Number of current MPA members = 885

Starting in 2022, MPA has reduced membership fees for early career psychologists and post-doctoral fellows in an effort to make MPA membership more accessible! Please see the Member Types tab under Membership for more information.  

Information regarding Implicit Bias training requirement:

• Requiring implicit bias training in healthcare was a recommendation made by the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities in Summer 2020.  The Executive Order directed LARA to develop rules/requirements for implicit bias training, and to consult with relevant stakeholders during that process.  Representatives from hundreds of organizations within those 25 affected professions participated in work-groups that gave input on best practices for implicit bias training. Dr. Ellen Keyt represented MPA in the work-group. 
• LARA Implicit Bias Training Stakeholder Engagement Summary
• Final Rule - Public Health Code
  
• Implicit Bias FAQ

WATCH HERE: https://tinyurl.com/ywdhyww (Interview starts at the 6:08 mark - WDIV-TV4) Jennifer Peltzer-Jones, PsyD., RN, talks about resources available for mental health services and that it's OK ask for help.

•  Let psychologists practice across state lines with telemedicine.
• MPA 2020 President, Joy Wolfe Ensor, PhD, was recently featured in Crain's Detroit discussing the benefits of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
• MPA 2020 President, Joy Wolfe Ensor, PhD, & Integrated Care Committee 2020 Chair, Jennifer Peltzer-Jones, PsyD, RN, were featured in COVID's Heavy Toll: Depression, Suicides, Opioid Overdoses. 
• MPA 2020 President, Joy Wolfe Ensor, PhD, was invited to talk on a 3-person panel for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute talking about the mental health impact of COVID-19.