Read Div. 10's new journal

Div. 10 (Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts) has launched the APA journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts to promote scholarship on how individuals participate in the creation and appreciation of art.

The journal publishes original research on aesthetic perception; creative behavior, production, thought and development; and psychology and the arts, including the use of the arts in clinical practice. The journal will also publish research essays and papers that propose or expand on creativity or aesthetic theory.

Div. 13 meeting to cover innovative consulting

Div. 13 (Society of Consulting Psychology) will hold its 16th annual conference "Consulting at the Leading Edge: New Ideas, Approaches, Markets," Feb. 8–10 in Austin, Texas. Topics include executive coaching, assessment, leadership, family businesses, change management, succession planning and breaking into consulting psychology.

Attendees can earn up to 20 hours of continuing education credit.

For a conference registration form, go to www.div13.org or contact Lorraine Rieff and Associates. Early registration discounts are in effect until Jan. 1. For conference details, contact conference co-chairs Steve Kincaid or Lyne Desormeau.

Div. 20 awards cash prize

The Margret and Paul Baltes Foundation is underwriting the $5,000 Div. 20 (Adult Development and Aging) Baltes Distinguished Research Career Contribution Award.

The first Baltes Award winner is Leah L. Light of Pitzer College, who accepted the award in San Francisco during APA's Annual Convention. She will give her award address at the 2008 convention in Boston.

Nominations for or inquiries concerning the 2008 Baltes Award should be sent to the chair of the Div. 20 Awards Committee, Brent J. Small of the University of South Florida. The deadline is May 1.

Psychology's philosophers to meet

Div. 24 (Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology) will hold its first midwinter meeting Feb. 22–24 in Miami. To submit ideas, abstracts or to suggest conversation sessions, contact the Program Committee. Registration is $40 for members and $50 for non-members of the division. For more information, visit the division's Web site at http://soe.indstate.edu/div24.

Div. 29 and 42 join for mid-winter conference

Div. 29 (Psychotherapy) and Div. 42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice) will hold a joint midwinter conference and board meeting on Jan. 11–13 in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.

One of the meeting's highlights is a six-hour continuing education workshop on "Core Tasks of Psychotherapy: What ‘Expert' Psychotherapists Do," presented by Donald Meichenbaum, PhD. Meichenbaum is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo and research director of The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment of Victims, in Miami. The Melissa Institute is designed to bridge the gap between research findings and clinical and educational practices and public policy.

Registration begins Oct. 1 at www.division42.org. For further details, contact Div. 29 President Jeff Barnett.

Div. 38 seeks fellows

Div. 38 (Health) welcomes applications from aspiring and existing Fellows. For an application form, visit Div. 38's Web site at www.healthpsych.org under "membership." All materials must be received (not postmarked) by Dec. 15.

Psychoanalysis division creates myth-busting tool

Members of Div. 39 (Psychoanalysis) have compiled a PowerPoint presentation refuting misconceptions held about psychoanalytic theories and treatments by exposing them to a few of the many relevant empirical studies.

Division members Greg Lowder, Nancy McWilliams, PhD, James Hansell, PhD, and the division's board of directors created the presentation, which is titled "The Enduring Significance of Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice." It covers some of the following research areas: word-priming experiments demonstrating the operation of unconscious processes in motivation; research showing the association of conflicts about personal goals with increased somatic complaints; clinical trials showing similar outcomes for psychoanalytic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy; evidence for the cost-effectiveness and efficacy of brief psychodynamic psychotherapies; and evidence of continued gains after termination of psychoanalysis. To download the presentation, go to www.division39.org and click on the home page link under "Division 39/APsaA Collaboration."

Div. 40 announces new grants program

Div. 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) has launched a grants program to promote research and professional development for advanced graduate students and earlycareer neuropsychologists.

The division will award two scientific development research grants of up to $10,000 each to earlycareer investigators (including advanced graduate students) to support pilot research on neuropsychology. The goal of the award is to support the collection of preliminary data and help the researcher secure subsequent extramural funding. The division is especially interested in research on evidence-based clinical practices.

In addition, the division will award two travel grants of up to $2,500 each to Div. 40 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their first year of training for attending APA's 2008 Annual Convention in Boston, Aug. 14–17. This award is intended for those who plan a career in neuropsychological research as it applies to clinical practice, and who are interested in participating in earlycareer division governance.

The application deadline is Jan. 5. Further information on eligibility and applying is on the Div. 40 Web site at: www.div40.org. Applicants can also contact John A. Lucas, PhD, Div. 40 Science Advisory Committee chair for more information.

—D. Schwartz