Division 45 Program APA Convention in San Francisco, August 2007

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Program Co-Chairs for Division 45, we hope you are having a good summer! We know that many of you are already planning which sessions to attend at the upcoming convention, and to help you in that process we are presenting you with the Division 45 Convention Program for San Francisco. This year the Division is co-sponsoring a Mini Conference on Ethics and Interrogations with the Division for Social Justice, therefore we are including a schedule of the Mini Convention as well (see below).

We would like to extend a special invitation for you to attend several important programs:

FRIDAY
12:00–12:50 pm   
Division 45 President's Invited Address by Dr. Hazel Markus ( Moscone Center , Room 301)

SATURDAY (all sessions will be held at the Hilton, Continental Ballroom 6, unless otherwise noted)
2:00–2:50 pm   
Presidential Address by Dr. Fred Leong

3:00–4:50 pm    
Business meeting, Fellows induction, Awards ceremony, and Presidential installation (Dr. Beth Boyd)

5:00–6:50 pm    
Social Hour

9:00 pm  
Joint Dance with Division 35 (Hilton, Continental Ballroom 5)

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

—Division 45 Program Co-Chairs (Bryan S. K. Kim, Lydia P. Buki, Pam Deters, and John Gonzalez)

Click here to view the full 2007 Div. 45 APA Convention Program.

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Mini Conference on Ethics and Interrogations: Confronting the Challenge

FRIDAY
Session 1: What are Psychologists doing in U.S. Military Detention Centers?
(Chair: Steve Sellman; 8:00–9:50 am, Moscone Center room 3016)

Session 2: What Does the Research on Interrogations Tell Us?
(Chair: Brad Olson; 10:00–11:50 am, Moscone Center room 3016)

Session 3: What is the Evolution of APA policy on Ethics and Interrogation?
(Chair: Bernice Lott; 2:00–3:50 pm, Moscone Center room 3014)

SATURDAY
Session 4:  How do Human Rights and Laws Apply to Detention Centers?
(Chair: Neil Altman; 2:00–3:50 pm, Moscone Center room 3014)

SUNDAY
Session 5: What are the Impacts of Ethnicity, Language, and Identity on Interrogations?
(Chair: Rhoda Unger; 12:00–1:50 pm, Moscone Center room 3014)

Session 6: What are the Effects of Psychological Torture and Abuse?
(Chair: Linda Woolf; 2:00–3:50 pm, Moscone Center room 3014)

Town Hall Meeting: Review and Future Directions
(Chairs: Doug Haldeman and Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter; 5:00–6:50 pm, Hilton Hotel, Plaza Room A)

MONDAY
Session 7: What Ethical Dilemmas do Psychologists Working in Detention Centers Face?
(Chair: Scott Allen; 10:00–11:50 am, Moscone Center room 3009)

Session 8:  What challenges and complexities does providing treatment to detainees entail?
(Chair: Ibrahim Kira; 12:00–1:50 pm, Moscone Center room 3009)