Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Newsletter
A newsletter of Div. 47
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In This Issue
- President-elect’s column
I look forward to serving you, the division’s members, and to being a part of the APA’s organizational structure
- Student representatives column
Student programming at the convention, social media and the division, and student opportunities for service
- Running Psychologists presents: 34th Annual Ray’s Race 5K Run and Walk, “Run in the Sun!”
Race results and new award categories
- Vote on the ethnic minority psychological association amendment
Members are encouraged to vote yes to pass the proposed APA Bylaw amendment
- 2013 APA Annual Convention call for programs
Our division theme is “Innovation in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: Technology, Diversity, and Lifespan Approaches"
- Invitation to join in the development of a performance psychology section within the division
The bylaws for Division 47 indicate that a new section can be created when five percent of members, associates, and/or affiliates present a petition to that effect
- Div. 47 advertising and insertion schedule
Advertising may come from individuals, professional organizations and businesses
- Dissertation and Thesis Awards
These awards recognize outstanding student research that has the greatest potential for making a significant contribution to the theoretical and applied knowledge base in exercise and sport psychology.
- Division 47 Email List
Communicate with other members and stay current with division news by using the Division 47 email list. - Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training (Individual)
This award is presented to a sport psychology professional, who has made a single, major contribution to the field in education and training or that over time, has consistently provided significant contributions to education and training in sport, exercise, and performance and sport psychology.
- Early Career Professional Award
This award honors an individual who has made substantial contributions to sport, exercise or performance psychology.
Div. 47 Committee Reports
- Division 47 APA Council of Representatives report
Telepsychology guidelines, internship funding, the Good Governance Project and ethnic minority psychological association voting seats
- Div. 47 Education Committee report
Graduate training in sport psychology varies in program duration, practica/internships and coursework descriptions
- Div. 47 Executive Committee report
The committee discussed the give-away-athon, the division website and journal, the convention program and social media
- Div. 47 Membership Committee report
The committee plans a better face-to-face outreach approach, using regional and national conferences to gather members to engage with Div. 47 initiatives
- Div. 47 Public Interest Committee report
Recent activities include monitoring committees of interest, a flyer on being an informed consumer and a paper on concussions
- Div. 47 Social Media Committee report
The committee will provide Facebook and Twitter reports about events of interest to division members
- Div. 47 Practice Committee report
The committee will consider what it means to be proficient in the practice of sport psychology and work on specific competencies for calling oneself a sport psychologist