Advocacy Training - American Psychological Association

April 25, 2025

Overview

Staff from the American Psychological Association (APA) will provide CNH psychology faculty and psychology trainees with strategies to advocate at the federal level within the profession.

Target Audience

  • Psychologists
  • Psychology trainees (e.g., interns and fellows)

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe at least 2 best practices in communicating persuasively with policymakers and applying the basics of story-telling in an advocacy context.
  2. Describe at least 2 best practices when participating in meetings with policymakers and / or their staff.
  3. Identify and be able to explain 2 federal policy issues relevant to psychological services offered by CNH.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.75 APA
    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 2.75 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 2.75 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
04/08/2025
Course expires: 
06/24/2025
Event starts: 
04/25/2025 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/25/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
Cost:
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Program

File APA Training Agenda - April 2025 (1).docx

Venue

Children's National Hospital Virtual Platform
United States

Faculty

Acknowledgement of Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support 

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity. 

Course Director(s)

Olivia Soutullo, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Krysta Jones

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Doris Parfaite-Claude, Masters in Public Policy (MPP)

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Eve Shuman

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Andrew Strickland, Andrew B. Strickland, JD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Accreditation

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.  

Credit Designation

Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 2.75 CE credits (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.  

Available Credit

  • 2.75 APA
    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 2.75 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 2.75 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.

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