May 2025 | Newsletter Updates
Grand Rounds | Culture in Assessment | Convention News | MMPI/MPQ Workshops & Research Symposium | Board of Directors Application | Community Events & News | Job Postings
Grand Rounds - Free Member Benefit
June Grand Round
Psychological Assessment of Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents: An Overview of Essential Considerations
June 4th | 12:00 pm ET | 1 CE
Presenter: Dr. Anthony Bram
This presentation explores the psychological assessment of emotional dysregulation in children and adolescents, with a focus on identifying bipolar spectrum conditions. It will cover an evidence-based, diversity-sensitive multimethod approach, the use of collateral-report, self-report, and performance-based measures, differential diagnosis considerations, and the importance of treatment implications.
Culture in Assessment Webinar Series
February 14–July 29
This webinar series is presented by SPA and the Society for Clinical Psychology, Division 12 of American Psychological Association. Based on the Wiley publication, Essentials of Culture in Psychological Assessment, this series features editor A. Jordan Wright and chapter authors exploring the role of culture in psychological assessment. Designed to help assessors acknowledge and address cultural influences, these webinars offer up to 9 essential CE opportunities for your practice.
- May 19 | Culture and Cognitive Measures in Psychological Assessment (Dr. Lisa Suzuki, Jen Ang, & Aakriti Prasai) | 1 CE
- June 18 | Assessment of Academic Achievement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (Dr. Jeffrey P. Braden) | 1 CE
- July 15 | Culture and Tests of Personality and Psychopathology (Taylor Rodriguez & Dr. Joye Anestis) | 1 CE
- July 29 | Assessment of Behavioral and Social-Emotional Functioning Children (Dr. Vincent C. Alfonso, Miriam W. Carlson, & Ridge Joseph Bynum) | 1 CE
You can register for one webinar, a few, or the entire series. Previous webinar recordings are available. Click here for more information.
2025 SPA Convention
Convention Evaluation
This evaluation should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. By providing your feedback, we are able to determine what changes need to be made for the following convention.
Extended Deadline to Complete is May 13, 2025
Continuing Education Credits
Completing Your Evaluation
- You MUST first log into your profile using the email you used to register.
- Navigate to the schedule and click on the session title you attended.
- Then click on the purple 'Evaluation' button on the session page.
- Once clicked, it will take you to the evaluation page.
- After you have completed the evaluation in its entirety, click on Submit Evaluation at the bottom of the page.
- After your evaluation has been submitted, you will see a green notification that it is has been successfully submitted.
Navigating to Your CE Certificate
- After you log into the web app, scroll down and click on the 'Credit Claiming Info' button.
- Click on 'Go to Certificate' button.
- Here you will see a list of all evaluations you have successfully submitted. This is where you will be able to download, print, and email your certificate.
Extended Deadline to Complete is May 13, 2025
MMPI/MPQ Workshops and Research Symposium
June 2–5 | Minneapolis, MN
Join us for two days of workshops then the research symposium and earn continuing education credits! Last day to book your accommodations is May 11th. Click here to learn more about this event.
2025 Board of Directors Application
June 8, 2025
Prior to completing this application, please familiarize yourself with the following resources created by the Leadership Development Committee:
If you have any questions about this process, please reach out to the Chair of the Leadership Development Committee, A. Jill Clemence at [email protected] or the SPA Executive Director, Nathan Victoria at [email protected].
Community Events & News
- Call for Assessment Special Issue: Assessment is requesting proposals for a special issue dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Assessment. For more information, please click here.
- Call for Participation: The ISR is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative designed to foster stronger relationships and deeper scientific exchange among our member societies:
Spotlight & Science: A Cross-Society Presentation Series
This online series will feature one society at a time, offering a space to briefly introduce its work and context, and to share a scientific contribution with the wider ISR community. Each session will last approximately 60 minutes and include:
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A short presentation about your society (history, activities, regional focus)
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One selected research study, clinical or forensic case, or ongoing initiative
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Open dialogue and exchange with participants from other societies
For more information, please click here.
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- Workshop: Register for A Brief Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment sponsored by Therapeutic Assessment Institute and the University of Denver on Friday, May 2 from 10am to 2:15pm. Click here to learn more and register.
- Seeking Comments:
The American Psychological Association is seeking member and public comments on the proposed Professional Practice Guidelines for Psychologists in the Assessment of Psychological Trauma in Adults. The public comment period closes on June 6, 2025. Click here to learn more.
New Book: Psychological Assessment of Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents -The Bipolar Spectrum and Beyond by Dr. ANTHONY D. BRAM. This book explains the process by which assessment psychologists can evaluate and report the nature and severity of emotional dysregulation in their young patients.
Click here to access the flyer with more information AND to get a discount code. - Joint Letter: APA coordinated a letter that was sigened by many researchers, educators, and acadmics of the United States regarding the continued decline in public trust in scientists. A copy of the letter can be found here: https://unitedsciencealliance.org
- Request to Contact Policymakers: APA has also organized this action alert to allow individuals to contact policymakers to stop proposed policy changes at NIH that would harm the ability to continue to do research: https://www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/Campaigns/121382/Respond
- Training: Wartegg Level 1 Training: A virtual training sequence for the Crisi Wartegg System (CWS) will begin in April 2025! The CWS is an empirically validated and standardized methodology (administration, scoring, interpretation) for the clinical use of the Wartegg Drawing Completion Test (WDCT)—an easy, efficient, and non-overwhelming performance-based personality measure that can be completed in 5-10 minutes and is appropriate across the lifespan. The CWS is recognized as a valid performance-based personality test that can be used for certification in Therapeutic Assessment. The Level 1 workshop focuses on history and statistical foundations, reviews standardized administration procedures, and builds proficiency in the normative scoring system. Following completion of Level 1, clinicians are able to independently administer the test with clients but require consultation for accurate scoring and interpretation. Levels 2 and 3 of the training sequence are described in the attached flyer. Online registration can be made at: https://sc-cca-com.3dcartstores.com/.
- Training: Rorschach Supplementary Scales Training with Dr. Jason M. Smith. This four half-day workshops on zoom will take place on Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 27, & Dec. 4, 2025. Click here for more information.
- Training: Complete Crisi Wartegg System (CWS) Online Training Sept.–Nov. 2025 with Drs. Emiliano Muzio and Alessandro Crisi. Click here for more information.