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Resolution on Family Caregivers (Revision)
Deadline to Submit Feedback: November 30, 2025
The Committee on Aging (CONA) is pleased to submit a revised version of APA’s Resolution on Family Caregivers for public comment. The original resolution was written by CONA and passed by APA Council of Representatives in 2011. As part of CONA’s ongoing policy evaluation, CONA identified the need for substantial updates to both the language and content to reflect current scientific understanding and the evolving landscape of caregiving.
The proposed revision updates the resolution with current scientific research, corrects outdated terminology, and addresses contemporary challenges faced by family caregivers. CONA aims for this updated resolution to strengthen APA’s advocacy efforts and promote research and dissemination of evidence-based assessments and interventions that mitigate the psychological impacts on family caregivers.
Please review the draft and share feedback by November 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Proposed Revisions to Implementing Regulation (IR) Section D.5-3 – Accreditation Appeal Panel Pool Composition
Deadline to Submit Feedback: December 14, 2025
The APA Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) invites public comment on proposed revisions to Section D.5-3 of the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) Implementing Regulations.
The CoA’s Section D IRs are designed as a companion piece to the Accreditation Operating Procedures (AOP), containing statements and policies that elucidate, interpret, and operationally define the accreditation procedures. IR D.5-3 was written in 2010 by the Board of Educational Affairs and focuses on the composition of the accreditation appeal panel pool. The main revision to IR D.5-3 is an increase in the number of appeal pool panelists that the CoA maintains by twenty-five percent. This increase helps reflect additional expertise in the appeal pool, especially as the Commission increases its scope to accredit master’s programs and distance education programs. This revision helps to formalize the Commission’s compliance with regulations from the U.S. Department of Education.
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