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The Ohio Psychological Association

Located in Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio Psychological Association (OPA) is the state affiliate of the American Psychological Association. OPA is a professional membership organization of approximately 1,500 psychologists that works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare. OPA was established in 1949.

Membership

OPA has approximately 2,260 members, nearly 700 of which are students working toward a career in psychology. Membership is comprised of psychologists in private practice or in the public sector, academicians, students and retired psychologists.

Services

OPA provides a variety of services to its members. Services include: an ethics and colleague assistance program; continuing education programs, which includes an annual fall Convention; advocacy and legislative influence; help in dealing with insurance companies through Project FAIR; discounts on continuing education, mandatory continuing education and other products; advertising; media guide and online referral programs; monthly publications, including the Ohio Psychologist Update, Ohio Psychologist Review, Ohio Psychologist scholarly journal and OPA Notes e-newsletter; and networking and communication, among others.

Mission

The mission of the Ohio Psychological Association shall be to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare, pursuing to these ends as broad a range of Association activities as is feasible and as shall be determined by the Board of Directors acting under the Ohio Psychological Association’s Regulations.

Advocacy

OPA advocates for issues that affect psychology and consumers. OPA’s main priority is comprehensive mental health parity. The organization also focuses on consumer access to mental health services, and consumer protection from poor quality health care.

Structure

OPA is governed by a Board of Directors, headed by a president who is elected by the membership. The Board is comprised of 30 psychologists and a graduate student that represent OPA’s committees, special interest groups, task forces and regional affiliates. The committees and task forces focus on a variety of issues pertaining to psychology including education, communications and technology, ethics, public education, advocacy and diversity, among others. The committee chairs are appointed by the president.

OPA’s central office has four full time employees and one part time employee.

Committees, Task Forces, Subcommittees and Affiliates:

Committees include:

Communications and Technology

Diversity

Education

Ethics

Insurance

Membership

Professional Practice

Public Interest

Public Sector

Science

Functional Committees:

Advocacy

Mandatory Continuing Education

Personnel

Planning and Development

Policies and Procedures

Task Forces & Subcommittees:

Disaster Response Network Task Force

LGBT Subcommittee

Affiliates include:

Akron Area Professional Psychologists

Central Ohio Psychological Association

Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychologists

Cleveland Psychological Association

Dayton Area Psychological Association

Toledo Area Academy of Professional Psychologists

Past Presidents

1949-1950 George A. Kelly, Ph.D.*

1950-1951 Amos Anderson, Ph.D.*

1951-1952 Sidney L. Pressey, Ph.D.*

1952-1953 Arthur G. Bills, Ph.D.*

1953-1954 Ronald Green, M.A.

1954-1955 James R. Patrick, Ph.D.*

1955-1956 Presis W. Simmons, Ph.D.

1956-1957 Calvin S. Hall, Ph.D.

1957-1958 Ronald Wolf, Ph.D.*

1958-1959 Milton W. McCullough, Ph.D.

1959-1960 Ben Barger, Ph.D.

1960-1961 John E. Horrocks, Ph.D.*

1961-1962 Henry S. Curtis, Ph.D.

1962-1963 Clarence J. Leuba, Ph.D.*

1963-1964 George W. Albee, Ph.D.

1964-1965 Karl F. Heiser, Ph.D.*

1965-1966 Howard B. Lyman, Ph.D.

1966-1967 Maurice Newburger, Ph.D.

1967-1968 Melvin Allerhand, Ph.D.

1968-1969 Ralph H. Turner, Ph.D.

1969-1970 Jane W. Kessler, Ph.D.

1970-1971 David D. Blyth, Ph.D.

1971-1972 Vytautus J. Bieliauskas, Ph.D.

1972-1973 David A. Rodgers, Ph.D.

1973-1974 Donald K. Freedheim, Ph.D.

1974-1975 James T. Webb, Ph.D.

1975-1976 Herbert E. Rie, Ph.D.*

1976-1977 Michael G. McKee, Ph.D.

1977-1978 Theodore H. Wohl, Ph.D.*

1978-1979 Malcolm L. Gardner, Ph.D.*

1979-1980 Garland Y. DeNelsky, Ph.D.

1980-1981 Sandra B. McPherson, Ph.D.

1981-1982 Kathleen M. McNamara, Ph.D.

1982-1983 JoAnn E. King, Ph.D.*

1983-1984 Donald J. Weinstein, Ph.D.

1984-1985 Herbert G. Steger, Ph.D.

1985-1986 David T. Hellkamp, Ph.D.

1986-1987 James M. Shulman, Ph.D.

1987-1988 Kenneth P. Drude, Ph.D.

1988-1989 John D. Corrigan, Ph.D.

1989-1990 Dick A. Genardi, Ph.D.

1990-1991 Sephanie M. Zimmerman, Ph.D.

1991-1992 Cynthia G. White, Ph.D.

1992-1993 Sandra L. Shullman, Ph.D.

1993-1994 David L. Hayes, Ph.D.

1994-1995 David A. Rodgers, Ph.D.

1995-1996 Jane Z. Woodrow, Ph.D.

1996-1997 Daniel W. Sanders, Ph.D.

1997-1998 Leslie H. Swift, Ph.D.

1998-1999 Suzanne S. LeSure, Ph.D.

1999-2000 Richard F. Reckman, Ph.D.

2000-2001 Kevin D. Arnold, Ph.D., ABPP, FAABehP

2001-2002 Vanessa K. Jensen, Psy.D.

2002-2003 Alice H. Randolph, Ed.D.

2003-2004 James J. Brush, Ph.D.

2004-2005 Gerald J. Strauss, Ph.D.

2005-2006 Carol L. Johnson, Ph.D.

2006-2007 David L. Hayes, Ph.D.

2007-2008 Cathy McDaniels Wilson, Ph.D.


 * Deceased

 External Links:

Ohio Psychological Association Homepage: [www.ohpsych.org]

American Psychological Association: [www.apa.org]

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