Announcements

Call for Papers: Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology

Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology is seeking submissions for a special issue on the psychologies of human rights, guest edited by Gabriel Twose (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues) and Christopher Cohrs (Jacobs University Bremen). The editors are seeking empirical research, theoretical papers and review articles on how the concept of human rights — as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — is used in psychological research and practice. They welcome papers on different levels of analysis, including individuals' attitudes and behaviors, relations of human rights to social injustice and inequality, and cultural variability in conceptions and correlates of human rights. As such, a global diversity of perspectives is encouraged, particularly from the developing world.

Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Attitudes to human rights, how they may be affected, and how they materialize in behavioral intentions and behavior concerning human rights (e.g., volunteering advocacy, donations).

• Human rights in cultural and political contexts (e.g., cross-cultural differences in conceptions of Human rights, the use of human rights for political agendas).

• Human rights in the practice of psychology and professional work of psychologists (e.g., interrogation/national security, human trafficking, therapeutic work in conflict settings).

Please submit extended abstracts (500-750 words) to Gabriel Twose by April 30, 2013. If your submission is selected, the editors will then request a full paper to go through peer review.

Call for Proposals: Intelligence Interviewing and Interrogation Research

The U.S. Government is now accepting proposals for a behavioral science research project that studies the role of culture in social influence. Much of the current research on persuasion and influence has been conducted in a limited number of countries on college-student samples, and may not generalize to non-Western populations or to inter-cultural settings where contact occurs across cultural, national or ethnic boundaries. This project aims to enhance the current body of research by using laboratory or field studies to examine the role of culture in persuasion and influence interactions — in organizational settings, negotiations or interviewing and interrogation. The proposal should:

1. Identify cultural processes or dimensions that may impact the effectiveness of influence or persuasion and design an experimental paradigm to examine these effects on the processes or outcomes of influence.

2. Conduct experimental studies on shifts in attitudes, beliefs or behavior that result form influence or persuasion.

Outcomes may include publications or conference presentations on cultural dimensions or processes that affect how receptive or resistant individuals are to various influence tactics. For more information, please contact Susan Brandon or visit the Federal Business Opportunities website, Solicitation #202200. The deadline for submission is June 3, 2013.

Call for Submissions: PsyCh Journal

PsyCh Journal was launched in 2012 as China's first international psychology journal. Edited by Lars-Göran Nilsson and Kan Zhang, it is the flagship journal of the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences — the only national psychology research institute in China. The journal is published twice a year and includes peer reviewed research articles, research reports and integrated research reviews spanning the entire spectrum of scientific psychology and its applications. The content includes empirical and theoretical research in psychology and interdisciplinary sciences, with topics ranging from physiological and systems perspectives to individual, group and society approaches. It is devoted to exploring basic mechanisms of the human mind and behavior and applying psychological science to improve understanding of culture and society.

Call for Papers: Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Counselling Psychology Quarterly is an international interdisciplinary journal presenting empirical research articles, research-based systematic reviews and research-informed conceptual papers, which are relevant to counselling psychology as a scientific discipline and profession. The journal welcomes submissions that reflect counselling psychology articles globally, including such topics as counselling, psychotherapy, approaches to mental and psychological health that encourage a non-pathologizing and empowering approach to consumers of the services, and international issues related to training in and practice of counselling psychology. The journal is particularly keen to encourage submissions that will be of immediate practical relevance to counselling psychologists throughout the world. The journal welcomes submissions from diverse methodological and theoretical standpoints.

Einstein College of Medicine Summer Institute in Global Health

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Center for Public Health Sciences is accepting applications for its 2013 Summer Institute in Global Health. In this 10-day intensive course, participants will explore complex health and research challenges in global communities while studying in India at the Birla Institute of Technology - Pilani, Goa Campus. The course will take place June 24-July 6, 2013. Opportunities include:

• Studying for 10 days in Goa, India with Einstein and Indian faculty.
• Learning diverse research methodologies.
• Developing research projects to execute in your own professional settings.
• Earning three credits of course work.

The Summer Institute is ideal for graduate and undergraduate students in the social sciences, premedical and medical students, healthcare professionals and other trainees looking to enhance their global research skills abroad. Additional information is available on the Center for Public Health Sciences website. Applications are due April 15, 2013.

Sign up Now: APA International Learning Partner Programs in China and Cuba

Join APA-sponsored professional visits to promote mutual learning, collaboration and exchange.

June 15-22, 2013 — China

Participants will meet with Chinese colleagues in Beijing and Xi'an to explore philosophies of mental and behavioral health care, theoretical underpinnings of treatment, integrated care models, behavioral health emergencies, and other means of support for patients in China. This program will be led by Barry Anton, PhD, and Carol Goodheart, EdD. Details and registration is available on the Professionals Abroad website.

Nov. 3-8, 2013 — Cuba

Participants will meet with Cuban colleagues to discuss major health issues and psychology's unique role in health care and health education in Cuba. The program will include one "mini-conference" day with presentations and exchange with Cuban psychologists on research/application topics. There will be an optional extension until Nov. 10 for those who would like to visit rural Cuba. This program will be led by Suzanne Bennett Johnson, PhD. Details and registration will soon be available on the Professionals Abroad website.

Health Volunteers Overseas: Mental Health Program in Bhutan

Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the availability and quality of health care in developing countries through the training and education of local health care providers. HVO is currently recruiting volunteers for its Mental Health program in Thimphu, Bhutan. This program seeks to facilitate the training of mental health students to become remote village-based providers of mental health assessment, support and medication treatment and triage of critical cases to the National Referral Hospital. Volunteers also work to strengthen existing Bhutanese Mental Health services through daily clinical service, staff training, consultation and support services. Additionally, volunteers assist in developing the mental health curriculum for staff and students, as well as educational material for patients and families that integrate western mental health and indigenous Bhutanese cultural values and techniques. Volunteers must be licensed to practice psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or clinical social work in the United States, Canada, Australia or the United Kingdom and have more than five years professional experience. Volunteers serve a minimum of three months. Additional information is available on the Health Volunteers Overseas website.

NGOabroad: Psychologists Needed Internationally

NGOabroad helps professionals enter or advance in international humanitarian work and provides customized international volunteer opportunities in Africa, Asia and South America. Currently, NGOabroad is in need of psycholgists for volunteer positions in the following areas:

• Gender Based Violence: Congolese
  The Congo has a high rate of sexual violence, both domestically and as a weapon of war. NGOabroad enlists psychologists to help in our Congolese refugee community in Uganda.
• Post-Conflict: Sierra Leone & Uganda
  Children were orphaned by a gruesome civil war and are just now being placed with families. People witnessed horrors during this war. Psychologists are needed to work with PTSD and help youth grow in a positive direction.
• From Hell to Healing: Gulu, Uganda
  This region of Uganda was devastated by war as boys were kidnapped to fight as child soldiers. People are needed with experience in sexual abuse, assault and trauma; art and play therapy with kids; the use of sports, music, drama and dance as therapeutic modalities; and fundraising, grant-writing and development.
• Domestic Violence: Cameroon
  Teach anger management and conflict resolution to husbands, parents and teachers to reduce domestic and interpersonal violence.
• Alcohol Abuse: Kenya & Bolivia
  Help launch substance abuse programs, including education campaigns, prevention and treatment. Work with families or directly with kids. Spanish is essential for the Bolivia program.
• Abused Children: Ghana & Honduras
  Kids have been abducted and forced into child labor for five to six years. Focus on helping them catch up in school, and help develop this program. Work with kids who have been abused or orphaned.

All positions are volunteer. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no end date. See the NGOabroad website for more information.

IIE Scholar Rescue Fund: Syrian Higher Education in Crisis

In response to the needs of academics and students impacted by the protracted conflict in Syria, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and IIE's Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis has launched the Syria Scholarship portal, which aims to connect Syrian students with scholarship opportunities abroad. The portal is now live, and students from Syria can begin searching scholarship opportunities immediately. The Syrian Scholarship portal includes listings of full and partial scholarships offered by more than 40 universities around the world for Syrian students, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. New scholarship opportunities will be added as universities continue to join the consortium. The portal also connects Syrian scholars who need assistance with IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund and universities offering to host scholars.

If you would like to offer full or partial scholarships for students or host threatened scholars, you can join the IIE Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis or make a donation to assist Syrian students.

Join the Roster of Members with Experience Outside the US (ROMEO)

APA's Committee on International Relations in Psychology is seeking nominations for a roster of psychologists with international expertise outside the United States. The ROMEO database (Roster Of Members with Expertise Outside the United States) cross-references psychologists by substantive and geographical areas of expertise. It will be used to nominate colleagues as speakers, reviewers and contacts for issues relevant to international psychology perspectives. APA is actively seeking entries for this database. To submit information for this resource, please fill out the online questionnaire at Survey Gizmo.

Eligible psychologists must:

• Be experts in a substantive area of research/scholarship (have authored or co-authored at least three publications in each substantive area of expertise).

• Have substantial experience in a geographical region outside the United States.

 Please direct any questions to the APA Office of International Affairs.

IUPsys Launches New Web Resource: Psychology Resources Around the World

The International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) and Psychology Press launched a new global Web resource. Psychology Resources Around the World is the "go-to" site for information on the institutions, organizations and structure of psychology in every country around the world. In addition, there are pages with links to psychology networks, a compendium of ethics codes of psychology organizations, country overview articles, links to data and publication archives and more. Readers are welcomed to browse the site and suggest entries.

Participate in the Forum on Education Abroad’s Curriculum and Teaching Project

The Forum on Education Abroad has launched a new initiative to identify best practices in curriculum design and teaching abroad that will help to advance the education abroad field. Through compiling resources and best practice examples from across the curriculum, the Curriculum and Teaching Project is identifying the range of approaches to curriculum development and teaching in education abroad. The final product will be an online resource center containing a full complement of tools and information, including oral and written interviews with faculty who have taught abroad, sample syllabi and course descriptions and program profiles. Faculty who have been involved in designing and teaching an education abroad course that is notable in its structure, content, program delivery or relationship to the host country should visit the project’s website to learn how to become part of this initiative.

Help Develop Wikipedia's Women of Psychology

Leaders from APA Divisions 52 (International Psychology), 35 (Psychology of Women) and 12 (Clinical Psychology) have begun a project to increase the number of eminent female psychologists represented on Wikipedia. The first stage of this project will involve creating a list of notable women who have contributed to the field of psychology. Inclusion of women psychologists from outside the United States. is particularly welcome.

For more information or to nominate people for this list, visit the project's website on Wikipedia. For further questions, please contact Lynn Collins.