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Navigating Policy and Advocacy as a Psychologist in the Federal Workforce

John McQuaid, PhD
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe limitations on policy advocacy based on the Hatch Act

  • Describe permitted policy advocacy activities based on the Hatch Act

  • Recall examples of specific strategies by which a public service provider can engage in policy advocacy at the local, state, or federal level.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is to help public service providers understand their rights, limitations, and potential pathways for advocacy engagement.

Description

This presentation will provide an overview of factors that clinicians in federal employment should consider when engaging in advocacy at a local, state, or national level. The presentation will also include a review of the Hatch Act, as well as limitations and rights that federal employees have to engage in partisan discussions. Finally, there will be a discussion of pathways and strategies for effective advocacy.

Target Audience

  • Psychologist

Presenters

John McQuaid, PhD
Dr. McQuaid completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of California, San Diego, his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon, and his internship and postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF. Dr. McQuaid’s research has focused on designing and evaluating psychotherapies for psychological and behavioral problems, including dual diagnosis conditions (depression and substance dependence), psychosis, anxiety disorders, high risk sex behaviors, and phantom limb pain. Dr. McQuaid’s clinical and teaching focus is on cognitive-behavioral interventions for mood and anxiety disorders. He has been a VA psychologist since 1995 and currently serves as Chief of Psychology at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. In addition, he is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS), UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.

Financially Sponsored By

  • APA Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service