Get ready! The 2011 APA Convention
will be held in Washington D.C. from
August 4th–7th. We’ve got a fantastic
program scheduled for this year,
featuring SoAP (Division 50)-sponsored
symposia and poster presentations
that will be of broad interest to SoAP
clinicians, policy makers, research
scientists, and students. A diverse
range of addictive behaviors
will be covered, including
alcohol, marijuana, nicotine
and other drug problems, as
well as disordered gambling
and eat ing behaviors.
Research and clinical
presentations of relevance
to populations across the
lifespan and across cultures
are wel l represented,
including a special poster
session dedicated to issues
pertaining to addictive
behaviors in adolescents
and young adults.
The SoAP (Division 50) has
collaborated closely with Division 28
(Psychopharmacology and Substance
Abuse) to sponsor and/or co-sponsor a
total of 14 symposia and 3 poster sessions,
all on cutting-edge developments in
basic and applied research as well as
on clinical issues. One thematic thread
that runs through this year’s program
is that of change and innovation. That
is, as the addictions field advances,
so to do the needs for treatment,
research, and policy. Accordingly, in
this year’s program timely issues such
as the implications of health care
reform for addictions treatment, and
diagnosis under the framework of
the DSM-V will be featured topics in
SoAP-sponsored symposia. Further, as
research, prevention, and treatment
approaches for addictive behaviors
increasingly rely on the Internet and
other innovative technologies, many of our presentations will be oriented
around these approaches.
We are excited to present SoAP's 2011 APA Convention Programming. The following 2 links will provde all the details you need to schedule your convention planning accordingly.
Overview of SoAP Programming for 2011 APA Convention
Detailed outline of SoAP 2011 APA Convention Programming
As in previous years, the SoAP and Division 28, with generous support from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), will co-sponsor an Early Career Social Hour and Poster Session, during which early career members will have the opportunity to present their work and meet other SoAP members. The SoAP is proud to support student and early career investigators.
Our division is fortunate to receive
substantial federal funding for invited
speakers and travel awards from
NIAAA and NIDA. The mission of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH),
such as NIDA and NIAAA, is to support
the scientific research necessary to
alleviate drug and alcohol abuse,
dependence and related medical andpublic health problems. Many resources
(e.g., assessments, prevention and
treatment interventions) for substance
abuse have been developed by or
with the support of NIDA and NIAAA
and are used by practitioners in a
wide range of settings. With this in
mind, the SoAP and Division 28 have
collaborated with NIAAA and NIDA to
cosponsor two workshops: “Helping
Patients Who Drink Too Much—Using
the NIAAA Clinician’s Guide,” and
our “Grant Writing Workshop.” We
anticipate these workshops will
be of significant interest to SoAP
members, so please pre-register
by e-mailing division50apa@gmail.com. In addition, NIAAA
will once again co-sponsor several
SoAP special events that focus on
understanding the role of selfregulation
in addictive behaviors.
These events emphasize both
SoAP’s and NIAAA’s interest in
promoting the exchange between
the clinical practice and research
communities.
This year we are especially pleased
to offer a Practitioners’ Town Hall
meeting. The goal of this event is to
provide a forum for clinical, educational,
policy and other practitioners who use
NIDA’s and NIAAA’s research findings to
communicate their needs to NIH staff
members from the two Institutes. This
might include a need for epidemiologic
information, therapy approaches and
techniques, academic course material,
information about substance use
consequences, assessment instruments,
training standards, etc.
Practitioners, rather than researchers
or grantees, are the target audience
for this event but of course the Town
Hall meeting is open to all convention
attendees. This might include clinical
psychologists, human resources and
workplace psychologists, educational
and assessment psychologists,prevention and resilience program
developers and implementers, policy
makers, pharmacologists, teachers,
supervisors, those who work in primary
care settings, psychologists who work
with special populations or on special
issues, ethicists, organizational and
industrial consultants, counselors,
military psychologists, forensic
psychologists, etc.
In addition to voicing questions at the event itself, practitioners also will have the opportunity to send in issues and/or questions in advance. This will allow members of the audience to have the opportunity to anonymously voice their needs and concerns.
This event will be held on Friday, August 5th. Details about the specific time and location will be posted in your Convention Program and also will benoted in the Summer issue of TAN. We look forward to seeing you there!
In addition to the Annual Convention,
Washington, DC, boasts a huge number
of attractions, including cultural and
historical landmarks, and myriad forms
of family entertainment. These include
the world famous Smithsonian Museums;
Botanic Gardens; National Cathedral;
the Holocaust Museum; Capitol Hill;
the National Zoo; Georgetown shopping
and dining; the historic C&O Canal
in Georgetown or tackling the scenic
Mount Vernon trail, which begins just
across the Potomac River near Arlington
Cemetery; and going to theater/music
performances (buy half-price same-day
theater tickets at Ticket Place at 407
7th Street).
Last but certainly not least, we would
like to thank members of the Program
Committee whose expedient and
thoughtful reviews provided important
guidance in making difficult decisions aswe developed this outstanding program.
Committee Members include Nancy
Barnett, Christopher Barrick, Clara
Bradizza, Scott Coffey, Suzanne Colby,
Lorraine Collins, Gerard Connors, Rina
Eiden, Kerry Grohman, Denise Hein,
David Hodgins, Greg Homish, Rebecca
Houston, John Hustad, Kristina Jackson,
Joseph LaBrie, Carl Lejuez, Steve
Maisto, Sherry McKee, Matt Martens,
Paige Ouimette, Damaris Rohsenow,
Amy Rubin, Julie Schumacher, Jeff
Simons, Paul Stasiewicz, Matthew
Tull, Tamara Wall, and Ken Weingardt.
Assistants to the Program Chair include
Rachel Bachrach, Jeff Wardell, and
Leah Vermont. As always, we would like
to offer a huge thank you to Jennifer
Buckman for her behind the scenes
contributions to make it all happen.