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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) Need to Login to access.)
NOTE: AITS IS PRESENTLY NOT WORKING ON APA WEBSITE
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 (Click on button)

Action Paper Resources

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Assembly Agenda
Area 3 Council Meeting
Agenda
area_3_agenda_April 23 2020-draft
Minutes
Area 3 Council minutes-2/1/20-draft
Reports
Area 3 Representative Report

​​BOT - Trustee Report-Highlights
BOT Draft Summary of Actions
Assembly Executive Committee
APA Administration Report
Financial
Financial Report 
Area 3 Committees &
Ad Hoc Workgroups
Ad Hoc Workgroup on Administration and Finances 
Ad Hoc Workgroup on the Legislative Summit
Area 3 Legislative Summit Proposal 
AHWG Roster
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
REPORTS
Assembly Committee of Representatives of Subspecialties and Sections (ACROSS)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

​American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis 
American Association for Psychiatric Administration and Leadership (AAPAL)
American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
American Society or Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP)
APA Black Caucus
Southern Psychiatric Association (SPA) 
District Branches
Psychiatric Society of Delaware
Maryland Psychiatric Society
New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society 
​Pennsylvania Press Release
Washington Psychiatric Society
WPS APA Asm Delegation&CLM event
Early Career Psychiatrists
ECP Report 
Minority/Underrepresented
MU/R Groups
Asian-American Psychiatrists Caucus
Black Psychiatrists Caucus Women's Caucus
Resident-Fellow Members
RFM Report
Area 3 RFM Merit Award Presentations
Unfinished Business
 Area 3 RFM Merit Award Nominees
Dr Kristen Mazoki-NJPA
​Dr Zain Memon-NJPA
Dr Mark Kvarta-MPS
​Dr Karen Dionesotes-MPS
Dr Esther Bilenkis-WPS
​Dr Mani Yavi-WPS
​Dr Karl Oberg-PPS
​Dr Kiran Johal-PPS
Dr Omar Shah-DPS
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Area 3 ECP Election
  Action Item Tracking
Where's My Action Paper
Council on Women's Mental Health - Dr Silver
Other Unfinished Business
New Business
April 23, 2020 Meeting

Virtual via Zoom

New Action Paper/Reference Committee/Discussion Procedure
Action Paper Procedure

Action Papers
APA Resource Allocation-Dr Sorel

Archives
Legislative Institute-9/7/19
Meeting Agenda
Delaware: Advocating for Harm Reduction-Dr Nykiel
​Maryland: Forensic Case Study-Dr Hanson
New Jersey: Medical and Recreational Marijuana-Dr Koss
Pennsylvania: Select Pennsylvania Initiatives-Dr Certa
Washington DC-Access to Care in the US-Dr Sorel
Area 3 History
Dr Roger Peele
Assembly Committees and Work Groups
Assembly Committee on Access to Care - Dr Sorel
​   Scope of Practice-Medicare Letter
   Milliman Report-November 2018
Assembly Committee on Maintenance of Certification - Dr Arora
Assembly Committee on Psychiatric Diagnosis & the DSM - Dr Ciolino
Assembly Committee on Public & Community Psychiatry - Dr Nykiel

Assembly Workgroup on Workforce - Dr GreenbergAssembly Committee
   Rationale for Workgroup-July 2019 AEC presentation
   Charge to Workgroup
   Southlands Article - December 2019
Assembly Reference Committees
Reference 1 - Advancing Psychiatry - Dr Cagande
Reference 2 - Psychiatric Knowledge & Research - Dr Albaugh
Reference 3 - Education & Life-Long Learning - Dr Neff
Reference 4 - Diversity & Health Disparities - Dr Arora
Reference 5 - Membership & Organization - Dr Secarea
American Psychiatric Association Foundation