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Aug 5, 2022, 19 tweets

SCN Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chair @sasperls shares background information on the #SCNStrategicPlan2022 & #TheFutureofNeuropsychology Live Tweet 🧵👇

Dr. Sperling covers how the Strategic Planning Committee decided to function and their initial steps to work on #SCNStrategicPlan2022 2/x

The #SCNStrategicPlan2022 consisted of focus groups, interviews, and the SCN Strategic Planning Survey 🧵 3/x

Common themes that arose from focus groups are discussed #SCNStrategicPlan2022 🧵 4/x

#SCNStrategicPlan2022 Co-Chair, Dr. Lynette Abrams-Silva covers demographics of SCN Strategic Planning Survey respondents 🧵 5/x

#SCNStrategicPlan2022 survey demographics continued 🧵 6/x

#SCNStrategicPlan2022 survey demographics continued #WeLikeData 🧵 7/x

#SCNStrategicPlan2022 survey results suggested that members like staying up to date on #neuropsychology issues, networking opportunities, and advocacy for #TheFutureofNeuropsychology with SCN's resources and connections through @APA. Members tend to be satisfied overall🧵 8/x

Overall satisfaction varied by Race/Ethnicit & members are more likely to remain affiliated with SCN if EDI & diverse perspectives are priorities for the organization #SCNStrategicPlan2022 🧵 9/x

Survey respondents tended to feel moderately to very well represented. While this didn't differ by career status, BIPOC members were more likely to feel not well represented within SCN & EDI/pipeline issues were most important for members feeling better represented 🧵 10/x

Top 5 most important issues facing #neuropsychology included outdated normative data, lack of diversity, insurance reimbursement, poor understanding in the public of neuropsychology, &need for increased understanding of cross-cultural issues #SCNStrategicPlan2022 🧵 11/x

How do survey respondents feel about SCN'S effectiveness in EDI efforts? There is work to be done here & we are committed to being the change #TheFutureofNeuropsychology #SCNStrategicPlan2022 🧵 12/x

The most important EDI initiative was creating culturally reflective norms & improving cross-cultural practices as well as supporting BIPOC career development. Barriers to BIPOC involvement in SCN governance were discussed as well as efforts to promote BIPOC leadership 🧵 13/x

What areas do members think SCN should prioritize? Increasing the value of #neuropsychology to society, collaborating closely with @APA, & improving EDI within our field came up as the top 3 areas #SCNStrategicPlan2022 #TheFutureofNeuropsychology 🧵 14/x

Some great discussion about SCN resources and how SCN can promote #neuropsychology trainees 🧵15/x

Members want SCN to promote advocacy and EDI to improve #TheFutureofNeuropsychology. #SCNStrategicPlan2022🧵16/x

#SCNStrategicPlan2022 - The Strategic Priorities to guide SCN include
✨Improving #neuropsychology's value to society
✨Advocacy & collaboration with @APA
✨EDI within neuropsychology
✨Supports, education, & training across the career span
✨Communication, info, & resources

Now that we have the data (the members have spoken! 📣), it's time to do the work! #SCNStrategicPlan2022 moves into implementation to re-invent #TheFutureofNeuropsychology with the Implementation Group taking a deep dive into how to achieve our Strategic Priorities 🧵 17/x

Stay tuned for more from the #SCNStrategicPlan2022 Implementation group (@FranchescaA_PhD, @sasperls, @CynthiaKubuPhD, @resch_zachary, @mmadore, Dr. Abrams-Silva, Dr. King, & Dr. Holcombe). Check out the SCN Newsletter for more info about the Strategic Planning process.

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