Considering the current political climate, the CCPA Board wishes to make clear our commitment to our professional ethical principles – beneficence and nonmaleficence, fidelity and responsibility, integrity, justice, and respect for people’s rights – and that we are guided by APA and TPA in how we move forward as an organization. We acknowledge that the work psychologists do takes place in a diversity context, and a sociopolitical context, and that we have an ethical obligation to ongoing development in our diversity competencies and to infuse awareness of diversity into all aspects of our work.

Although our bylaws prohibit the CCPA organization from endorsing any political candidate, CCPA wishes to support our members in refining our diversity competencies, participating in advocacy to combat injustice, and promoting human rights as essential to our ethical practice.

We encourage individual members to make their voices heard in any of the following ways:

• Write or call your state legislators and participate in advocacy via TPA.
• Make your voice heard by the licensing board (BHEC). https://www.texaspsyc.org/page/89-legislative-priorities

One of the TPA legislative priorities is to “Promote and Protect Evidence-Based, Equitable Mental Health Care”.  At the heart of APA and TPA’s shared legislative agenda is a commitment to equity, inclusion, and evidence-based care for all, including those who are historically marginalized, minoritized, and/or underserved. TPA advocacy efforts are focused on:

• Reducing disparities in access to care
• Promoting culturally competent services for historically marginalized populations
• Ensuring protections for women, LGBTQ+ individuals, racial/ethnic minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities
• Opposing any legislative measures that limit human rights or diminish psychological services in underserved communities.

These efforts align with APA’s broader framework of integrating psychological science into policy development across health care, education, criminal justice, and environmental sustainability.

At CCPA, we are committed to offering professional development opportunities that reflect the diversity of clients we serve, including 3-hours of Diversity PD each spring. We encourage diverse psychologists to be members of our organization and our board, to speak at our events, and to apply for the Tim Branaman Award. Please contact the current CCPA officers to get involved.