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  Monitor on Psychology
Volume 37, No. 3 March 2006

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Table of Contents
Print version: page 6

Cover story: How psychologists change
Prime time for innovation
Finding focus
Everyday epiphanies

In this month's issue

The village voice
In her unique, one-woman-show style, professor, playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith will keynote APA's Annual Convention in New Orleans.

SCIENCE WATCH:
A dog's life
Researchers studying dogs' communication skills hope to shed light on early human evolution.

Life-saving communication
If a flu pandemic strikes, psychologists' expertise could help keep society running and ensure that the people who need treatment get it.

Fear itself
Susan Mineka's animal research is helping to refine theories of–and even treatments for–anxiety disorders.

The faces of pride
New research on pride suggests it deserves more credit as a basic human emotion than previously thought.

From the stage to the lab
Neuroimaging studies are helping hypnosis shed its 'occult' connotations by finding that its effects on the brain are real.

Employees: A company's best asset
APA honors companies for fostering psychologically healthy workplaces.

Mastering behavioral health
A new online master's degree program can enhance practitioners' business skills.

When should you apologize to your clients?
A recent study finds that nearly all psychologists have apologized to clients, sometimes with major benefits to the therapeutic process, but other times with regret.

Full docket
Psychology's advocates are actively involved in several pieces of legislation during the second session of the 109th Congress.

Setting a new computing course
APA's first chief information officer will guide the association's information technology resources.

Immigration's impact
Experts at an APA summit explored how immigration is driving America's changing demographics–and will change the nation.

Katrina's continuing upheaval
Financial difficulties force New Orleans institutions to cut psychologists' jobs.

More effective supervision
Clinical supervision informed by research and theory can help trainees excel.

Wingman culture
A psychologist's perspective helps Air Force units succeed.

Childhood revisited
Through longitudinal research, Roger Hart seeks to inform debate on the changing nature of childhood play.

Across the globe
APA's Office of International Affairs is bringing a global perspective to the association.

PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE:
When legislative objectives are in conflict
APA's support of antitorture legislation and a Department of Defense psychology training program pays off.

INCOMING JOURNAL EDITOR:
The clinical bottom line
As the new head of Clinician's Research Digest, Thomas Joiner will supply "ready-to-use"research to clinicians.

ETHICS ROUNDS:
Responding to a colleague's ethical transgressions
Becoming aware that a colleague may have engaged in ethically problematic behavior raises an ethical challenge in its own right.

DEPARTMENTS
Letters
President's column
From the CEO
Professional point
Judicial notebook
Speaking of education
A closer look
Association news
Division spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
People

IN BRIEF
Cognitive errors can lead to misjudgments about taxes
Apply for annual positive psychology prize
Reducing GABA helps rats recall infant memories
Nominations sought for APA recording secretary
HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects women of color, say panelists
National conference brings together Head Start researchers, practitioners
Advance registration opens March 15 for APA’s 2006 convention
Associative phenomenon may have cognitive underpinnings
Manual offers up models for effective colleague assistance programs
National summit addresses health disparities
Specific environments alone can trigger smokers' cigarette cravings

 
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