September 2025 | Newsletter Updates
2026 SPA Convention | Grand Rounds | JPA Special Issue-DEISJ | SPA Grants | Expert Insights | JPA Special Issue-CPA Community Events & News | Job Postings
2026 SPA Convention
Deadlines Vary
We're accepting workshop, general convention programming, and poster proposals for the 2026 SPA Convention in Toronto! This is a great opportunity to showcase your research and other findings with the personality and psychological assessment community. Click on the button below to submit your proposal(s).
- General Convention Programming Deadline: October 6
- Call for Program Reviewers: October 6
- Poster Deadline: November 9
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.
- October 1 | Assessment of Dissociation - Dr. Eve Carlson
- November 5 | Multimethod Assessment of Psychosis: What the Clinician Needs to Know - Dr. Ali Khadivi & Dr. Jim Kleiger
- December 3 | Collaborative Suicide Risk Assessment - Dr. David Jobes
- January 7 | The Early Memories Procedure as an Assessment and Therapy Tool that Fosters Therapeutic Change - Dr. Serena Messina
JPA Special Issue on DEISJ
Deadline for Call for Papers is September 30
We are excited to announce a call for submissions for a landmark Special Issue of the Journal of Personality Assessment, focusing on DEISJ in Personality Assessment. The overall aim of the special issue is to fill the gap between the increasing recognition of the importance of diversity and inclusion for assessment psychology and the relative lack of personality assessment research and guidelines in this area. We believe that fostering an inclusive field is not only a moral imperative but also a catalyst for innovation, creativity, and excellence.
SPA Grants
Deadline for all Grants is October 15
| Grants | Award Amount | Supports | Open to |
| Dissertation Grant | Up to $800 | Approved dissertation research in personality and psychological assessment. | Graduate Students |
| Student Research Grant | Up to $500 | All types of research in personality and psychological assessment. | Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
| Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (EISJ) Grant | $500–$10,000 |
Support research that advances equity, inclusion, and social justice, as defined by SPA’s EISJ track and terminology. |
All Levels |
For more information on each grant, please click the button below.
Expert Insights Virtual Conference
October 23–25
Our Fall virtual conference is back! Join us for Expert Insights and hear from some of the top experts in the field. The schedule is now available to help you determine your attendance. Click here to learn more or the button below to register.
JPA Special Issue on the Utility of Clinical Personality Assessment
Deadline for Call for Papers in December 15
Although clinical personality assessment (CPA) plays a central role in practice, little research has examined its real-world usefulness. This special issue will explore an important question: under what conditions does CPA improve client outcomes or help clinicians tailor treatment?
We invite submissions that demonstrate CPA’s utility in practice, examine relevant clinical contexts, or provide reflections to guide future research. Papers may include systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or case studies using empirical data.
Community Events & News
Call for Papers, Proposals, Nominations, etc.
- Call for Manuscript: Dr. Lisa Suzuki is seeking manuscript submissions as a guest edits for the Journal of Intelligence on how culture impacts cognitive assessment. Submissions will be accepted through September 15. For more information, please 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/.
- Training: Rorschach Supplementary Scales Training with Dr. Jason M. Smith. This four half-day workshops on zoom will take place on Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 27, & Dec. 4, 2025. Click here for more information.
- Training: Complete Crisi Wartegg System (CWS) Online Training Sept.–Nov. 2025 with Drs. Emiliano Muzio and Alessandro Crisi. Click here for more information.
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