International Associates Committee

Committee Year 2024-2025 (Nominations are accepted annually)

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Committee Members:

• Chair: Lata McGinn, Ph.D., Yeshiva University
• Vice-Chair: Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D., Columbia University
• Vice-Chair: Alicia Meuret, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

Committee Purpose

The International Associates Committee works with the ABCT Board of Directors, CEO and central office staff in building, maintaining, and supporting global relations and initiatives with international professionals. The International Associates Committee identifies new international associates, maintains communication with international associates, and serves as an ABCT ambassador by hosting IAs at the ABCT convention. Additionally, the IAC also recognizes international associates through initiatives such as the Global Thought Leader program. Given ABCT’s role as a founding member of the WCCBT, the IAC also supports and ensures ABCT’s support for the mission, goals, and objectives, and of the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (WCCBT), which includes fulfilling its WCCBT role requirements and supporting WCCBT initiatives on an ongoing basis.

Benchmark 2024-2025

• Works with the CEO, President, Senior Convention Director, and the ABCT Central office to build and maintain alliances with ABCT’s international associates. These include:
  • Invite International Associates to the 2025 ABCT Convention.
  • Host the IAC meeting and dinner at the 2025 ABCT Convention.
  • Maintain IAC database and website in concert with ABCT Central office staff.
  • Identify, interview and upload Global Thought Leader interviews to the IAC page of the ABCT website with assistance from the Central office staff.
• Works with CEO, President and Central office staff to ensure ABCT’S support for the mission, goals, and objectives of the WCCBT as outlined in roles and requirements document and as communicated through the WCCBT Board on an ongoing basis.
• Works with CEO, Co-Conveners, Program Chair and Associate Program Chair, ABCT Senior Convention Manager and the WCCBT conference committee to organize and fulfill the terms of agreement of the WCCBT Congress in 2026 as outlined in the WCCBT-ABCT terms of agreement document.