Volume 40, No. 5 May 2009
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Monitor on Psychology Volume 40, No. 5 May 2009 |
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Division spotlight Div. 3 members: Stick together at APA's convention Div. 3 (Experimental) encourages members to register early for convention and book rooms in the Intercontinental Toronto Centre Hotel. Not only is the hotel the nearest to the convention center, but being there will allow interaction by having all Div. 3 members in one place. For more details about the Div. 3 schedule and convention programming, visit www.apa.org/divisions/div3/Newsletter.htm.
Div. 15 conference held during APA's convention Div. 15 (Educational) will sponsor a daylong conference on the teaching of educational psychology on Aug. 5, the day before APA's Annual Convention in Toronto. The registration fee is $100. A reduced fee is available for students. For additional information, contact Eric Anderman, PhD.
Engage the community with Div. 17 More than 100 youth and adult community members, counseling psychologists and graduate students learned how to give back to the community by participating in a "Youth and Community Violence Training" event in Dorchester, Mass., before APA's 2008 Annual Convention, in Boston. The event was sponsored by Div. 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) and the Boston Ten-Point Coalition. Div. 17 will continue this tradition with community engagement events in Toronto by partnering with Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services. Access Alliance works to promote health and well-being and improve access to services for immigrants and refugees in Toronto by addressing medical, social, economic and environmental issues. Find out how to get involved by contacting Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, EdD, Rebecca Toporek, PhD or Chanda Corbett, PhD.
Div. 19 member writes about Abu Ghraib lessons Div.19 (Society for Military Psychology) fellow and past-president Col. Paul T. Bartone, PhD, recently published a National Defense University report on "Lessons of Abu Ghraib: Understanding and Preventing Prisoner Abuse in Military Operations." Analyzing several investigation reports, Bartone identifies the key psychological, social and policy factors that contributed to misconduct and abuse of prisoners. He also provides policy recommendations for preventing similar breakdowns in the future. The report is available at www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/defense_horizons/DefenseHorizon64.pdf.
Div. 55 announces three awards Div. 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy) seeks nominations for three annual awards: • The Div. 55 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Prescriptive Authority–National Level award is presented to a Div. 55 member for efforts promoting prescriptive authority through writing, speaking or involvement in committees at the national level. • The Div. 55 Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Prescriptive Authority–State Level Award recognizes work at the state level such as the formation of a task force, introduction of legislation and similar advocacy efforts. • The $500 Div. 55 Dr. Patrick H. DeLeon Prize, in honor of APA 2000 President Patrick H. DeLeon, PhD, JD, MPH, rewards a graduate student for a paper on the subject of psychopharmacology or the advancement of the prescriptive authority movement. The deadline for the prescriptive authority awards is May 1. The deadline for the Patrick H. DeLeon prize is May 30. Send nominations to E. Mario Marquez, PhD. —J. Clark |
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