2022 APA Practice Leadership Conference - March 3rd & 4th and March 27th & 28th

The Practice Leadership Conference (PLC) brings together psychologists from the State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Associations (SPTAs) across the U.S. and Canada, along with APA governance and a few divisions. PLC is an opportunity for SPTA leaders to network and converse about professional issues, association management challenges, and trends occurring at the state and federal level. This year’s conference focused on “State Advocacy and Leadership”.

NPA's delegation that attended 2022 PLC live, virtually were: Dr. Tara Borsh, NPA President, Dr. L.E. Chapple-Love, President-Elect, Dr. Amelia Black, Federal Advocacy Coordinator,/So. Region President, Dr. Laura Drucker, No. Region President/ Legislative Co-Chair No. Region, and Wendi O'Connor, Executive Director.

Advocacy Efforts on Capitol Hill, March 28th and March 30th, 2022

• Enable Effective Enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act
• Increase Fiscal Year (FY23) Appropriations and Authorizations for PWD
• Reimburse Psychology Interns and Residents for Supervised Services Medicare

Our NPA delegation met with Senator Cortez Masto, Senator Rosen, Congressman Horsford, Congressman Amodei, Congresswoman Titus and Congresswoman Lee to discuss these important issues. We are very pleased to announce that Congresswoman Titus is co-sponsoring H.R. 3753.