The latest at APA?s Web Site

APA Research Psychology Funding Bulletin
(www.apa.org/science/bulletin.html)

APA?s Science Directorate provides this weekly update of announcements of research grants available from federal agencies and private foundations. Also included are announcements of conferences and special events of interest to research psychologists.

APA Continuing Education Home Study Programs
(www.apa.org/ce/homestudy.html)

APA?s Continuing Education Committee offers details on a variety of home-study programs on its web page. Offerings include 'Adolescent suicide: assessment and intervention,' 'Counseling and psychotherapy of work dysfunctions' and 'Risk management with potentially dangerous patients.' The online listings include the cost and credit hours for each course.

Getting In 2 Graduate School
(www.apa.org/ed/gradschool/)

APA?s Education Directorate has designed this site for undergraduate students who plan to pursue an advanced psychology degree. The page includes tips on a variety of topics including how to find APA-accredited graduate programs and how to estimate the time and cost of earning a master?s or doctorate degree.

Other helpful web sites

Neurosciences on the Internet
(www.neuroguide.com)

This site is an index of neuroscience resources available online. It covers information on neuro-biology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, neurological diseases and cognitive science.

Psychological Assessment Online
(wso.net/assessment/)

A comprehensive source of information on psychological assessment, this site can be useful for both professional and lay audiences. It includes interpretive guides for personality measures, as well as information on clinical interviewing, forensic evaluation and the assessment of malingering and deception. (Users must obtain a password to access this free information.) The site also includes an interactive chat page for discussing assessment issues.

Alfred Adler Institute of San Francisco
(ourworld.compu-serve.com/homepages/hstein/)

Classic Adlerian psychology is the focus of this site, which includes articles on the theory and practice of Adlerian psychology and written examples of the use of the approach in therapy. The site also contains information on training in Adlerian psychotherapy.

HealthEmotions Research Institute
(www.healthemotions.org/)

This University of Wisconsin institute uses its web site to promote its neuroscience-based studies of the relationship between positive emotions and health. The site includes information on the institute?s history, its mission and its latest research projects, plus employment and training opportunities there.