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Foundation amerIcan psychologIcal Leaving a legacy Through her bequest to APF, Linda Forrest is honoring her parents and giving back to psychology. has personal meaning for me and my family. A second reason I gifted to APF is because psychology has been so good to me — I feel very fortunate to have chosen psychology as a career, especially counseling psychology. To have spent my entire career as a faculty member in counseling psychology programs and being active in Div. 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) and APA governance has deeply enriched many parts of my life. Psychology has allowed me to do meaningful and rewarding work with wonderfully talented colleagues, many of whom have become cherished, lifelong friends. What kinds of activities will your bequest support? Currently, I work in the Center on Diversity and Community at the University of Oregon (http://codac. uoregon.edu). The center’s mission is to advance inclusive excellence through critical thinking and an ethic of care. Our staff comprises a diverse team of research faculty, graduate students and professionals with backgrounds in psychology, sociology, education, communication and theater arts with expertise in multicultural organization development, mediation/ conflict resolution and curriculum development. We are united in our desire to create more inclusive educational environments and in our commitment to engage on the front lines with students and faculty as well as academic units striving to become more multicultural. The Betty and John Forrest Fund has been established to provide support for similar work in educational settings, kindergarten through graduate school. The fund will support research-based intervention projects or programs that will enable faculty and administrators to address and improve their handling of conflicts based on group identities that occur in educational environments. What else might you want to tell psychologists about the APf bequest program? I was surprised to learn that few psychologists have chosen to leave a legacy gift to APF. If I count correctly, there are 47 of us, yet there are so many more who could. Leaving a bequest to APF is a simple process and requires just a few sentences in your will or trust. Besides being a way of giving back to psychology, an APF bequest also provides you with the opportunity to support future psychologists who will continue the work you care about and believe is important. A legacy gift is a way of saying thank you to psychology. n For more information on APF bequests, contact APF Senior Development Officer Kimberly Palmer Rowsome at (202) 336-5622. Jack Liu Dr. Linda Forrest is leaving an APF bequest to support the work of future psychologists. Why was leaving a charitable bequest to APf important to you? My mother died recently and I wanted to do something to remember and honor both her and my father in some lasting way. Naming my bequest the Betty and John Forrest Fund allowed me to honor them. Their commitment to their children’s education meant many sacrifices for them. Although neither of my parents had much of an understanding of what it meant to get a PhD in psychology or what my work involved as a psychologist, I think they both would be pleased to know that their names will live on through my bequest. So, part of why I made this gift to APF 86 Monitor on psychology • DeceMber 2011 http://codac.uoregon.edu http://codac.uoregon.edu

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - December 2011

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Willpower Pioneer Wins $100,000 Grawemeyer Prize
Single-Sex Schooling Called Into Question by Prominent Researchers
Maternal Depression Stunts Childhood Growth, Research Suggests
For Boys, Sharing May Seem Like a Waste of Time
Good News for Postdoc Applicants
In Brief
Treatment Guideline Development Now Under Way
Government Relations Update
Psychologist Named Va Mental Health Chief
The Limits of Eyewitness Testimony
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Deconstructing Suicide
Questionnaire
A Focus on Interdisciplinarity
A Time of ‘Enormous Change’
The Science Behind Team Science
Good Science Requires Good Conflict
A New Paradigm of Care
Speaking of Education
Science Directions
New Labels, New Attitudes?
Psychologist Profile
Early Career Psychology
Unintended Consequences
Better Options for Troubled Teens
Saving Lives, One Organ at a Time
New Journal Editors
APA News
Division Spotlight
Guidelines for the Conduct of President-Elect Nominations and Elections
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011