Community leadership opportunities for psychologists

Changes in the health care marketplace call for skills that practitioners typically have not been taught in graduate school. One such skill is community outreach and leadership. This skill was a theme featured at an American Psychological Association Practice Directorate State Leadership Conference on ''Psychology and Community: Creating Connections for Health.'' First-person accounts from that conference are provided to illustrate community leadership opportunities that some professional leaders have pursued. These leadership opportunities include involvement with community boards and participation in community leadership training programs sponsored by the National Association of Community Leadership. The authors' community involvement can serve as a role model for other psychologists.