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2016Mid-WinterBoardMeeting
January30and31,2016;Seattle,WashingtonMembersinattendance:CraigParks,President MicheleRibeiro,At-LargeRobertGleave,President-Elect MishaBogomaz,At-LargeDennisKivlighan,PastPresident SallyBarlow,CouncilRepresentativeAmyNitza,Treasurer NorahChapman,ConventionProgramChairJenAlonso,Secretary RosamondSmith,StudentRepresentativeJanuary30:8:15AMBegan;4:30PMAdjournedJanuary31:8:05AMBegan;11:25AMAdjournedWelcomeandIntroductionsPastPresidentReport–Dr.DennisKivlighan• Rosterforincomingelectionsputforth:
o President:MartinWhittinghamandGeorgeTascao Secretary:JoeMilesandBrianBonnero MemberatLarge:MishaBogomazandIreneDetcho CouncilofRepresentatives:SallyBarlowandDarleneNemetho StudentRepresentative:Nonomineesyet.Ms.RosamondSmithindicatedherterm
isupthisyearwhichwasnotpreviouslyremembered.o MOTIONPASSEDunanimouslyforthesecandidatestorun
• By-LawsChangeIntroduced:Considerrestructuringhowweruntheboard.UseDiv29modelinstead,whereMembersatLargearegivenaconstituencytorepresent(GroupPsychology,GroupPsychotherapy,Diversity,EarlyCareer,EducationandTraining).ThiswouldincreasethenumberofMembersatLargewehavefrom3to5.MembersatLargewouldbeelectedtoaspecificdomainsotheycanbeassessingandadvocatingabouttheirspecificarea.Thepurposeistoincreaseattentiontothesecoreareas,ratherthanleavingboardmembershiptochance.Eachdomainmembercouldbetheheadoverrelevantcommittees(ECPoverECPTaskForce;DiversityoverDiversityCommittee)
• Thiswouldbephasedininthefuture.WewouldbeginbyinvitingcurrentMembersatLargetotakeonaspecificdomain,oriftheypreferredtomaintainageneralMemberatLargeposition.Inthe2017electionwewouldbeelectingthreeMembersatLarge(2threeyear
terms,and1fouryearterm)toreplacethememberswhosetermisending,andelectingtwoforthetwonewpositions.
o CurrentBy-Laws:§ ThereshallbeaBoardofDirectorsofthisSociety.Itsmembershipshall
consistofthefollowingpersons:§ A.TheelectedOfficersoftheSocietyasspecifiedinArticleIV,Section1,
oftheseBylaws;§ B.Three(3)Members-at-large,one(1)ofwhomshallbeelectedeach
yearforathree(3)yearterminstaggeredsequenceasspecifiedinArticleV,Section2,oftheseBylaws;
§ C.One(1)StudentRepresentative,tobeelectedforatwo(2)yearterm.§ D.RepresentativeselectedtotheAPACouncilofRepresentativesas
specifiedinArticleV,Section3,oftheseBylaws.o ProposedBy-Laws:
§ Five(5)DomainRepresentatives,tobeelectedforstaggeredthree(3)yearterms.TheDomainsrepresentedbythesepositionsshallbe:a)GroupPsychology;b)GroupPsychotherapy;c)EducationandTraining;d)Diversity;e)EarlyCareerPsychologists.Annually,theNominationsandElectionsCommitteeshallrecommendtotheBoardofDirectorsacompositionofslatesintendedtoensurebreadthofrepresentationontheBoardbyindividualsrepresentingdiversebackgrounds,interests,identities,culturesandnationalities.DomainRepresentativeswillcoordinatewithappropriatecommitteesoftheSociety.
• MOTIONPASSEDunanimouslytochangebylaws:Thiswillcost$200tomakeabylawschangethroughAPA,andneedstobevotedonbytheDivision49membershipin2016elections.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.KivlighanwillaskNewslettereditor,Dr.TomTreadwelltopostthisinformationinthenextnewsletter.Dr.KivlighanwillpostthisproposalontheDivision49listservandwillputthischangeforthinthenextballot.Shouldtheproposalbepassedinthevote,Dr.Kivlighanwillmakethesechangesinthebylawsdocument.
• ACTIONITEM:TheboardwillidentifypossiblestudentrepresentativefortheupcomingelectionandsubmittoDr.Kivlighan.
PresidentReport-Dr.Parks• Therearelimitedoptionsforscholarswhodogroupworkinothersettings(e.g.Social
Psych;SportsPsych;OrganizationalPsych;etc).Dr.ParksplanstoreachandconnecttothosescholarssotheycangetconnectedtoDivision49andknowtheyhaveahomehere.
• Idea:CreatemarketingitemsforpeopletobringtoannualconventionsinrelatedfieldssotheycanbecomeawareofDivision49.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Ribeirowillgetideasaboutwhatmarketingmaterialswouldbehelpfultocreateafterconsultingwithmarketingpeople.
• MOTIONPASSEDunanimouslytoput$1000towardsmarketingmaterials.
PresidentElect–Dr.Gleave• ThefieldofGroupislosingmomentumandground.Trainingprogramsandinternshipshave
areductioninattendancetogrouppsychologyandpsychotherapy.Wecouldtranslateoursciencetopracticebettersothereisanawarenessoftheimportanceofgroups.Forexample,wehavesufficientresearchsupportinggrouptreatment,butitisnotwidelydisseminated.
• CRSPPiscriticalbecauseifwecangetPsychologytodesignategroupasaspecialty,ithelpsgroupgainmomentumagain.Thiscanthensupportinsurancecompany’ssupportofreimbursementforgrouptreatment.
• Giventhelimitedgrouptrainingopportunitiesavailable,therearefewerpeopletrainedinhowtodogroup.Inaddition,manystudentsarenotgiventrainingopportunitiesandaskedtoleadgroupsatpracticumandjobsites.Consequently,groupcanbeviewedasalesseffectivetreatmentbyothers.Formanysites,thegroupsmayevenbeledbybachelor’slevelclinicians.
• Idea:Bringmoreresearchtopracticeandprovidegrouptraining(e.gbycreatingonlinetrainingopportunities)
• Idea:Canwegetgroupincludedasamandatorycoursein:PsychologyUndergraduatePrograms;APAApprovedGraduateSitesingeneral(e.g.CACREPrequiresgroupinmasterslevel).ThoughwemayhavemoresuccessworkingwiththeCounselingandClinicalPsychologytrainingbodies.
• Collaboratemorewithothergrouprelatedorganizations–ASGW(AssociationforSpecialistsinGroupWork),AGPA(AmericanGroupPsychotherapyAssociation),andINGR(InterdisciplinaryNetworkforGroupResearch)
Treasurer–Dr.Nitza• 2015Actuals:Totalincomeof$89,029.Totalexpensesof$48,387.• Wehadanoverallnetlossof$3,076becausein2015theboardvotedtodoubleand
completethepaymenttotheFoundation($24,000ratherthan$12,000).However,sincetheFoundationisnowfullyfunded,wehave$12,000moreayearthatisunassigned.
• Partofthereductioninmembershipdues(byhalf)since2013arethatpeopleareagingtothecategorywheretheydonotpayduesanymore.ThissupportstheDivision’semphasisongrowingthestudentandECPmembershipbase.
• DiscussionregardinghowwecanutilizeourmoneytosupportthevaluesandmissionoftheDivisionviaawardsandscholarships.Idea:AGPAprovidesafreeyearmembershipandjournaltostudentsandscholarshipstoconventions.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Nitzawillrevisethecategoriesofthebudgettoreflectnewitemsthatcarryover(e.g.Marketing/Advertising).
• MOTIONPASSEDunanimouslyfor2016proposedbudget.
Secretary–Dr.Alonso• TheGroupPsychologist(TGP)newslettercontinuestogetpostedthreetimesayear.The
socialmediacoordinator,MarthaMorris,hascreateddetailedinstructionsabouthowtopublishthenewsletteronthewebsite.
• DiscussedthebenefitsofstartingafreeYouTubechanneltofurtherconnecttoourmembershipanddisseminateinformationaboutgrouppsychologyandgrouppsychotherapy.
o Wehavevideosfromthe2015APAconventionfellowstalk.Howcanweaddthisonlinewithclosedcaptioning?
o Createvideointerviewswithmembers:Howyouareusinggroupdynamicsinyourlife?Whatisyourexperiencewiththedivision?
o SeeSIOPSYouTubepageasanexample:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuV094Dq9y6kZY2wSLbXkug/featured
• ACTIONITEM:Ms.SmithwillconductheryearlyreviewoftheAPAwebsiteforanyoutdatedinformation
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.KivlighanwilluploadthefellowstalkonlineandinformDr.Alonsowhowillputitonthewebsiteandsocialmediasites.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Alonsowillrequestupdatedheadshotsfromboardmembers• ACTIONITEM:Dr.AlonsowillcontactAPAandaskifwecanhaveamemberonly
passwordprotectedpageonourwebsite?CanyoumakeusafeaturechannelonyourYouTubepage?
StudentRepresentative–Ms.Smith• By-Lawsindicatedthatthereneededtobeaco-chaironthestudentcommittee.Co-chairs
nowincludeMs.SmithandErinCrozier.• StudentsarethelifeforceofourDivision–attractingnewstudentandECPmembersisa
primarygoaltokeeptheDivisionalive.• Haveastrongcommitteewheretheycreatedlongtermgoals,createdsocialmediaposts,
discussingwaystoinvolveinternationalstudents,reachingouttomorestudents(e.g.GettingtogetheratAGPAfordinner;hostastudentsocialattheconvention);startingastudentambassadorprogram(InformationtheybringbacktotheirhomeprogramstoattractotherstudentstotheDivision),creatingmarketingmaterialsthatsupportgrouptobringtotheirprogramsaboutwhygroupshouldbetaughtintheirprogram,createdgoogledriveforresourcesharingamongstudents,andarticlereviewsforthenewsletter.TheyarealsocompletingasurveyforstudentstodiscusstheirreasonsforjoiningtheDivisionandwhattheywouldliketosupportthem
• Howcanweuseourfundstosupportstudents?Weareinvestingintheirprofessionaldevelopmentandgivingthemopportunitiestoconnectwiththem.Ideasdiscussed:• Payconventionregistrationforstudentrepresentative• Pay$100toallfirstauthorstudentpostersaccepted• Scholarshipstoattendtheconvention• SIOP/Division14hasvisibilitycommitteeandalotofgoodinformationontheir
websitewecouldconsiderincludingonours.“WhatbenefitsdoesSCIOPmembershipprovide?”
• WouldbehelpfultohavealiaisonfromECPonStudentCommitteeandviceversa.Thiswouldhelpcoordinationofsimilartasksandresponsibilities.
• Mosthelpful:Networkingatstudentsocial;getinvolvedwithECPsandmakethoseconnections;Suiteprogramming
• Thingstooffer:Mentoringgroupsforstudents(tailoredafterECPmentoringgroups);Onlineexperientialgroup;
• Convention:Needacoupleofbigticketeventswherewefollowthemupwithsuiteprogrammingdiscussinghourandincludefood;doingintroductionsatthebeginningofthesocialsorsuiteprogrammingTohelppeoplefeelmorecomfortable;Dr.Barlowvolunteeredtobeagreeteratthesocialwhoannounceseachattendee;NametagsavailableiftheyarenotwearingtheirAPAtag
• WebinarsavailabletostudentsandECPs• ACTIONITEM:Studentcommitteewillgetmoreinvolvedinsocialmediarelatedtasks
(e.g.Recordingvideosofconventionattendees)byworkingwithECPcommitteeProgrammingChair–Dr.Chapman• 3of4collaborativeprogramswereaccepted.Itisadvisedwestartnetworkingearlierinthe
yearwithotherDivisions.• MelissaStreno,PsyD(SportsPsychologist)isdoingtheConventionInvitedAddress• July:Studentspresentingpostersareinvitedtoapplyfortheposteraward–Dr.Gleaveto
invitethemviae-mailandassembleajudgingcommittee(thereisanestablishedrubric)• Fellowsaddresswillcontinueintheprogramming
o Candofour10minutefellows’talksin50minuteprogramo Choosetwonewandtwoformerlyinductedfellowstopresent
• Programmingissettohavefellows’address,thengrouppsychologistoftheyeartalk,thentheinvitedaddress
• ACTIONITEM:Boardmembersshouldlookatlistoffellowsonwebsiteandsende-mailtoDenniswithrecommendationsbyFebruary29th
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.GleavewillinvitestudentstoapplyforposterawardinJuly2016.FellowsCommittee-Dr.Parks• DavidMarcus,EricChen,BrianBonnerhavebeensubmittedtoAPAforapproval• WaitingonmaterialsfromDr.Bonner–Therestofmaterialsareinfortheothernominees.• ThisisGaryBurlingame’slastyearaschairofthefellowscommittee.BobConyne,Craig
ParksandAndyHornearealsoonthecommittee.DennisKivlighanwillbecomechairin2017.Afemalememberwillbeaddedtothecommittee.
Awards–Dr.Parks• Teaching,PracticeandDepartmentAwards–Wewillstartoneperyearforthenextthree
years.Practiceawardwillbeawardedforthefirstyear(2016).2016AwardsincludeDiversity,GroupPsychologistoftheYear,andPractice.
o Awardscommitteeconsistsofthepresident,pastpresidentandpresidentelect.o MOTIONPASSEDunanimously.
• RevisionsneedtobemadeontheTeachingandDepartmentAwards.WiththeDepartmentaward,itisencouragedthatstudentssubmittheapplicationsandisforanyinstitution(e.g.Educational,servicelikecounselingcenter).Expandteachingawardtoincludementoring.
• DiscussedthecreationofanEarlyCareerResearchGranttosupportECPsandtheadvancementofresearchinthefieldofgrouppsychologyandgrouppsychotherapy.TheywillbeinvitedtodiscusstheirresearchintheDivisionsuiteduringtheConvention.Dr.Kivlighandraftedagrantproposalbetweenthetwomeetingswhichwasdiscussedontheseconddate.
o SeeappendixAfordraftofthecriteriao MOTIONPASSEDunanimouslytoutilizeproposalsubmitted.
• ACTIONITEM:ThechairoftheAwardscommittee(Dr.Gleave)hasdelegatedmembersatlarge(Dr.Ribeiro,Dr.PaquinandDr.Bogomaz)andMs.Smithwilldraftcriteriaforstudenttravelawardapplication.
WaystoSupportTheDivisionMembersFinancially–NewIdeas• CreateDivisionwebsitelikedSIOPs• TravelScholarships:$4000.Offereight$500travelscholarshipsforstudentstoattend
convention–askthemtoattendoneDivisionsponsoredeventasanattendee(e.g.Fellowstalk,grouppsychologistoftheyear,social,businessmeeting)andoneDivisionsponsoredeventtopassoutpromotionalmaterials.Sevencompetitiveandonegoingtothestudentrepresentative.
o MOTIONPASSEDunanimously.o ACTIONITEM:Ms.Smithwillcreatecriteriafortheawardandproposeittothe
board.• CRSPPmoneytowardsaprofessionalwriter:$5000(Moneyisalsobeingputforthtoassist
byAGPAandASGW).Foundation-Dr.Parks• Foundationisfullyfunded.• Foundationcommittee:Chair(Dr.Keim)has5yeartermandincludesfundraisingand
processingoftheaward.President;3atlargemembers;3committeememberswithstaggeringterms(withthePresidentappointingsomeoneeachyear).Onemustbefromgrouppsychologyandonefromgrouppsychotherapy
o BobConyne,GaryBurlingame(endsin2016andmustbereplacedbyagrouppsychologypersonsinceDr.Parkstermalsoendsin2016)andonenewlyappointedperson.
• Websitedonationbutton:Wecanaddthistothehomepage.ThefundsgodirectlytotheFoundation.TheymustindicatetheirdonationisfortheDivision49fund.Wehavethelinkanditneedstogetputonthewebsite.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.AlonsowillcontactAPAtogetthewebsitedonationbuttononthewebsite.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ParkswillaskifwecantrackhowmanydonationsgothroughourwebsitelinktobeabletotrackiftheyaregoingintotheDivision49Fund.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ParkswillfollowupwithDr.Keimregardingwhentheendofhertermis,andinquireifshewantstocontinueforasecondterm.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.AlonsowilladdcriteriafortheFoundationawardsintheseminutesMembership• WediscussedhowindividualpeoplepersonallyinvitedusandbroughtusintotheDivision
leadership.WewerechallengedtoidentifyhowwecoulddothesamewithpeopleinourlivestogetthemconnectedtotheDivision.
• Recruitinginternationalmembers:Thiscanassistingrowingourmembership.Thisisalsoahumanitarianandsocialjusticeoutreachtoprovideaccesstoresources,networkingandmentoringopportunities.
o WouldtheDivisionliketoofferdiscounted(likeDiv17orSCIOP)oroneyearoffreemembershiptothemcouldbeahumanitarianandsocialjusticeoutreach(accesstoresources,networkingandmentoring)?WouldAPAsubsidizethecostforthat?Itislikelydependentuponthecostofthejournal.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Alonsowillinquirethecostofthejournaltosendtomembers.WhatwouldthecostbetotheDivisionshouldweprovidefreememberships?
• ACTIONITEM:FollowupatAugustBoardMeetingaboutifwewanttopursuefreemembershipforpeoplewillcreatefreemembershipformsthatcanbedistributed
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Barlow,Dr.Parks,Dr.Nitza,Dr.KivlighanandMs.SmithwillcontacttheirinternationalcolleaguestoinvitethemandtheirstudentstojointheDivision.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.NitzawillcontactAPA(e.g.APAInternationalCommittee)toidentifyiftheywillsubsidizethecostforusbyprovidinghumanitarianoutreachbyfreemembership.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.KivlighanwillcontactDr.RexStockton,amemberoftheAPAInternationalCommittee,togetideasregardingthis
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.AlonsowillcontactKeithCookesoafreemembershipcanbeprovidedtotheinvitedaddressesfromthe2015(MolynLeszcz)and2016(MelissaStreno).
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.KivlighanwillinformDr.Leszczabouthisfreemembership• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ChapmanwillinformDr.StrenoaboutherfreemembershipExternalCommittees• Thereislimitedbenefitwearereceivingfromexternalcommitteeliaisonships,withthe
exceptionofCAPP.Itisrecommendedwescalebackontheseandinsteadfocuseffortsonthosewithahigherreturn(e.g.CRSPPApplication).
• Dr.DiederichwastheliaisonfortheCommitteefortheAdvancementofProfessionalPractice(CAPP)foraoneyeartrialperiodin2015.Theboarddiscussedthatthiswashelpful.Dr.Parksapprovedanotheroneyeartrialperiod.
• CouncilofSpecialty(COS)costswillcontinuetobesupportedforDr.NinaBrowntoassistinmakinggroupaspecialty.
• APACouncil:Dr.Barlowwillcontinuewiththisliaisonship.APApayssotherearenocoststothedivision.
• Responsibilitiesoftheliaisonship:CompleteareportthatispublishedintheNewsletteruptothreetimesayear.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ParkswillappointmentDr.DiederichastheFederalAdvocacyCoordinator.ThismeetingisfundedbyAPA.
• ACTIONITEM:At2017midwintermeetingrevisitCAPPliaisonshiptoseeifwewouldliketocontinuefundingit.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Parkswillinformliaisonsabouttheirresponsibilities• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Parkswillcontactnewslettereditorofthelistofcommittee
representativesandliaisonsoftheresponsibilities.Evenifyouhavenothingtoreport,thatwillbe.Anythingthatfeelssignificant,toinformtheboardtodecideifitisdisseminatedfurther.
EarlyCareerProfessionals–Dr.Bogomaz• Creatingmissionandvaluesofthetaskforce• WebinarswillfallunderMembership• Willcontinuewiththeconferencecalls• Dr.ParksislookingforanewMembershipchairgivenDr.Diederichwillbesteppingdown.• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ParkswillaskKeithCooketoidentifythepercentageofECPand
Studentmemberswecurrentlyhaveandtrackovertimethechanges.• ACTIONITEM:ECPCommitteewillcreatesocialmediapostsseekingstudentsandECPto
getinvolvedinthedivision.SecondJournal• LastcontactoccurredinSeptember2015.StevenWalfish,theeditorofDivision42journal,
discussedpotentialcollaboration.HeindicatedhewouldbeintouchinFebruary2016withmoreinformation.
SocialMedia–Dr.Alonso• Twitterchatscouldbeagoodavenuetogetourmessageaboutgrouptherapyandgroup
psychologyoutthere.• LimitedexperienceinECPandStudentcommitteeonTwitter.Facebookmaybeabetter
mediumbecausewecanbemoreeducationalinnaturebecauseithasabroaderaudiencethanTwitter.
• Needmoredivisionrelatedposts:Memberspotlights,picturesofthemembershipandevents,reasonstojointhedivision
• Howcanwerecordmember’svideotestimonialsforourwebsite?• ACTIONITEM:Allboardmembersareaskedto‘like’and‘share’theDivisionFacebook
postsandinviteyourrelevantfriendstoinvitethemtolikethepage.• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Alonsowillcontinuetoadvertisepriortotheconventiononthesocial
mediasites• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ChapmanwilllookintothecostsfortheAPAvideographerandsetthat
up.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Chapmanwillidentifytalkseachdaytohighlightandwewillgetitonline.
• ACTIONITEM:Thestudentcommitteewillcreatebiographiesoftheboardmemberstoputonsocialmedia.Boardmemberandmemberspotlightcouldbealternated.
APACOUNCIL–Dr.Barlow• Item23b:ResolutiontoAmendthe2006and2013CouncilResolutionstoclarifyroesof
psychologistsrelatedtointerrogationanddetaineewelfareinnationalsecuritysettings• Newgovernance:Tryingtobecomemoredemocratic• Theyhaveintroduceddiversitytrainingsinthemeetingwhichhavebeenhelpfulbutcaused
somedebateabouttheusefulnessofcontinuingthetrainingsinpersonratherthanhavingitavailableforcouncilmembersonline
• PentagonrecentlypennedletteraskingAPAtoreconsiderthebanofpsychologistsonassistinginnationalsecurityroles,andinsteadmoveforwardutilizingnewsafetyprotocolsandguidelines.
• Nextmeeting:February2016JOURNAL–Dr.Parks(forDr.Marcus)• ThespecialissueiscomingoutinSeptemberandwillbefocusedonimplementingadvanced
grouporientedanalyses.Editor:GeorgeTasca• Totalpaperssubmittedin2015:110withatotalof17papersaccepted.Submissionswere
receivedfrom17countries.Impactfactorremainsuparound1.25foraspecialjournalinthesocialsciencesisverygood.
• ThenumberofinappropriatesubmissionshavedecreasedsinceDr.Marcus’tenure.• Dr.GeorgeTascasteppeddownasAEinDec2015andDr.JoeMileshastakenoverasAE
specializingnotinGroupTherapyResearch• WhenDr.Marcuswasselectedaseditor,thefollowingcommitteewasformedwhich
includedtheeditor,immediatepasteditor,andaseniorresearchscholarwhowasexternaltotheboard.Dr.Parksproposedthisstructurebeutilizedforfutureeditorialhires.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.Marcuswillinvitethosesubmittingpaperstothejournaltobecomejournalmembers
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ParkswillidentifywhenDr.Marcus’termends.TheneweditorneedstooverlapbyoneyearwithDr.Marcus.
ETC• Dr.Gillisisnolongerontheboardandinquiredifsomeoneelsewouldtakeoverleadership
overthelistservwhichheiscurrentlyinchargeof.Dr.Bogomazvolunteeredtotakeoverthisrole.
• ACTIONITEM:Dr.ParkswillcontactDr.Gillistoinformhimaboutthechangeinleadershiponthelistserv.Dr.GilliswillbeaskedtrainDr.Bogomaz
AppendixA:
Division49ResearchGrant
FundsareavailablefromtheSOCIETYOFGROUPPSYCHOLOGYANDGROUPPSYCHOTHERAPY/DIVISION49tosupportresearchonanyaspectofGroupPsychologyorGroupPsychotherapy.One$4,000grantmaybeawardedeachyear,dependingontheimportanceoftheresearchtothefieldandtheexperienceoftheinvestigativeteam.Grantfundingcanbeusedtosupportthebasiccostsofresearch,e.g.,supplies,researchequipment,photocopying,postage,computerservices,statisticalconsultation,researchassistantsalaries;investigatorsalaries,and/ortravelexpensesarenotfunded.(Equipmentpurchasedforusewitharesearchprojectistobedonatedtoaninstitutionatthecompletionoftheproject.)Grantmoniesareawardedwithanexpectedcompletionoftheprojectinoneyearasfollows:Ninetypercentupongrantapprovalandthefinaltenpercentuponreceiptofapostprojectreport.ThefirstauthorofaResearchGrantApplicationmustbeaMemberorAffiliateoftheSOCIETYOFGROUPPSYCHOLOGYANDGROUPPSYCHOTHERAPYThedeadlineforreceiptofresearchgrantapplicationmaterialsisMay1.Emailsubmissionisrequired;applicationmaterialsshouldbesentDennisM.Kivlighan,Jr.,[email protected]:1.Completedapplicationform(initialsignaturepage);2.1-pagesummaryofresearchproject;3.Detaileddescriptionofresearchprojectwhichcoversthe8areasmentionedbelow;4.Budgetinformation;5.Informationabouttheinvestigators,includingcurriculumvitaeofprincipalinvestigator;6.Approvalformfromtheappropriatelocalethicsreviewboard;7.Sampleofparticipantconsentform;8.Optionaladditionalmaterials,e.g.,lettersofsupport,reprints.Applicationswillbereviewedbyresearcherswhoareexpertsinthefieldofgrouppsychotherapyresearch.Applicationsaregivenscoresfrom1–5oneachofthefollowingareas:1.Importanceofthetopic(from“notatallimportant”to“veryimportant”).Successfulapplicationswillmakeacompellingandlogicalargumentforwhythecompletionoftheresearchprojectwouldmovethefieldofgrouppsychotherapyresearchforwardand/orimprovepublichealth.2.Coverageoftheliterature(ratedfrom“poor”to“excellent”).Successfulapplicationswillprovideanorganized,focusedreviewoftheliteratureonwhichthestudyisbuilt,illustratingthecontributionthatthenewstudywouldprovide.
3.Appropriatenessofmeasures(psychometricquality,relevance;ratedfrom“inappropriate”to“appropriate”).Successfulapplicationswilluseinstrumentsthatmeasuretheconstructsinquestionandwillincludeinformationonthereliabilityandvalidityofthemeasuresforthetargetpopulation.4.Appropriatenessofstatisticalapproach(relevantanalyses,powerconsiderations,etc.;ratedfrom“inappropriate”to“appropriate”).Successfulapplicationswillincludeacompleteandappropriateanalyticplan.Theprojectsummariesshouldbedetailedenoughtoallowreviewerstoaccuratelyrateeachofthesefourcategories.TenPagelimitexcludingreferences,tablesandfiguresConditionsGoverningtheAward:Submittingafinalreportnolaterthanthreemonthsaftercompletionoftheproject;Shouldfundingoftheprojectbeapproved,acknowledgmentoftheSociety’ssupportistobeincludedinallpublicationsderivedfromtheaward.Additionally,grantrecipientsareencouragedtosubmitreportstoGroupDynamics:Theory,ResearchandPracticeforconsiderationofpublication.
ProjectTitle:TotalFundsRequested:PrincipalInvestigator:CurrentPosition(s)ofPrincipalInvestigator:Email:MailingAddressofPrincipalInvestigator:TelephoneNumberofPrincipalInvestigator:Co-Investigator(s):InstitutionalLocationofProject:NameandAddressofFinancialOfficerwhowilladministerthefunds:IaccepttheconditionsgoverningtheawardofaresearchgrantasdeterminedbytheGroupFoundationforAdvancingMentalHealth.Date:SignatureofPrincipalInvestigator: