2022 CPA AccomplishmentsAdministrationWeekly Electronic Newsletters: The pandemic has highlighted the fact that our industry and the regulations that govern it are changing more quickly than ever. Consequently, CPA has responded by making news and upcoming event information available to our members each week. RxP Fundraising through Programming: To fund the additional lobbying efforts required for the Prescriptive Authority legislation to be introduced in 2023, the RxP Committee worked hard to find programming to raise funds for this initiative. They were able to add 4 CE webinars with all proceeds allocated to the RxP lobbying effort. APA Grant: CPA submitted a grant request to APA to assist with expenses of the RxP lobbying effort and received $5,000. CE Approval: As an approved provider by APA, CPA approved 13 courses offering continuing education for psychologists. 9 of the 13 courses were programming organized and offered by CPA to members. Ethics Committee: The CPA Ethics Committee provides education and support services that will aid in addressing questions regarding the professional practice of psychology. They take up to 10 consultation calls from members per month. This service continues to be a valued benefit to CPA members. Disaster Resource Network Committee: Efforts continued into 2022 to support victims of the Marshall fire. CPA solicited psychologists to offer reduced rates or pro bono therapy to victims. Membership: CPA was able to maintain membership numbers despite the pandemic, as opposed to other professional associations that experienced a decrease in membership. Education: Increased on-demand learning in the Learning Center by 50%. AdvocacyThe 2022 legislative session was incredibly active for CPA. We focused on efforts on legislation to clean up HB19-1120, Colorado’s age of consent law. CPA was specifically concerned that youth were being asked to consent to treatment even when seeking services with their parents. There was also confusion surrounding the unique duty warn provisions within the age of consent statute. After discussions with the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Governor’s Office, we were able to amend our changes into HB22-1278: Behavioral Health Administration during the House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services Committee hearing. The bill passed on the second to last day of session and was signed by the Governor so our changes are now law. There were several bills CPA worked to amend as well:
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