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2009 APA Convention: Public Interest Program Highlights Highlights by day:
• Leadership Institute This one-day Institute will target approximately 30 midcareer women psychologists identified through a selective application process who are APA members and who work full time in academic or academic medicine settings. Future Institutes will focus on midcareer or senior women psychologists who work in other professional settings. The overall mission of the CWP Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology is to empower, prepare, and support women psychologists as leaders to promote positive changes in institutional and organizational life and to increase the diversity, number, and effectiveness of women psychologists as leaders. The program’s mission supports APA’s goal to advance psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives. Applications for the 2009 Institute are available from the Women’s Programs Office. Participants: LIWP Participants, LIWP Planning Committee, APA Women’s Programs Office Sponsor : APA Committee on Women in Psychology, APA Women’s Programs Office • Preconvention Continuing Education Workshop CE credits: 7 The U.S. population is aging, with an enhanced need for the delivery of mental and behavioral health services to older adults, yet many practitioners are not prepared to meet this need. According to a 2002 Professional Psychology: Research and Practice article, although 70% of all psychologists have older adult clients, only 3% have formal geropsychology training. This INTERMEDIATE workshop will increase the competencies of psychologists interested in work with older adults, their families, and caregivers by drawing upon the burgeoning psychological literature on the accurate psychological assessment and effective evidence-based treatment of older adults related to depression, dementia, chronic disease, pain, and medication use. Issues related to managing a practice such as Medicare and Medicaid billing will also be discussed. Leaders: Merla Arnold, RN, PhD, Independent Practitioner, New York; Lee Hyer, PhD, ABPP, Georgia Neurosurgical Institute, Mercer Medical School, GA; Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP, Director, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, MI; Margaret Norris, PhD, Independent Practitioner, TX Sponsors: APA Committee on Aging, APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology, APA Continuing Education Committee For more information (fees, enrollment limit, etc.) and how to enroll online, visit http://www.apa.org/ce. • Community Engagement Initiative Psychology-Community Engagement: Partnering for Social Change will highlight the theory and practice of partnerships between psychologists and diverse and economically challenged communities. This grassroots initiative is spearheaded by Division 9, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and cosponsored by 10 APA Divisions (8, 9,17, 27, 32, 34, 35, 39, 44, 45, and 48) and the Office of Socioeconomic Status in the APA Public Interest Directorate. This event has two parts:
Sponsor: Division 9 Co-sponsors: Division 8, Division 9, Division 17, Division 27, Division 32, Division 34, Division 35, Division 39, Division 44, Division 45, Division 48, APA Office of Socioeconomic Status • Symposium CE credits: 1 Cornish, Gorgens, & Monson (2008) stressed the need for psychologists to have competencies in the area of disability to provide ethical service to this population. Yet only 11% of psychology graduate training programs offered a course on disability, and only 7 out of 210 training programs had a course on the psychosocial aspects of disability (Olkin, 2002). This program will share four models of training that address specific issues regarding disability within training environments: (a) a model of supervision that allows attitudes, beliefs and emotional reactions toward clients with disabilities to be openly, safely and honestly discussed, (b) a model of supervision that focuses on providing culturally-based gui dance to non-disabled or differently disabled individuals surrounding the provision of clinical supervision to students with disabilities, (c) the Disability Identity Development Model that serves as a guide to examining the clinical needs of clients with disabilities and treatment considerations within graduate training programs, and (d) a community model of embedeness, intradependent, interdependent, and evolution (CMEIIE) that address the training needs of interns with disability from a social justice perspective. The relevance of these four models in developing competencies in the area of training and disability will be summarized at the end of the presentation. Chair: Barbara J. Palombi, PhD, Grand Valley State University Participants: Barbara J. Palombi, PhD, Grand Valley State University; Randall J. Cox, PhD, University of North Texas; Erica K. Johnson, PhD, University of Washington; Jennifer J. Gibson, PhD, University of California – Davis Discussant: Emil R. Rodolfa, PhD, University of California - Davis Sponsors: Division 17, Division 45 This session will offer Continuing Education (CE) credits. There is no additional fee to attend CE sessions. There is a processing fee for claiming CE credits. • Symposium CE credits: 2 This symposium will focus on personality disorders in HIV/AIDS. The chronic nature of HIV provides an excellent disease model in which to observe the impact of personality disorders on health behaviors, engagement with health care, intervention, and the role of trauma – a not uncommon element in patients with personality disorders. The panelists will use their work in HIV as a stepping off place to understand the role of personality disorders in managing chronic illness across a variety of diseases and institutional settings. By identifying the interpersonal challenges raised by these patients, the panelists will provide clinicians with tools with which they can more effectively engage these patients during acute health crises, management of chronic illness and primary and secondary prevention programs. Chair: Ramani Durvasula, PhD, California State University- Los Angeles Participants: Ramani Durvasula, PhD; Hitomi Uchishiba, MA, University of South Dakota; Tina Watford, BA, and Leslie Lauten, BA, California State University – Los Angeles; Alvina Rosales, MA, Georgia State University; Daisy DeJesus-Sosa, BA, California State University – Los Angeles Steven Brady, PhD, Boston University School of Medicine; David Martin, PhD, Robert Chernoff, PhD, Michael Buitron, PhD, and Lynn McFarr, PhD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Cheryl Gore-Felton, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine Discussant: Lorna Benjamin, PhD, University of Utah Sponsors: Division 12, Division 17 This session will offer Continuing Education (CE) credits. There is no additional fee to attend CE sessions. There is a processing fee for claiming CE credits. Resiliency and Resistance among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth • Roundtable Discussion New approaches to learning in young children combine research in developmental science and education. A major focus is on prevention of reading and literacy problems using directed instruction. Incorporating research on the relationship between emotional development and executive functioning will be included as well. Chair: John W. Hagen, PhD, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Participants : Faith Lamb-Parker, PhD, Columbia University; Fred Morrison, PhD, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Steve Pacynski, MA, Society for Research in Child Development Sponsors: Division 7, Division 15, Division 16, Division 37, Division 42 • Social Hour/Awards Reception 2009 APA CEMA Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award and CEMRRAT2 Task Force Richard M. Suinn Graduate Achievement Awards Presentation Ceremony (1475) Thursday, August 6, 5:00-7:50 p.m. | Intercontinental Toronto Centre Hotel, Caldon Room CEMA and the CEMRRAT2 Task Force will honor this year’s award winners. Sponsors: APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs; Division 45; APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training (CEMRRAT2) Task Force Celebration & Wedding: At Last: A Wedding for Us All Division 17, Society of Counseling Psychology’s Section for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues, Division 44, the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues, and other Divisions, Sections, and individual sponsors would like to invite all APA attendees and guests to attend a celebratory ceremony and gathering: At Last: A Wedding For Us All. At Last will host a legal wedding for those who are unable to marry in their home states and invites everyone who supports marriage equality to join in the celebration. We welcome all APA attendees to come out and enjoy fabulous northern Italian dining, dancing, and a fun evening with colleagues and friends.
• Discussion The APA Resolution on Opposing Discriminatory Legislation & Initiatives Aimed at Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Persons opposes discriminatory policy at the U.S. state level, such as “defense of marriage” acts adopted by state legislatures or ballot measures that deny the benefits of civil marriage to lesbian or gay couples or restrict the parental rights of lesbian and gay individuals. A number of state psychological associations have played an important role in opposing these policy efforts. Their efforts will continue to be critical. This symposium will involve two presentations about efforts of state psychological associations in Arkansas and California to be active on parental rights and marriage rights, respectively, one presentation about a collaborative project with the Michigan Psychological Association, the APA, and the Rockway Institute, and one presentation on the range of options for state associations to act and the barriers and facilitators to such action. Chair: Clinton W. Anderson , PhD, APA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Office Participants: Discussant: Armand R. Cerbone, PhD, Independent Practice, Chicago, IL Sponsors: Division 31, Division 44 • Business Meeting The Public Interest Directorate Network will convene its first annual meeting. Chair: Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD, Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate Sponsor: APA Public Interest Directorate Healthcare in the United States is currently undergoing rapid changes (Fowler & Newman, 2006). As part of this environment, psychologists in independent practice have faced increasing pressures to demonstrate effectiveness of their interventions while reimbursement for these services is decreasing (Brehms, 2008). These changes have underscored the need for psychologists to diversify their professional skills beyond traditional psychotherapy and assessment (Lenz & Rath, 2008; Rozensky, 2007). At the same time, there has been a growing awareness of the need for greater access to mental health services, especially for traditionally underserved groups (Kaholokula et al., 2007). The majority of people with mental health needs do not seek out traditional psychotherapeutic services but present in primary care offices to have their symptoms addressed (Strosahl, 2004). The purpose of this symposium is to outline expanding career opportunities in the health care system and meet the needs of diverse rural populations. Presenters will discuss how psychologists can contribute to improving mental health and health-oriented services in rural communities. Additionally, this symposium will address ways to better meet the needs of socially and economically marginalized groups at both the provider and client level. Time will then be allotted for an interactive discussion with the audience. Chair: John M. O’Brien, PhD, Independent Practice, Portland, ME Participants: Parinda Khatri, PhD, Cherokee Health Systems, Knoxville, TN ; Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS ; Tina Hoffman, MA, University of Iowa; Saba Rasheed Ali, PhD, University of Iowa; Sharon Lee, MA, University of Iowa ; Wendy R. Williams, PhD, Marshall University; Marianna Footo-Linz, PhD, Marshall University Discussant: Matthew A. Diemer, PhD, Michigan State University Sponsors: Division 37, Division 46, Division 12, Division 45, Division 49, APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists, APA Committee on Socioeconomic Status, APA Committee on Rural Health • Business Meeting Participants: APA Committee on Women in Psychology, CWP Network Members, and APA Women’s Programs Office Sponsors: APA Committee on Women in Psychology and APA Women’s Programs Office • Roundtable Discussion Chair: Thema S. Bryant-Davis, PhD, Pepperdine University Participants: Sponsor: Division 35 • Symposium The APA Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation will provide a summary of the Final Report and the Resolution on Appropriate Affirmative Responses to Sexual Orientation Distress and Change Efforts. Chair: Judith M. Glassgold, PsyD, Rutgers University Participants: Robin Lin Miller, PhD, Michigan State University; A.Lee Beckstead, PhD, Independent Practice, Salt Lake City, UT; Jack Drescher, MD, William Alanson White Institute, New York; Beverly Greene, PhD, St. John’s University; Roger L. Worthington, PhD, University of Missouri – Columbia Discussant: Clinton W. Anderson, PhD, APA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Office Sponsor: APA Board of Directors
Chair: Thomas Grisso, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center Participant: Laurence Steinberg, PhD, Temple University: Should Research on Adolescent Brain Development Inform Public Policy? • Symposium This panel will provide an overview of the work of the APA Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families who are Refugees from Armed Conflict Residing in the United States. Panelists will integrate clinical case material pertaining to families affected by war with research challenges that face psychologists conducting empirical research on war trauma and the needs of war-affected youth. Chair: Katherine Porterfield, PhD, Bellevue/ New York University Program for Survivors of Torture Participants: Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, PhD, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture; Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, Harvard University School of Public Health; Maryam Kia-Keating, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara Sponsors : APA Board of Directors; APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families • Symposium Chair: Gary R. VandenBos, PhD, APA Publications and Databases Directorate Discussants: Wendy A. Rogers, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anne C. McLaughlin, DPhil, North Carolina State University; Joseph E. Trimble, PhD, Western Washington University Sponsors: APA Publications and Communications Board, Division 2, APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists, APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, APA Committee on Women in Psychology • Discussion While the proportion of women editors has increased over the past 30 years, much more needs to be done before equity is achieved. Increasing the proportion of women who participate as editors is a high priority. Women APA journal editors will share their experiences with those interested in pursuing an editorship and address common questions, such as: How does one prepare for an editorship? Are there specific skills/roles that the person should have/acquire? How to balance primary employment with the demands of editing a journal? What are the rewards and challenges? and much more. Participants: (TBD) Sponsors: APA Committee on Women in Psychology, APA Publications and Communications Board, APA Women’s Programs Office, and APA Office of Publications and Databases • Symposium It is well-known that a disproportionate number of persons in the United States are inmates of the prison systems as compared with other Western countries. The issues involved are many and complex. This program is focused on the research that is relevant to prevention of incarceration, effective treatment, and programs that have been successful in the psychological adjustment following incarceration. We are focusing on strategies, approaches, and models with empirical support that can provide some handles that policy makers can grasp to have productive impact on this major problem. We use "systems" because our impact may be very different at local, state, and federal levels. We also know that the correctional systems have become treatment centers for some persons with severe mental illness, serious chronic illness (including HIV/AIDS), and for geriatric conditions. We also recognize that there is an extensive literature on correctional psychology, issues of crime and punishment, recidivism and relapse, and psychotherapy with incarcerated persons. This program is intended to highlight the scientific evidence psychology can offer to enhance crime prevention, treatment effectiveness, and post-release success. Chair: Thema S. Bryant-Davis, PhD, Pepperdine University Participants: Stephanie Covington, PhD, Center for Gender and Justice; Jae Sevelius, PhD, University of California, San Francisco; James Bonta, PhD, Public Safety Canada; Patricia Ironshell Hill, PhD Discussant: Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP, University of Arizona College of Medicine Sponsors: APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest; APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families; APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs; APA Committee on Socioeconomic Status; APA Committee on Women in Psychology • Invited Address Chair: Laura S. Brown, PhD, ABPP, Fremont Community Therapy Project, Seattle, WA Participant: Beverly Greene, PhD, St. John’s University: Multiple Identities and Social Marginalization Between and Among Marginalized Group Members: What the Same Sex Marriage Debate Hath Wrought • Symposium Recent MFP graduates will present their dissertation research. Chair: Andrew T. Austin-Dailey, MDiv, APA Minority Fellowship Program Participants: Amelia Rachel Hokule‘a Borofsky, PsyD, Argosy University, HI: Onipa‘a (To Stand Firm): Cultural Resiliency Among Graduates of Native Hawaiian Charter Schools Tonya Camille Hucks-Bradshaw, PhD, Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC: Racial and Sexual Orientation Identity as a Predictor of Social Support Among African-American Men Who Have Sex with Men Claudio Ortiz, PhD, Pennsylvania State University: Social Support and Coping as Mediators of Stress Reactions to Media Cues of Disaster in Latino Youth Discussant: Beth Boyd, PhD, University of South Dakota Sponsor: APA Minority Fellowship Program
CE credits: 4 This highly interactive INTERMEDIATE workshop will help psychologists begin to develop cultural competence and ethical assessment and intervention practices with clients with disabilities. Participants will learn how to make their practices more accessible to clients with disabilities and be introduced to the social model of disability as a framework to conceptualize disability experience. The workshop will also discuss common pitfalls and errors in assessing persons with disabilities and how disability interacts with personal, social, and political factors to influence psychological functioning and well-being. Leaders: Greg Taliaferro, PhD, Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute, Cincinnati, OH; Irene W. Leigh, PhD, Gallaudet University; Izabela Z. Schultz, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Alette Coble-Temple, PsyD, John F. Kennedy University Sponsor: APA Continuing Education Committee For more information (fees, enrollment limit, etc.) and how to enroll online, visit http://www.apa.org/ce Division 44 and CLGBTC Joint Discussion The Public Policy Committee of the APA Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (Division 44) and the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns will hold a joint discussion. • SES Network Meeting & 2009 CSES Leadership Awards Presentation You are Invited! Join the Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES) during the 2009 APA Convention in Toronto, Canada for the annual SES Network Meeting. This is a great opportunity to meet with colleagues—representatives of various divisions, state associations, and other groups—to raise critical issues and questions, share ideas, and identify activities related to SES. During the meeting, the recipients of the 2009 CSES Leadership Awards will be recognized. CSES Leadership Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of psychologists and friends of psychology who have made significant contributions to the understanding of socioeconomic status and the lives and wellbeing of the poor. RSVP by Friday July 31, 2009 by e-mail or call 202-216-7601 Chair: Heather Bullock, PhD • Discussion Cochairs: James H. Bray, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, and Dorothy W. Cantor, PsyD, Independent Practice, Westfield, NJ • Invited Address Participants: Donald Wertlieb, PhD, Tufts University: Nicholas Hobbs Award Sponsor : Division 37 • Social Hour Co-sponsors: Division 37, Division 43, APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families • Awards Presentation/Social Hour Sponsor: APA Minority Fellowship Program • Social Hour Opening remarks by APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology Chair, Randall Cox, PhD. Join us for the Psychology Students with Disabilities Social Hour. Meet other students and psychologists to network and discuss disability issues in today’s graduate psychology programs. Chair: Randall Cox, PhD, Chair, APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology Sponsor: APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology
• Breakfast Meeting Special Panel Presentation:Advancing Psychology in Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps: Promoting Opportunities and Overcoming Obstacles Participants: Darryl S. Salvador, PsyD, Molokai Ohana Health Care, Inc.: Role of Psychologists in Providing Integrated Health Care Services at Federally Qualified Community Health Centers (FQHCs) Moderator: Patrick H. DeLeon, PhD, Chief of Staff for Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Former APA President Co-sponsors: APA Education Directorate, APA Public Interest Directorate The breakfast meeting is free and open to members of the Education Advocacy Grassroots Network and all other interested individuals. T he annual meeting not only enables us to share legislative updates and information directly with APA members, but also gives us an opportunity to gather important feedback and support from psychologists in the field. PLEASE RSVP BY JULY 15 to Jess Goshow or 202/336-6062. • Continuing Education Workshop CE credits: 7 End-of-life concerns are receiving increased attention by both individual psychologists and the American Psychological Association. This INTRODUCTORY workshop is designed to help participants better understand the psychosocial issues involved and the psychologist's potential roles in end-of-life situations. Suggestions for clinical work with clients and significant others will be included, with special emphasis on cultural factors and on assessment considerations. Ethical and legal issues will be thoroughly reviewed. Leaders: James L. Werth, PhD, Radford University, and John Anderson, PhD, APA Office on AIDS, Washington, DC Sponsor: APA Continuing Education Committee For more information (fees, enrollment limit, etc.) and how to enroll online, visit http://www.apa.org/ce. • Symposium CE credits: 2 The symposium will provide an overview of the findings from the Report of the Working Group on Child Maltreatment Prevention in Community Health Centers. The panel will present an overview of the primary findings based on best available science, including benefits and challenges to integrating positive parenting programs into primary care settings, more specifically community health centers. In addition, science behind the concept of prevention as an important strategy for psychologists will be addressed, particularly when collaborating with primary care providers in the area of child maltreatment. The panel will also present a brief review of core components and effective strategies, including cultural competency, for child maltreatment prevention interventions and issues involved in implementation and evaluation of such efforts in primary care settings. Finally, the discussant will provide insights relevant to public policy and future research. Chairs: Karen J. Saywitz, PhD, University of California – Los Angeles; and Neena M. Malik, PhD, University of Miami Participants: Karen J. Saywitz, PhD, University of California – Los Angeles; Preston A. Britner, PhD, University of Connecticut; John R. Lutzker, PhD, Georgia State University; Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, Harvard University Discussant: Mark Chaffin, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Sponsors: Division 37, Division 9, Division 42, Division 43, Division 53, APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists, APA Violence Prevention Office This session will offer Continuing Education (CE) credits. There is no additional fee to attend CE sessions. There is a processing fee for claiming CE credits. • Discussion In an informal setting, staff members from NIH and other agencies will provide a brief introduction to the federal grant seeking process in general, after which participants will break into small groups with representatives from several of the following agencies chairing the discussion at designated tables: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ▪ National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) ▪ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ▪ National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ▪ National Institute on Aging (NIA) ▪ Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH (ORWH) ▪ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Women, minorities, and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to attend. Chair: Lula Beatty, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse Participants: TBD Sponsors: APA Committee on Women in Psychology, APA Women’s Programs Office • Symposium This symposium will address the topic of student-related advocacy efforts. Each year counseling, psychology and research students receive hundreds of listserv e-mails, walk past posters, and hear first-hand the importance of advocacy efforts in the field of Psychology. However, few university programs offer courses or seminars that specifically address how students can engage in advocacy on a local, state or national level, and advocacy opportunities remain in the peripheral of student professional development. The objective of this proposed discussion is to explore opportunities student have for advocacy training, ways in which students can advocate on behalf of their clients and colleagues, and how advocacy is an important and integral piece of the student and professional identity. Chair and Discussant : Diane L. Elmore, PhD, MPH, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office, Washington, DC Participants: Rachel Casas, BA, University of Iowa; Kyle Lynn Gobrogge, MSc, Science Focus, Florida State University; Sarah Szerlong, BA, University of North Dakota Sponsor: APAGS • Workshop/Convention Within a Convention/Incarceration CE credits: 2 Chair: Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, PhD, The Park School, Brookline, MA, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Participants: Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine: Using Social Science to Prevent Violent Crime; Paul Gendreau, PhD, University of New Brunswick, NB, Canada: Making Prisons Safe and Humane Settings Sponsor: APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest This session will offer Continuing Education (CE) credits. There is no additional fee to attend CE sessions. There is a processing fee for claiming CE credits • Invited Address Chair: Antoinette Zeiss, PhD, VA Central Office, Washington, DC Participant: Keith Humphreys, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care Center, Menlo Park, CA: Responding to the Psychological Impact of War on the Iraqui People and U.S. Veterans: Mixing Icing, Praying for Cake • Invited Address Participant: Charlotte J. Patterson, PhD, University of Virginia: Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents: Psychology, Law, and Policy • Conversation Hour Chair: Randall J. Cox, PhD, University of North Texas Participant: Jennifer A. Erickson Cornish, PhD, University of Denver Sponsors: APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest, APA Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology • Symposium This special symposium features presentations by the directors of APA’s Congressional and Executive Branch Science Fellowships, as well as former Congressional Fellows and the current Executive Branch Science Fellow, who have spent a year representing the science and practice of psychology in the field of federal policymaking and research administration and funding. Working as special legislative assistants in the U.S. House or Senate, Congressional Fellows engage in every facet of policymaking, including legislative and oversight work, staffing legislators at hearings, preparing briefs, and writing speeches. Executive Branch Fellows gain crucial experience in research coordination within a wide range of potential placements that previously have included the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Science Foundation. Attend this session to learn about the experiences and opportunities for psychologists in these exciting settings. Co-chairs: Diane L. Elmore, PhD, MPH, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office, Washington, DC; and Heather Kelly, PhD, APA Science Government Relations Office, Washington, DC Participants: Former APA Congressional Fellows and the current Executive Branch Science Fellow Sponsor : APA Board of Directors • Symposium: MFP Special Interest Symposium Alumni from MFP programs in psychology, social work, and psychiatry will present their research. Chair: W. Rodney Hammond, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Participants: Ayanna Brown , MD, Baylor College of Medicine: It Takes a Village: A Comprehensive Approach Addressing Mental Health Needs in At-Risk Youth; Michele Cooley-Strickland, MEd, PhD, University of California- Los Angeles: Community Violence and Youth: Affect, Behavior, Substance Exposure, and Academics ; Sean Joe, PhD, MSW, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor: Effects of Race, Immigration, Culture, and Ethnicity on Black Adolescent Self-Direct Violence Sponsor: APA Minority Fellowship Program • Symposium Chair: Gary R. VandenBos, PhD, APA Publications and Data Bases Directorate, Washington, DC Discussants: Susan J.A. Harris, BA, APA Journals, Washington, DC; Nadine Nakamura, PhD, University of California – San Diego; Howard Schaffer, PhD, Harvard University Sponsors: APA Publications and Communications Board, APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists, APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, APA Committee on Women in Psychology • Workshop/Convention Within a Convention/Incarceration CE credits: 2 These sessions examine the application of psychological science to enhance crime prevention, prison treatment, and post-release parole. Chair: Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, PhD, The Park School, Brookline, MA, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Participants: Donald A. Andrews, PhD, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada: Principles of Effective Treatment; Jennifer L. Skeem, PhD, University of California - Irvine: Probation and Parole for Those With Serious Mental Disorder; Jeremy Mills, PhD, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada: Treating Offenders with Mental Illness Sponsor: APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest This session will offer Continuing Education (CE) credits. There is no additional fee to attend CE sessions. There is a processing fee for claiming CE credits.
• Roundtable Discussion This open discussion will address critical and continuing national ethnic minority psychology training challenges. Chair: Richard M. Suinn, PhD, Colorado State University Discussion Facilitator: William D. Parham, PhD, John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hills, CA Discussants: Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, Harvard University; Frederick T.L. Leong, PhD, Michigan State University; Ena Vazquez-Nuttall, EdD, Northeastern University Sponsors: APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training (CEMRRAT2) Task Force; Division 45; APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs • Symposium Chair: James H. Bray, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine Participants: Paul A. Toro, PhD, Wayne State University: Many Faces of Homelessness: Heterogeneity of Characteristics, Needs, and Interventions; Beryl A. Cowan, PhD, Independent Practice, Concord, MA: Exploring Psychological Risk and Protection for Homelessness in Families; Seymour Z. Gross, PhD, Hennepin County Mental Health Center, Minneapolis, MN: Psychological Costs and Application of Services Among Special Populations; Joseph E. Shumacher, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham: Psychology’s Role in the Science of Homelessness Sponsor: APA Board of Directors • Conversation
Hour and Awards Presentation The APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns will present its 2009 Outstanding Achievement Awards to Sari H. Dworkin, PhD, and Margaret S. Schneider, PhD, at the Division 44/CLGBTC Awards Ceremony. Presenter: Perry Halkaitis, PhD, Chair, APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Sponsor: Division 44 • Conversation
Hour and Award Presentation The Committee on Aging (CONA) 8 th Annual Conversation Hour will be Health Care Reform in an Aging America. Dr. Diane L. Elmore will discuss how APA’s Health Care Reform efforts impact older adults. Participants will be invited to share thoughts on federal policy issues of importance. The CONA Award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging will also be presented during this hour. Refreshments will be provided. Participant: Diane L. Elmore, PhD, MPH, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office Sponsor: APA Committee on Aging • Social Hour and Award Presentation Ceremony Presented by: Lydia P. Buki, PhD, Chair, APA Committee on Women in Psychology Sponsors: Division 35, APA Committee on Women in Psychology
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