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The Association of VA Psychologist Leaders (AVAPL) is a non-profit organization with a voluntary membership of psychologists with various leadership roles within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Our organization is also open to any VA psychologist with a career goal of leadership. Our purpose is to address the professional needs and concerns of VA psychologists. Our primary goal is to help provide the highest quality of patient care to our nations veterans. We are likewise committed to excellence in training and the advancement of clinical care through both program development and research. To find out more about AVAPL, click on the links above. Here, you'll be able to read the bylaws of our organization and find out more about the Executive Officers and the annual leadership conference co-sponsored by AVAPL.

As an organization, AVAPL is involved in a number of ongoing activities in support of our members and all VA psychologists including:

• Publishing a periodic newsletter

• Holding an annual meeting in conjunction with the American Psychological Association (APA) convention. 

• Co-sponsoring a national conference to address the challenges which psychologists face in the continued delivery of quality health care during a period of rapid and extensive reorganization. 

• Sending the Executive Committee of AVAPL to Washington, DC annually to meet with the decision-makers in VA Headquarters as well as with officials of APA, Congressional representatives, and members of Veterans Service Organizations.  

Times have changed dramatically since AVAPL was founded in 1977. We began as the Association of VA Chief Psychologists. We changed our name and constituency as psychologists have continued to hold significant positions of leadership throughout the system. In fact, we believe as doctoral-level providers in VA, all psychologists are leaders in their given areas.

Our Mission is to provide support for VA psychologists as they work to advance the cause of the VA, and to champion the care of the veterans we serve.