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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