Chair: Kristene Cheung
Executives:
- Past Chair – Jen Theule
- Chair-Elect – Tina Montreuil
- Secretary – Michelle Ward
- Treasurer – Kelly Dean Schwartz
- Members-at-large – Maria Rogers, Kathrina Mazurik
- Student Representatives – Tessa Ritchie, Emily Hogan
Mission:
The realm of family psychology deals with the multiple ways in which family relationships, societal institutions, biological factors, and cultural factors mutually influence one another throughout the life span. Family psychologists have interests in a number of domains, including marital, parental, and sibling relationships, the impact of normative and non-normative stressors on family functioning, and the treatment of psychological and medical problems within a family context.
The mission of the Family Psychology Section of CPA is to encourage and promote:
- awareness of the importance of interpersonal/systemic factors in understanding the human experience,
- conceptually sophisticated, methodologically rigourous, and contextually sensitive research on families,
- psychosocial interventions to assist families in effectively responding to stress, illness, and disability, and
- scientifically informed government and private sector policies that are sensitive to the realities of current family forms in Canada.
Family Psychology Call For Applications
The Family Psychology section of CPA is pleased to announce a new award. The objective of this award is to acknowledge the importance of family psychology by recognizing outstanding contributions to the creation and application of family psychology knowledge in Canada.
- 2023 Family Psychology Master’s Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation Award
Applications are due to the Awards Committee by April 15, 2023.
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Family Psychology Call For Nominations
The Family Psychology section of CPA is pleased to announce two awards. The objective of these awards is to acknowledge the importance of family psychology by recognizing outstanding contributions to the creation and application of family psychology knowledge in Canada.
- 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Family Psychology Award
- 2020 Family Psychology Dissertation Award
Nominations are due to the Awards Committee by February 15, 2021.
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Family Psychology Section Funding Opportunities
Resource List for External Funding Opportunities
Also be sure to view CPA’s Funding Page, https://cpa.ca/funding/
2020 Family Psychology Dissertation Award – Call for nominations
This award recognizes outstanding scholastic promise in research on the family. Students having defended their dissertations in the previous two years (2018 and 2019) are eligible to be nominated. Nominees are invited from all relevant disciplines. Faculty and self-nominations are equally encouraged.
Nomination Requirements:
- Confirmation of nominee’s current Family Psychology Section membership
- Nominee’s name, address, email address, and phone number
- Advisor’s name, address, email address, and phone number
- A letter of recommendation from the advisor indicating the nature of the nominee’s contribution to the development of the research and the perceived contribution of the study to the field of investigation
- A 2-5 page abstract of the dissertation
- A link to the full dissertation
NOMINATIONS
Nominations are due to the Awards Committee by March 1, 2020. They can be sent to Dr. Cathy Costigan at costigan@uvic.ca or Dr. Jen Theule at jen.theule@umanitoba.ca. The award recipient will be notified by May 1, 2020. A public announcement of the recipient of the award will be made at the Section Annual Meeting at the annual CPA convention.
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Family Psychology Section Awards
In alternating years the Family Psychology Section offers an Outstanding Contribution to Family Psychology Award or a dissertation award (depending on availability) to present at CPA’s annual convention. Dissertation awards are presented in even years and Contributor awards in odd years. In 2020, a dissertation award will be offered. We encourage all who have recently completed their dissertation (completion in 2018 or 2019) to apply by submitting a 3-5 page abstract of their dissertation, their contact information, a letter of recommendation from their advisor, evidence of section membership, and a link to the full dissertation to the Section Chair by March 1st of the year of application.
Every year the Family Psychology Section also offers one or more Student Poster Award(s) for high-quality submissions presented at the annual conference.
2021 Student poster award winner:
- Frederique Bourget for the poster Association of feelings of perceived injustice and the psychological well-being of couples seeking fertility treatment
Awards Winners in 2019
- Outstanding Contribution to Family Psychology – Dr. Maria Rogers (University of Ottawa)
- Family Psychology Section Student Poster Award – winners: Kristene Cheung (University of Manitoba) and Sarah Cabecinha-Alati (McGill University).