NYSPA has many active committees that carry out a tremendous amount of work every day for the profession. Committees conduct research, attend meetings, represent membership on various councils and assist in recommending guidance and policy
NYSPA’s Council of Representatives. NYSPA’s current President is on all committees ex-officio. Article XI of the Bylaws addresses the formation of Committees within NYSPA. There are three types of committees – bylaws,
continuing and ad-hoc. Each serves a different purpose. Below are links to the NYSPA committees.
COMMITTEE SERVICE
Serving on a committee allows professionals to take an in-depth look and action in an area where they hold expertise and have a passion. For most committees service is for a three year cycle, there are a few that have a one year commitment.
All committee members are approved by the Council and an effort is made for members to have staggering terms. Committees receive support through Central Office staff and most meetings are conducted via conference call.
If you are interested in serving on any of the committees listed, contact the committee chair, or send an email to nyspa@nyspa.org, or call the NYSPA Office at (518) 437-1040 for more information. When
emailing indicate in the subject which committee you are interested in serving and in what capacity.
COMMITTEES
The Awards committee identifies and publicly recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to NYSPA and to psychology.
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The Bylaws Committee is responsible for reviewing the Association's bylaws and proposing amendments as they see fit.
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The role of the Continuing Education Committee is to oversee and approve continuing education (CE) programs and activities sponsored by the Foundation of the New York State Psychological Association.
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The Convention Committee is responsible for planning and overseeing the annual NYSPA Convention in collaboration with the NYSPA Office staff.
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee of the New York State Psychological Association is dedicated to: Building alliances, advancing initiatives and promoting social justice perspectives regarding issues of
diversity. The committee focuses on clinical issues relevant to culture including racial/ethnic diversity, the LGBTQ community, gender, HIV/AIDS, disabilities, aging and social issues. This includes the intersectionality
of these communities. A primary aim is to decrease the gap in mental health availability and by increasing psychologists’ cultural competence.
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The role of the Committee on Ethical Practice of the New York State Psychological Association is educational and serves NYSPA members only. The committee responds to members' inquiries regarding matters of ethics, publishes
articles regarding ethics, and initiates workshops and seminars sponsored by the Association involving ethics.
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Under the leadership of the Treasurer of NYSPA, the Committee on Finance is responsible for preparing the Association Annual budget.
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The Committee on Insurance reviews all matters concerning third-party payments, including but not limited to confidentiality of records, insurance forms, information required, laws and regulations covering psychological
benefits and the like.
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The Legislative Committee (L/C) is the "advocacy arm" of NYSPA. The primary purpose of the L/C is to seek enactment of legislation favorable to psychology and block legislative initiatives unfavorable to the profession.
By working directly with governmental units responsible for implementing laws, the L/C also seeks to bring about changes in policy through regulations. The L/C works directly in collaboration with the NYSPA lobbyist.
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The Listserv Committee is a permanent, free standing committee of the Association. Our tasks include optimizing Listserv use while ensuring this use does not conflict with the restrictions that come with maintaining NYSPA’s
tax-exempt status. We encourage users to network, seek and provide information, and apprise each other of the current state of psychology in a safe, efficient, and collegial environment that promotes the interests and
needs of all members. We provide guidelines, specific rules, and direction for using the Listserv.
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The Committee on Membership promotes membership recruitment, reviews applications for admission to the Association, and recommends the appropriate action on applications or resignations to the Council of Representatives.
We encourage all members to be active in recruiting new members.
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NYSPA’s Nominations and Elections Committee conducts the nominations and elections as set forth in the Rules of Council, and certifies and reports the elections of all such individuals to the president, the Council and
the membership of the Association.
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NYSPA's Strategic Planning Committee are tasked with creating a strategic plan for the Association.
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TASK FORCES
The NYSPA Disaster Resource Network, which is affiliated with the APA Disaster Response Network, was formed to assist: A) victims and their families, B) front-line intervention agencies (rescue, police, fire, etc.), and
C) other secondary victims, as well as the general public, who may be involved in natural, accidental or man-made (war) crises and disasters.
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The mission of the LGBTQ Task Force is to educate NYSPA members about the best practice with LGBTQ populations, to promote and disseminate research in this area and to create a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ psychologists
in NYSPA.
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