Get involved

The Couples SIG always welcomes new members from both the clinical and research communities. Members receive the following benefits:

· Events at every annual ABCT Convention

· Access to the Couples SIG email listserv

· Subscription to the bi-annual Couples Research and Therapy Newsletter

Annual Membership Dues are:

• $5 per year for students, first-year post-docs, and retired members
• $30 per year for all professional members *

*Note: Professional dues include $5 toward the Couples SIG Underrepresented Scholars Fund.

If you are interested in joining, please (1) pay dues through Venmo, PayPal, or in person at the convention and then (2) Complete the membership renewal form and you will be added to the listserv.

How to pay dues:

Dues can be sent electronically to the treasurer McKenzie K. Roddy via Venmo (send payment to @McKenzie-Roddy) or via PayPal.com (send to  mckroddy@gmail.com). It is important to designate the payment as "send to friends and family" to avoid processing fees. For all dues, please indicate “ABCT Couples SIG" in the note.

The Couples SIG listserv is used as a forum for academic discussions, therapy referral queries, research-related questions, and coordination of presentations and events at the ABCT Conference in November.

If you would like to be a member of the listserv, you must first join the Couples SIG. Once this process is underway, please contact the media coordinators and request to be added to the listserv. 

If you are already a member of the listserv, you can compose a message by sending it to the email address below.

abctcouplessig@googlegroups.com

The Couples SIG hosts events at ABCT every year. Stay tuned for details regarding the 2023 convention!

Here was the schedule for the 2022 convention: 

• Couples SIG Preconference 
  • When: Thursday, 11/17 from 6:30pm-8:00pm EST
  • Where: Columbia and Duffy rooms (7th floor) of the Marriott Marquis
  • Details: Uzma Rehman will be presenting a talk entitled “The Relational Context of Sexual Desire Problems.” After the talk there will be an opportunity for SIG members to reunite and socialize (details TBD). 
•  SIG Business Meeting
  • When: Saturday, 11/19 at 8:30am EST 
  • Where: Marquis Ballroom A, 9th Floor
  • Details: We will circulate a full agenda prior to the meeting, but there are a number of important things planned for the meeting, including presentation of the Weiss student poster awards, presentation of the SIG’s first annual Early Career Award, and a discussion about some new initiatives from the DEI committee. 
• Sessions about couples and related topics are listed on the ABCT convention website. (Many of our SIG members are leading these sessions!) Please see the convention website for additional details.