APAPO Annual ReportAPAPO Annual Reportto the APA Councilto the APA CouncilFebruary 19, 2011February 19, 2011

Katherine C. Nordal, PhDKatherine C. Nordal, PhDExecutive Director for Professional PracticeExecutive Director for Professional Practice

Primary Work Setting: PA Payers & Life Status Practitioners

501(c)(6) Business/Trade Association

Focuses on advancing a particular trade such as professional psychology

Key differences with 501(c)(3) associations:• Fewer tax benefits• Fewer restrictions on use of money• Unrestricted lobbying• Permitted to work with PACs to facilitate political

giving

APAPO Governance

APAPO Board of DirectorsAPAPO Board of Directors

Same Officers who govern APA in these positions govern the APAPO

Same CAPP Committee members elected to the APA C3 CAPP constitute APAPO C6 CAPP

Committees of the APAPOCommittee for the Advancement of

Professional Practice (CAPP)

Committees of the APAPOCommittee for the Advancement of

Professional Practice (CAPP)

APA Practice Organization

Public InterestPublic Interest

APA Directorates (c)(3) APA Directorates (c)(3)

PracticePractice

ScienceScience

EducationEducation

APA Practice Organization(c)(6)APA Practice Organization(c)(6)

Education Advocacy TrustEducation Advocacy Trust

Association for the Advancement of Psychology

Association for the Advancement of Psychology

Psychologists for Legislative Action NowPsychologists for Legislative Action Now

APA Practice Directorate and APA Practice Organization

Public RelationsPublic Relations

State AdvocacyState Advocacy

Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Legal & Regulatory Affairs Governance OperationsGovernance Operations

Practice Research & Policy

Practice Research & Policy

Government Relations

Government Relations

Marketing & Business Development

Marketing & Business Development

CommunicationsCommunicationsAdministrationAdministration

Executive OfficeKatherine C. Nordal, PhD

Executive Director

Randy Phelps, PhDDeputy Executive Director

Executive OfficeKatherine C. Nordal, PhD

Executive Director

Randy Phelps, PhDDeputy Executive Director

APAPO Mission

APAPO is dedicated to serving theprofessional interests of its members.

The mission of the APAPO isThe mission of the APAPO isto advance, protect and defend to advance, protect and defend

the professional practicethe professional practiceof psychology.of psychology.

The mission of the APAPO isThe mission of the APAPO isto advance, protect and defend to advance, protect and defend

the professional practicethe professional practiceof psychology.of psychology.

Legislative Advocacy

Medicare Payment• 25% Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut postponed• 5% psychotherapy payment restoration

extended through 2011• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Services payment policies that reduce psychologists’ reimbursement

• Psychotherapy codes review

Legislative Advocacy

Breaking Down Barriers to Psychological Services• Medicare “physician” definition• HITECH incentive payments for electronic

health records• Hospital reimbursement for psychology

internship training

Legislative Advocacy

Health Care Reform• Protecting psychology and mental health

provisions in Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act

• Privacy safeguards for psychological testing data

Legislative Advocacy

Mobilizing Grassroots Members

APAPO Government Relations OfficeAPAPO Government Relations Office

Field ConsultantsField Consultants

Federal Advocacy CoordinatorsFederal Advocacy Coordinators

PractitionersPractitioners

Legislative Action Center

Communicating with Members of Congress

Legal Advocacy

Mental health parity law implementation

Class action lawsuits and settlements

Coalition for Patients’ Rights – Scope of practice

Legal Advocacy

Consultation with members and SPTAs

Sample issues and initiatives:• Health insurers/Managed

Behavioral Healthcare Organizations

• Licensure

• Responding to subpoenas

• Hospital practice

• Prescriptive authority

Marketplace Initiatives

Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program (PHWP)• Positioning psychologists as experts with employer,

health promotion and wellness communities• Providing resources for employers and

the psychologists who work with them

Collaborative relationships with industry stakeholdersEducational efforts about the value of psychologists practicing in applied settings

Marketplace Initiatives

PHWP Programming• Psychologically Healthy Workplace

Conference

Marketplace Initiatives

PHWP Communications Vehicles• Website –

phwa.org

Marketplace Initiatives

PHWP Communications Vehicles• Good Company

e-newsletter, blog and podcast

Marketplace Initiatives

PHWP Communications Vehicles• Social media presence

– Facebook– LinkedIn– Twitter– YouTube

Serving Our Members

Practice Central• Regular content updates

featured on landing page at apapracticecentral.org

• Variety of reimbursement tools and resources

• Guidance on complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

• Resources for early career psychologists• Much more – visit often

Serving Our Members

Keeping Practitioners Informed• PracticeUpdate e-newsletter• Good Practice magazine• 2010 Year in Review• Pocket Guide to

Practice• Regular activity

update reports to Council and APAPOmembers

Serving Our Members

New Tools and Resources• Online Practice Finances Calculator• More online learning and

multimedia programs planned for Practice Central

• More frequent communications in 2011: PracticeUpdate, Good Practice

Serving Our Members

Psychologist Locator – ConnectingConsumers with Practitioners

Serving SPTAs

Annual grantsConsultation on organizational needs and advocacy initiatives, public relations strategies regarding practice issuesStaff support for the Council of Executives of State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Associations

Serving SPTAs

Annual State Leadership ConferenceBusiness of Practiceworkshops at annualSPTA meetings

Contact APAPO

Email: practice@apa.org

Phone: 1-800-374-2723