2020 APA Practice Leadership Conference - March 7th - 10th, 2020

The Practice Leadership Conference (PLC) brings together psychologists from the State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Associations (SPTAs) across the U.S. and Canada, along with APA governance and a few divisions. PLC is an opportunity for SPTA leaders to network and converse about professional issues, association management challenges, and trends occurring at the state and federal level. This year’s conference focused on “Maximizing the Impact of State and Federal Advocacy”.

NPA's delegation that attended 2020 PLC in Washington D.C. were: Dr. Noelle Lefforge, Federal Advocacy Coordinator, Dr. Sara Hunt, NPA President, Dr. Tara Borsh, NPA President-Elect, Dr. Amelia Black, Early Career Psychologist delegate, Dr. L.E. Chapple-Love, Diversity delegate and Wendi O'Connor, Executive Director.

Advocacy Efforts on Capitol Hill, March 10th, 2020

• Congress Should Enact the Medicare Mental Health Access Act (H.R. 884 / S.2772)
• Safeguard Psychologists’ Services From Harmful Medicare Reimbursement Cuts
• Increase Fiscal Year (FY21) Appropriations for Critical Psychology Workforce Training Programs

Our NPA delegation met with Nevada Senator Cortez Masto, Senator Rosen, Congressman Horsford, Congressman Amodei, Congresswoman Titus and Congresswoman Lee to discuss these important issues.