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Take Action: Advocate for Mental Health & Psychology in Colorado Today!

Dear Fellow Colorado Psychologists,

 It is more important now than ever to share your expertise with lawmakers to advocate for the people we serve and our profession in a way that no one else can do. Even if you just have a few minutes, here are some ways that you can use your voice!

  1. If you have only a couple minutes, complete this Action Alert: Communicate your objection to the proposed budget cuts that would set back the progress made to date to address the nation’s mental health crisis.
  2. If you have 5 or more minutes, visit this site APA/APASI Response Center where you can learn more about the current proposed policies and how they might impact our field.
  3. If you have 10 or more minutes, email local officials to share personal stories from the ground! This is where your unique perspective is vital. If you have examples of how you or the people are impacted by any of the priorities below, local lawmakers want to hear your story! If you have a story to share; connect with Colorado Senators through email Contact Senator Michael Bennet or Contact Senator Hickenlooper or you can contact your local representative here. If you want to share a story with APA you can click here to share a real story as to how the current policy changes may impact your work and the people you serve.
  • Supporting funding for the Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) programs. This would train more psychologists to work in integrated care settings and expand access to mental and behavioral health services in underserved and rural communities; these services are needed now more than ever given the shortage of psychologists in Colorado.

  • Supporting robust, sustained funding for NIH: This investment leads to longer, healthier lives by supporting critical research which serves as the foundation for nearly every preventive intervention, diagnostic, treatment, and cure in practice today.

  • Protect access to behavioral health services in Medicaid: Medicaid is the single largest source of coverage for behavioral health services. Without it, many low-income children, adults, and families would lose access to life-saving mental, behavioral, and substance use disorder treatment. A reduction in coverage for behavioral health services would also result in overall higher costs to the state, as many people experiencing a behavioral health crisis would instead rely on obtaining care in inappropriate settings like emergency rooms or jails/prisons

Please reach out to me if you have any questions about advocating for psychology!

Sincerely,
Michelle Dawson, PsyD
Federal Advocacy Coordinator, [email protected]
 

2025 Ethics Workshop
Threats to Clinicians and Their Professional Practices: Stalking, Harassment, and Cyber Threats

      

Join the Colorado Psychological Association (CPA) for the 2025 Ethics Workshop: Threats to Clinicians and their Professional Practices: Stalking, Harassment, and Cyber Threats. This workshop will explore the challenges clinicians face in balancing high-quality care with awareness of safety risks. The first session covers threat assessment, workplace violence, and balancing Duty to Warn and Duty to Protect, including the shift from caregiver to evaluator. The second session focuses on online threats, including social media harassment, cyber threats, and the legal guidelines for responding to negative online reviews.

Whether you're an experienced clinician or new to these challenges, this workshop offers valuable insights and a chance to connect with peers and experts.

Workshop Highlights:

  • Session 1: Threat Assessment, Workplace Violence, and Balancing Duty to Warn vs. Duty to Protect. Learn how to manage these competing responsibilities and make informed decisions when transitioning from caregiver to evaluator.

  • Session 2: Online Threats, Social Media Harassment, and Legal Guidelines. Gain insight into handling negative online reviews, cyber threats, and how to protect your professional reputation in the digital age.

Date and Time: 
Friday, February 28, 2025 
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual
CEUS: 3  

REGISTER HERE!

 Agenda

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM 
Introduction of CPA Ethics Committee Members

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM 
Introduction of Speakers

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM 
Threat Assessment, Workplace Violence, and Balancing Duty to Warn and Duty to Protect
John Nicoletti, PhD ABPP, Nicoletti-Flater Associates

10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
Q&A

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Break

10:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Online Threats
Sheryl Bridges and Terry Cipoletti - Caplan & Earnest Law Firm

11:50 AM - 12 PM
Q&A

  

The Colorado Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
 

Tell Congress Today: Reject Budget Resolution that Will Harm the Nation’s Health

Please take 2 minutes today to ask your officials tooppose the proposed $3 trillion in federal budget cuts. If Congress moves forward with its current proposed budget resolution, these cuts will significantly impact behavioral health services, psychology training programs, critical scientific research and the communities that psychologists support.

It is critical that lawmakers hear from you. Draconian cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance programs, student loan programs, and other programs vital to psychology and public well-being will be debated in Congress in coming days. Such cuts would decimate under-resourced populations. Instead, Congress must continue investing in these essential programs, which millions of Americans depend on. 

These proposed cuts would set back the progress made to date to address the nation’s mental health crisis, and severely weaken the population health approach necessary for supporting community wellbeing. The Budget Resolution would:

  • Limit access to psychology degrees. Proposed changes to federal student loan programs would further decrease degrees’ affordability, exacerbating the nationwide shortages of qualified behavioral health providers, particularly in rural communities.
  • Endanger the financial stability of vulnerable communities, such as people with disabilities and low-income families. It would do so by cutting off nutrition aid these communities rely upon to feed themselves, and other safety net programs. Reducing their access to food and other essential resources would harm the mental and physical health of the communities that psychologists and their allies work with and live in.
  • Threaten behavioral health services offered through Medicaid. Medicaid is the single largest source of coverage for behavioral health services. Without access to those services, many low-income children, adults, and families — including, but not limited to, those with disabilities — would lose access to life-saving mental, behavioral, and substance use disorder treatment.

Please do not sit this one out! Speak up today to protect important programs that families and individuals rely upon for their well-being, livelihoods and security.

Act Now!
 

CPA's Next Coffee/Networking Event!

Friday, March 14th
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Please join CPA members and leaders for a coffee/light breakfast networking event where you can meet CPA members and leaders, share information about your role as a psychologist, and create new connections.  Bring business cards, flyers, brochures, or just yourself and join us!  You do NOT need to be a CPA member to attend.

Where:
The Emerald Couch; Activation Psychology; Authentic Connections; Solstice Psychology
2460 W 26th Ave Suite C-465
Denver, CO 80211

Parking:
There is plenty of street parking available.

RSVP HERE
 

Join the CPA Ethics Committee – Vacancies Available

The CPA Ethics Committee is seeking two CPA members to join the committee. The primary purpose of the Ethics Committee is to promote psychologists’ ethical conduct by providing consultation and education regarding the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2010) as well as providing external referrals for legal consultation as indicated. If you are eager to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to join the CPA Ethics Committee. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to the future of the CPA.

Contact Susan Lewis, Ethics Committee Chair at [email protected] if you are interested.
 
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