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2019 Annual Report

February 11, 2020 by AAPPN

2019 Annual Report

In 2019, AAPPN supported our practices and our profession.

Membership

  • AAPPN has grown by 35 percent since 2015. Thank you for helping to grow our association!

Advocacy

  • Bree Collaborative Workgroup: Participated on the workgroup, which looked for ways to resolve the problems raised in the Volk decision. Read the final report.
  • Lobby Day: AAPPN members came to Olympia to talk with their legislators. Other members participated by emailing their legislators about concerns of psychiatric ARNPs.
  • Governmental Affairs Committee: Reviewed 65 bills in the 2019 legislative session. Supported 21 bills which were passed and signed into law, including bills which:
    • Significantly increased funding for outpatient mental health services.
    • Increased funding for nurse educator salaries.
    • Provided funding for children’s mental health services
    • Clarified and strengthened involuntary treatment procedures.
    • Clarified roles for behavioral health integration
  • Rules Committee: This new committee was formed to monitor and comment on rule-making which impacts how new laws are implemented. This fledgling group needs additional members to help protect our profession.

Career Cultivation

  • Supporting Practice: Our Board made a commitment to build AAPPN practice resources for members in 2019, including:
    • A series of video meetings on starting a private practice led by AAPPN members for AAPPN members. Login to view.
    • Practice resources directory (premiering soon) will provide connections to an in-depth list of resources to assist your practice.
    • Website revision, to make association resources more accessible to members and more appealing to potential members.

Connection

  • Chapters: A new chapter was revived in Seattle, joining active East King, Kitsap, Snohomish, Spokane, and Tacoma chapters. Meetings were both educational and fun, with CEs, treats, and new friendships.
  • Salons: Members held salons for students and for new practitioners. These intimate gatherings have spawned new consult groups and connections for professional growth. All members are encouraged to consider hosting a salon.
  • Social media: AAPPN has both a public Facebook page to highlight activities, as well as a member-only Facebook Group to share resources and raise issues important to members. AAPPN is also on Twitter.

Education

  • Spring Conference: Focused on a variety of issues from a psych NP perspective.
  • Online meetings: Our first set of online meetings focused on starting a private practice, led by panels of volunteers, helping members navigate the challenging path of building a new private practice.
  • Fall Conference: Our Education Committee decided to return the Fall Conference to our annual calendar. The next Fall Conference will be on November 7, 2020, at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma!

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