April 2010 | Monitor on Psychology
Vol. 41 No. 4
On the Cover: Fostering more successful kids
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Social awareness + emotional skills = successful kids
New funding and congressional support are poised to bring the best social and emotional learning research into more classrooms nationwide.
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Another tool for special ed
Social and emotional learning programs appear to benefit children with disabilities.
SCIENCE WATCH
Psychologists’ research on the power of movement is giving us insight into why we first danced and how cultures built on that ancient impulse.
IN BRIEF
PRACTICE PROFILE
Promoting a ‘mastery climate’ motivates young athletes to do their best, says this scientist-practitioner team.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Why do women have sex? According to sex researcher Cindy Meston, the answers are more diverse and abundant than you may think.
TIME CAPSULE
The author's biting social commentaries have deep roots in psychology.
Features
Today's brain-imaging research could make tomorrow's arguments even more convincing.
Most child-abuse-prevention programs have focused on mothers, but a new crop of psychologist-designed efforts now target Dad.
APA's governing body adopts a model licensing act, a change to its ethics code and a decrease in dues for certain members.
ON YOUR BEHALF
What APA is doing for you
RANDOM SAMPLE
COLUMNS
From the CEO
In the Public Interest
Judicial Notebook
President's Column
Science Directions