APAGS Programming at the 2004 APA Convention

Saturday, July 31

Food for Thought Breakfast- Leaders of the RxP movement
Saturday, July 31, 8:00-8:50 a.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

Invited Speakers:
Jack Wiggins, Ph.D., Missouri Institute of Mental Health
Beth Rom-Rymer, Ph.D., Rom-Rymer and Associates/President, Division 55
Morgan Sammons, Ph.D., Ft Meyer Clinic/National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda
Matt Nessetti, Ph.D., M.P., Nebraska Comprehensive Health Care/The Psychopharmacology Institute/President, Academy of Medical Psychology/President-elect, Division 55

APAGS Food for Thought breakfasts offer students the opportunity to have casual interactions with high-profile professionals in the field. Limited seats are available to this complimentary breakfast and chat with distinguished psychologists. Please sign-up at the APAGS booth in the main Convention Center.

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Developing Professional Identity: What They Don’t Teach You in Graduate School
Saturday, July 31, 9:00-9:50 a.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

Presenters:
Mia M. Bartoletti, MA (Chair), Marywood University
Patricia J. Fox, MA, Marywood University
Brooke J. Cannon, Ph.D., Marywood University
David J. Palmiter, Jr., Ph.D., Marywood University
David Renjilian, Ph.D., Marywood University

Graduate students in psychology often move from their undergraduate training directly into their graduate program, with little or no experience working in a professional setting. Graduate students may be unfamiliar with the requisite skills to present and conduct themselves successfully in advanced academic and professional settings. Presenters will discuss a range of topics such as: finding effective mentors, using the cohort model effectively, surviving conflicts with faculty, confronting ethical issues, maximizing professional training, understanding the role of program administrators, avoiding common mistakes, navigating the culture and politics of diverse training settings, and effectively balancing the dual roles of student and emerging professional in the training setting.

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APAGS Awards Ceremony and Reception
Saturday, July 31, 10:00-11:50 a.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

All APAGS Members are invited to attend this annual presentation of APAGS awards.

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Making a Mentorship Work: For Students and Professionals
Saturday, July 31, 12:00-12:50 p.m.
Convention Center, 314

Presenters:
Peggy J. Farrelly, MEd, Seton Hall University
Laura Palmer, Ph.D., Seton Hall University
Lewis Schlosser, Ph.D., Seton Hall University

Information throughout this presentation will emphasize the benefits of a mentorship for both the graduate student and the professional. The first part of the presentation will cover theory and research on mentoring to include: definitional clarity, a brief comparative analysis of research results, mentoring developmental stages, and multicultural and diversity considerations. Tips will be offered to help students seek out and keep mentors, as well as tips for mentors on how to improve their mentoring skills. The second part of the presentation will be a case studies presentation in the form of a process dialogue between a mentor and her mentees. Each unique case will explore facilitative factors and experiences as well as tensions and challenges within the mentoring relationship from the student and professional perspectives.

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The Power of Words: Writing Better Clinical and Research Reports
Saturday, July 31, 12:00-12:50
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

Presenters:
Sean Ransom, MA (Chair), University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center
Lora M. Azzarello, Ph.D. (Co-Chair), University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center

Psychologists must communicate effectively through writing. This holds true whether the psychologist works in clinical practice, research, or other areas of the field. Unfortunately, few graduate programs provide formal writing instruction even though the transition from less-formal writing to the highly technical writing of scientific and clinical reports can be daunting. This interactive workshop will provide hands-on instruction in how to write better research papers and clinical reports. Learn how to improve the clarity, approachability, and persuasive power of clinical reports, thesis/dissertation proposals, grant applications, journal submissions, and other forms of writing in psychology. This workshop will teach advanced applications of the writing process, starting with the conceptualization of a document's internal structure through the final editing. Workshop participants will learn techniques of accomplished writers-including eminent psychologists-that will streamline and enliven their writing while maintaining the scientific and clinical rigor expected of professional psychologists.

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Women Supporting Women: Mentoring Between APAGS and Eminent Psychologists
Saturday, July 31, 1:00-1:50 p.m.
APAGS Suite - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa 3530-Leilani Suite

Presenters:
Carol Williams-Nickelson, Psy.D. (Chair), American Psychological Association, APAGS
Susan D’Esposito, BA (Co-Chair), APAGS Member at Large-Diversity Focus
Gwendolyn Keita, Ph.D., American Psychological Association, Public Interest

Female psychology students face difficult challenges and obstacles in trying to merge our identities as psychologists and as women. The process of trying to strike a balance between the roles students currently hold and those they aspire to hold, students often become overburdened. Students yearn for women mentors who can share their wisdom and experience in managing multiple demands that compete for a woman's time and attention, while preparing for and moving up the career ladder. Psychology has only recently acknowledged mentoring to be a key factor in the evolution of a psychologists' identity. However, there has been little mention of, and few programs for mentoring women in ways to help appropriately integrate personal and professional issues. This program begins with presentation about the current and possible mentoring practices of women in psychology and ends with a women's mentoring hour designed to connect graduate students with psychologists who are willing to network and offer mentoring to interested students.

Please join us for a women's mentoring social hour immediately following the program.

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