President's Column

Erica Wise
 

“ Use what talents you possess; the woods would be vthose that sang best. ”
~ Henry Van Dyke ~

For me, this quote is a reminder that we all have gifts to bring to ADPTC. When I became the director of the training clinic at UNC Chapel Hill six years ago, I was overwhelmed and could never have imagined becoming president of ADPTC. I deeply value the professional and personal relationships that have developed for me over the years within ADPTC; this organization has truly been my professional support group from the very beginning of my tenure. I hope that many of you will become actively involved in our organization through joining a committee, commenting on the listserv and attending the mid-winter meetings.

During the past few years our organization has seen tremendous growth in terms of our involvement in the competencies movement and the recognition of practicum training as an essential ingredient of doctoral level education in professional psychology. Given the pace of this growth, there have been concerns expressed on the listserv from time to time that we might be losing our focus on supporting the work of individual training clinic directors. I would like to affirm that this remains our primary goal. Our inter-organizational work will continue to be in the service of our commitment to each of you. My goal for the two years of my presidency will be to consolidate our work on behalf of individual training clinic directors and to continuing to develop our inter- organizational relationships.

I hope that many of you will join us at the upcoming conference in San Antonio for our mid-winter meeting (January 17-20) which will be held in conjunction with CUDCP. With very special thanks to Karen White, Rob Heffer and the program committee we are anticipating a really excellent mid-winter meeting with a focus on practicum training and supervision. The program includes nationally recognized speakers, a full day of joint programming with CUDCP and a full day of ADPTC programming. In addition, we will be hosting a reception for new members (all are welcome and encouraged to attend) on the first afternoon of the conference and opportunities for informal group dinners on each of the evenings. These social events are designed to encourage networking among our members. See you in Texas!

Erica

This photo was taken last summer on my trip to Australia to visit training clinics. Judy Hyde, training clinic director at the University of Sydney, was my excellent host. The photo was taken at the edge of the Daintree Rainforest in North Queensland.