Division 37 - Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice

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Division 37 - Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice is concerned with professional and scientific issues relative to services and service structures for children and youth. The Division seeks to advance research, education, training, and practice and relate psychological knowledge to other fields such as anthropology, law, and pediatrics in such areas as employment, education, recreation, and family planning. The Society's newsletter, Child and Family Policy and Practice Advocate, focuses on selected topics such as the critical needs of ethnic minorities, children's media, the effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention programs, and the treatment of violent juvenile offenders.

A Closer Look: Click here to read about the division in the Monitor on Psychology, a publication of APA

Membership Application: www.apa.org/about/division/memapp.html

President: Patrick H. Tolan, PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Secretary: Liza M. Suarez, PhD, Los Angeles, CA

Newsletter: Child and Family Policy and Practice Advocate (three issues per year)
Editor: Lorinda B. Camparo, PhD, Whittier College, Whittier, CA

• Spring 2007 (Volume 30, Number 1), arrived March 12, 2007
• Summer 2007 (Volume 30, Number 2), arrived July 23, 2007
• Fall 2007 (Volume 30, Number 3), arrived November 26, 2007

• Spring 2008 (Volume 31, Number 1), arrived April 14, 2008
• Summer 2008 (Volume 31, Number 2), estimated arrival July 23, 2008
• Fall 2008 (Volume 31, Number 3), estimated arrival November 26, 2008

Child and Family Policy and Practice Review (two issues per year)
Editor: Kamala London, PhD, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

• Spring 2007 (Volume 3, Number 1), arrived June 14, 2007
• Winter 2007 (Volume 3, Number 2), arrived December 28, 2007

• Spring 2008 (Volume 4, Number 1), arrived March 10, 2008
• Winter 2008 (Volume 4, Number 2), estimated arrival December 28, 2008 -- this will be the final issue

Division-Sponsored Publications:

• No Place to Go: Civil Commitment of Minors (Gary B. Melton, PhD)

• Behavioral Toxicology (Gary B. Melton, PhD)

• Prevention of Child Maltreatment (edited by Diane Willis, Wayne Holden, and Mindy Rosenberg and published by Wiley)

• Adolescent Abortion

• Psychology and Child Custody Determination

The last two titles are the Child & Law Series, published by University of Nebraska Press, 901 N. 17th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0520.

Division Section: Section on Child Maltreatment
President: Sharon Portwood, PhD, University of North Caroline Charlotte
Secretary: Angela M. Crossman, PhD, The City University of New York, New York, NY
Newsletter: Section on Child Maltreatment Newsletter

• Winter 2007 (Volume 13, Number 3), arrived March 1, 2007
• Spring 2007 (Volume 12, Number 1), arrived June 12, 2007
• Fall 2007 (Volume 12, Number 2), arrived October 25, 2007

• Winter 2008 (Volume 12, Number 3), arrived February 15, 2008
• Spring 2008 (Volume 13, Number 1), estimated arrival June 12, 2008
• Fall 2008 (Volume 13, Number 2), estimated arrival October 25, 2008

Division Meetings:

• APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA, August 14-17, 2008

Awards: www.apa.org/about/division/awards.html

For Additional Information Contact: Division 37 Administrative Office, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; Telephone: (202) 216-7602; Fax: (202) 218-3599; Email: Keith Cooke

Homepage: www.apa.org/divisions/div37