Welcome to the Fall 2018 issue of The Family Psychologist (TFP). In this issue, President Susan Regas, PhD, shares exciting news about the specialty designation of couple and family psychology (CFP) and encourages Div. 43 members to become board-certified in CFP. Vice president for Public Interest and Diversity Martha Hernández, PhD, encourages couple and family psychologists to be involved in social justice efforts in the context of the current political climate and to be mindful of clinical impacts of current immigration policies and attitudes. Vice president for Practice Allison Hill, PhD, reflects on self-disclosures in the clinical setting. For the Education Column, vice president for Education Shelley Riggs, PhD, invited Christina Wise, PhD, and Jessica Gomez, PsyD, to offer suggestions for obtaining postlicensure training in CFP. In the Practice Corner, Terrence Patterson, EdD, discusses relationship deal breakers, and in the Forensic Corner, Lyn Greenberg, PhD, encourages careful attention to how the words we use affect the family forensic process.
We would like to welcome our new Div. 43 student/ECP representative Shawndeeia Drinkard, PhD. In this issue, she shares words of wisdom for making it through the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers match process. Marianne Celano, PhD, and Kristi Coop Gordon, PhD, report on the APA Council of Representatives meeting, and Linda Berg-Cross, PhD, reviews the book "Body to Body Intimacy." Lastly, please see information provided by John Bakaly, PhD, on becoming an APA fellow in couple and family psychology. Applications due Dec. 15, 2018.
As always, we hope that TFP will continue to be a resource for the members of Div. 43 as well as a forum for discussion. With this goal in mind, the editorial staff encourages you to submit articles, book reviews and announcements for the spring issue of TFP by Feb. 15. We encourage submissions and collaborations from early career psychologists (ECPs) and students of couple and family psychology, along with our more seasoned colleagues.
Lastly, in the midst of the current political climate, TFP continues to welcome submissions about efforts to prevent and heal the pain of racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia. Please send articles and reviews, or other materials directly to the editorial team by email and also contact us with questions regarding submissions.
Please send inquiries regarding book reviews to Reference Corner Editor Linda Berg-Cross, PhD.
Warmly,
Kendra Campbell, PhD