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offers numerous services that psychologists will find beneficial.
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Advertising
OPA members receive FREE online classified advertising (on the OPA website
for 30 days) and a 20% discount on print copy advertising. Whether placing a
classified advertisement for Office Space, or a display advertisement for
your services, OPA members benefit from this service. More information
regarding advertising can be found in the Advertising
section of the website.
Advocacy
OPA has expanded its advocacy efforts to get your opinions heard. The
nationally recognized Project FAIR and the creation of its professional
affairs department are leading psychologists to the front of the line when
it comes to creating a unified voice. OPA memberships on coalitions and the
work of its executive director, the Political Action Committee and members
are creating a solid foundation for psychology in Ohio. OPA is making its voice heard at the statehouse and with managed
care companies. Please check the Advocacy
section of the website for more information.
Continuing Education
The Ohio Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological
Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Currently, OPA
offers the OPA Annual Convention in
the Columbus area during the fall, and numerous
One-Day Workshops that travel to
various parts of Ohio throughout the year. OPA members receive significant
discounts on the registration fees for these events. All OPA members also
receive a discount coupon to an OPA Continuing Education event of their
choice with their paid membership. Please visit the
Events section of the website for more
information.
Email Lists
OPA provides a members-only electronic mailing as an added benefit to those
of you who wish to network with colleagues on a continual basis. By providing us
with your email address, you are automatically connected to the list. This
mechanism provides an on-going forum for discussion on topics that are
important to you such as managed care, treatment and referral inquiries, and
other professional concerns. OPA currently offers eight different lists from
which to choose. Members may register online through the Members
Only page.
Ethics and Colleague
Assistance Committee
OPA Ethics and Colleague Assistance Committee invites members to consult
with the committee about ethics concerns. At times, simply talking with the
closest committee member is all that's needed. At other times, the committee
members will talk with each other before responding.
The Colleague Assistance Committee can also assist in
finding appropriate treatment resources for members who are concerned that
stress, substance use or other problems might have an effect on their
professional functioning.
Members can access the Ethics and Colleague Assistance
Committee list through the Members Only section of
the website.
Library
Becoming a member of the OPA Library allows you to have a world of
information for the small fee of $40.00 per membership year. As a subscriber
to OPA's lending library of current books, pamphlets, videos, and audio
tapes, you are entitled to receive up to four items at a time (only one
video tape at a time may be borrowed), for up to three weeks. The library
collection is updated periodically to ensure that its holdings include the
most current and popular topics in psychology. OPA Library holdings can be
viewed in the Members Only section of the website.
Publications
The Ohio Psychologist
A national leader for the state psychological journals, The Ohio
Psychologist, our scholarly journal, is filled with news about
state-wide and national issues that affect psychologists and consumers.
Up-to-date continuing education offerings, advocacy initiatives, colleagues
updates, and job listings are always included.
This site, in the Members Only
section, includes featured articles from the previous issues of The Ohio
Psychologist for your review.
The Ohio Psychologist Review
The Ohio Psychologist Review is designed to bring members up-to-date
information, news, and events which impact their work. The Review is
published three times a year, in March, July, and November.
The Ohio Psychologist Update
The Ohio Psychologist Update is OPA's newest publication. The
Update is designed to inform members of relevant issues and provide
up-to-date information in the months that The Ohio Psychologist and
The Ohio Psychologist Review are not published. As with all of OPA's
publications, past issues of The Update are available in the
Members Only section of the website.
Mandatory Continuing Education
OPA members receive a significant discount on registration fees for the
Office of Mandatory Continuing Education, and while non-OPA members are
charged a $35.00 fee for each course reviewed by the OPA-MCE Committee, OPA
members receive free and unlimited single course reviews. OPA members are
also eligible to join the OPA-MCE registry program, which tracks a
registrant's hours above and beyond Ohio's required amount of 23 hours per
biennium. This service is helpful for psychologists who are licensed in
other states and must obtain more than Ohio's required number of hours. For
more information, please visit the MCE area.
Media Resource Guide
OPA frequently receives calls from students and the media requesting
specialists in specific areas of psychology. The Media Resource Guide is a
new, free service offered to OPA members in which subscribers can serve as
professional contacts in their respective areas of specialization. The Media
Resource Guide will help to advocate positive publicity for the field of
psychology through knowledgeable and experienced sources. Please visit the
Media Resource Guide page for more information.
Online Psychologist Referral Program
The OPA Central Office receives a minimum of 10 telephone referral requests
per day and the online referral page receives approximately 600 views per
month. The online program provides a convenient and anonymous way for
psychologists, lawyers, consumers, etc. to search for psychological
assistance at any time of day. Members licensed less than five
years join at half-price.
Click
here to access the Online Referral Program.
OPA is making every effort to make this initiative a
win-win for practitioners and the general public. We need participants to
give consumers more options. The more choices consumers have, the more they
will use OPA's referral program. The more they use OPA's referral program
the greater the benefit to psychologists. Help the program realize its
fullest potential to meet the needs of ALL consumers in Ohio.
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