title: Responding to change in a challenging climate: 2015 five-year report of the Policy and Planning Board.
abstract: The American Psychological Association (APA) Bylaws Article XI.7 (http://www.apa.org/about/governance/bylaws/article-11.aspx) requires that the Policy and Planning Board report annually by publication to the membership and review the structure and function of the association as a whole every fifth year. This report details the board's 5-year review, including APA's challenges and achievements from 2011 through 2015 within the context of broader social and environmental changes. Recommended priorities for future change are offered. (PsycINFO Database Record
mesh_terms: D006075:Governing Board; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011584:Psychology; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000070318:Strategic Planning