Executive
Director's Column |
by Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD
Health-care
reform: No one left behind
Crime
Prevention, Prison Treatment, and Post-Release Parole
During the 2009 APA Convention, the Board for the Advancement of Psychology
in the Public Interest (BAPPI) presented a 4-hour program in two parts
entitled Application of Psychological Science to Enhance Crime Prevention,
Prison Treatment, and Post-Release Parole, which offered continuing education
credit.
Insufficient Evidence Exists to Support the Use of Psychological
Interventions to Change Sexual Orientation
APA Adopts the Resolution
on Appropriate Affirmative Responses to Sexual Orientation Distress and
Change Efforts recommended in the Final
Report of APA’s Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual
Orientation.
Addressing Child Abuse at Community Health Centers
On July 7, 2009 Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) introduced S. 1404, the Supporting
Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act
of 2009. This bill was informed by the Working
Group on Child Maltreatment Prevention in Community Health Centers
report which was staffed by the Office
on Violence Prevention and advanced by PI-GRO.
What
Psychologists Should Know about Working with Older Adults
A new online CE course sponsored by the APA Committee on Aging and Office
on Continuing Education was developed for psychologists interested in
increasing their competencies for work with older adults. Topics covered
include Detection and Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, Dementia, Behavioral
Health Issues, and Professional Practice Issues.
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8th
International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, San Juan,
Puerto Rico
The 2009 conference will highlight work, stress, and health as a subject
of global concern affecting developed and developing countries alike,
with over 40 countries represented. Over 95 paper sessions, symposia,
and roundtable discussions, as well as over 150 poster presentations,
will address the constantly changing nature of work and the implications
of these changes for the health, safety, and well-being of workers around
the world.
Psychology
Education and Training From Culture-Specific and Multiracial Perspectives
The Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs released this new booklet, which
illustrates the importance of infusing ethnic/culture-specific perspectives
into psychology education by describing the social-historical contexts
of major contemporary psychological challenges and strengths of ethnic
minority and biracial populations. Related implications for psychological
research and practice are identified, and additional information sources
are provided.
The
Changing Role of the Modern Father
The modern father comes in various forms: single or married; externally
employed or stay-at-home; gay or straight; an adoptive or stepparent;
and a more than capable caregiver to his children.
Enhancing
Your Interactions With People With Disabilities
Many of the barriers that people with disabilities face are reinforced
by small details of language and behavior. The Disability Issues Office
has introduced a guide for appropriate interaction with person with disabilities.
BSSV Program Receives $288,000 from CDC
The Office on AIDS has been awarded continuing funding from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, for the Behavioral
and Social Science Volunteer (BSSV) Program. As a selected grantee
for "Capacity Building Assistance to Improve the Delivery and Effectiveness
of HIV Prevention Services for High-Risk and/or Racial/Ethnic Minority
Populations," the Office on AIDS will receive $288,000 in initial funding
for the first 6 months, with additional funding possible of up to $750,000
per year.
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From
the Public Interest
Government Relations Office |
The Public Interest Government Relations Office (PI-GRO) reports successes
on a number of fronts, including health
care reform, hate
crime, homelessness
prevention, and the prevention
of the sexualization of female children, adolescents, and adults.
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