Forum for discussion of  Vocational assessment instruments, counseling seminarians and best practice. 

This SIG is intended for clinical and student CPA members with a masters or doctoral degree in a mental health field to consult on patient/client cases. The focus will be exploring various clinical cases through Zoom or in local areas when possible. 

 The purpose of this SIG is to offer CPA members who work with or have backgrounds serving children prenatal through age 6 with a shared milieu for professional education, collaborative case analysis, and reflective support drawing from our faith and infant mental health perspectives. This group’s focus will be relationship-based approaches of keeping the baby in mind, rooted in a faith-integrated psychodynamic infant mental health philosophy that we best help infants and young children thrive by supporting the adults who are in their lives.

This Special Interest Group is formed to explore and develop the intersections between the Catholic theological and philosophical tradition and various schools of classical and contemporary psychoanalytic thinking. Its purpose is to enhance the knowledge and practice of psychoanalysis and depth psychology to grow the psychotherapist’s mind and heart by means of this exploration.

This Special Interest Group provides a forum for CPA members who are interested in the evidence-based treatments of CBT, ERP, ACT and Third Wave Therapies. We are particularly interested in the treatment of the human person from the perspective of Catholic anthropology. We accomplish this through discussion, mutual support, collaboration, education, and activities aimed at fostering professional growth. 

The purpose of this SIG is to explore the contributions of St. John Paul II in his personalistic philosophy and theological writings to our understanding of the human person as it relates to the field of mental health. We will look at abstract principles as well as the way we can practically apply them in our work. 

This Special Interest group is designed for CPA members who are current Academic, Clinical and clergy or religious within other member classifications who are current, active participants in a ministry team, diocese, or collaboration with clergy.

Because of the sensitive nature of the subject matter, members who apply to join the DEM SIG will be expected to meet specific qualifying criteria.

This is a special interest group (SIG) for mental health clinicians and Catholic clergy who are interested in pursuing CSAT/PSAP/CPTT certification and/or those working in the area of assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, and families impacted by Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD, Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity). This special interest group (SIG) shares resources and consultation to support each other in the clinical and pastoral work of addressing CSBD anchored in the values and teachings of the Catholic Church.