Communications & Technology Committee
The Communication and Technology Committee (CTC)’s primary priority is to promote the use of technology in the practice of psychology by providing information and guidance to psychologists in Ohio about telepsychology.

If you have an interest in technology and its use by psychologists, consider joining the committee. Contact Dr. Kenneth Drude.

Committee mission

  • Monitor advances in technology and inform the OPA Board and membership about ways technology may be used in the practice of psychology
  • Advise the planning of OPA’s public relations and marketing efforts
  • Guide the planning for OPA publications, including the website and listserv, relative to topics, content and guest editors

Goals for the 2011-12 Membership Year

  1. Actively educate about and promote the use of telepsychology with OPA members
  2. Provide editorial resources to OPA publications
  3. Keep informed about telepsychology laws, regulations, and guidelines
  4. With OPA Central Office staff manage, the OPA listservs for compliance with rules and guidelines
  5. Provide information about telepsychology on the OPA listserv and OPA publications 6. Advocate for the provision of telepsychology education and training opportunities for Ohio psychologists

OPA Publications

OPA publishes 8 print publications per year. The Ohio Psychologist is a peer-reviewed publication with primarily practice-orientated articles. The Editor of The Ohio Psychologist is a co-chair of the CTC. The Ohio Psychologist Review is published three times annually and is designed to bring members up-to-date information about statewide and national issues that affect psychologists and consumers. The Ohio Psychologist Update informs members of news, events and initiatives that impact psychology in Ohio. Past issues of all publications are available in the Members Only section. Non-members may purchase an annual subscription to the print publication at a rate of $50 per year - contact Denise Brenner for more information or to purchase a subscription.

Articles submitted for publication in The Ohio Psychologist are carefully reviewed by three peer reviewers, and reviewer feedback is provided to each author and changes are made by the author(s) to manuscripts before they are officially accepted for publication.

Publication Peer Reviewers

The current peer reviewers for The Ohio Psychologist are:
Kerm Almos, PhD
Paule Steichen Asch, PhD
William Bauer, PhD
Milton Becknell, PhD
Charles Dolph, PhD
Marc Dielman, PhD
Ky Heinlen, PhD
Jeanne Jenkins, PhD
Andrea Karkowski, PhD
Kathryn MacCluskie, PhD
Janette McDonald, PhD
Sabato Sagaria, PhD
Carol Smith, PhD
Elizabeth Swenson, PhD
Richard VanVoorhis, PhD

Annual Board Reports

2011 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report

Resources

Ohio Board of Psychology Telepsychology Rules
OPA Telepsychology Guidelines (2010)
OPA Listserv Rules and Guidelines
Telepsychology Practices: Ohio Guidelines
Psychologists Use of E-mail with Clients: Some Ethical Considerations
Telemental Health Bibliography - Telemental Health Institute
Telehealth Online Resources - Zur Institute


CTC
Presentations
2011 OPA Convention Presentation
2010 OPA Convention Presentation
2009 APA Spring Convention
2008 Toledo Area Academy of Professional Psychologists
2008 OPA Convention Website Presentation
2008 OPA Convention Supervision Presentation

2008 APA Telepsychology Presentation Guidelines

2008 APA Guidelines Handout

2007 OPA Guidelines


Committee Minutes

January, 2012

December, 2011

November, 2011

October, 2011

September, 2011

August, 2011

July, 2011

June, 2011

April, 2011

March, 2011

February, 2011

January, 2011


OPA Communication/Technology Committee Members

Kenneth Drude, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Audrey Ellenwood, Ph.D., Co-Chair and Editor, The Ohio Psychologist

Marc Dielman, Ph.D.

Kathleen Heinlein, Ph.D. 

Michael Lichstein, Ph.D.
Mary Mills, M.A.

Paule Steichen Asch, Ph.D.

Cynthia VanKeuren, Psy.D.

 

Contact the Central Office or the above listed Committee Chair if you are interested in participating with this group.



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