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sunday, august 5, 2012 full-day workshops 8:00 a.m.–3:50 p.m. 169 Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Advances in Assessment and Treatment 7 CE CrEdits This intermediate workshop updates key measures, findings, and issues, including whether bipolar appears differently in children versus adults, rates of bipolar in different settings, what issues make accurate diagnosis especially challenging, how to use specialized self-report and parent-report measures to diagnose 50 EnrollmEnt limit IntermedIate bipolar more accurately, and how to use emotion-regulation and other techniques to treat pediatric bipolar disorder. Leader: Eric A. Youngstrom, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 170 Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder 7 CE CrEdits This intermediate workshop presents and demonstrates breakthrough techniques of schema therapy adapted for group delivery in the treatment of BPD. Participants learn how to make use of the therapeutic factors of groups to impact core BPD 30 EnrollmEnt limit IntermedIate schemas like mistrust/abuse and abandonment and how to implement core schema therapy interventions. Leaders: Joan M. Farrell, PhD, Independent Practice, Indianapolis, IN; Ida A. Shaw, MA, Independent Practice, Indianapolis, IN enrollment dates EARLY BIRD april 16–June 30 REGULAR July 1–august 5 Complimentary Continental breakfast will be provided to workshop attendees each morning from 7:00–8:00 a.m. Afternoon snacks and beverages will also be provided. 40 For full workshop descriptions and to enroll: www.apa.org/convention/ce-workshops

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

Monitor on Psychology - May 2012
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Math + science + motherhood = a tough combination
The rights of indigenous people take center stage at AAAS meeting
Interdisciplinary programs that are leading the way
Good Governance Project moves into its next phase
APA publishes third edition of seminal ADHD book for kids
Government Relations Update
In Brief
Random Sample
Judicial Notebook
Psychology’s first forays into film
Time Capsule
Questionnaire
Presidential programming
Obesity researchers receive lifetime achievement awards
Top speakers for psychology’s top meeting
Science Watch
Homing in on sickle cell disease
Psychologist Profile
Alone in the ‘hole’
Public Interest
State Leadership Conference ‘12
Perspective on Practice
Education tops council’s agenda
Meet the candidates for APA’s 2014 president
Presidential election guidelines
Division Spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
Support for sexual miniorities
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - May 2012