January 2026 | Newsletter Updates
SPAGS Nominations | Grand Rounds | 2026 SPA Convention | Community Events & News | Job Postings
SPAGS Nominations
Deadline Extended to January 29
We have decided to extended the deadline for the Society for Personality Assessment Graduate Students (SPAGS) nomination process. Becoming a part of the SPAGS Board provides students opportunities for leadership, growth, and networking opportunities. We're accepting nominations and/or self-nominations. Submit entries by the extended deadline for consideration.
Accepting nominations for the following positions:
- President-Elect
- Member at-Large
- International Member at-Large
SPA Grand Rounds
The wait is over! Season 2 for Grand Rounds starts next month in September. You now have the option to register for individual sessions or all sessions with one registration. Click on each title below for more information.
- February 4 | Ethical Considerations in Psychological Assessment - Dr. Catherine Grus
- March 4 | The Centrality of Self in Personality Conceptualization: Using the Wartegg to Assess Core Identity Characteristics, Adaptive Capacities, Self-Concept, and Defenses - Dr. Jacob Palm
- April & May COMING SOON!
2026 SPA Convention
Early Bird Discounts END on January 14!
Take advantage of our discounted pricing through January 14 to attend the 2026 SPA Convention and Workshops.
Browse through some of our abstracts for our Featured Lecturers, Workshops, and Deeps Dives on our Convention web-page to understand the type of sessions to be expected.
We are now looking for volunteers to help us with during the convention. Click here to see the available openings.
For those of you who applied for a convention scholarship, all notifications were sent out at the end of December. If you did not receive your notification, please contact our office at info@personality.org.
As a reminder, do not forget to book your hotel reservation at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. The room block does have limited space.
If you are flying out to Toronto and plan to use Air Canada, we do have a promo code (VMNDUV31) that gives you a 10% discount.
Community Events & News
Call for Papers, Proposals, Nominations, etc.
- Call for Editor: The APA journal, Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment is calling for nominations for Editor. Deadline for nominations is Friday, January 9, 2026! For more information, click here.
- Call for Assessment Special Issue: Assessment is requesting proposals for a special issue dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Assessment. For more information, please click here.
Trainings, Workshops, Webinars, etc.
- Training: Wartegg Level 1 Training: A virtual training sequence for the Crisi Wartegg System (CWS) will begin in September 2025! The CWS is an empirically validated and standardized methodology (administration, scoring, interpretation) for the clinical use of the Wartegg Drawing Completion Test (WDCT)—an easy, efficient, and non-overwhelming performance-based personality measure that can be completed in 5-10 minutes and is appropriate across the lifespan. The CWS is recognized as a valid performance-based personality test that can be used for certification in Therapeutic Assessment. The Level 1 workshop focuses on history and statistical foundations, reviews standardized administration procedures, and builds proficiency in the normative scoring system. Following completion of Level 1, clinicians are able to independently administer the test with clients but require consultation for accurate scoring and interpretation. Levels 2 and 3 of the training sequence (focused on interpretation) are further described in the attached flyer. Online registration can be made at: https://sc-cca-com.3dcartstores.com/.
Survey
- Survey: The goal of this study is to estimate associations between DSM-IV/5 personality disorders and PID-5 maladaptive trait domains and facets. The study has been preregistered on OSF, click here to complete the survey.
Other News
- Joint Letter: APA coordinated a letter that was sigened by many researchers, educators, and acadmics of the United States regarding the continued decline in public trust in scientists. A copy of the letter can be found here: https://unitedsciencealliance.org
- Request to Contact Policymakers: APA has also organized this action alert to allow individuals to contact policymakers to stop proposed policy changes at NIH that would harm the ability to continue to do research: https://www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/Campaigns/121382/Respond