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Constructivist Chronicle
More on Name Change
By Stephanie Harter,
NAPCN Treasurer
Vol. 7, Issue 1 (Spring 2003) The NAPCN steering committee has been
considering a potential name change for NAPCN, including feedback and
nomination of names from NAPCN members.
Issues that
have been discussed include a broader name to include our members from
other constructivist traditions beyond Personal Construct Psychology and
discontinuing the geographical designation of "North American" since we
have members throughout the world.
Members have expressed mixed views on each of these issues. There are
networks in Europe, Asia, and Australia with whom we have collegial
relationships. Also, many of our members remain connected to personal
construct psychology, either through current emphasis in their work or
through mentoring connections. Members have expressed desires to
attract constructivists outside personal construct psychology, but also
to retain our connection to George Kelly and personal construct
psychology. We welcome members from around the world, but do not want
to compete with other networks.
Names that
remain in consideration after initial screening from the steering
committee are:
-
Constructivist Psychology Network (CPN)
- Constructivist Psychological Society (CPS)
- North American Constructivist Society (NACS)
- North American Psychological Constructivist Network (NAPCN)
- Pan-American Constructivist Society (PACS)
- North American Constructivist Association (NACA)
Members will also
have a chance to vote to retain the current name, North American
Personal Construct Network. Members who have paid their dues for
2003 will receive ballots to vote on the name change around May
15th. Please contact steph.harter@ttu.edu if you did not pay your
dues for 2003 and would like to do so, or if you believe that you
did pay your dues, but do not receive a ballot. The Steering
Committee hopes that as many members as possible will provide input
into our future identity.
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