Dear SSCP members,
It is that time of year again – we need nominations for four positions.
Call for Nominations for 2014 SSCP Election
The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) invites nominations for four positions for the SSCP Executive Board: President-Elect; Representative to the Board of Directors of Division 12; Member-At-Large; and Student Representative.
Descriptions of the duties of each position are listed below.
All terms of office will begin January 1, 2015. Please see our website for a list of current and past Board members.
• The Presidential cycle is 3 years: 1 year each as President-Elect, President, and Past-President.
• The Representative to the Board of Directors of Division 12 is a 3-year term.
• Each Member-At-Large and Student Representative serves a 2-year term.
Please submit nominations, including self-nominations, to Rosanna (rbreaux@psych.umass.
Each candidate will be asked to submit a brief (~100-200 words) statement about their qualifications and their interest in running for a position on the SSCP Board. We will provide these statements to members with the election ballot.
NOTE: All SSCP members are invited to submit nominations for any position, but only full members are eligible to vote for SSCP President and Members-at-Large; only student members are eligible to vote for Student Representatives. Submit nominations, including self-nominations, to Michelle G. Craske (craske@psych.ucla.edu) by August 31, 2014, with "SSCP Nominations" in the Subject Line.
Nomination committee members:
• Michelle G. Craske, Past President (Chair)
• Bethany Teachman, President
• Mitch Prinstein, Member-at-Large
• Rosanna Breaux, Student Representative
Annual Duties for SSCP Board Members
President
Per the bylaws, "Perform such duties as are customarily incident to this office" (e.g., create ad hoc committees; appoint ongoing committee members and committee chairs, liaisons, Clinical Science Newsletter Editor, etc.; assign tasks to Board members). These duties include but are not limited to:
• Determine meeting day/time of monthly Executive Board telephone meetings
• Prepare agenda and lead discussion for monthly Executive Board telephone meetings – Chair annual meeting of members at APS or APA
• Report on year's activities to members
• Compile meeting notes as President-Elect
• Oversee award processes (i.e., student poster competition at APS, Dissertation Awards, Distinguished Scientist Award, Outstanding Mentor Award)
• Contribute two or more columns to newsletter, Clinical Science
Deliver Presidential Address at the APA or APS convention
• Select Program Chairs for SSCP presentations at APS and APA and work with them on program (begin task as President-Elect; complete during Presidential year).
• Head Nomination Committee for new officers (as Past-President)
Representative to the Board of Directors of the Division (must be a member of Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12) of APA).
• Perform the duties specified in Article V of the bylaws of Division 12
• Serve on the Section's Executive Board
• Submit a report on Section activities at each Division Board meeting
• Submit a report following each Division 12 Board meeting to the Section’s Executive Board and newsletter editor.
Members-at-Large
• Participate in monthly SSCP Executive Board telephone meetings
• Oversee award processes (e.g., Early Career Researcher Award)
• Perform duties as assigned (e.g., form and chair an ad-hoc committee on a particular topic or issue).
Student Representative
• Participate in monthly SSCP Executive Board telephone meetings
• Represent the opinions and interests of SSCP student members to the Executive Board
• Advertise SSCP to potential student members
• Report on student issues and initiatives at annual SSCP members meeting
• Report on student issues and initiatives in the SSCP Newsletter, Clinical Science
• Oversee the SSCP Student Website, listserv, and social media pages.
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