Find Your Voice in APA

The APA Special Caucus Program Was Designed for You

The APA Special Caucus Program was developed by members to give colleagues an opportunity to come together, share information, discuss concerns, and identify strategies to address challenges in their practice settings. Six caucuses report to APA’s Council on Psychiatric Services—for psychiatrists who work in state hospitals, VA facilities, rural areas, and correctional facilities and psychiatrists who treat patients with mental retardation and developmental disabilities and those with eating disorders. The caucus for Psychiatrists Treating Patients Covered by Managed Care reports to the Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing.

All seven caucuses will meet during APA’s Institute on Psychiatric Services in Orlando. Psychiatrists do not have to be registered for a caucus to attend a caucus meeting; however, they must be an APA member to join a caucus.

All meetings will be held at the Renaissance Orlando Resort.

For more information on the State Hospital, VA, Rural, Corrections, Eating Disorders or MR/DD caucuses, contact Chris Druhan at (202) 682-6092. For more information on the caucus for Psychiatrists Treating Patients Covered by Managed Care, contact Karen Sanders at (202) 682-6108.

Friday, October 12

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

State Hospital Psychiatrists Caucus

Board Room, Second Floor

2 p.m.-5 p.m.

VA Psychiatrists Caucus

Japanero Room, Second Floor

Saturday, October 13

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Rural Psychiatrists Caucus

Board Room, Second Floor

10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Caucus for Psychiatrists Treating Persons with Eating Disorders

Opah Room, Second Floor

1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Psychiatrists Treating Patients Covered by Managed Care

Anemone Room, Second Floor

2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Caucus for Psychiatrists Treating Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities

Board Room, Second Floor

Caucus of Psychiatrists Practicing in Criminal Justice Settings

Hinalea Room, Second Floor