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Like the Web itself, APA's Web site (www.apa.org) is growing, with new services and features being added continually. The Monitor has started this column to help keep members abreast of the many developments of APA's electronic services. So visit here each month to find the latest news on what's happening at APA Online.
Free Full-text journal articles
APA Online, in conjunction with APA's Journals department, is "giving it away." On the psychologists page of the APA's Web site, members will find free, full-text journal articles. Each month a series of new electronic articles will be posted. These articles will be on topics of particular relevance or interest to the psychological community. To find the most recent full-text articles, go to www.apa.org/psychologists, or go to APA's home page at www.apa.org and click on "Psychologists." An archive of all give-away full-text articles is also available.
New features added to APA Web sites
APA Online has added new features to two of its popular Web sites,
psyclaw.org and psycpractitioner.com
Psyclaw.org, a forum for psychology law topics, now includes more news features on critical issues in psychology and the law. The site also has included a new section on family law, which offers resources on issues related to adoption, child abuse, child custody, divorce and domestic violence. Also included is an exhaustive list of governmental and organizational resources, case and international law, and print resources for those working in these areas. The newly updated site will also feature an interactive response section. Visitors can now suggest areas of information that they would like to see included on the site.
Psyclaw.org will continue to gather critical information pertaining to both psychologists and lawyers, including APA's amicus briefs, continuing education, advocacy and public policy, government resources and disability law.
Psycpractitioner.com, a resource for practitioners, has also undergone similar changes. The site will now feature more news features and provide an interactive response section to help keep the site up-to-date with emerging issues for mental health practitioners. Over the coming months the site will also become more focused on issues related to specific areas of practice, such as women's issues or working with elderly patients. The site will continue to bring an exhaustive list of resources directed at the mental health practitioner community, including information on continuing education, ethics, patient handout material and insurance.
--B. BEISEL
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