Comment on biofeedback, clinical health psychology petitions

APA's Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP) invites members to comment on two documents:

* A petition for the recognition of biofeedback: applied psychophysiology as a proficiency, submitted by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America.

* A petition for the renewal of clinical health psychology as a specialty, submitted by APA's Div. 38 (Health).

Both petitions can be read at www.apa.org/crsppp. A 60-day comment and public notice period for each--which began Feb. 1--is required before CRSPPP can consider the petitions. Comments will be accepted through April 2.

Submit comments to Joan Freund, APA Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Training, at the APA address; e-mail: jfreund@apa.org.

Win a prize through APAGS membership contest

The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) and the APA Membership Office are offering prizes to graduate student affiliates of APA who recruit new student members in February. The first 400 students who submit three new student applications will receive a free copy of the APA Publication Manual. The student who recruits the most new members in February wins a $250 American Express travel gift check. A second-place winner will receive a personal digital assistant; the third-place winner will receive $100; and three fourth-place winners will get free registration for APA's 2004 Annual Convention in Honolulu, July 28-Aug. 1.

For more information and APAGS membership applications, contact Betsy Horrocks at (202) 216-7619; e-mail: ehorrocks@apa.org.

Learn to navigate theinternship application process

The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students will host a pre-convention internship workshop on July 27 in Honolulu, prior to APA's 2004 Annual Convention. The workshop will offer students tips on finding a psychology internship and guidance on the application and Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers Match process. Participants will receive a free copy of "Internships in Psychology: The APAGS Workbook for Writing Successful Applications and Finding the Right Match" (APA, 2004). Registration began in January, and the cost is $25 for APAGS members and $30 for nonmembers. Registration after June 15 will cost $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. For more information and to register, visit www.apa.org/apags.

Cast your vote for APAGS officers

Graduate students: Mark your calendars for the upcoming APAGS officer elections, which will be held March 22 through April 16. APAGS members can read about candidates and vote online at www.apa.org/apags. For more information, contact Betsy Horrocks at ehorrocks@apa.org.

Stories, materials wanted on VA service

APA's Archives is seeking archival materials and historical accounts from those who worked or trained at the Veterans Administration (VA) between 1946 and 1970. The archives is especially interested in information from psychologists who participated in E. Lowell Kelly's VA Selection Research Project. For more information and to share materials and stories, contact Wade E. Pickren, PhD, APA historian and director of archives, at the APA address; (202) 336-5645; e-mail: wpickren@apa.org.

Recognize a colleague's work on lesbian, gay and bisexual issues

APA's Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns (CLGBC) seeks candidates for the Outstanding Achievement Award, which recognizes psychologists for significant contributions to the mission of CLGBC. The group's mission is to:

* Study and evaluate how the issues and concerns of lesbian, gay male and bisexual psychologists can be best addressed.

* Encourage objective and unbiased research on lesbian, gay male, and bisexual adults and youth, and on the social impact of such research.

* Examine the consequences of stereotypes about lesbian, gay male, and bisexual adults and youth in clinical practice.

* Develop educational materials for distribution to psychologists.

* Recommend ways to integrate gay, lesbian and bisexual issues into APA activities to further the civil and legal rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual psychologists.

Nominees may have contributed to the mission either through direct CLGBC service or independent work of a scientific, professional, educational, leadership or political nature.

The nomination deadline is May 1. Nominations should include a letter of no more than 500 words that highlights the nominee's achievements, a current curriculum vitae and the names of three people who have been asked to write reference letters. Members of CLGBC and of APA's Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns Program staff are not eligible nominees. Send nomination materials to CLGBC Awards, Public Interest Directorate, at the APA address.

--J. CHAMBERLIN