The APA Services, Inc.'s Committee on State Leadership has awarded the Vermont Psychological Association a grant in the amount of $5,000 to assist with expenses related to our advocacy efforts related to RxP.  We are very excited about this opportunity and thankful to APA Services!

VPA is actively lobbying the Vermont legislature for passage of the pending legislation for prescriptive authority for doctorate-level psychologists.

Rick Barnett, VPA Legislative Committee Chair, is the president-elect of APA Division 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy) and will be lobbying in the 2020 session for passage of the current prescriptive authority bill.

 Dr. Rick Barnett attended the annual conference of the American Psychological Association held in Chicago Aug 8-11. In his new role as President-Elect of APA Division 55, the American Society for the Advancement Of Pharmacotherapy (1 year term as President begins 1/1/20), Rick attended several meetings related to the leadership, membership and goals of Division 55 as well as educational workshops on pharmacotherapy. Two workshops stood out for Rick: one on Cannabis Use across the Lifespan and another on Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with author and journalist Michael Pollan. Rick said the convention was very positive and enlivening. He will be one of several presenters on a webinar later in August on the prescriptive authority movement for psychologists.