May 2004 | Monitor on Psychology | Vol. 35 No. 5
COVER: Programming highlights for the 2004 APA Annual Convention
- Can't-miss programming
Plenary sessions tap prominent psychologists to discuss issues ranging from gender differences to peace-building.
- Integrating work and family
The APA president's talk is titled "New models of work-family interaction that provide returns on investment to employers and working families."
- Commemorating Brown v. Board of Education
Chief Justice Earl Warren cited the work of psychologists Kenneth B. Clark, PhD, and Isador Chein, PhD, in his decision.
- Closing session highlights
Traditional Hawaiian singing and awards for exceptional psychologists will end convention on a high note.
- APAGS programming kick-starts students' careers
One workshop will offer students tips on finding a psychology internship and guidance on the application and APPIC Match.
- Timely topics for Hawaii
The 2004 G. Stanley Hall Lectures will stimulate reflection on redemptive stories, existential motives, teaching about race and ethnicity, and the purposes of education.
- My secret Oahu
Former APA President and Oahu native Richard Suinn shares his favorite lesser-known eateries and sights.
IN BRIEF
- Ethnic-minority leaders petition for APA council representation, plan educational booklets
- Stress hormone sheds light on rat attachment
- Monkeys use brain's left hemisphere to process vocalizations
- Psychologists promote sexual health research on Capitol Hill
- Notes' duration and interplay appear key in tonal perception
- Unhealthy behaviors cause approximately half of U.S. deaths
- ADHD may be moderated by mom's love, study finds
- Panel stresses youth suicide prevention
- Alzheimer's patients show intense emotional reactions to 9/11
- APA lobbies successfully for aging-specific NIMH branch
- Cons of perfectionism include self-criticism
- Study links responses to workday stress with marital satisfaction
- Cross-examined character witnesses may hurt defendants on trial
- Collaborating to improve women's mental health
- Interventions help reduce HIV risk
ETHICS ROUNDS
Great care went into crafting how the new code addresses forensic matters.
FEATURES
Louisiana psychologists' persistence pays off, and their state becomes the second to pass RxP legislation.
Low B-12 is associated with poorer memory in older people with the higher-risk Alzheimer's genotype.
The brains of mathematically gifted children may work differently from those of nongifted children, a new study suggests.
An evaluation of the ACT Against Violence training program shows that it's successfully disseminating research-based early violence-prevention information and skills to adults.
Edward Gaughan has been appointed to a university-endowed chair to advance the application of psychology to education.
Psychologists participate in an effort focused on promotion of wellness.
Public interest sessions at convention, though diverse, have a unified goal of better mental health for all populations.
Convention attendees will get up-to-date information on a variety of topics related to professional psychology.
Get updated on the latest in psychological science at this year's convention.
Learn about psychology's most pressing public policy concerns and meet those working on them.
The foundation will sponsor invited addresses and symposia featuring prominent psychologists.
The honor society will mark 75 years at APA's Annual Convention.
A CLOSER LOOK
Div. 28 members are helping bring together research and practice in substance abuse treatment through a national trials network.
PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE
Psychologists can increase their influence on legislation that affects their everyday lives by getting involved.
STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
The goal of APA's 2004 State Leadership Conference was to prepare psychologists for a future full of transformations.
State leadership participants were energized by political humor, election-year straight talk and hope for change on the parity front.
State leaders honored state Sen. Kevin Sullivan for his contribution to Connecticut's new mental health parity law.
DoD-trained psychologists spoke about how prescribing has changed their clinical practice.
Advocates in four states work to ensure that coverage includes psychologist-provided mental health care.
Psychologists discussed Medicare payment formula revisions and new health and behavior codes at an SLC panel.
COLUMNS
Judicial Notebook
Supreme Court to review juvenile executionPresident's Column
Hi yo' silver psychologistsProfessional Point
Psychology, lifestyle and healthRunning Commentary
Surf's upSpeaking of Education
Advocacy for psychology on campus
