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Division Spotlight

Division spotlight

March 2016, Vol 47, No. 3

Print version: page 24

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American Psychological Association. (2016, March 1). Division spotlight: March 2016. Monitor on Psychology, 47(3). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/03/spotlight

Take advantage of free teaching resources

Division 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) has published "Using SOTL to Enhance Your Academic Position," on how faculty can use the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) in their classrooms, as well as for job searches and to navigate the tenure and promotion process. Access the book for free at https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/index.phpopens in new window. The division has also added three new online teaching resources, available at https://teachpsych.org/page-1603066opens in new window.

  • "Using Flashcards to Teach Students How to Learn and Remember Concepts" is a PowerPoint tutorial on how to use flashcards effectively to learn key concepts, available under the "Introductory Psychology" tab.
  • "Three New Ways to Bring Students' Attention to the Kisses of Death in the Graduate School Application Process" offers pointers to psychology majors who are applying to graduate school. It is available under the "Advising" tab.
  • "Plagiarism Prevention Tutorial: How to Avoid Common Forms of Plagiarism," is available in French and English under the "Ethical Issues" tab.

Fund your dissertation in educational psychology

Division 15 (Educational Psychology) invites graduate students who are members or affiliates of the division to apply for one of two dissertation research grants. Each $1,000 grant provides support for educational psychology doctoral students in collecting their dissertation data. More information, including application instructions, may be found onlineopens in new window. Send questions to grant co-chairs April Taylor, PhD, and David Wakefield, PhD.

Nominate an outstanding school psychologist

Division 16 (School Psychology) encourages applications and nominations for four awards: Applications are due April 1.

  • The Jack Bardon Distinguished Service Award honors a seasoned school psychologist for lifetime contributions to the profession.
  • The Lightner Witmer Award honors an exceptional early career school psychologist.
  • The Outstanding Dissertation Award recognizes a student whose dissertation makes a notable contribution to the science and practice of school psychology.
  • The Senior Scientist Award honors a school psychologist with a history of exceptional scholarship. Applications are due April 1. More information and application requirements are onlineopens in new window.

Attend the police and public safety conference in Denver before APA's Annual Convention

Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service) section on Police and Public Safety invites psychologists to attend its annual conference, to be held on Aug. 3 in Denver prior to APA's Annual Convention, Aug. 4–7. Speakers will address such topics as school violence prevention, procedural justice and implicit bias. Members of the Police and Public Safety section work toward increasing the understanding of behavior as it relates to all aspects of public safety service, and on developing ways to aid people who are served by and work for public safety organizations, such as law enforcement agencies, fire departments and emergency medical services. For more information on the Police and Public Safety section, visit the Division 18 websiteopens in new window. Follow section news on Twitter via Casey O. Stewart, PhD, at @CaseyOStewart.

Apply for Division 29 research grants and awards

Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) seeks applications for two research grants and four student paper awards. All applications are due April 1. All applicants must be members of Division 29.

  • The $10,000 Norine Johnson Psychotherapy Research Grant for Early Career Psychologists funds research on psychotherapist factors that may affect treatment effectiveness and outcomes, such as type of training, amount of training, personal characteristics, professional degree or discipline of the psychotherapist.
  • The Charles J. Gelso Psychotherapy Research Grants fund research on the psychotherapy process or outcome. Three $5,000 grants are available to graduate students, predoctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows and doctoral-level psychologists. A researcher can win only one of the three grants and the same project or lab may not receive funding two years in a row. Submit proposals for the Johnson and Gelso grants to Tracey A. Martin in Division 29. Direct questions to Susan Woodhouse, PhD. Find more information onlineopens in new window.
  • The $5,000 Donald K. Freedheim Student Development Award honors the best paper by a graduate student on psychotherapy theory, practice or research.
  • The $5,000 Diversity Award honors the best graduate student paper on diversity issues in psychotherapy.
  • The $5,000 Mathilda B. Canter Education and Training Award honors the best graduate student paper on education, supervision or training of psychotherapists.
  • The $5,000 Jeffrey E. Barnett Psychotherapy Research Paper Award honors the best graduate student paper that addresses psychotherapist factors that may affect treatment effectiveness and outcomes.

Submit applications for the four student paper competitions electronically to Maria Lauer, chair of the Division 29 Student Development Committee. Find more information at https://societyforpsychotherapy.org/enter-our-2016-student-competitionopens in new window.

Fund a psychoanalytic service project

Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) is accepting applications for the $6,000 American Psychological Foundation/Division 39 grant, which funds community service projects inspired by psychoanalytic principles. The grant supports direct service in the community that targets clinical, organizational or social problems, including problems related to social justice. The division gives preference to programs that make a notable contribution to the understanding, health and well-being of an underserved population. The proposal deadline is June 15. Direct questions to Samantha Edington. Find more information at APFopens in new window.

Read findings of Division 40 integrated-care survey

Division 40 (Society for Clinical Neuropsychology) has published findings from a membership survey in the January issue of the journal The Clinical Neuropsychologist. The division surveyed members working in integrated-care settings as a way to inform the division on how to move forward in today's health-care landscape. Based on the findings, the division is recommending more education and training on working in integrated-care settings and more outcome studies on the clinical benefits and cost-savings of having neuropsychologists on integrated-care teams that are easily accessible. Read the full article, "The times they are a changin': Neuropsychology and integrated care teams," in Vol. 30, Issue 1 of The Clinical Neuropsychologist.

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