HOW TO...

 

...Join ACPA:

ACPA Membership offers valuable resources for Psychologists working in the Alameda County area. To join ACPA, fill out an application on-line, or obtain a paper application and mail it to the ACPA Membership Chair, 4200 Park Blvd., #200, Oakland, CA 94602. If you cannot download the application from this website, please contact one of the Membership Committee Co-Chairs, Larry Yabroff, Ph.D. () or Debbara Monroe, Ph.D. (510) 928-8322 (). For more complete information, visit our Membership page.

 

...Join ACPA’s Yahoo Listserv:

ACPA’s listserv is a benefit of membership and is a valuable tool for members to stay connected with each other.  ACPA members use the listserv to engage in a professional dialogue, ask questions pertaining to the practice of psychology, seek referrals, advertise workshops and speaking engagements, and receive valuable information about issues important to psychologists and events of interest to members locally, statewide, and nationally. 


Click to join acpa-announcements To join the ACPA listserve, click on the button to the left, select "Sign Up" (bottom right), and fill out the ensuing form, or contact Lara Weyland, Ph.D. (), ACPA Website Chair.


 

...Navigate the Member’s Corner: 

Logging in

  • Point your browser at the ACPA website www.alamedapsych.org
  • Click on "Members' Corner" and log onto your personal profile page by entering your User Id and Password.
    • By default, your User ID is your last name with the leading letter capitalized.  It may be followed by a number if you have a common last name. You may change your User Id if you wish (see instructions below).
    • If you are logging onto Members’ Corner for the first time, your Password will be the same as your User Id. You should change it as soon as possible to something you can remember. In fact, you will be required to do so as soon as you log in the first time.
  • If you do not know your User Id, click on “Forgotten User Id” and your User Id will be sent to your email address of record.
  • If you do not know your password, click on “Forgotten Password” and a new password will be created for you and sent to your email address of record.

Changing your Login Information

  • You can change your User Id and/or Password any time you wish. Log onto the Members' Corner to do so. Then click on “Change My Login Information” in the Members Only Functions section. Enter a new User Id and Password. Neither one can be blank, and they must not be the same. The Confirm Password, however, must be the same as the Password. This is to be sure you entered it correctly, since you cannot see the characters you typed. Please use something you can remember.

Maintaining your Personal Membership Data and Directory Listing

  • Scroll down the page to Edit my personal Membership Data and click on Membership Data
  • Click Member Information and that will take you to your practice information.  Click on colored headings to make any address, phone, fax, education, degree, and license information changes.  You can also make changes to your ACPA Online Directory information, if you have already joined, by scrolling down the page and clicking on the colored headings.
  • Click Save Changes when you have completed the desired changes.

Making these updates is important; it keeps ACPA's member information current and accurate.  If you have any problems or questions contact Lara Weyland 510-531-5354, .

...Join ACPA’s Online Directory of Psychologists:

Online Directory of Psychologists is another great benefit of membership in ACPA. To get listed in our Directory of Psychologists search engine, you must provide some information about your practice.

  • Log onto your personal profile page (see instructions above).
  • Click on Sign Up for ACPA Directory of Psychologists in the Member Record section.
  • You will be taken through a series of pages collecting information about different aspects of your practice:
    • Hours
    • Office Locations
    • Services Offered
    • Ages, Languages and Populations Served
    • Theoretical Orientation
    • Areas of Practice
    • Payment Methods and Insurance Accepted
    • Hospital Privileges
    • Member Activities and Volunteer Opportunities (Therapy Groups, Speakers' Bureau, Traumatic Incident Response Services, and Directory of Psychologists Support)
    • Ethnic Group and Special Population Affiliations
  • Enter the relevant information on each page and click the Continue button at the bottom. Use the Exit button at the top only if you must stop in the middle and continue your application at a later time.
  • When you have completed your application, it will be reviewed by the On-line Directory administrator. Once it is approved, your name and practice information will automatically appear in the search engine.
  • On the personal profile page, click on colored headings to make any address, phone, fax, education, degree, and license information changes.  You can also make changes to your ACPA Online Directory information by scrolling down the page and clicking on the colored headings.

...Sign up for an Enhanced Directory Listing:

An Enhanced Directory Listing gives you preference when your name turns up in a search list (your name will be shown at the top of the list along with other members who have signed up for an enhanced listing), and allows you to add a narrative description, photo, and personal website reference to your listing. You must first be signed up for the ACPA Directory of Psychologists (see instructions above).

 

To sign up for an Enhanced Directory Listing:

  • Log onto your personal profile page (see instructions above).
  • Click on Sign up for an Enhanced Directory Listing in the Member Record section.
  • You will be asked to accept a Memorandum of Understanding, then asked to choose whether to pay the $50 fee by check or on-line with a credit card via PayPal.
  • On the ensuing page, you may click Enter your Enhanced Listing Information to do so. If you do not enter the information at this time, you can do so from the Members' Only page next time you return there.
  • If you paid via PayPal, your enhanced listing will be available immediately in the search engine. If you elected to pay by check, your listing will be enabled as soon as your check is received.

You can edit or update your enhanced listing information at any time as part of your Membership Data by clicking on Edit my personal Membership Data in the Members' Only Functions section of the Members' Only page.


An additional feature of EDL is a personalized link that directs people to your directory listing on ACPA's Directory of Psychologists. To activate your EDL link use the following url (with your name put in) in this format:

www.alamedapsych.org/provider/Firstname Lastname

The space between Firstname and Lastname is optional. This link can be used in any online correspondence.