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  Monitor on Psychology
Volume 39, No. 5 May 2008

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Table of Contents
Print version: page 6

On the cover
APA's convention, Aug. 14-17



In this month's issue:

TIME CAPSULE
Husbands, rate your wives
A psychologist's attempt to improve marriages provides an interesting glimpse into the social norms of the 1930s—and into one of the first matchmaking services.

SCIENCE WATCH
Outside language looking in
Deaf people with no language exposure provide a window into basic cognition.

Enhancing worker well-being
Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress and health.
 

Ending interpersonal violence
APA convenes a two-day summit to focus on one of society's most entrenched problems.
 

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
Taking it to the hill
Psychologists share their expertise on trauma, violence and abuse with federal policy-makers.

PRACTICE PROFILE
Assessing pain's complexity
A psychologists' collaborative approach is helping women keep their emotional well-being intact.

HOW TO
Make the most of one session
Some tips practitioners can use to make a big difference in 60 minutes or less.
 

State leaders convene in Washington
Psychology's state, regional and territorial association leaders discuss practitioners'challenges and take their message to Capitol Hill.

Are our students learning?
Psychologists lead the charge to broadly define the effectiveness of college education.

ETHICS ROUNDS
Multiple relationships in campus counseling centers: A vignette
Campus counseling centers are unique settings that often provide trainees experience in handling multiple relationships at an early stage in their careers.

Psychology Xposed
Mainstream media look to APA to explain the news of the day.

Meet APA's new CFO
Archie Turner joins APA after 14 years of overseeing The National Academies' finances.

Shorter articles, more research
The new School Psychology Quarterly editor will focus on building an empirical research base.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
APF supports student research
Donor spotlight
APF thanks donors


DEPARTMENTS

Letters
President's column
From the CEO
In Brief
On the Record
On Your Behalf
Judicial notebook
Random Sample
Perspective on Practice
Speaking of Education
APA News
Division spotlight
Personalities
Staff


UPFRONT

Which service members are most at risk for PTSD?
Internship shortfall continues for graduate students
Psychology faculty's top salaries
New system ranks HIV/AIDS interventions
Economic recession: A self-fulfilling prophecy?

 
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