Become a regional trainer on HIV/AIDS issues

APA's HIV Office for Psychology Education (HOPE) seeks doctoral-level psychologists to become volunteer regional HIV/AIDS continuing-education trainers. Candidates should have HIV-related research interests as well as clinical and training experience with one or more of the following populations:

• Ethnic minorities and communities of color.
• Women.
• Children and adolescents.
• Chemically dependent people.
• Those with serious and persistent mental illness.
• Lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals as well as men who have sex with men.

Selected applicants must complete a four-hour online training program prior to attending the HOPE National Training Conference (NTC) in New Orleans in October 2005. APA awards continuing-education credit for completion of both the NTC and the online training.

Trainers should commit to training at least 30 mental health professionals within three years of attending the NTC. All HOPE trainers are eligible to offer APA continuing-education credits to workshop participants.

Applications must be received by April 22. For additional information or to request a paper application, contact Christopher Rowe, HOPE program training director, at the APA address; phone: (202) 216-7603; e-mail. Qualified applicants will be chosen to reflect the diversity of the AIDS epidemic in terms of gender, ethnicity, geographic location and populations served.

The Committee on Children, Youth and Families (CYF) is seeking nominations for two vacancies. Members are expected to assume leadership on a targeted project during their three-year term on the committee.

Each candidate should submit the following:

• A letter indicating a willingness to serve.
• A one-page description of a project promoting the application of psychological knowledge to the well-being and optimal development of children, youth and families.
• A curriculum vitae.

Committee members attend two meetings a year in Washington, D.C., with expenses reimbursed by APA, and also participate in conference calls.

Nomination materials must be received by Aug. 29. Although it is not required, candidates can submit no more than three letters supporting their nomination. Send materials to CYF Nominations, c/o Trena King, Public Interest Directorate, at the APA address; fax: (202) 336-6040;
e-mail.

Members and affiliates who have not renewed their APA journal subscriptions for 2005 should watch for renewal notices in February. For more information, contact APA Subscriptions at the APA address; phone: (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5600; TDD: (202) 336-6123; fax: (202) 336-5568; e-mail.

Dues-paid members and affiliates of APA who have ordered online access to PsycINFO's full-text and abstract databases will receive confirmation from APA within four to six weeks of their order. Members who have ordered an electronic database within the past year will have until February to place another order to ensure continued access to the databases. To submit orders, go to http://members.apa.org/access.

For more information on online access to journals and electronic subscriptions, go to http://members.apa.org. For immediate access to electronic databases, contact APA's Subscription Department at (202) 336-5600.

The Department Volunteer Network (DVN) helps APA distribute information about its services to students across the country with help from faculty volunteers. In the fall, DVN's mailings included gradPSYCH, a book catalog, member applications and student applications. For more information about the DVN or to become a DVN faculty volunteer, contact DVN via e-mail.

Former APA President Richard M. Suinn, PhD, and the Committee on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training Task Force seek nominations from ethnic-minority students for the Suinn Achievement Awards, which recognize doctoral programs in scientific and professional psychology that demonstrate excellence in the recruitment, retention and graduation of ethnic-minority students.

Three Suinn Achievement Awards will be presented at APA's 2005 Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., August 18–21.

Nominations should include the following documentation from the program or department chair:

• The name of the university and type of program.
• The number and percentage of currently enrolled ethnic-minority students.
• The number and percentage of ethnic-minority students who have earned a doctoral degree during the past five years.
• Specific information regarding the actual number of ethnic-minority students enrolled and graduated in the past five years.

Upon receipt of nomination, the nominee is required to supply supplemental information on elements of the program that contribute to its success.

The nomination deadline is May 20. Send nominations to Benjamin Siankam, special projects manager in APA's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs at the APA address; phone: (202) 336-6029; e-mail.

The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Committee seeks APAGS members to run for the following positions, which have terms beginning in August:

• Chair-elect.
• Member-at-large, education focus.
• Member-at-large, communications focus.

Committee members develop leadership skills, represent student colleagues and advocate nationally for psychology.

The application deadline is Feb. 25. Applicants must be APAGS members, actively enrolled as students in good standing in a graduate psychology program and at least two years from graduation at the time of election.

For more information, visit http://www.apa.org/apags/getinv/posdesc.html. The APAGS election takes place April 1–29. All APAGS members can vote by logging on to the APAGS Web site, http://www.apa.org/apags, during the election period.

APA's Ethics Committee and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) seek submissions for the 2005 Graduate Student Ethics Prize, which recognizes a student paper on psychology and ethics in science or research, practice, education, public interest or theory.

The winner will receive $1,000, a round-trip ticket to APA's 2005 Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., August 18–21, and three nights of hotel accommodations. The award recipient will present the winning paper at the convention to APA Ethics Committee members for comment, and it will be published in the journal Ethics and Behavior. The deadline for submission is March 18. Send papers to the APA Ethics Office, Attn: Ethics Prize, at the APA address. For more information, visit http://www.apa.org/ethics/gradprize.html. E-mail questions to Ethics Office Director Stephen Behnke, JD, PhD, with the subject heading "student ethics prize."

The Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns (CLGBC) seeks nominations for two positions beginning Jan. 1, 2006. Nominees should have experience or expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Same-sex couples and their families.
• Communities of color.
• Gender identity, gender variance and intersex individuals.
• International lesbian, gay and bisexual concerns.

The committee welcomes nominations of psychologists who are members of underrepresented groups, including those who have a disability or are ethnic minorities, bisexual or transgendered.

The committee consists of three women and three men appointed for staggered three-year terms. It reports to APA's Council of Representatives through the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. Committee members attend two committee meetings a year in Washington, D.C., with expenses reimbursed by APA. Service on the committee also involves a substantial time commitment beyond the meetings themselves.

A statement of the nominee's interests in, and qualifications for, the committee should accompany nominations, along with a curriculum vitae. Self-nominations are accepted. The deadline for nomination materials is Aug. 31. Mail nominations to CLGBC Nominations, Public Interest Directorate, at the APA address; e-mail.

Freedom From Fear, a national nonprofit mental illness advocacy group, seeks mental health professionals to join its National Campaign on Anxiety and Depression Awareness (NCADA), a yearlong public education initiative that informs the public about the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depressive illnesses and treatment networks. Those who join NCADA are invited to participate in National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day on May 4, 2005. Members also benefit from a year-round referral network, toll-free number and Web site, as well as Freedom From Fear's Survival Kit CD-ROM. There is no cost to join NCADA.

For more information or to join NCADA, call Jeanine Christiana at (718) 351-1717, ext. 21, or visit http://www.freedomfromfear.org and click on National Campaign on Anxiety and Depression Awareness. The deadline to join is Feb. 25.

--Z. STAMBOR