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Jerome Yoman, Ph.D., ABPP
Candidate for ABCT Representative at Large 2026–29, Liaison to Membership Programs
ABCT asked each candidate:
- What is your main vision for ABCT?
- In light of recent challenges affecting DEI priorities, how do you see yourself supporting diverse students and scholars within ABCT (e.g., professional development, presentation and dissemination of their work, grants and other support)?
- What do you see as training gaps for training the future of CBT practitioners and how would you address those gaps in your role?
Autobiography
ABCT has been my professional home since I completed my first master’s degree. I am board certified in cognitive and behavioral psychology and serious mental illness psychology, and a fellow of ABCT. Within ABCT, I have served as a leader of the Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum SIG, a founding member (and now advisory board member) for the Dissemination, Implementation, and Community Engagement Committee of ABCT, co-leader of Dissemination and Implementation SIG’s Training Work Group, and senior advisor of its Stakeholder Liaison Work Group. I have published in both of ABCT’s peer-reviewed journals and served as a panel and workshop organizer and presenter at conventions.
Outside ABCT I have a career as a practitioner-scientist. In my early career, I created and directed programs for people living with serious mental illnesses (SMI). I have continued that specialty in private practice, working with individuals and families affected by SMI, and recently publishing an article on this work in an APA journal. I also see a variety of other clients, particularly overly dependent young adults and adults with depression. I have served as a trainer at over 20 mental health agencies in six states. I have held leadership positions in state and local psychological associations, local nonprofits, professional working groups, and government committees. I have served as an adjunct professor at four graduate psychology programs and interim clinic director at one. My multi-cultural family and my life’s work with often marginalized people give me an organic investment in tapping the power of inclusion.
Position Statement
I hope that my deep commitment to ABCT’s mission of creating, disseminating, and implementing evidence-based therapies is apparent from my bio. I believe my broad experience can help the board as we seek a more profound social impact of our important work. Among the greatest gifts of my involvement in ABCT have been my conversations with dissemination and implementation researchers. Their work addresses a fundamental ABCT strategic initiative. It shows how we can go beyond web presence, public relations, and public education to deepen the impact of evidence-based therapies in mental health policy and practice. For example, through thoughtful inclusion I am confident we can better reach the many who have not yet benefited from ABCT’s important work. I believe we need not only to deliver value to our member community, but to discover the untapped value their broader engagement can bring to ABCT. We are also part of a mental health community of clients, families, providers in the trenches, and many others invested in this work. If we are willing to learn from these larger communities and not just help or teach them, we will accelerate the fulfillment of ABCT’s mission.