COMMITTEE REPORTS Continued.

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Continued.

FOCUS FOR NEXT MEETING:

We will welcome a new Ginsburg Fellow and continue drafting of our new manuscript on reviving aspects of the prior DSM-4 Axis 4 and its importance for the social determinants of health to be addressed.

Psychopharmacology

Present: Baron, Gross, Pine, Sumner, Jeanne Alexander via Zoom, Scott Aaronson via Zoom

We are near completion of the Psychedelic paper and hope to submit to the Publications Board in January. It is an invited paper from John Oldham.

Psychotherapy

Present: Tom Franklin, Andrew Gerber, Kiki Kennedy, Eric Plakun

Virtually: Cliff Arnold, Eve Caligor, Daniel Knoepflmacher, Jeff Katzman, Susan Lazar, Randy Welton and Frank Yeomans

Guests: Meiram Bendat, JD, PhD – update Wit v. UBH

FOCUS OF WORK

Accomplished

DURING THE MEETING:

• Committee’s “Mission Statement” is currently on the GAP website, members discussed ways to update and improve the statement.

• Tom Franklin offered perspectives on GAP’s Psychology Today Blog Project. He clarified submission and publishing process for blogs. Members shared ideas/suggestions for potential blogs to write this year. Members agreed to the in 2023.

• Wit v. UBH—Meiram Bendat explained that the request for an “En banc” review has yet to be determined; he explained policy implications should it be denied.

• Membership: we discussed our committee make-up and 2 potential new members interested in joining our Committee; plans were made to meet virtually with potential members this winter.

• Project ECHO—Randy Welton and Jeff Katzman described this innovative “hub and spoke” method of education and detailed a plan for how to bring this online for psychotherapy education and supervision; ideas from Committee members was entertained and further discussion will continue at future meetings.

• Members discussed the future focus of the Committee’s work and how to reach identified goals.

PLANS FOR BETWEEN MEETING WORK:

• Meet virtually with 2 potential new members

• Virtual meeting scheduled for January 2023

• Update CoP’s mission statement for the GAP website

• Gather more information for Project ECHO

• Identify a Blog topic and lead writer for The Psychology Today Blog Project

How many times have you met virtually since November 2020? We have met 7 times since November 2020. (January 2021, April 2021, July 2021, November 2021, February 2022, June 2022, October 2022)

FOCUS FOR NEXT MEETING:

Our next meeting will be a virtual meeting in January 2023 with a plan to:

• Update on potential new Committee members

• Finalize revised CoP Mission Statement

• Update on Wit v. UBH

• Identify potential Blog topic and author(s)

• Update on Project ECHO

Research

Members present in person: Harper, Rahmani, Swift, Kramer

Visitor present in person: Belfort

Fellow present in person: Satodiya

Guest present in person: Kramer (Patti)

Members present virtually: Keith, Beahrs, Josephson, Copans

Guest present virtually: Beahrs (Claudette)

Member absent: Swann (family and personal commitments)