APA’s 2006 Annual
Convention will once again offer cross-cutting programs
sponsored by three or more APA divisions. The groups
voluntarily collaborated to propose these innovative,
cross-cutting programs, which were evaluated and accepted by
the APA Board of Convention Affairs’ Central Programming
Working Group based on criteria such as the programs’
originality, relevance to division and APA members, and overall
quality. The 2006 cross-cutting programs are:
• “Assessing
Capacity in Older Adults,” Friday, Aug. 11, co-sponsored
by Divs. 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), 20 (Adult
Development and Aging) and 41 (American Psychology-Law
Society). This symposium seeks to provide an understandable
conceptual framework, clear practice resources and relevant
clinical knowledge to clinical psychologists, gerontologists,
lawyers and family members who address issues of capacity with
older adults. Chair: Norman Abeles, PhD, Michigan State
University. Participants: Jennifer Moye, PhD, VA Boston
Healthcare System; Dan Marson, JD, PhD, University of Alabama
at Birmingham; Norman Abeles, PhD; Sara Honn Qualls, PhD,
University of Colorado. Discussant: Michael Smyer, PhD,
Boston College.
• “Promoting
Integrated Treatment: The Intersection of Addiction,
Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation,” Friday, Aug. 11,
co-sponsored by Divs. 22 (Rehabilitation), 28 (Psychopharmacology
and Substance Abuse), 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) and 50
(Addictions). This symposium aims to define the problems of and
identify the best leads on how to treat persons of all ages with
substance use disorders and cognitive impairments. It will include
discussions of problem definition, neuropsychological assessment,
innovative translational research, novel interventions and
computer-facilitated rehabilitation. Chair: Marsha E. Bates, PhD,
Rutgers. Participants: Douglass Johnson-Greene, PhD, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine; Kenneth M. Adams, PhD, University of
Michigan Medical Center; Efrat Aharonovich, PhD, Columbia
University; John D. Corrigan, PhD, Ohio State University; Kerry
Grohman, PhD, University at Buffalo of the State University of New
York. Discussant: Mark S. Goldman, PhD, National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
• “Infusing
Diversity into Psychology: Challenge, Initiative and
Commitment,” Friday, Aug. 11, co-sponsored by Divs. 17
(Society of Counseling Psychology), 35 (Society for the
Psychology of Women), 42 (Independent Practice) and 45 (Society
for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues). This
symposium presents interdivisional efforts to promote and
infuse cultural diversity into psychology, including the application of
multicultural competence into psychological practice, culturally
competent work with immigrant populations and ethical
considerations in multicultural practice. Chair: Lillian
Comas-Diaz, PhD, Transcultural Mental Health Institute, Washington,
D.C. Participants: Jeffrey E. Barnett, PsyD, independent
practice, Arnold, Md.; Lillian Comas-Diaz, PhD; Melba J.T. Vasquez,
PhD, independent practice, Austin, Texas; Cynthia de las Fuentes,
PhD, Our Lady of the Lake University; A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, PhD,
Howard University. Discussants: Eduardo Morales, PhD, Alliant
International University–San Francisco Bay Area; Robert L.
Nutt, PhD, Texas Women’s University; Jeffrey E. Barnett,
PsyD.
• “Psychological
Perspectives on Natural and Social Disasters,” Saturday,
Aug. 12, co-sponsored by Divs. 8 (Society for Personality and
Social Psychology), 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues), 34 (Population and Environmental), 38 (Health),
53 (Society of Clinical and Adolescent Psychology) and 55
(American Society for the Advancement of Pharmocotherapy). In
this session, psychological scientists from across the
discipline consider the impact and implications of Hurricane
Katrina on diverse populations, including children and
organizations, as well as the practice of post-traumatic
debriefing and post-traumatic growth in the wake of natural
disasters. Chair: Kevin Lanning, PhD, Florida Atlantic
University. Participants: Annette M. La Greca, PhD, University
of Miami; John R. Aiello, PhD, Rutgers–Piscataway;
Richard M. Gist, PhD, Kansas City, Mo., Fire Department;
Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, University of North
Carolina–Charlotte. Discussant: Janet B. Ruscher,
PhD, Tulane University.
—Compiled by APA’s Convention Office
