Monitor on Psychology - March 2012 - (Page 35)

veterans Psychologists are involved in a new type of court that helps veterans on the wrong side of the law get the help they need to restart their lives. B Y TORI D eANG ELI S struggling Help for M anny Welch, 54, served on a naval aircraft carrier in the four years immediately following the Vietnam War. The resulting stress helped fuel his substance abuse, a pattern that was to haunt him for the next 30 years. His drug habit brought him in and out of the correctional system for crimes like petty larceny and drug possession. After many failed attempts at kicking the habit, four years ago he heard about a new kind of criminal court in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. — one aimed at helping veterans in the correctional system get their lives back on track by offering them counseling and support rather than just punishment. M a rc h 2 0 1 2 • M o n i to r o n p s yc h o l o g y 35

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - March 2012

Monitor on Psychology - March 2012
Letters
President’s column
Contents
From the CEO
Supreme Court rejects eyewitness protections
New member benefit: prevention screenings
A psychodynamic treatment for PTSD shows promise for soldiers
Was ‘Little Albert’ ill during the famed conditioning study?
New research identifies ways to improve eyewitness identifications
In Brief
‘Our health at risk’
Perspective on Practice
APA endorses higher education guidelines
TIME CAPSULE
QUESTIONNAIRE
Random Sample
Judicial Notebook
Help for struggling veterans
Driving out cancer disparities
In the Public Interest
SCIENCE WATCH
Practice, virtually
The legal and ethical issues of virtual therapy
Psychologist PROFILE
EARLY CAREER PSYCHOLOGY
Bringing life into focus
Pay attention to me
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Division Spotlight
Personalities

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