BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:745fa67a5e2d65c9ae6a5cada1f30c62163 CATEGORIES:CPA Webinar SUMMARY: The Road to RxP - Education & Inspiration From Prescribing Psychologists Across the Country. DESCRIPTION:
CPA is delighted to host a two-day event dedicated to the Colorado Prescriptive Authority (CO RxP) initiative for psychologis ts with advanced education and training. We will learn from prescribing psy chologists across the country about their experience as prescribing psychol ogists, the impact they are making in the community, and the current status of the RxP legislation in their states. This event offers 7 total CE credi t approved by APA, and all proceeds will go towards hiring a lobbying team for the upcoming CO RxP legislation in 2023. Registration is open to both m embers and nonmembers, including students, for individual or both days of w ebinar trainings. There is a discount associated for those who choose to pa rticipate in both days of training. Please see rates below and don't forget to register!
CPA Members: $175.00
Non-Mem bers: $225.00
Student CPA Members: $55.00 p>
Student CPA Non-Members: $70.00
CPA Members: $110.0 0
Non-Members: $135.00
Student CPA Mem bers: $40.00
Student CPA Non-Members: $40.00
CPA Mem bers: $85.00
Non-Members: $105.00
Student CPA Non-Mem bers: $25.00
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of the ro le of prescribing psychologists in the IHS and how their skill set naturall y blended into primary care. This presentation will also examine some of th e published research regarding how prescribing psychologists are viewed by primary care providers, as well as some studies that examined the outcome o f having RxP legislation. Finally, this presentation will compare and contr ast the training of prescribing psychologists vs. psychiatrists.
Program Level: Int
ermediate
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Speaker: Robert Chang, PhD., M SCP, ABMP
Dr. Robert Chang is one of the pioneers in primar y care prescribing medical psychology. He has 20 years of clinical practice , behavioral health program development and leadership experience. He speci alizes in helping under-served, culturally diverse populations in urban and rural areas. He has worked as a clinical and forensic psychologist in NYC and has extensive knowledge in integration of behavioral health services in to outpatient medical settings. He received his post-doc in clinical psycho pharmacology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his doctorate in clini cal-school psychology from Hofstra University. He holds a board certificati on from the American Board of Medical Psychology.
CEs: 1.
0 CE Available
Program Level: Introductory
Sp eaker: David Shearer, PhD, MSCP, ABMP
Since 2009 Dr. David Shearer has been a clinical and prescribing psychologist fo r the Department of the Army at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) in the s tate of Washington. He serves as a core faculty member and Director of Beha vioral Sciences for the MAMC family medicine residency. Dr. Shearer is full y integrated into the family medicine clinics at MAMC as the primary psycho pharmacological consultant and prescriber. In addition, he teaches a year-l ong psychopharmacology course to psychology doctoral interns as a faculty m ember of the Department of Behavioral Health at MAMC. He is the recipient o f the Major Eduardo Caraveo National Service Award for contributions to the advancement of prescribing psychology and the Distinguished Contribution t o the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy at the State Level Award from Division 55 of the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Shearer is the Cha ir of the Washington State Psychological Association Prescribing Psychology legislative taskforce. He is currently serving as President-Elect on APA’s Division 55 Board of Directors, is President-Elect for 2022, and is the Ed itor-in-Chief of the division’s official newsletter, The Tablet. He is an a ssociate editor of psychopharmacology for the open access, international, p eer-reviewed journal, npj Mental Health Research. Dr. Shearer teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Alliant International University and New Mexico State University in the psychopharmacology graduate programs. Dr. Shearer h as appointments in the Department of Family Medicine as an assistant profes sor at the Uniformed University of Health Sciences and as a clinical instru ctor at the University of Washington. His research and professional interes ts include understanding and evaluating the combination of psychopharmacolo gy and psychotherapy in the treatment of behavioral health disorders, presc ribing psychology in primary care settings, teaching psychopharmacology to psychologists and allied health care providers, and the development of pres cribing psychology in the military. He is the author of book chapters and p rofessional articles on these topics and has presented at numerous national , regional and state conferences.
Description: This presentation is an account of Ryan E rnst's (Psy.D., MSCP) personal experiences as a neuropsychologist who becam e the first psychologists in Iowa licensed to practice psychiatric medicine , as well as a veteran of multiple attempts of passing a RxP bill in Nebras ka.
CEs: 1.0 CE Available
Program Level
: Introductory
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Speaker: strong> Ryan C. Ernst, Psy.D., MSCP
I am a native Nebraskan a nd attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) during the mid-1990s. From those days, I have fond memories of selling my student tickets to the Nebraska vs Colorado football games for what was then, the mighty high pric e of $100. What has happened to our football programs!! It was also in thos e days that I gained a passionate interest in psychopharmacology that was v ery much influenced by my mentor at the time, Dr. Matthew Nessetti. After c ompleting graduate school at Nova Southeastern University, I returned to Ne braska where I have remained ever since.
Description: Unders tanding the impact medications are having on society is not well known. Pha rmacogenetics alongside the benefits of Psychotherapy are opening the door to a new model of healthcare. This model helps people understand their uniq ue genetics and make actionable changes with the support of a care network that helps them achieve better health outcomes.
CEs:
1.0 CE Available
Program Level: Introductory
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Speakers: Emilie Rogg, MD & Pharmacokinetics MS, Lyndsey Ryan, MA, LPC, LAC, ACS span>
My name is Lyndsey Ryan. I am passionate about what I d o! I believe that there is no greater gift than connecting deeply with anot her person, and am privileged to do this every day. I am dedicated to helpi ng people move through challenges, and into a life with greater vitality an d meaning. I have had trained in advanced EMDR techniques to support people struggling with early childhood neglect and abuse, addictions, eating diso rders, combat trauma, and self-harming behaviors. To better work with coupl es as they move through relationship, I have been studying through Level 2 of PACT, developed by Dr. Stan Tatkin. This work bridges an understanding o f attachment style, neuroscience, and nervous system arousal. By bringing t hese areas into the session, we work to bring your relationships to a lovin g, secure-functioning place. My work is also strongly influenced through th e research and instruction of Dr. Dan Seigel at the Mindsight Institute, al ongside the somatic experiencing work of Dr. Peter Levine and via Internal Family Systems. Functional applications of genetics, nutrition, and “epinut rition” also inform my practice. I have studied in Seminar with the Boulder Association of Jungian Analysts to deepen my understanding of the unconsci ous, myth, and spirit. I am Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) in Colorado. I have completed training and earn ed my ACS - Advanced Clinical Supervisor certification. I am also trained i n EMDR level II, and Modified trauma and attachment protocol training progr ams. I am a Member of EMDRIA , International Society for the Study of Traum a and Dissociation (ISSTD), and the American Counseling Association (ACA), Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Rocky Mountain ACES, Counselors for Social Justice (CJS), and International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC). I graduated Naropa University with my Master of Arts in Contemplative Psychotherapy. I am also a third ye ar Doctoral student of Clinical Psychology from Capella University.
CEs: 1.0 CE Available
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vel: Introductory
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< ul>Speaker: Elaine S. LeVine, Ph.D, ABMP
Ela ine S. LeVine, Ph.D, ABMP, is the first prescribing psychologist in New Mex ico (which is the first state in the United States to grant prescriptive au thority to properly trained psychologists). She specializes in individual a nd family psychotherapy and psychotropic management of mental disorders. Sh e has been a tenured professor and adjunct faculty at New Mexico State Univ ersity and has maintained a private practice for over 40 years. Dr LeVine h as published three scholarly books and numerous journal articles on various aspects of human development, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. Her t ext in child psychotherapy, Listen to Our Children: Theory and Practice, wa s published in three editions. Evelyn’s Golden Leaf is her first publicatio n written for children with the goals that it will delight and, also, offer helpful ideas for personal growth.
CEs: 1.0 CE Available
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Level: Introductory
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Spe aker: Judi Steinman, Ph.D.
Dr. Steinman is the Past President of A PA’s Society for Prescribing Psychology (Division 55) for both 2020 and 202 1. She has been the director of the CSPP-Alliant International University’s Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology (MSCP) program since 2017 . Dr. Steinman serves as chair of the Division 55 Training Program Director Council and is a member of the Diversity, Research, Bylaws and Membership Councils and Committees. She was a coordinator and co-author of the Divisio n’s Specialty Petition to APA’s CRSPPP, allowing Clinical Psychopharmacolog y to be recognized as a specialty and laying the path towards Board Certifi cation with ABPP. She also is the founding chair of Division 55’s Legislati ve and Social Action Committee. Dr. Steinman serves as chair of the Hawaiʻi Psychological Association’s RxP Sub-Committee and is actively engaged in e fforts to bring prescriptive authority for qualified psychologists to Hawai `i and around the country. She moved to Florida in 2020 and continues to en courage psychologists to get engaged in social and legislative efforts to e ducate legislators about MSCP training and prescribing psychology. Dr. Stei nman currently works with documentary film maker Darnell Walker to chronicl e and identify the need for better mental health care around the US and in South Africa. Dr Steinman served as the Coordinator of the MSCP program at - of Hawai`i - Hilo’s Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy for seven years. Dr Steinman teaches Biochemistry, Pathophysiology and Research Methodology for Alliant and has taught the following courses as an Adjunct Instructor for The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and UH Hilo Daniel K Inou ye College of Pharmacy: Advanced Pathophysiology, Clinical Biochemistry &am p; Neurochemistry, Pharmacology and Advanced Physical Assessment. Dr. Stein man conducts weekly online meetings for MSCP graduates to prepare for the A PA’s PEP exam.
Description:< /strong> Since the early 1990s, the prescriptive authority for psychologist s (RxP) movement has been spreading across the United States and now, globa lly into countries such as South Africa, Taiwan, Brazil, Norway, and others . What started as a pilot project in the United States Department of Defens e has become increasingly present in other federal systems, as well as in s everal state- and territory-level jurisdictions. RxP represents the potenti al to transform how psychologists interact with and treat their patients an d begin a new paradigm in behavioral health at-large that truly works from a biopsychosocial model. In addition to the traditional and foundational ps ychological competencies of psychotherapy, psychological assessment, superv ision, teaching, consultation, and management/administration, etc., RxP add s the ability to treat patients by prescribing or “un-prescribing” medicati on and ordering laboratory blood work and imaging studies. What has long be en relegated to physicians and other “physical health” providers is now inc luded in the education, training, and scope of practice of prescribing/medi cal psychologists in the jurisdictions in which they have the authority to practice. This presentation will provide a brief history and status update of the RxP movement, the common arguments for and against RxP, as well as o utline the education and training involved in becoming a prescribing/medica l psychologist.
CEs: 1.0 CE Available
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rogram Level: Introductory
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Speaker: Derek C. Phi llips, PsyD, MSCP, ABMP
Dr. De rek Phillips is a clinical neuropsychologist and prescribing psychologist i n the Department of Neurology at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (SBLHC) i n Mattoon, Illinois. He is the 12th prescribing psychologist in Illinois. H e has been Executive Director of the APA-designated MS program in clinical psychopharmacology at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) since 2020. Dr. Phillips obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology with a clinical neur opsychology concentration from Adler University in 2015. He then completed a predoctoral internship in clinical psychology and two-year postdoctoral f ellowship in clinical neuropsychology. He obtained his postdoctoral MS in c linical psychopharmacology degree from FDU in 2019. Dr. Phillips then compl eted an 18-month residency in prescribing psychology at SBLHC. Dr. Phillips is Past President of the Society for Prescribing Psychology (Division 55), President of the Illinois Psychological Association, member of the APA RxP Designation Committee, and a Member-at-Large of the Illinois Association o f Prescribing Psychologists Board of Directors. In 2020, he was awarded the Patrick H. DeLeon Prize for Outstanding Student Contribution to the Advanc ement of Pharmacotherapy by APA Division 55, the Society for Prescribing Ps ychology. In 2022, he received an APA Presidential Citation from APA Presid ent, Dr. Frank Worrell.
In co njunction with the 2-Day RxP Event, CPA welcomes ALL CPA members to our Ann ual Meeting! CPA will be recognizing outgoing Board members, welcome new Bo ard members, give the Dr. Sarah Burgamy APA Citizenship Award, and hear upd ates on the association's goals.
CEs: 0 for RxP Panel
Descript ion: Meet the first dozen prescribing psychologists (RxPs) from Il linois. Since the RxP bill passed in 2014, Illinois has been going through the most rigorous process to become a prescribing psychologist. The panel o f IL RxPs will share their own journey to become RxP and discuss the curren t legislative status as they continue to advocate to serve the community. p>
Claudi a Mosier, Psy.D.,MSCP
Dr. Mosier is a Licensed Clinical Psyc hologist in Illinois and Louisiana, a Medical (prescribing) Psychologist in Louisiana and a Prescribing Psychologist in Illinois. The majority of her clinical focus has been with LGBTQ+ individuals, chemical dependency treat ment and trauma informed care. A particular focus is treating people who ha ve mood disorders and who are HIV+. Dr. Mosier volunteered at the first do mestic violence shelter in Chicago. She has worked in residential CD treat ment programs, a methadone maintenance program, psychiatric hospitals, outp atient programs and in private practice. She had a psychological and neuro psychological assessment practice for many years. She has taught diagnostic and therapy practicums and for 3 years in the 1980’s she helped develop an d teach the first PsyD course on LGBTQ competency. She was the psychologis t for the first LGBTQ inpatient dual diagnosis program The Pride Program, a nd subsequently developed and ran Living With Pride, the first LGBTQ sober living house in Chicago. She was the Director of Mental Health and Youth S ervices for the Center on Halsted and, with Northwestern University, develo ped the first APA approved LGBTQ psychology internship. For 20 years she w as a consulting psychologist for the Department of Children and Family Serv ices – working primarily with DCFS “rainbow” youth. In 2016 she returned t o school to obtain a postdoctoral master’s degree in psychopharmacology. In 2019 she became licensed to prescribe psychotropic medications in Louisian a and in 2020 she became the 6th Prescribing Psychologist in Ill inois. In 2021 she was inducted into the Chicago LGBTQ Hall of Fame.
Brandi Boan, PsyD
Dr. Brandi Boan grew up on a farm in rural Kendall County, Illinois. Early in life she decided she wanted to go into healthcare. While in college, she was introd uced to the field of neuropsychology. She completed her undergraduate with a double major in psychology and biology/health sciences at Aurora Universi ty. She obtained a master’s degree in clinical psychology at Benedictine Un iversity. She pursued her doctorate at Adler University, specializing in ch ild and adolescent psychology, neuropsychology, and Adlerian psychology at Adler University.
While working for a clinic in Illinois she was appr oached about furthering her training in clinical psychopharmacology. After seeing how becoming a prescribing psychologist would help individuals resid ing in areas that are overwhelmed by poor access to providers, she complete d her psychopharmacology training through Fairleigh Dickinson University an d Amita Healthcare and became a licensed prescribing psychologist in Illino is. Presently, she is pursuing a master’s degree in public health with the hopes of influencing policy development related to access to care.
Dr . Boan is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Illinois Psychological Association, the Illinois Association of Prescribing Psycholo gists, and the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. Boan has a uthored several articles about healthcare, as well as given presentations a nd lectures related to brain injury and concussions. She has also spoken ab out the importance of outreach and health services in rural areas. Dr. Boan has a practice in a rural area of Illinois, as well as been a consultant f or a variety of hospitals and clinics throughout Northwestern Illinois.
Dr. Boan spends much of her time with family and friends. She enjoys rea ding, traveling, scuba diving, and building furniture.
Melody Moore, PsyD, Ph.D, MSCP
Dr. Melody Moore is a licensed psychologist in TX and a conditional pre scribing psychologist in NM. She has over 20 years of experience providing psychological evaluations, individual, family and group therapy. Dr. Moore became interested in prescribing after she witnessed many individuals on wa iting lists for up to 6 months.
Dr. Moore has a long history of adv ocating for the underprivileged and the invisible. She specializes in provi ding psychological services to women and children. She also consults with s chools and agencies on behavior management of children and youth with emoti onal and behavioral disorders.
Dr. Moore teaches meditation, visualiz ation, mindfulness, and promotes healthy lifestyles to all of her clients. She believes that overcoming adversity starts with a positive attitude and a willingness to maneuver through life in meaningful and growth-oriented me asures.
Dr. Moore is on the Board of Trustees for the Texas Psychol ogical Association and serves on the Racial Justice Taskforce and the RxP a nd Membership Committees.
Brian Humphrey P sy.D., M.S., B.S
Dr. Humphrey is a Licensed Medical Psycholo gist, Professor, Psychometrician, and Author that is currently pursing pres cription privileges for psychopharmacological management. As an agent of so cial justice, he actively challenges systems that maintain discrimination, lobbies for resources to improve adverse conditions in various communities, and advocates for equal access to physical and mental healthcare to name b ut a few. Related, Dr. Humphrey is an ally to a variety of groups that have been historically marginalized and who have experienced both discriminator y practices and systemic oppression. Dr. Humphrey serves various culturally diverse populations across the lifespan, which includes: Children, Familie s, Adolescents, Adults, older Adults, and Marital and Family systems. Dr. Humphrey is an active member of several professional programs and organizat ions including the American Psychological Association, Illinois Psychologic al Association, and the Illinois Association of Prescribing Psychologists.
Gretchen A. Boules, Psy.D., MSCP, BC-TMH strong>
Dr. Boules is the 5th Licensed Prescribing Psychol ogist in the state of Illinois and has been a Licensed Clinical Psychologis t in Illinois for over 25 years. Dr. Boules is the Founder, President and CEO of Boules Clinical Psychology Group PLLC, in Burr Ridge, IL.
Dr. Boules is the Program Manager for Alexian Brothers/Amita Health Systems Pre scribing Psychology Fellowship program; the only IDFPR approved program in the state of Illinois. Dr. Boules will also have the designation of being one of the first Prescribing Psychologists to see patients at Alexian Broth ers Behavioral Health/Amita Health Systems in 2022.
Dr. Boules is Boa rd Certified in Tele-Mental health (BC-TMH) and is a Registered Yoga Teache r (RYT-200) with Yoga Alliance, the “gold standard” for yoga teacher traini ng.
Dr. Boules received her BA from Loyola University of Chicago, and her MA and Psy.D. from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. She c ompleted her APA Approved Pre-doctoral Internship at the State University o f New York at Buffalo. While at University at Buffalo, Dr. Boules was invi ted by Dr. Christine Courtois to field test a psychoeducational group for a dult survivors of sexual abuse and was subsequently acknowledged in her boo k: Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse, by Dr. Christine Courtois. Dr. Boules has continued her work with trauma survivors in various settings. Dr. Boul es completed her MSCP at Alliant International University/California School of Professional Psychology and her Certificate of Biological Sciences from Northwestern University. She is also one of the pioneering graduates from Alexian Brothers/Amita Health Systems Prescribing Psychology Fellowship Pr ogram.
Dr. Boules served as Chief Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Psychology Practicum and Internship program at MacNeal Hospital in B erwyn, IL from 1992-1999. Dr. Boules’ Internship program received APPIC a pproval under her direction. Dr. Boules worked as a Clinical Psychologist for the Outpatient Clinic at Centegra Health Systems from 1996-2000. Dr. B oules was an adjunct faculty member for the Psychology Department at Elmhur st College from 1996-1999 where she taught undergraduate Psychology courses . Dr. Boules held the office of President for Chicago Society of Clinical Hypnosis from 2000-2002, Vice President from 1998-2000 and Newsletter Edito r from 1996-1998.
Most recently, Dr. Boules was recognized in Hinsdal e Living Magazine’s 2021 “Power Women” feature. Dr. Boules was also acknow ledged in Hinsdale Living Magazine’s “Premier Doctors”2022 issue.
Beth N. Rom-Rymer, Ph.D.
Beth N. Rom-Rymer, Ph.D. has been a pioneer throughout her life. She was i n the first class of women at Princeton University, graduating in 1973. Dr. Rom-Rymer created the Victim-Witness Assistance Unit in the State Attorney 's Office, Tallahassee, Florida, in 1977, which continues, today, as a robu st service for crime victims and witnesses throughout the 2nd ju dicial circuit. During her tenure in the State Attorney’s Office, she worke d on the Ted Bundy serial murder case, 1978-1979. During that time, Dr. Rom -Rymer co-founded and was the first Board president of Refuge House, a shel ter for surviving families of domestic abuse in Tallahassee, Florida. Refug e House will celebrate its 44th anniversary in 2022. Dr. Rom-Rymer was a ke ynote speaker at the Refuge House 40th anniversary celebration, in 2018.
Dr. Rom-Rymer is one of the psychologists who created the fi eld of forensic geriatrics in 2000, testifying, nationally, in cases concer ning the sexual abuse of older adults in nursing homes and writing book cha pters about the role of the forensic psychologist in geriatric settings. F oreseeing the critical need for comprehensive mental health prescribers, Dr . Rom-Rymer undertook training in Clinical Psychopharmacology during the 19 90's and became a national leader in the advocacy for psychologists' prescr iptive authority, when she was elected the fourth president of the fledglin g APA Division 55 (Pharmacotherapy) in 2004. As President of the Illinois Psychological Association from 2011-2012 and from 2013-2014, Dr. Rom-Rymer led the Prescriptive Authority Movement toward successful passage of its le gislation in May 2014, earning the Governor's signature in June of 2014. p>
Dr. Rom-Rymer has held many administrative positions in psychiatric ho spitals throughout the Chicago metropolitan region. She has also lectured extensively in the Departments of Psychiatry, at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, and Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and in the Departments of Psychology, at the Rosalind Frankli n University of Medicine and Science and at the Massachusetts School of Pro fessional Psychology. She was a member of the first APA delegation (2012) t o visit the health clinics, Universities, and community mental health cente rs, in Havana, Cuba. Dr. Rom-Rymer has a clinical practice in Chicago and a national forensic consulting practice. She has given numerous lectures on clinical and forensic issues (sexual trauma, PTSD, domestic violence, chil d abuse, child custody litigation, substance abuse and trauma, sexual haras sment in the workplace, the role of the forensic psychologist in the courtr oom) throughout the United States and Canada.
Dr. Rom-Rymer is ackno wledged to be a force for social change in her community in Illinois. She is on the Board of Directors of Thresholds, the largest and oldest social s ervice organization in Illinois, serving the seriously mentally ill. Dr. R om-Rymer has also partnered with NAMI in working to provide comprehensive mental health services to the NAMI community.
Dr. Rom-Rymer served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Alliant International University from 2009-2014 and was Vice President of the Board from 2012-2014. From 2008-20 14, Dr. Rom-Rymer was a significant donor to the APA Division 18/Alliant In ternational University Scholarship Fund for Native psychologists, studying to become prescribing psychologists at Alliant University. After holding co nversations, in 2010, with Dr. Rose Weahkee, a member of the Navajo Nation, who served as Director of Behavioral Health at the Indian Health Service ( IHS), about the dire need for more comprehensive mental health care on trib al lands, the IHS gave authority to prescribing psychologists to prescribe medications on some tribal lands.
Dr. Rom-Rymer has received several awards for her work, including: "Distinguished Illinois Psychologist" from the Illinois Psychological Association (2012, 2014), "Outstanding Service t o the Community" from the Princeton University Club of Chicago (2013); "Out standing Psychologist of the Year" from the APA's Division 31 (2014); APA Presidential Citation for Outstanding Leadership (2015); APA Karl Heiser aw ard for Legislative Advocacy (2015); Alfred M. Wellner, Ph.D. Lifetime Achi evement Award from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists (2 016); Outstanding Psychologist Award from the Illinois Psychological Associ ation (2016 and 2017); Social Impact Leaders Award from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (2018); and "Outstanding Leadership" Award from AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital CEO, Clayton Ciha (2019).
Most recently, Dr. Rom-Rymer was in the Chair Trio of the AP A Council Leadership Team (2018-2020), a past member of the APA Board of Di rectors (2018-2019), and a candidate for APA President (2021). Dr. Rom-Rym er is currently Chair and President of the Board of Directors of the Nation al Register of Health Service Psychologists (2021-2022); Founder, President , and CEO of the Illinois Association of Prescribing Psychologists (IAPP); and co-founder and co-chair of IMPAP, the International Movement for Prescr iptive Authority. In her position with IAPP, Dr. Rom-Rymer is continuing t o implement the Prescriptive Authority legislation in Illinois; consulting with State Psychological Associations, nationwide, on legislative advocacy campaigns for Prescriptive Authority; and writing a book, to be published b y APA Press, on the impact of the Prescribing Psychologist Movement on the national healthcare crisis, "The Revolution in Healthcare: How Prescribing Psychologists are Changing the Healthcare Delivery System."
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