Interested in being approved as a DCS consultant? The Departmental Consulting Service (DCS) is a service offered through the joint efforts of the APA Education Directorate and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP). Developed in response to an increasing need for evaluations, DCS provides departments of psychology with a list of qualified consultants who will provide feedback that will enable them to improve their programs. Completed applications will be reviewed by both DCS and by APA���s Board of Educational Affairs (BEA). For applications to be ready for the spring BEA meeting, I will need to receive your application materials by January 12 so that we can complete the review process by the beginning of February. In order to qualify as a DCS consultant, applicants must have the following qualifications: 1. Administration experience (department chair, assistant department chair, etc.). 2. Experience as a program evaluator. 3. Expertise in multiple consultation areas (examples listed below). Specific areas for consultation include (but are not limited to): curriculum (evaluation, development, designing/improving special programs or courses, fieldwork or honors); faculty (writing grant proposals, developing funding sources, writing for publication, promoting professional development, enhancing/evaluating teacher effectiveness); advising (student advising for career planning, graduate school preparation, changing enrollments, minority recruitment and retention); research facilities (designing psychology labs, designing teaching facilities, computer applications for courses, labs, or administration); departmental program evaluation (self-assessments, program evaluation, department evaluation). If you are interested in applying to be a consultant, please email me at krei...@ucmo.edu. I will then let you know what materials I need to complete your application. Thanks, and please let me know if you have any questions. David Kreiner Professor of Psychology
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