International Liaisons

DIVISION 52
of the
American Psychological Association

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LIST of Division 52 International Liaisons
(Updated: 01/28/2011)

International Liaison Chairperson: Rivka Bertisch Meir, Ph.D., MPH (winsuccess@aol.com and Rivka@DoctorRivka.com )

Since 2005 we achieve of 92 active countries; the highest number ever.

The purpose is to encourage professionals and students to belong as a liaison without the need to become a full APA member, receive our bulletin and have the possibility to interact with psychologists from all over the world, allowing each professional to become a leader in their own country by fulfilling several of the following duties and incorporate the “Adopt a Psychologist” program:

· Create a database of their country’s psychological organizations

· Create a database of their psychologists’ interests and their addresses

· Distribute “IPB” and other pertinent information

· Match interests with psychologists in their country and USA psychologists

· Collaborative research

· Collaborative publication not only in the USA but in their countries as well

· Participation in the conferences whenever possible

· Report monthly of Liaison’s activities in their country of origin. Division 52 will publish their accomplishments.

· Joint projects.

· Translate invitations in your own language. Invitation letters are already translated into Spanish, Italian and

Portuguese and Chinese. (available upon request)

· Teaching opportunities and collaboration

· Explore internship possibilities and job opportunities in those countries and vice versa

· Coordinators for each country are being appointed

For information and participation please contact me at: winsuccess@aol.com

People registered in this program will receive an embossed certificate.