BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.13//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@societyofclinicalpsychology.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T130000 DTSTAMP:20261106T201113Z URL:https://societyofclinicalpsychology.org/events/live-webinar-beyond-hie rarchy-queer-feminist-perspectives-on-leadership-advocacy-and-institutiona l-change/ SUMMARY:Live Webinar: Beyond Hierarchy: Queer Feminist Perspectives on Lead ership\, Advocacy\, and Institutional Change DESCRIPTION:\nCo-hosted with the Division 35\, Section 4\, Section on Sexua l and Gender Diversity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: Linda M. Woolf\, Ph.D.\n\ n\n\nOverview: My understanding of leadership does not begin with titles o r authority\, but with questions about who is heard\, who is protected\, w hose knowledge is valued\, and who is asked to bear the costs of change. M y experiences of marginalization and community have taught me to question whose voices are centered and whose are left out. As a queer feminist psyc hologist\, my path to leadership has emerged from lived experience and lon g-standing commitments to human rights\, social justice\, and advocacy wit hin psychology. Early in my career\, I was trained in a discipline that of ten emphasized “bias-free” science\, hierarchy\, and individual achiev ement\, even as my own experiences of marginalization pushed me to questio n those norms and to consider how psychological knowledge\, institutions\, and professional practices can either reinforce or challenge inequity.\n\ n\n\nIn this webinar\, I reflect on key transitions in my professional lif e\, from early-career academic work to leadership and service within APA. Across these roles\, my work has focused on teaching\, global concerns\, h uman rights\, social justice\, ethics\, and advocacy. I have come to under stand leadership\, teaching\, and service as inextricably intertwined\, wi th advocacy serving as an essential expression of psychology. Advocacy inv olves more than speaking out against injustice\; it also means questioning established assumptions\, amplifying perspectives that have been marginal ized\, challenging inequitable systems\, and creating opportunities for me aningful participation and change.\n\n\n\nThese commitments have implicati ons across the breadth of psychology\, including clinical practice\, where psychological knowledge and professional values can inform how practition ers understand individual distress in its social and cultural contexts\, r ecognize the effects of discrimination and structural inequity\, and consi der their ethical responsibilities to the people and communities they serv e. Advocacy in clinical settings may involve addressing barriers to care\, challenging stigma\, and recognizing the broader conditions that shape we ll-being. Beyond clinical practice\, psychologists can contribute through research\, education\, organizational leadership\, public policy\, and com munity engagement. Although these roles differ\, they share fundamental qu estions about whose interests psychology serves\, how professional authori ty is exercised\, and what responsibilities accompany psychological expert ise.\n\n\n\nI invite psychologists to rethink leadership not as a path to power or personal recognition\, but as a collective\, imperfect\, and deep ly human practice. Such leadership requires us to connect our professional responsibilities with our ethical commitments\, to recognize advocacy as integral to psychology’s contribution to society\, and to cultivate rela tionships and communities in which diverse voices can be heard and meaning ful change becomes possible.\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDesc ribe how queer feminist perspectives challenge traditional hierarchical an d authority-based models of leadership within psychology.\n\n\n\nIdentify relational leadership practices—such as mentoring\, accountability\, and coalition-building—that support equity and inclusion in academic\, prof essional\, and organizational psychological settings.\n\n\n\nAnalyze the r ole of advocacy as an essential component across clinical practice\, educa tion\, organizational leadership\, and public policy in psychology.\n\n\n\ nFormulate actionable strategies for collective leadership that align prof essional responsibilities with ethical commitments to social justice\, hum an rights\, and community well-being.\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presen ter: Linda M. Woolf\, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology and International Human Rights at Webster University with more than three decades of experi ence in teaching\, research\, and professional leadership. Her work focuse s on human rights\, ethics\, social justice\, peace psychology\, genocide and mass violence prevention\, and Holocaust education. She is a widely pu blished scholar\, award-winning educator\, and active leader within the Am erican Psychological Association (APA)\, where she has served in numerous national leadership roles. Woolf is currently the President-Elect of APA a nd will serve as President in 2027\, reflecting her longstanding commitmen t to advancing psychological science\, education\, ethics\, and human dign ity on a global scale.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\nAttendees must attend the ent irety of the program to receive CE Certificate. A password for the CE Cert ificate will be given to attendees at the webinar and in a follow-up email .\n\n\n\nCost:\n\n\n\nSCP and Division 35\, Section 4 Members: Free\n\n\n\ nNon-Members: $50\n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: The Zoom Registration Link is in the Course in your Account. Please make sure to register before the webinar.\ n\n\n\nCancellation Policy: No refunds will be provided except when SCP ca ncels the webinar.\n\n\n\nThe Society of Clinical Psychology\, Division 12 nor Dr. Woolf have commercial support for the content of this webinar inc luding endorsement of products\, conflict of interest including but not li mited to research grants\, royalties for books or training\, commercial su pport from companies or pharmaceutical sponsorship.\n\n\n\nAI was used to help develop the multiple-choice questions.  Additionally\, Grammarly was used to polish the abstract language.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://societyofclinicalpsychology.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/2026/11/Woolf_Linda25-scaled.jpeg CATEGORIES:Webinar LOCATION:https://societyofclinicalpsychology.org/register/live-webinar-beyo nd-hierarchy-queer-feminist-perspectives-on-leadership-advocacy-and-instit utional-change/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR