Statements on Public Issues
WSPA releases public statements about current issues and events when the Board agrees an official stance should be taken.
These statements give testimony to events that were pressing concerns in a given historical and political context. The statements remain as they were written and might not reflect the newest developments or science.
WSPA – July is Disability Pride Month!
This July, WSPA celebrates Disability Pride Month and the rich cultural, historical, and professional contributions of people with disabilities to psychology and our community. WSPA is proud to represent a vibrant and diverse membership of psychologists and...
WSPA – Happy Pride Month 2026
This June, the Washington State Psychological Association (WSPA) celebrates our LGBTQIA2S+ community! WSPA is proud to represent LGBTQIA2S+ psychologists, researchers, students, and allies who bring their expertise and lived experience to this work every day. Our...
WSPA Statement condemning Texas Anti-transgender care directive
In February 2022, Governor Abott of Texas issued a directive to all mandated reporters, including psychologists, to report the parents of transgender minors who receive gender affirming care to Child Protective Services. Governor Abbot utilizes a dangerously erroneous...
WSPA Acknowledgment of Hispanic Latinx American Heritage Month
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Latinx American Heritage Month. Observed since 1968, it celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. This month...
WSPA Statement on Minority/BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month
Since 2008, July has been designated Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (you can learn more about her remarkable activism here and here). As we have been experiencing as people and as practitioners, the road to pandemic recovery will...
WSPA’s Board of Trustees and Good Trouble Committee Statement Regarding the EPPP
We, the members of the Washington State Psychological Association Board of Trustees and Good Trouble Committee, were moved by and stand in solidarity with the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy‘s (American Psychological Association Division 29) recent...
WSPA’s Board of Trustees and Good Trouble Committee Statement
WSPA firmly condemns the hatred, racism, antisemitism, and violence displayed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. There are many disturbing aspects of that day, not least of which was the stark difference in how peaceful Black Lives...
WSPA Statement against Anti-Trans Bills
The Washington State Psychological Association (WSPA) represents over 600 psychologist members across the state of Washington. In doing so, we recognize and value the many varied ways in which the discipline and principles of psychology are practiced, and we cherish...
WSPA Acknowledgment of Mental Health Awareness Month
WSPA‘s Good Trouble Committee would like to recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM). This topic is pertinent to many of us on both professional and personal levels. No one is immune to mental health challenges, and approximately one in five people will...
WSPA‘s Acknowledgment of Pride Month
WSPA‘s Good Trouble Committee would like to acknowledge and celebrate Pride Month. While we are still reeling from the record number of anti-trans* bills across the country, we want to remember the rich history and evolution of how Pride Month came to be. As...