Monitor on Psychology - April 2012 - (Page A3)

FeATuRed in 2012! unliMiTed Ce CRediT AT COnvenTiOn! Nearly 250 convention sessions will be designated as Continuing Education (CE) Sessions this year. Earn unlimited CE credits by attending as many of these CE Sessions as you can for a single fee (see page 11). CE Sessions are identified by this logo in the Convention Program and are held in the Orange County Convention Center. Save even more by taking advantage of the early bird fee when you register for the convention by June 30! Note: CE Sessions are separate from the 4- and 7-hour APA CE Workshops at additional fees and scheduled at the Hilton Orlando Hotel. offered MObile APP To make your convention experience even better, APA is providing online and mobile tools to help you search for sessions, events, and speakers and create your personal schedule. Look for the online convention program mobile app—with expanded building and exhibit hall maps—in June! Opt in to the app and opt out of the big book! FAMily-FRiendly ROOM A family-friendly room with an entertainment/play area for children will be located in the Orange County Convention Center and open during the 4 days of the convention. Please note that children must be accompanied by a parent at all times in the family room. heAlTh ChAllenGe PAviliOn Get moving, challenge a colleague, and have some fun with Wii and Xbox Kinect games in the APA Exhibit Hall (at the back of the 1200 aisle). NEW! NEW! lATe-bReAKinG POsTeR sessiOns “Late-breaking”poster presentations related to the presidential program tracks and to current high-impact developments in psychology will be scheduled in Orlando. Go to www.apa.org/convention for details on submitting a latebreaking poster by May 15, 2012. COnvenTiOn MeeTinG FACiliTies Meetings are scheduled in the Orange County Convention Center, the Peabody Orlando Hotel, and the Hilton Orlando Hotel. Keep in mind . . . Business casual is acceptable dress during the convention. Go to www.apa.org/convention to register for the 2012 APA Convention beginning on April 16, 2012 3 http://www.apa.org/convention http://www.apa.org/convention

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

Monitor on Psychology - April 2010
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Internship Shortage Continues
Mental Health Services Remain Scarce at Community Colleges
Apa Weighs in on the Constitutionality of Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders
Apa Praises Court’s Support for Equality
New Mobile App Answers Psychologists’ Clinical Questions
Nih Offers Free Web Resources for Psychologist Researchers
New and Improved Psyclink
In Brief
Government Relations Update
Time Capsule
Questionnaire
Random Sample
Judicial Notebook
Early Career Psychology
Psychologist Profile
Coal Miners’ Dilemma
The Science of Political Advertising
Science Watch
Science Directions
More Support Needed for Trauma Interventions
The Case Against Spanking
Innovative Psychology at the High School Level
Speaking of Education
Apa Divisions Reach Out to New Psychologists
New Journal Editors
A Home Base for Multiple Fields
Division Spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
Awards and Funding Opportunities
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - April 2012