Fellowship is an honor bestowed upon Members of the American Psychological Association who have demonstrated unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology.

Nominations to Initial Fellow status are made by APA Divisions . See the Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) web site. Division Members who believe that they have made a significant contribution to trauma psychology should consider becoming a candidate. Fellow candidate application materials are reviewed first by the Division Fellows Committee. If approved the Candidate's application is forwarded to the Division's governing council. If approved, the application goes to the APA Membership Committee, which has the responsibility of making recommendations (based on criteria established by both the APA and the nominating division) to the APA Board of Directors. The Board recommends nominee election to the APA Council of Representatives, which then elects nominees to Fellow status.

Go to the public site at the APA web site for a description of the APA Fellow status. Interested in becoming a Fellow in Division 56? Go here.

If you are already an APA Fellow and wish to also be a Division 56 Fellow, go here and send your application to Charles Figley, Fellows Committee Chair, Trauma Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association via Email: Charles.Figley@FSU.Edu. Phone: 850 644 9598.