.
- ACTION ITEM: Dr. Kivlighan will schedule the next board meeting to be held fall 2022.
- ACTION ITEM: Dr. Bogomaz will update the board email listserv with notes from Dr. Kivlighan.
Adjourn (Dr. Nitza)
- Dr. Lefforge made a motion to approve the May 2022 board meeting minutes, Dr. Bogomaz seconded this motion, and it passed unanimously with 9 yeses.
- Dr. Nitza thanked the board and attending members and adjourned the meeting.
Debr Debra O’Connell, PhD.
f I am happy to report that our division continues to be in a solid financial position. Our revenue exceeded expectations by $15,000 thanks to the continued success of the journal. A few highlights from this year include 1) the board’s decision to allocate $100,000 to a moderately aggressive investment portfolio, 2) offering webinars with APA-approved CE credits that will be free for all Division 49 members ($35 for non-members) starting this fall, and 3) in addition to our usual student travel awards, we funded travel expenses for mentees of Division 49’s Institute to attend APA. The Budget vs. Actual report for 2021, and the “Year so Far” update for 2022 are attached to this report.
As you will note, most of our annual budget goes to support basic operations of the division. If you have any questions about this report or anything related to our division finances, feel free to contact me at any time.
| 2022 Financial Update for Presentation at the APA Convention* | ||||
| *APA has only released income statements through June 2022, so the “Actual” numbers will likely greatly change before the end of 2022 because of the board’s decisions at mid-winter meeting to invest some money and support certain initiatives such as the supporting the Institute mentees travel to the APA meeting. However, we are very much on track to come in under budget thanks to our greater than expected royalties for the year. | ||||
| SUMMARY | 2021 Actual | 2022 Budget | 2022 Actual YTD | |
| Total income | $ 161,570.52 | $ 183,375 | ||
| Total expenses | $ 12,700.42 | $ 45,275 | ||
| Income less expenses: | $ 148,870.10 | $ 138,100 | ||
| INCOME DETAILS | 2021 Actual | 2022 Budget | ||
| Journal Royalties | $ 44,680.29 | $ 40,000 | $ 55,758.61 | |
| Dues | $ 1,744.00 | $ 1,700 | $ 1,807.00 | |
| Interest | $ 9.23 | $ 180 | ||
| Contributions | $ 25.00 | $ – | ||
| CE Royalties | $ – | $ – | ||
| Carry Forward from 2019/ 2020 | $ 115,112.00 | $ 141,495 | ||
| Income: | $ 161,570.52 | $ 183,375 | ||
| EXPENSE DETAILS | 2021 Actual | 2022 Budget | ||
| 100 | Midwinter Meeting | $ 600.00 | $ 600.00 | |
| 200 | Publications | |||
| Newsletter Editor Stipend | $ 2,000.00 | $ 2,000.00 | ||
| Newsletter Publishing | $ – | $ – | ||
| Associate Editor Stipends | $ 2,000.00 | $ 2,000.00 | ||
| 300 | Awards & Grants | |||
| Donation to APF | $ – | $ 1,000.00 | ||
| Student Posters | $ 600.00 | $ 600.00 | ||
| Student Diversity Posters | $ 300.00 | $ 600.00 | ||
| Student Diversity Award | $ 500.00 | $ 500.00 | ||
| Student Travel Awards | $ – | $ 4,000.00 | ||
| Journal MVP Award | $ 500.00 | $ 500.00 | ||
| Awards & Plaques | $ 887.19 | $ 1,000.00 | ||
| 400 | Convention | |||
| Suite and Executive Meeting | $ – | $ 3,000.00 | ||
| Social | $ 688.75 | $ 2,500.00 | ||
| Promotional | $ – | $ 1,000.00 | ||
| Conference Coordinator | $ – | $ – | ||
| 500 | Committees | |||
| ECP | $ – | $ – | ||
| Membership | $ – | $ 500.00 | ||
| Student Committee | $ – | $ – | ||
| Specialty Task Force | $ 2,500.00 | $ – | ||
| Diversity…. | $ – | $ 2,000.00 | ||
| 600 | Liasions/External Committees | |||
| COS Dues | $ 350.00 | $ 550.00 | ||
| COS Attendance | $ – | $ – | ||
| CAPP/FAC Attendance | $0 | $0 | ||
| 700 | Social Media | $ – | $ – | |
| 800 | Marketing | $0 | $ 100.00 | |
| 900 | APA Administrative Services | $ 1,755.00 | $ 3,000.00 | |
| 1000 | Miscellaneous | $ 19.48 | $ – | |
| specialty council | $ 7,325.00 | |||
| EBGT project (other half of the already approved $5000) | $ 2,500.00 | |||
| Special Projects | $ 10,000.00 | |||
| Expenses: | $ 12,700.42 | $ 45,275 | ||