Monitor on Psychology - December 2011 - (Page 23)

Dr. Antonette Zeiss is one of three women psychologists hired at the vA for important leadership posts. In addition to Zeiss’s appointment, women psychologists hold two other positions of major leadership in VA Central Office: Lisa Thomas, PhD, who accepted the post of Veterans Health Administration chief of staff in July, and Mary Schohn, PhD, acting director of the Office of Mental Health Operations. They are among more than 3,700 psychologists working for the VA as clinicians, researchers and administrators. And while Zeiss did compete against several psychiatrists for her job, guild issues did not factor into the choice. She was simply the perfect fit, says Madhulika Agarwal, MD, the VA’s deputy under secretary for health for policy and services, who sat on the committee that hired Zeiss. “She is one of the DeceMber 2011 • Monitor on psychology most qualified professionals in her area of mental health,” says Agarwal. “More importantly, she’s an amazing communicator with a deep understanding of the mental health needs of the population we serve.” APA is thrilled by Zeiss’s appointment as well as the placement of other psychologists in leadership roles at the VA, says Randy Phelps, PhD, APA’s deputy executive director for professional practice. “APA has been a longtime advocate of psychologists for top VA leadership roles,” he says. In fact, APA successfully advocated for a 1998 VA directive that removed professional discipline as a qualification for leadership positions, and for 2003 legislation that classified 23 Lloyd Wolf

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - December 2011

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Willpower Pioneer Wins $100,000 Grawemeyer Prize
Single-Sex Schooling Called Into Question by Prominent Researchers
Maternal Depression Stunts Childhood Growth, Research Suggests
For Boys, Sharing May Seem Like a Waste of Time
Good News for Postdoc Applicants
In Brief
Treatment Guideline Development Now Under Way
Government Relations Update
Psychologist Named Va Mental Health Chief
The Limits of Eyewitness Testimony
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Deconstructing Suicide
Questionnaire
A Focus on Interdisciplinarity
A Time of ‘Enormous Change’
The Science Behind Team Science
Good Science Requires Good Conflict
A New Paradigm of Care
Speaking of Education
Science Directions
New Labels, New Attitudes?
Psychologist Profile
Early Career Psychology
Unintended Consequences
Better Options for Troubled Teens
Saving Lives, One Organ at a Time
New Journal Editors
APA News
Division Spotlight
Guidelines for the Conduct of President-Elect Nominations and Elections
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

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