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Agenda, Action Papers, Reports & Position Statements 

Orientation
Assembly Fast Facts
      Top Ten FAQs About the Assembly (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About Reference Committees (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About the DB Representative Role (NJPA Version 2015)
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Assembly Actions - Joe Napoli
Future Assembly Awards - Joe Napoli & Bill Greenberg
Be Who You Want To Be: A HIPAA Compliance Initiative - Joe Napoli
Communication Templates
Area 3 Report Template & Guidelines (.docx)
Avoid Reinventing the Wheel
1. Sharing among the District Branches
NJPA Position Statement on the Opioid Epidemic
NJPA Resource Document on the Opioid Epidemic
PaPS - Clinical Considerations When Developing Substance Use Legislation (Opposing Involuntary Commitment for SUD)
NJPA Goverance
Table of Organization
Expert Advisory Panel
Article on Reorganization - "NJPA Plans for Relevance: Step 3: - Committees"
2. Researching what has already been done via the AITS before writing an Action Paper
Action Item Tracking System (AITS) (LogIn to access.)
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3. Researching APA Position Statements (Click on button.)
"Policy documents are approved by the APA Assembly and Board of Trustees... These are ... position statements that define APA official policy on specific subjects." APA Operations Manual
4. Checking the Area 3 Archives and Minutes (2011-2016) (Click on button.)
5. Talk with the Assembly liaison member of the APA Council pertinent to the purpose and resolve of your intended Action Paper.

Action Paper Resources

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Action Paper Format and Instructions
Cost Estimate Worksheet

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Area 3 Council Meeting
April 23, 2020
Agenda
Agenda 4-23-20
Minutes
Minutes November 2018 - not approved
Announcements  
2019 % of Voters Award
Area 3 Representative 
Reports
BOT - Trustee Report
BOT Summary of Actions 
BOT Highlights
BOT Update - Change of Annual Meeting
Assembly
Assembly Executive Committee
Area 3 Report to AEC - 2/2019
Affiliate Membership Proposal,  including BOT's Charge to BOT-AEC AHWG on Affiliate Membership 
AEC's Charge to BOT-AEC AHWG on Affiliate Membership
Area Report to AEC/Assembly Template
Administration 
APA Administration Report
Financial
2018 Budget and Summary
Funding for 2019 Area 3 RFM Merit Award
Area 3 Committees & Ad Hoc Work Groups
Committee on
Member Services (COMS)
Committee on
Program Evaluation (COPE)
COPE Description
Area 3 Policy on Program Evaluation and Funding
Council Approved 10-07-17
Outcome of Programs
ADWG on Administration and Finances
AHWG on Administration
and Finances -  Description, Purpose and Members
Agenda March 5, 2019
Area 3 Initiatives
Area 3 RFM Merit Award
2019 Submissions
Chaves Achievements & Givebacks
Chaves Bio
Freitas Achievement & Givebacks
Freitas CV
Gray Achievement & Giveback
Gray CV
Nominating Committee
Area 3 RFM Dep Rep / Rep
REPORTS
Assembly Committee of Representatives of Subspecialties and Sections (ACROSS)
American Association of Psychiatric Administrators (AAPA)
American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
American Society or Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP)
Southern Psychiatric Association (SPA)  
District Branches
Psychiatric Society of Delaware
Maryland Psychiatric Society
New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
Washington Psychiatric Society
Early Career Psychiatrists
ECP Report 
Minority/Underrepresented
MU/R 
Resident-Fellow Members
RFM Report
Unfinished Business
  Action Item Tracking
Addition of Adequate Amounts of Phosphatidylcholine
(choline) to all Prenatal Vitamins Status Report JRC 6/2018 - Dr Dunlap
Psychiatric Management of the Impact of Racism on
Social and Clinical Events Status Report JRC 6/2018 - Dr Dunlap
ASMNOV1812.K American Psychiatric Association (APA) advocates to the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Editorial Panel for add-on billing codes for suicide risk assessments - AITS Comment - Dr Secarea
Council on Women's Mental Health - Dr Napol
Report to AHWG on Women's Mental Health & to BOT - FAQs with Answers in Support of Establishing a Council on Women's Mental Health 
Other Unfinished Business
New Business
Action Papers
Other Area Action Papers
SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS TO PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
 Area 3 Action Papers 
Psychiatrists as Leaders
Appropriate Supervision of Psychiatry Residents and Fellows
LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR PSYCHIATRISTS
APA Resident Fellow Members Membership & Leadership Development Innovations
Other New Business
Authorship of Position Statements
Assembly Committees and Ad Hoc Work Groups (AHWG)
Assembly Committee on Access to Care - Dr Sorel
12.0 Health Care is a Human Right
Health: Inherent to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
The Affordable Act in Context
Access to Care Survey
Assembly Committee on Maintenance of Certification - Dr Arora 
​                        Dr Ram, President of MOC Caucus
Assembly Committee on Psychiatric Diagnosis & the DSM - Dr Ciolino
Assembly Committee on Public & Community Psychiatry - Dr Nykiel
Assembly Reference Committees
Reference 1 - Advancing Psychiatry - Dr Dunlap
Reference 2 - Psychiatric Knowledge & Research - 
Reference 3 - Education & Life-Long Learning - Dr Neff
Reference 4 - Diversity & Health Disparities - Dr Arora
Reference 5 - Membership & Organization - Dr Melnick