Committee Meeting - Child, Youth and Family
PRODUCED BY: Child, Youth and Family Committee
DATE/TIME: August 8, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
LOCATION: Zoom (Link Will Be Provided to Committee Members)
PARTICIPATION: Only SDPA Members (New Attendees Please Contact Chair)
COMMITTEE PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Child, Youth and Family Committee is to provide members with current, practical, and clinically relevant information and material on issues pertaining to the treatment of children, youth and families. Additionally, the Committee promotes SDPA within the San Diego community by providing useful information to the general public.
The Committee meets on the second Friday of the month 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM.
For more information, please contact the Chair:
Susan Lagasse, Ph.D. susanlagasse@sbcglobal.net
Committee Meeting - Aging Issues
PRODUCED BY: Aging Issues Committee (AIC)
DATE/TIME: August 11 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The purpose of the Aging Issues Committee (AIC) is to provide members with the opportunity to consult and network with others who work with older adults and to share treatment strategies and expertise. The Committee provides opportunities for professionals to share with each other their experiences related to aging and retirement. The Committee offers members and the public education/resources related to issues of aging.
The Committee meets on the second Monday of the month 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM.
For more information, please contact the Co-Chairs:
Kenneth S. Dellefield, Ph.D. kendellefield@gmail.com
Cynthia A. Cotter, Ph.D. cacphd@me.com
Committee Meeting - Addictive Disorders
PRODUCED BY: Addictive Disorders Committee
DATE/TIME: August 12, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The purpose of the Addictive Disorders Committee is to provide members with the opportunity to consult and network with others who work with individuals with addictive disorders and to share treatment strategies and expertise. The Committee also offers members continuing education and resources in the area of addictive disorders.
The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
Siri Hadland, Psy.D.
Committee Meeting - Disaster Psychology
PRODUCED BY: Disaster Psychology Committee
DATE/TIME: August 12, 2025 5:30 PM
The purpose of the Disaster Psychology Committee is to provide mental health support to disaster survivors and workers across the disaster continuum of preparedness, mitigation, response/recovery and promotion of resiliency.
The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:30 PM.
Glenn Lipson, Ph.D. ABPP drglipson@gmail.com
Committee Meeting - Women's Wellness
Prioritize Your Well-Being & Connect with Like-Minded Women
Take a break, tune in, and invest in your wellness. We can’t wait to see you there!
The purpose of the Women's Wellness Committee is to provide members with an opportunity to explore women's wellness both personally and academically. The Committee provides a forum for enjoying the company and shared experiences of other Committee members while also working to raise awareness of women's wellness in San Diego County.
The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
If you have questions or want to learn more about the committee, don't hesitate to reach out to the:
Dr. Claire Deierhoi-Clark claire@drdeierhoiclarkpsychology.com Women's Wellness Chair
Committee Meeting - LGBTQ+
PRODUCED BY: LGBTQ+ Committee
DATE/TIME: August 13, 2025 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Zoom
The purpose of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Committee is to educate the SDPA membership, mental health professionals, and the San Diego public about LGBTQ+ issues. The Committee continues to increase awareness, and provide counseling and support to the San Diego community. They serve as a liaison between SDPA and the LGBTQ+ communities, providing updates and discussions of the issues involved in the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals. The Committee is a resource for those practitioners who work with LGBTQ+ clients and HIV-infected individuals.
The Committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM on Zoom.
Joseph Severino, Ph.D. jseverino@thecentersd.org 619-786-7044
Taeko Uchino, Psy.D. dr.uchino@positivepsychologyinc.com
Committee Meeting - Forensic
PRODUCED BY: Forensic Committee
DATE/TIME: August 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
PARTICIPATION: Only SDPA Members (New Attendees Please Contact Chai
The purpose of the Forensic Committee is to promote high standards for the delivery of forensic services in San Diego County and throughout the state of California. The Committee offers educational workshops and consultations to member psychologists who are interested in this challenging and highly specialized field. The Committee also addresses the promotion of the profession of psychology to multiple forensic arenas.
The Committee meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 PM on Zoom.
Abraham Loebenstein, Ph.D. doctorabe@msn.com
Committee Meeting - Cultural Diversity
PRODUCED BY: Cultural Diversity Committee (CD)
DATE/TIME: August 19, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The purpose of the Cultural Diversity Committee is to provide members with consultations, continuing education training, professional development, and resources related to serving clients from diverse and underrepresented groups.
The Committee meets on the third Tuesday of the month 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.
Darlene Townes, Psy.D. dr.dtownes@gmail.com
Donielle Cohen, Ph.D. admin@doniellelmft.com
DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 23, 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LOCATION: Alliant International University, McDonald Hall Patio 10455 Pomerado Rd San Diego, CA 92131COST: Members $25 Member Guests $30 Non-Members $35 Graduate Student Members $10 Graduate Student Member Guests $20 Graduate Student Non-Members $15
REGISTER NOW!
FOOD/DRINK: Evening includes snacks, soft & adult beverages, & lots of fun and entertainment with friends & colleagues!
The San Diego Psychological Association and the Center for Integrative Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology are co-sponsoring an end of the summer & welcome back party on the charming patio of McDonald Hall at Alliant International University in Scripps Ranch. Join us for a warm summer night of socializing, refreshing beverages, delicious snacks, & a healthy dose of competition.
The outline for the evening will be:
7pm-7:30pm Meet and Greet with appetizers and refreshments7:30pm-7:40pm Introduction to the Trivia Tournament and Assignment of Teams7:40-8pm First Half of Trivia8pm-8:15 pm Halftime Break with Dessert8:15pm-8:20pm Halftime Announcements8:20 pm-8:50pm Second Half8:50 pm-9pm Award Ceremony
Summer Social Features
Trivia Tournament: Tournament participants will be asked questions developed in a collaborative effort between sponsoring organizations. This process will be overseen by the SDPA Events Committee. We are welcoming submissions for potential items for this tournament, but we reserve the right to modify any submissions we receive. There is no requirement to participate in the trivia tournament to attend the summer social. We welcome all those with an interest in psychology to join. Each member of the winning team will go home with a trophy and a gift bag.
Streamlined Networking: Tell us about yourself at least three days before the social and we will add it to our slidedeck that will be played during the event. All individual attendees are welcome to submit their biosketch at no additional cost. This is a great way to share a biosketch, if you are hiring, or if you are looking for work.
Advertisement Opportunities for Organizations: Tell us about your organization and become a sponsor of this event to have your advertisement included in our slide deck, get your merchandise in the bags of the Trivia Tournament participants, or sponsor the award ceremony to pass out the trophies and gift bags to the winning team.
Parking details and accessibility: When you arrive at campus, you will drive up a hill. Once past the university gate, your second left turn will take you to a paved parking lot with an uphill ramp that leads to the venue. The third left turn will lead you to a dirt lot that is close to the venue without as much of an ascent or stairs.
Committee Meeting - Events
PRODUCED BY: Events Committee
DATE/TIME: September 4, 2025 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Events committee members will assist SDPA committees in the planning and execution of the organization’s various events. In addition to assisting with events planned by other committees, the events committee is responsible for working with the president to host the summer social, the fall conference, and the winter gala. The events committee organizes volunteer efforts that assist in selecting dates, venues, catering options, and sponsors for SDPA activities. Events committee members contribute to marketing, budgeting, poster session organization, awards, and entertainment aspects of SDPA’s events.
The Committee meets from 8-9am on the first Thursday of March, April, May, June, July, September, October, & November on zoom
Thaddeus Camlin, Psy.D.
The Good, The Dad, and the Ugly: Fathers’ Mental Health and Relationships through a Lifespan Development Lens
Presented by Dr. Daniel Singley and Dr. Jena King
1.5 CE Credits
Friday, September 5, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Live on Zoom
COST:
SDPA Members: $25 Non Members: $35
Given the crucial role of caring and emotionally available fathers in fostering secure attachment, the presenters will address the general role of fathers’ mental health, experience of a caring type of masculinity, and how paternal depression relates to attachment, specifically examining the relationship between fathers’ depression and pre-adolescent attachment to their fathers. The presenters will describe a reconceptualization of contemporary “Dad 2.0” as reflecting an inflection point that may allow for more willingness on men’s part to enact more caring relationships in their lives.
In addition to research on theory giving foundational information regarding mental health in early fatherhood and the psychology of modern masculinities, the presenters review findings from a non-experimental study used quantitative methods—correlation, regression, and mediation analyses—to explore non-causal, cross-sectional hypotheses. 42 father-child dyads (children aged 9-12) were recruited for the study. Fathers completed a demographic questionnaire, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-V, and a self-report measure. Children completed the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment and the Experience in close relationship scale-revised Child version to examine the impact of paternal depression on attachment. A significant relationship emerged between pre-adolescents' total attachment scores on the Experience in close relationship scale-revised Child version and their father's depression status. Specifically, when fathers had an episode of major depressive disorder during their child’s life, children felt less securely attached.
These findings contribute to the limited literature on pre-adolescent attachment in the context of paternal depression and aligns with previous research showing infants are less securely attached to depressed fathers (Sethna et al., 2015; Sethna et al., 2018). While infant attachment is predictive of later adolescent development, researchers have not widely studied attachment during pre-adolescence (Moretti & Peled, 2004). Furthermore, this presentation broadens the conceptualization of fathers as men who are able to develop caring identities in a variety of relationships including with their children, family members, and friends.
Learning Objectives:
Apply theoretical and empirical knowledge of relationship between paternal mental health and attachment across developmental stages to enhance clinical conceptualization and treatment planning.
Analyze and evaluate the influence of masculinity and family systems dynamics on fathers’ mental health and parenting practices in diverse contexts.
Demonstrate the ability to identify and utilize the paternal identity shift in early fatherhood to foster positive father engagement and normalize fathers as caring and emotionally engaged in various relational roles
Target audience: Licensed Psychologists, Psychology Graduate Students, Allied Mental Health Professionals
Conflicts of Interest: There are no conflicts of interest with any of the speakers.
Daniel Singley, PhD
Dr. Singley is a San Diego-based board certified psychologist and Director of The Center for Men’s Excellence. His research and practice focus on men’s mental health with a particular emphasis on reproductive psychology and the transition to fatherhood. Dr. Singley won the American Psychological Association’s 2017 Practitioner of the Year Award from the Division on Men & Masculinities. He is Past President of the APA’s Section on Positive Psychology and is currently the Past President of the APA’s Society for the Psychology of Men and Masculinities and the President’s Advisory Council for Postpartum Support International. He conducts trainings and presentations around the country to assist individuals and organizations to enhance their level of father inclusiveness and founded the grant-funded Basic Training for New Dads, Inc nonprofit just for dads in order to give new fathers the tools they need to be highly engaged with their infants as well as their partners.
Jena King, PhD
Dr. King is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Men’s Excellence in San Diego, California. Her research and clinical work have given her extensive experience in men’s issues and fathers’ mental health. Her research focuses on how fatherhood depression relates to father-child attachment. Dr. King’s passion for working with fathers and birthing people focuses in the areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, and anger management throughout the perinatal period as well as adolescence.
Conflicts of Interest: As an APA-approved sponsor of continuing education, San Diego Psychological Association is committed to the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interest in the planning, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of continuing education. Please review the conflict of interest guideline below.
APA Guidelines Regarding Potential Conflicts of Interest Consistent with concepts outlined in the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, potential conflicts of interest occur when an individual assumes a professional role in the planning, promotion, delivery, or evaluation of continuing education where personal, professional, legal, financial, or other interests could reasonably be expected to impair his or her objectivity, competence, or effectiveness.
CE Grievance Procedure SDPA is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the APAs Ethical Principles of Psychologists. SDPA will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. See CE Grievance Procedure. Attendance Policy: CE Credit and Certificates will not be issued to those who arrive later than 10 minutes or leave early from any course scheduled time. This policy is strictly enforced to ensure compliance with APA Guidelines.
Cancellation Policy: No refund will be given to any registered individual who is a no-show to a course. Any individual canceling within 72 hours of a course will be refunded 50% of the course fee.
American Psychological Association The San Diego Psychological Association (SDPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SDPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
LCSW, LFMT, LEP & LPCC In California, APA approved CE’s are valid for licensed psychologists, licensed school psychologists, LCSW, LMFT, LEP & LPCC licensees. Though APA is a national organization, the out of state licensee should check with their state governing board to make sure that APA approved CE'’s are valid in their state for their license.
See SDPA Website Continuing Education Policies.
DATE/TIME: September 8 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
DATE/TIME: September 9, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
DATE/TIME: September 9, 2025 5:30 PM
DATE/TIME: September 10, 2025 6:00 PM
DATE/TIME: September 12, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Committee Meeting - CPD
PRODUCED BY: Continuing Professional Development Committee (CPD)
DATE/TIME: September 13 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
PARTICIPATION: Only SDPA Full Members Approved by Board!
The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee ensures SDPA compliance with the standards and criteria for APA approved sponsors of continuing education for psychologists. The Committee makes recommendations to the Board regarding the continuing professional development needs of SDPA members.
The Committee meets on the second Saturday of the month.
Bruce Liese, Ph.D. ABPP bliese@kumc.edu
DATE/TIME: September 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
DATE/TIME: September 16, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
DATE/TIME: October 2, 2025 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Committee Meeting - Community Mental Health
PRODUCED BY: Community Mental Health Committee (CMH)
DATE/TIME: October 3, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
The purpose of the Community Mental Health Committee (CMH) is to monitor developments in the area of community mental health, establishing liaison with community mental health agencies and organizations, and helping to facilitate the delivery of services by practicing psychologists to the underserved in the public mental health system in San Diego County. The Committee also provides information to the SDPA membership and the public about community mental health resources.
The Committee meets on the first Friday of the month every other month 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM.
Karen Zappone, Ph.D. kzappone@san.rr.com Sherry Casper, Ph.D. drcasper@ctlcsd.com
DATE/TIME: October 8, 2025 6:00 PM
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DATE/TIME: October 13 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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DATE/TIME: November 10 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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