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Monitor on Psychology

EDUCATION & COVID-19 | SPECIAL REPORT

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Safeguarding student mental health

COVID-19 and its repercussions reveal the critical need for school-based mental health services
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What did distance learning accomplish?

How did this year's unplanned remote learning academic year measure up?
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A crunch at college counseling centers

Higher education mental health centers were overloaded even before COVID-19

NEWS

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APA calls for true systemic change in U.S. culture

Kurmani Muneer

On the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The aftermath of surviving COVID-19

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Raising reimbursement

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CE Corner

How psychologists prepare patients for surgery

Psychologists explore ways to make presurgical assessments more accurate and less taxing for patients

RESEARCH

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In brief

Some protestor tactics work better than others

Extreme protest tactics are more likely to alienate neutral observers and supporters
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Datapoint

How long it takes for psychology faculty to advance

It takes about nine years to become an associate professor after earning a doctoral degree in psychology
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By the numbers

America in turmoil

A new Stress in America survey from APA shows a nation anxious about its future

CAREER

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Increasing the visibility of providers of color

New tools are connecting psychologists from diverse backgrounds to the people who need their services
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New guidance for protecting research participants

Ensuring safety during the COVID-19 pandemic means reducing building occupancy, and spreading out
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Exposing the hidden world of secrets

Psychologist Michael Slepian reveals the psychology of secrecy
APA President Dr. Sandra L. Shullman
President's column

Embracing uncertainty

APA CEO Dr. Arthur Evans Jr.
From the CEO

America in crisis: Psychology has answers

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Judicial notebook

Vicarious trauma among the nation's prison staff

Richard Nakamura
Conversation

4 questions for Richard Nakamura

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People

Psychologists in the news

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