Section Chair
Teresa Janz
CPA Section on Women & Psychology (SWAP)
About the Section on Women and Psychology (SWAP)
SWAP Goals
The Section on Women and Psychology (SWAP) creates a community of researchers, teachers and practitioners interested in the psychology of women and feminist psychology, to advance the status of women in psychology, to promote equity for women in general, and to educate psychologists and the public on topics relevant to women and girls. Support for students is provided through an annual student paper award, five travel awards and a convention social event. Members receive three newsletters annually and are connected through an electronic bulletin board. SWAP members regularly organize symposia and pre-conference institutes as well as larger projects such as writing the Guidelines for ethical psychological practice with women. SWAP also supports a Status of Women Committee.
2008 SWAP Pre-Convention Institute
Determinants of Women’s Health:
A Holistic Approach to Understanding Women’s Psychological and Physical Well-Being
Wednesday June 11, 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia
We had a tremendous turn out for this year's SWAP Pre-Convention Institute. Thank you to all of the presenters, whose contributions made this Institute such a success. Our deepest thanks also go out to Suzanne Cooper and Dr. Joanne Gallivan for coordinating this year's Institute; none of this would have been possible without all of your hard work.
If you have any pictures from the Institute or from the Convention that would be of interest to SWAP members and that you would like us to post on this website, please contact
Michelle McCarron.
