• Relevant and affordable CEs that include diversity and ethics licensing requirements
• Listserv – job opportunities, referrals, training opportunities, news updates, local events, etc.
• Quarterly Social & Networking events
• Mentorship program – become a mentor or mentee
• Free online referral directory service
• Quarterly Newsletter
• Skill development programs, For more information contact Steve Stein: s613s@aol.com
• An integrated approach to Mind/Body principles and techniques to improve clinical practice for students and ECP
• Psychotherapy integration program for advanced clinicians
• Federal advocacy
• Community Outreach
• Colleague assistance and support group for journalist and interested members of the media
• Consultation & Community

HOW TO BECOME INVOLVED

• DCPA is open to new ideas and eager to help it’s members. If you have any initiatives you want to share with ECP, contact info@dcpsychology.org
• Help out with the continuing education program. You can attend lectures for free and meet leading experts in the field! Once approved, you also can earn credits for contributing your own CE lecture. For more information, Steve Stein: s613s@aol.com
• Co-lead support groups and/or participate in skill development programs. For more information, Steve Stein: s613s@aol.com 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  RAINN 5K

   DCPA is dedicated to sponsoring local events that help the community.

   RAINN or Shine:  Lace Up for RAINN 5K followed by a Discussion on Sexual Assault 

Washington DC, May 20th 2017 – It was a nice spring day at the Congressional Cemetery in Southeast, DC when 138 men and women of all ages came out to run and walk in RAINN’s (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) fourth annual Lace Up for RAINN 5K. Overall attendance for the event this year included over 530 people from across the country participating virtually. A virtual race, unlike the traditional kind, utilizes tracking technology to allow participation from any venue, whether from a treadmill or a track. When asked about the event, coordinator Jim Breslin responded, “It was an all- around great day...everyone was excited and happy to cross the finish line. We also received messages from our virtual racers sharing how happy they were to make a difference in their own community! We could not have asked for a better day.”  

The event began in May 2014 when runners, walkers, and cyclists from across the country were asked to participate in RAINN’s first virtual-5K. In 2016, RAINN placed an additional in-person race, which is chip-timed and USA Track and Field certified, in DC just down the road from RAINN’s headquarters. Runners, cyclists, and walkers from all over America have come together for the past three years to support survivors of sexual assault in one inspiring event that will continue to occur annually both in DC and throughout the country.

Among those in attendance was a group of 11 members from the DC Psychological Association who came out in support of sexual assault prevention and recovery. DCPA members raised $660 for survivors while exercising for a good cause. Dr. Victoria Sylos-Labini organized the DCPA team for the event and stated:

“On a larger scale, attending the event was inspiring, especially when hearing the stories of actual survivors before the race and hearing about the great impact our fundraising has for the cause. I believe it was really important for the RAINN community to see that DCPA was in support of their cause and could be used as a resource to find therapists and other supportive services. It is my hope to make this an annual event for DCPA. It is also my hope that more DCPA members will come out in support of these causes in the future, whether in person or with a simple donation.”

The DCPA will continue its mission to give back to the community by sponsoring and fundraising the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention walk that will be held on October 28th. Additionally the DCPA will look to partner with universities in the DC area to look at mindful ways of managing stress.