Calendar

All 'Calendar' items should be kept under 50 words. Those with deadlines must be received by APA at least three months in advance. Items will be run for one month only. We are unable to publish all items due to space limitations. Those accepted for display/classified advertising will not be included in this section. Address correspondence to 'Calendar,' The APA Monitor, 750 First St., N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4242.

MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS

November

6?7: Cambridge Hospital and the Harvard Medical School present 'Treating couples,' Cambridge, Mass., a workshop dedicated to discussing various treatment methods for couples, such as brief interventions, sex therapy and medication techniques. Contact: Cambridge Hospital Professional Services-CME, P.O. Box 398075-Inman Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, (617) 864-6165, fax: (617) 876-9760.

15?18: American Public Health Association annual meeting and exposition, Washington. Contact: (202) 789-5600.

18?22: Annual meeting of the American Medical Women?s Association, New Orleans. Contact: (703) 838-0500, e-mail.

19?22: American College of Counselors, New Orleans. Contact: Mary Oatjen, American College of Counselors, 83 Camellia Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46219, (317) 898-7668, e-mail.

20?21: The Washington (DC) Society for Jungian Psychology, Washington. Contact: April Barrett, (202) 237-8109.

December

6?7: 'Treating sensory modulation disorders: the STEP SI?a clinical reasoning tool,' New York. Contact: Therapeutic Services, Inc., 1138 E. 29th St., Brooklyn, NY 11210, (888) 7-THERAPY.

9?12: The third annual summit on international managed-care trends, Miami, is sponsored by the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) and the Academy for International Health Studies. Contact: AAHP Conference Office, 1129 20th St., N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036-3421, (202) 778-3269, fax: (202) 778-8506, web site: http://www.AAHP.org.

11?13: 'Practice enhancement?prepare for the next millennium,' Miami, sponsored by the Florida Psychological Association (FPA), will examine the business and clinical aspects of being a psychologist. Contact: Judith Ramba, FPA, 408 Office Plaza Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301-2757, (850) 656-2222, fax: (850) 942-4586, e-mail.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Voices magazine requests manuscripts for the spring 1999 issue: 'A time of challenge: maintaining faith in psychotherapy.' This special issue will address questions concerning the future of psychotherapy, the challenges facing psychotherapy for the next decade and how to keep faith in discouraging times. The deadline for manuscript submissions is Nov. 1. Contact: Monique Savlin, PhD, Editor, 2751 Ridge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201.

APA?s Div. 41 (American Psychology-Law Society) and the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) welcome proposals for their 1999 international conference, to be held July 6?9 in Dublin, Ireland. Div. 41 and EAPL seek abstracts for papers, posters and symposia on issues of psychology and human rights, legal procedures, judicial roles, comparative mental health law, crime and punishment and a variety of other topics. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 15. Contact: (North America) Ronald Roesch, PhD, P.O. Box 8014-153, Blaine, WA 98231-8014; (Europe) David Carson, BS&L Network, Faculty of Law, University of Southhampton, SO17 1bJ, web site: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~law/bstcd.html.

Behavioral Sciences and the Law seeks manuscripts for a forthcoming issue focusing on threat assessment. Papers should examine the assessment and management of threats in a variety of settings, including workplace, domestic and school violence, terrorism, stalking, interpersonal and group violence, law enforcement, suicide, mental illness, criminal law, juvenile justice and a host of other topics. Manuscripts must be 20?30 double-spaced pages with a 150-word abstract. The deadline for all submissions is Dec. 1. Send three copies to: Charles Ewing, JD, PhD, Senior Editor, Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 723 O?Brian Hall, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, (716) 645-2770, fax: (716) 689-4877.

PROGRAMS

The University of Iowa Center on Aging (UICA) and the National Institute of Aging announces the National Research Service Award, which sponsors multidisciplinary research and training activities in all aspects of geriatrics and gerontology. Applicants must collaborate with a university faculty sponsor on research projects. Predoctoral applicants receive $11,748 for one year and postdoctoral applicants $21,000. Recipients may re-apply for additional funds. Applications must be received by Dec. 1. Contact: Lori Benz, Program Associate, UICA, 300 CMAB, Iowa City, IA 52242, web site: http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage.

FYI

The Missouri Western State College (MWSC) has joined with the National Science Foundation to introduce the National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse (NURC), a web site devoted exclusively to spotlighting undergraduate research. Students can post research projects on the NURC web site. The site also provides online computer assistance for submission and editing guidelines. Contact: Brian Cronk, associate professor of psychology, Director, National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse, MWSC, St. Joseph, MO 64507, web site: http://clearinghouse.mwsc.edu.

?Compiled by Mel Waters