Article archive / March 1, 2011
Originally published: . Volume 2, No. 7. Source pages: 20.
Psychology has always fought to fend off those who sought to narrow our scope of practice and lay claim to our skills. We have needed to guard our profession since its inception. The demand that we protect what is ours is as great today as it was in bygone years.
One of the solutions to a strong profession is strong state and local organizations that can advocate for all of us in the professional arena. The making of strong professional organizations rests on membership base, membership participation, and membership support. Members support the organization’s work and the organization supports the members’ profession.
LPA needs Louisiana psychologists to join and participate in our state’s organization to give psychologists the support we need and to represent psychologists in social and political action. I strongly advocate for more avenues for psychologists to enter LPA, more opportunities for psychologists to participate at the state level, and for LPA to become more relevant to the professional lives of all psychologists, be they academic, clinical or other professional domains.
I believe LPA needs small, regional assemblies to facilitate networking at the local level and to attract psychologists to participate in LPA where they live and work. With local access to LPA activities, LPA can provide more meaningful service to its members.
What can be better for Louisiana psychologists than a strong LPA? What can be better for LPA than a broad based, well-served, loyal membership?
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