Hi I'm Jean Lau Chin running for APA
President because I think I can make a
difference
my vision is for psychologists to lead
my call to action for us to lead
together empower advocate and make a
difference with our new APA structure
and strategic plan we can strive for a
strong diverse and unified psychology it
means we need to rethink our way of
doing business to look outward towards
our role as global citizens to
acknowledge our differences and draw on
the unity and our diversity as APA
president I want to convene integrative
leadership forums to bring together
diverse perspectives and create a
listening climate to develop innovative
action-oriented solutions this is about
co-creating an agenda for all
psychologists to ensure input from all
members and division it's about living
our values of inclusion integrity and
social justice to shape our future as
scientists practitioners clinical and
applied educators and advocates together
it's about preparing psychologists and
our profession to manage the rapid
change and instability that characterize
society today let's use our science to
influence public policy and address
social issues violence climate change
racism and sustainability let's address
integrated health care implementing
parity and Applied Psychology let's be
proactive about how technology will
influence psychology and how we can use
it better to do our work my breadth of
experience as a clinician academic and
researcher provides me with the
cognitive flexibility see all sides I
bring leadership skills for my past
roles as academic dean executive
director and advocate as I run for APA
president my diverse career has focused
on diversity women health mental health
leadership and
it's been a journey about seeking truth
eliminating inequities and promoting
change join me now in my commitment for
APA to be a positive and leading force
for change we can do it all together
if psychologists lead so vote for jean
rouch in for APA president on September
15
