CALENDAR

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MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS

July

12-15: Trauma psychology: training course for mental health professionals and teachers, Columbia, Mo., sponsored by the International Center for Psychosocial Trauma. This is a hands-on workshop dedicated to provide practical information and training to individuals working with trauma victims in school and non-school settings. Contact: Maxine Little, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, N119 School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, (573) 884-6136, e-mail: LittleM@health.missouri.edu.

16-17: Fourth international conference on working with traumatized children and their families, Columbia, Mo., sponsored by the International Center for Psychosocial Trauma. This conference explores the effects of violence on children, and aids to recovery. Contact: Maxine Little, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, N119 School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, (573) 884-6136, e-mail: LittleM@health.missouri.edu.

16-18: Penn School of Social Work presents the first annual conference on intimate violence, Philadelphia, co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute and the Northeast Regional Children's Advocacy Center, Philadelphia. This multidisciplinary conference features topics of intimate partner violence, elder abuse and child maltreatment. Contact:Renee Barron, (215) 898-5503, fax: (215) 573-2099, e-mail: rjbarron@ssw.upenn.edu.

August

20-24: 107th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Boston. Contact: APA Convention Office, (202) 336-6020, 750 First St., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, www.apa.org.

September

23-24: Nonverbal Listening Disabilities, Rutland, Vt. Speakers include Byron P. Rourke, Ph.D., FRSC and Sue Thompson, MA, CET. Contact: Dean Mooney, (802) 446-3577, e-mail: ljmooney@yahoo.com.

26-29: The International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) is sponsoring its seventh annual "What works research conference," together with the third annual Community Corrections Act (CCA) Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. Topics for the six in-depth research presentations are assessing dangerousness, assessing domestic violence, assessing juvenile violence, driving while impaired intervention, sex-offender intervention and gang-member interventions. Contact: ICCA 1999 Conference, P.O. Box 1987, La Crosse, WI 54602-1987, (608) 785-0200, fax: (608) 784-5335, e-mail: icca@execpc.com.

October

1: The Broward and Dade County Chapters of the Florida Psychological Association are sponsoring "Domestic violence: a symposium," Miami. Contact: Maureen Kenny, (954) 370-2472.

2-7: The American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) national conference "Excellence, expertise and experience: the elements of best practice," Anaheim, Calif.,will focus on health-information management and health-care issues. Contact: www.ahima.org/1999conv/1999.call.html.

6-10: The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History will present its 84th annual conference, Detroit, Mich. Contact: Center for Multicultural Leadership, 1028 Dole Human Development Center, Lawrence, KS 66045, (785) 864-3990, fax: (785) 864-3994.

14-17: The 76th annual meeting of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), "Rehabilitation: creating the state of the art," Orlando, Fla., is designed to bring together all health-care professionals with an interest in rehabilitation research, education, service and therapy. Contact: ACRM, 4700 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60025, (847) 375-6325, e-mail: info@acrm.org, web site: www.acrm.org.

19-24: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 46th annual meeting, Chicago, Contact: AACAP Meetings Department, 3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20016-3007, e-mail: meetings@aacap.org, web site: www.aacap.org.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 14th annual conference "Undergraduate teaching of psychology: ideas and innovations," April 5-7, Ellenville, N.Y., sponsored by SUNY Farmingdale is accepting proposals for presentations concerning "Ideas and innovations in the teaching of psychology." Research papers, workshops and roundtable discussions will be considered.The deadline for all proposals is Oct. 22. Contact: Gene Idenbaum, Department of Psychology, SUNY Farmingdale, Farmingdale, NY 11735, (516) 420-2725, fax: (516) 420-2452, e-mail: Idenbea@farmingdale.edu.

The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships seeks papers for a special issue on HIV/AIDS and personal relationships. Topics such as self-disclosure, the quality and character of personal relationships, quality of life, symptomatology, adherence to treatment and interactions with health-care providers are among those that fit the focus of this special issue. Papers are invited from all disciplines and methodological perspectives. Papers will demonstrate how concepts and research derived from the study of social and personal relationships are useful in understanding relationship issues in living with HIV/AIDS, as well as understanding how HIV seropositive individuals and their significant others cope with adversity and the demands of living with the disease. Authors should consult the editorial policy of the journal regarding submissions. Four copies of the manuscript must be submitted by April 1, 2000. Contact: Valerian J. Derlega, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0267, e-mail: vderlega@odu.edu.

American Psychology-Law Society 2000 Biennial Conference to be held March 9-12 in New Orleans is accepting submissions for symposia, papers, and posters. Proposals may not exceed 1500 words and must include (a) a 150-word abstract; (b) a face sheet with names and affiliations of all authors, and contact information for the primary author; and, (c) a legal size, stamped envelope addressed to the primary author. Please indicate whether a paper submission may be considered for a poster, if not accepted as a poster. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 15. Contact: Marisa Pynchon, BRP, US Secret Service, 950 H St., N.W., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20001.

FYI

The Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts, Boston is pleased to invite all APA Annual Convention goers and their guests to an "Afternoon at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on the Boston Harbor," Sunday, Aug. 22, 1-5 p.m. There will be a special reduced rate for APA Annual Convention goers for an hour tour of the library. After the tour, there will be a reception on the harbor adjoining the library. Directions can be found under "Getting here" at the UMass department web site http://psych.umb.edu/. Those planning on attending should contact the UMB Psychology Department by sending an e-mail to Psychology@umb.edu with your APA membership number and number of guests in your party.

A new brochure entitled Taking care: depression, women and intimacy, available free to consumers and health-care professionals, addresses depression--its symptoms, treatments and impact on relationships--as it relates specifically to women. The brochure overviews why depression is more common in women, offers advice on selecting the right health care professional and discusses what to consider when starting antidepressant therapy. For copies of the brochure, contact (800) 577-8550, web site: www.IntimacyAndDepression
.com.

Behavioral Measurement Database Services (BMDS) publishes a semi-annual newsletter, "The Behavioral Measurement Letter," containing original articles dealing with innovative approaches to measurement issues in psychosocial and health sciences. Contact: Evelyn Perloff, Director, BMDS, PO Box 110287, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-0787, (412) 687-6850, fax: (412) 687-5213, e-mail: bmdshapi@aol.com.

PROGRAMS

Society for the Study of School Psychology introduces its annual General Purpose Awards competition. The society supports research and related scholarly activity in school psychology and is pleased to announce the four awards made in the 1999 funding cycle to: Cheryl McNeil, West Virginia University, "Evaluation of training procedures for the dissemination of a whole-classroom approach to managing disruptive behavior," $12,032.50; Thomas Oakland, University of Florida, "Publishing in scholarly English language journals: contributions of school psychologists from developing countries," $2,060; Linda Reddy, Farleigh Dickinson University, "Family ecological training project," $8,716; and Marley Watkins, Penn State University, "Cognitive and academic performance characteristics of a national sample of students enrolled in special education," $5,147. Submission for the 2000 General Purpose Awards proposals is Feb. 15. Contact: Beeman N. Phillips, SSSP Past President, Department of Educational Psychology, SZB 504, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1296, (512) 471-4407, (512) 471-4155, e-mail: beeman.phillips@mail.utexas.
edu.

The Association for the Supervision and Curriculum Development (ACSD) has announced application guidelines for grants under the ACSD Health in Education Initiative, a new program seeking to create a greater awareness of public health among adolescents and educators, made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Ten grants up to $20,000 annually for two years (total: $40,000) will be awarded to middle schools, junior high or high schools that work with a community-based public health organization to develop programs to heighten student awareness of public health issues, methods and careers. Projects will be selected based on their innovativeness, potential effectiveness in increasing student knowledge of public health, integration with other elements of the curriculum, incorporation of a strong experiential learning component, and potential for replication. Contact: Janis Tomlinson, Project Director, ASCD Health in Education Initiative, 1703 North Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311-1714, (703) 575-5622, fax: (703) 575-5408, e-mail: Health@acsd.org.

The University of Iowa Center on Aging announces the continuation of an institutional National Research Service Award for full-time research training in aging. Applicants should select a University of Iowa faculty sponsor and develop a research proposal. Stipends based on NIH guidelines and some funds for tuition, research supplies and travel are available for eight pre- and eight post-doctoral trainees through the year 2000.The deadline for applications is Sept. 20 for 12-month positions with starting dates of Oct. 1 through April 30. Applications will be reviewed until all positions are filled. Contact: Lori Benz, University of Iowa Center on Aging, 300 CMAB, Iowa City, IA 52242, web site: www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/.

--Compiled by L. Mattas-Curry



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