Future Directions Forum
These two-day events deliver interactive professional development workshops to help participants become strategic, successful scientists. The forum also featured groundbreaking leaders who recently published in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology’s (JCCAP) article series.
This program does not offer CE credit.
Strategies for Improving Writing Clarity
Describes evidence-based strategies for applying narrative structure to academic work, with a focus on preparing a manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed academic journal.
Responding to Peer Review Commentary
Describes evidence-based strategies for responding to peer review commentary, including strategies for how to compose cover letters for responding to such commentary.
Future Directions in Childhood Adversity and Youth Psychopathology
Discusses the links between adverse early experiences and mental health, with emphasis on the developmental mechanisms linking childhood adversity to the onset of psychopathology.
Future Directions for the Examination of Mediators of Treatment Outcomes in Youth
Delineates some of the issues confronting tests of treatment mediation in youth mental health and suggests future directions in research on addressing these issues.
Future Directions in the Study of Early-Life Stress and Physical and Emotional Health
Highlights implications and future directions for theory and empirical research on early-life stress and its links with physical and emotional health problems.
Future Directions in Parent-Child Separation
Reviews salient emerging themes in the scientific literature related to the study and treatment of parent-child separation.
Let me help you get resources
Explains narrative tools for writing clear and successful training grant applications for submission to funding agencies.
Future Directions in Research on Structural Stigma and Sexual Orientation Disparities in Mental Health Among Youth
Explains structural stigma; reviews evidence documenting its harmful consequences for the mental and behavioral health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth; and offers suggestions for future research.
Future Directions in Sleep and Developmental Psychopathology
Highlights areas to address for clinicians and researchers who strive to better understand how best to serve the mental health needs of children and adolescents.
Future Directions for Clinical Research, Services, and Training
Examines directions for future research to bridge gaps between research and services, increase use of evidence-based assessments (EBAs), and help providers base service decisions on EBAs.

