Principles of brain-based psychotherapy 7 principles
Hello again friends! I apologize for the spam but I hope it finds you well. Dr. Hyman was kind enough to provide me with this wonderful article and I wanted to share it with you all. LET’S DISCUSS! 
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Hello again! Here are some awards and contests to apply!
APAGS CONVENTION TRAVEL AWARD
APAGS will reimburse $500 to up to five psychology graduate students who have not previously attended Convention. Preference will be given to those who:
Are first time Convention attendees
Have some level of academic or leadership experience
Agree to be an APAGS Ambassador
The $500 award will reimburse Convention registration costs and other travel/convention related expenses after Convention occurs. The deadline is April 2, 2013 at 11:59AM (ET).
DEADLINE FOR APA STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATIONS – APRIL 1
Just a reminder that if you’re looking for a little extra cash to get to this summer’s APA Convention in Honolulu, HI, and If you are a Student Affiliate and are first author of your paper or poster accepted for presentation, you could be the recipient of a $300 travel grant!
The Student Travel Award and Ungerleider/Zimbardo Travel Scholarship competitions are sponsored by the APA Science Directorate and the American Psychological Foundation, and are intended to encourage pre-doctoral research by providing funds toward presentation travel. Applications are due by April 1, 2013.
For more information visit the award website or contact the Science Directorate at 202-336-6000.
All members of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) who present first-authored papers or posters at the Convention are also eligible for a waiver of their Convention registration fees. Information about this fee waiver will be mailed to current APAGS members. If you do not receive the mailing by mid-May, contact the APA Convention Office at 202-336-5500 or via email for information before registering.
NCAA 2013 GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
The NCAA Research Committee invites research proposals within the general topic areas of student-athlete well-being and college athletics participation. Research grants are available for graduate students only and are intended to support the student while conducting research to be used for a doctoral dissertation, master’s thesis or external publication. Awards for these research grants are set at a maximum of $7,500 for one-year projects. Recipients will be expected to culminate their project in an article suitable for publication in a scholarly journal, or in a completed master’s thesis or dissertation. Grant recipients will also be expected to submit a brief summary of the research that is suitable for publication in the NCAA News.
Students studying topics of specific interest to the NCAA and its membership and demonstrating the competencies necessary to successfully complete the proposed study will receive highest consideration. Research topics may include but are not limited to: the impact of participation in athletics on the academic or social experiences of the student participant; best practices for academic advisement of student-athletes; the relationship between athletic time demands and academic success; student-athlete integration into the campus community; the relationship between athletic department finances and on-field success, and student-athlete satisfaction with the college experience.
2013 Call for Proposals – Due August 11, 2013
Previous Grant Winner Abstracts
For more information, please contact Tiese Roxbury at troxbury@ncaa.org
ENTER THE ANNUAL DIVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY STUDENT COMPETITIONS!
The Division of Psychotherapy is currently accepting submissions for 4 student paper competitions.Submissions are due by April 1, 2013, and winners will receive a cash prize of $500 and a plaque presented at the Division 29 Awards Ceremony.
For more information about each of the 4 paper competitions and instructions on how to submit a paper, please see our informational PDF document about the competitions. A link to this document can be found at: http://www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org/2013-div29-awards-nomination-information/
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Common Genetic Factors Found in 5 Mental Disorders
Hey! So one of my professors talked about this study and I thought it was too interesting not to share. It reinforces my perception of mental disorders as a spectrum and how we (essentially) treat all of them similarly! Let me know what you think
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Hey guys, check out below for some great opportunities!
The Student Advisory Board of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology (Division 53) is pleased to invite applications for our third
annual Student Achievement Award. This award will recognize 1 undergraduate
and 3 graduate students who have made a significant contribution to the
field of clinical child and adolescent psychology, primarily through work
on a recent youth-focused research project but also through teaching and
performing clinical work in the community. Undergraduates will also be
evaluated based on their academic achievement. Awardees will receive $250
each. Awardees will also be recognized on the Division 53 website (
www.clinicalchildpsychology.org) as well as in the Division 53 newsletter
with a picture and summary spotlighting their work.
*This award is open to all undergraduate students, and to graduate students
in APA or CPA-accredited master- and doctoral-level programs. Membership in
Division 53 is not required, but is looked on favorably. Students who have
previously received another APA award for the same research project are not
eligible for this award.*
Interested applicants should submit:
1) 1. A one-two page letter (12 pt font, double-spaced) describing the
contributions you have made to clinical child and adolescent psychology.
The focus should be on a recent research project that is either in progress
or completed. Please also include information regarding activities in
teaching, clinical, or volunteering work.
2) 2. A sample of the research project described above in the form of an
abstract, poster, or summary for the research project described above. Only
one research sample should be submitted, and it should be no longer than
two pages. Please clearly indicate authorship order.
3) 3. An up-to-date curriculum vitae including any presentations or
publications; involvement in research, clinical work, and service
activities; and overall and psych GPAs for undergraduate students.
4) 4. A letter from a faculty member.
All nominations and supporting materials for the graduate and undergraduate
award mus*t be received on or before** April 30, 2013**. Materials should
be sent to *division53studentrecognition@gmail.com*. If you have questions
about eligibility criteria or other parts of the application process,
please contact this same email address.*
1. APAGS CONVENTION TRAVEL AWARD
APAGS will reimburse $500 to up to five psychology graduate students who have not previously attended Convention. Preference will be given to those who:
Are first time Convention attendees
Have some level of academic or leadership experience
Agree to be an APAGS Ambassador
The $500 award will reimburse Convention registration costs and other travel/convention related expenses after Convention occurs. The deadline is April 2, 2013 at 11:59AM (ET).
2. APAGS PSYCH THE VOTE
It’s time to PSYCH THE VOTE! The 2013 APAGS Election will open on April 1 and close at 11:59PM (ET) on April 30. It’s my privilege to introduce the slate of candidates to you. APAGS has three openings this year: Chair-Elect (a 3 year term), Member at Large Communication Focus and Member at Large, Education Focus.
Full statements can be found at this link: http://www.apa.org/apags/governance/join/run/index.aspx
3. APA SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR GRADUATE STUDENT PUBLIC INTEREST POLICY INTERNSHIPS FOR 2013-2014
The American Psychological Association’s Public Interest Government Relations Office (PI-GRO) is seeking two graduate student interns for the 2013-2014 academic year. Graduate student interns will gain first-hand knowledge of the ways in which psychological research can inform public policy and the roles psychology can play in its formulation and implementation. The graduate student intern will spend one year working with PI-GRO staff to influence legislative and regulatory activities impacting populations and issues, such as: aging; children, youth, and families; disabilities; ethnic minorities; individuals with HIV/AIDS; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons; military, veterans and their families; socioeconomic status; women; as well as social concerns (e.g. media; or trauma, violence, and abuse). The intern’s activities include participating in legislative and advocacy work, such as assisting in the preparation of testimony and briefing papers and attending congressional hearings and coalition meetings. Applications are due on March 22, 2013.
For more information on the internship and application materials please visit:http://www.apa.org/about/awards/policy-grad.aspx
4. ANOTHER OPTION TO SUBMIT STUDENT POSTERS FOR CONVENTION
Proposals are now being accepted through March 18 for a Student Poster Session co-sponsored by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP), Division 17 Sections, and the Division 17 Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS). Poster proposals may be empirical studies or theoretical considerations relevant to the specific Division 17 Section to which they are submitted. The first author on the proposal must be a student (or have completed the project while a student or intern) and must either be an affiliate of Division 17 or sponsored by a Division 17 member. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Theo Burnes at tburnes@alliant.edu, Chair of Section Chairs or Heidi Hutman at hhutman@albany.edu from Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS). Given that this poster session is internally sponsored by Division 17, and not part of the official APA convention program, presenters will not be eligible for APA travel awards or waived registration fees for the APA Convention.
5. JANET HYDE GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
Proposals are being sought for Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants. These grants, each up to $500, are awarded to doctoral psychology students to support feminist research. The grants are made possible through the generosity of Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., who donates the royalties from her book, Half the Human Experience, to this fund. Past recipients of Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants are not eligible to apply. Because the purpose of this award is to facilitate research that otherwise might not be possible, projects that are beyond the data analysis stage are not eligible.
Please send all application materials attached to a single e-mail message to both of the Hyde Award Co-chairs at the following addresses by September 15th (for the fall deadline) or March 15th (for the spring deadline):
Questions and other communications may be sent to the committee co-chair: Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, Ph.D. Co-Chair, Phone: 617-414-4646, E-mail: oms@parkschool.org
6. NCAA 2013 GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT
The NCAA Research Committee invites research proposals within the general topic areas of student-athlete well-being and college athletics participation. Research grants are available for graduate students only and are intended to support the student while conducting research to be used for a doctoral dissertation, master’s thesis or external publication. Awards for these research grants are set at a maximum of $7,500 for one-year projects. Recipients will be expected to culminate their project in an article suitable for publication in a scholarly journal, or in a completed master’s thesis or dissertation. Grant recipients will also be expected to submit a brief summary of the research that is suitable for publication in the NCAA News.
Students studying topics of specific interest to the NCAA and its membership and demonstrating the competencies necessary to successfully complete the proposed study will receive highest consideration. Research topics may include but are not limited to: the impact of participation in athletics on the academic or social experiences of the student participant; best practices for academic advisement of student-athletes; the relationship between athletic time demands and academic success; student-athlete integration into the campus community; the relationship between athletic department finances and on-field success, and student-athlete satisfaction with the college experience.
2013 Call for Proposals – Due August 11, 2013
Previous Grant Winner Abstracts
For more information, please contact Tiese Roxbury at troxbury@ncaa.org
7. ENTER THE ANNUAL DIVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY STUDENT COMPETITIONS!
The Division of Psychotherapy is currently accepting submissions for 4 student paper competitions.Submissions are due by April 1, 2013, and winners will receive a cash prize of $500 and a plaque presented at the Division 29 Awards Ceremony.
For more information about each of the 4 paper competitions and instructions on how to submit a paper, please see our informational PDF document about the competitions. A link to this document can be found at: http://www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org/2013-div29-awards-nomination-information/
We look forward to reading your papers!
Meg Tobias, M.S.
Chair, Student Development Committee, Division of Psychotherapy
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8. ONLINE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN WORKING WITH SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE, TORTURE, AND TRAUMA
Dear Students:
I am writing to inform you about the new online Graduate Certificate Program in Working with Survivors of Violence, Torture, and Trauma (VTT) offered by the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Maryland. VTT is a 4 course, 12 credit program designed for psychologists and other mental health professionals interested in increasing their knowledge and expertise in working with survivors of violence, torture and trauma. The courses are designed to meet the needs of busy working professional and graduate students.
In addition to exploring the psychological and treatment implications of torture and trauma more generally, the courses explore multicultural issues related to migration and acculturation. Specifically, the ways in which migration and acculturation shape the experience of torture, expression of trauma symptoms, and the process of treatment are explored. This program is appropriate for advanced graduate students (post-master’s level), and recent graduates.
Students also have the option of taking single courses rather than enrolling in the entire program.
Please see the email below and visit the website for more information http://oes.umd.edu/index.php?slab=slabid-514.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FALL 2013. FOR BEST CONSIDERATION, PLEASE APPLY BY MARCH 30.
Please also feel free to contact me with questions.
Sincerely,
–
Nazish M. Salahuddin, Ph.D
Academic Director, Graduate Certificate Program in Working with Survivors of Violence Torture and Trauma
http://oes.umd.edu/index.php?slab=vtt
9. YOU COULD BE A UNITED NATIONS GRADUATE STUDENT INTERN
The American Psychological Association (APA) is accepting applications for psychology graduate student interns to work with APA’s NGO at the United Nations. This is a volunteer position for graduate students interested in international psychology. Interns work with the volunteer APA UN team to help implement the Team’s mission of promoting psychology as a science and profession that is relevant to the UN’s global agenda. This involves assisting the APA UN team with organizing events such as Psychology Day, International Day of Older Persons, and other psychology-related events. Interns will have UN-NGO security badges and will have an opportunity to observe the work of the UN and its NGOs.
Responsibilities of the volunteer position—September through June—include:
Applicants must be students who will be enrolled full time in a psychology graduate program from September 2013 through June 2014. Students must be available at least each Thursday during this period and live in or close to New York City so that transportation to and from the UN is reasonable and manageable. Interns are expected to be culturally competent, to have a diplomatic personal style, and to have excellent writing and communication skills as well as the ability to work collaboratively with peers, senior psychologists, and others.
Applications are due on March 15, 2013. If you have any question about the application process, please contact: Dr. Sigal—Janet2822@aol.com
10. YOUR DEPARTMENT COULD WIN $2500 FOR ITS RECRUITMENT AND GRADUATION EFFORTS OF ETHNIC MINORITY DOC STUDENTS
This award will recognize three graduate departments that successfully recruit and graduate doctoral students who are U.S.-born ethnic minorities as well as U.S. residents born outside of the U.S. in regions such as the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.
Deadline: April 1, 2013
Sponsor: APA Office of the President
Description
2013 APA President Donald Bersoff, PhD, JD, has created an award to recognize graduate departments that successfully recruit and graduate doctoral students who are U.S.-born ethnic minorities as well as U.S. residents born outside of the U.S. in regions such as the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. This initiative is a complement to the Suinn Minority Achievement Award, which is an annual award that recognizes programs with demonstrated excellence in the recruitment, retention and graduation of U.S.-born ethnic minority students. The Bersoff Presidential Initiative extends the scope of the Suinn Award globally to ensure that psychology’s workforce adequately reflects and is appropriately trained to work with the increasingly international population of the United States.
The three programs selected to receive this award will each receive $2,500 and be recognized during a special ceremony to be held at APA’s 2013 Annual Convention in Hawai’i.
President Bersoff’s vision for these awards is not only to honor the achievements of these exemplary programs, but also to “create a means for programs to learn from each other about how to attract and retain students from other countries and current ethnic minority groups.”
Eligibility
Programs will be assessed for the Bersoff Presidential Award to Multicultural Programs based on the following criteria:
How to Apply
In addition to describing a program’s qualifications according to the aforementioned criteria, letters of nomination should elaborate on efforts to recruit and retain a diverse class of doctoral students, ways in which they have been successful and lessons learned in those efforts. Nominations, including self-nominations, are invited from faculty from doctoral departments with a clinical or research focus or both. Every nomination MUST include at least one supporting letter from a current student in the program. Letters of nomination and supporting documentation should be submitted no later than April 1, 2013, to Sue Houston (shouston@apa.org), Public Interest Directorate, American Psychological Association.
More info: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/bersoff-multicultural.aspx
11. APA OFFERS ADVANCED TRAINING INSTITUTES FOR SUMMER
The American Psychological Association (APA) will sponsor four Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs) in the summer of 2013. These intensive training programs are hosted at research institutions across the country. They expose advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, new and established faculty, and other researchers to state-of-the-art research methods and emerging technologies. Participants also have the opportunity to meet other scientists with related interests. The four ATIs are listed below. Complete information about these programs can be viewed on the Advanced Training Institutes website:
http://www.apa.org/science/resources/ati/
• Structural Equation Modeling in Longitudinal Research
University of California, Davis
May 28-June 1, 2013
Application Deadline: March 20
• Exploratory Data Mining in Behavioral Research
University of California, Davis
June 3-7, 2013
Application Deadline: March 20
• Research Methods with Diverse Racial & Ethnic Groups
Michigan State University
June 10-14, 2013
Application Deadline: March 25
• Non-Linear Methods for Psychological Science
University of Cincinnati
June 17-21, 2013
Application Deadline: March 25
APA chose to sponsor these particular ATIs in response to continued interest among researchers. When offered previously, these ATIs drew substantial numbers of participants and received highly positive ratings. The ATIs on Structural Equation Modeling and Exploratory Data Mining will be held at UC Davis in consecutive weeks. In order to help make it feasible for people to attend both of these ATIs, participants who are accepted and register for both sessions will receive a 20% discount on their tuition for each institute. Tuition for each ATI ranges from $300 to $1200, with students, post-docs, and APA members paying lower tuitions. Participants may also apply for financial assistance. APA arranges for group rates at on-campus or nearby lodgings and encourages all ATI participants to stay at the same location. Prices for accommodations have been negotiated at competitive group rates. For the UC Davis and Michigan State ATIs, the institutes will be held in the same conference hotel as the group lodging. The Cincinnati ATI will be held on-campus and participants will have the option to stay in very economically priced on-campus housing. Note that ATI application deadlines begin in March. Applications are available at the Advanced Training Institute website and must be submitted electronically through each institute’s webpage:
http://www.apa.org/science/resources/ati/. For more information, contact ATI@apa.org or (202) 336-6000.
12. 2014-2016 DIV 42 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE AND CO-CHAIR OF THE STUDENT/EARLY CAREER COMMITTEE
Nominations are now in order for the Student Board Member-at-Large to the Division 42 Board of Directors (BOD), who will also serve as co-chair of the Student/Early Career Committee (S/ECP).
To run for this position, you must be a current student member of Division 42. If you are not currently a member, you will need to register as a student member to run for this position. Please seewww.division.42.org for more information.
Do not hesitate to contact our current Student Board Member-at-large Greg Wilson (gwilson@my.adler.edu) regarding the deadline and if you have questions about the position, the electoral process, and/or the Division more generally.
13. CALL FOR SELF-NOMINATIONS FOR THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DIVISION 22 EXECUTIVE BOARD, 2013 – 2014
The Division 22 Executive Board is seeking self-nominations for Student Representative to serve during the next term beginning in August 2013
The Student Representative will:
Student Representative benefits include:
How to apply:
Interested students should submit the following application materials backchannel to Dr. Jay Uomoto, Chair of the Nominating Committee (Jay.Uomoto@dignityhealth.org) by March 31, 2013 for review by Executive Board members:
You may direct questions backchannel to Marlene Vega, Student Representative (vega.marlene@gmail.com). We look forward to receiving your applications!
14. APAGS CEMA OFFERS THREE FREE WEBINARS ON DIVERSITY ISSUES
Thursday 4/18 at 3pm ET: Dr. Janet Helms – Using Racial Identity Social Interaction Theory to Assess Your Academic Climates. Flyer: http://db.tt/dQhwYjg5.
Thursday 5/2 at 6pm ET: Dr. Jean Lau Chin – Diversity Leadership: Pipeline to the Future (virtual happy hour open to first 15 graduate students). Flyer: http://db.tt/a5X8mEZn.
Thursday 5/9 at 4pm ET: Dr. James Jones – Diversity and Discrimination: Dual Pathways to a Better America. Flyer: http://db.tt/amwMb64l.
15. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Call for Applications: A limited number of scholarships will be awarded by the American Academy of School Psychology to deserving doctoral students in school psychology in 2013. The scholarships are named in honor of two professionals who have contributed significantly to the AASP: Irwin Hyman and Nadine Lambert.
The scholarships will be in the amount of $1,000 each, and may be used by students to help defray the costs of tuition, books, etc. or to subsidize attendance at the convention of the American Psychological Association or the National Association of School Psychologists.
To date, this year’s scholarships are funded by contributions from AASP Fellows, the Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs (CDSPP), Psychological Assessment Resources
(PAR), the Woodcock-Munoz Foundation, and Multi-Health Systems (MHS).
Each scholarship applicant should submit three copies of:
1) A letter of recommendation from his/her advisor,
2) A graduate school transcript,
3) A copy of his/her curriculum vitae,
4) A letter detailing present and future professional interests in school psychology and indicating how the scholarship will be used, and
5) Copies of convention papers or publications.
A committee consisting of three Academy Fellows will select scholarship recipients. Awards will be announced/presented at the annual meeting of the AASP at the convention of the American Psychological Association in Hawaii.
Applicants are required to submit all materials by mail to the AASP President at the address below by May 15, 2013.
Shelley Pelletier, PhD, ABPP
President
954 Middlesex Tpk., A2
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
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Exercise, cognition, and the aging brain
Hey guys,
My first time posting so not sure how it works…
This article is about exercise and the brain. I was talking to a few classmates about the quals and she told me that people recommend that you have an excercise routine when you are studying for it… we also hear a lot about exercising the brain to avoid dementia… wondering about the relationship with physical exercise and brain fitness… enjoy!
Milse Furtado
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Hey everyone!
So i am posting my article early because i am in the midst of midterms and do not want to forget to post it this weekend. Also, as you all know its my birthday this weekend and i may be to wasted to remember to post the morning after. LOL !!
However, i found this article which is very interesting about where the stroke hits and how it could be related to either anger or depression. Enjoy!
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S1355617709090535aProcessing Speed Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis
Hello all! Learning about assessing intelligence got me thinking about specific deficits with certain neurological conditions. I found an article that discusses processing speed deficits on a sample with MS using an MRI.
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