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2 0 1 2 a pa Co n vE n t i o n CE Workshops at a glance wednesday, august 1, 2012 morning half-day workshops 8:00–11:50 a.m. 001: Cultural Adaptation of Psychotherapy: Tools for Practice and Research 002: Doing Policy Work as a Psychologist 003: Providing Mental Health Care in and After Combat: Challenges, Rewards, Risks, and Growth full-day workshops 8:00 a.m.–3:50 p.m. 004: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Weight Loss and Maintenance 005: Ethics and Law for the Practicing Psychologist 006: Evidence-Based Psychosocial, Pharmacological, and Combined Approaches to Treatment for ADHD 007: Treating Difficult Cases of Sexual and Marital Problems 008: What Psychologists Should Know About Working With Older Adults thursday, august 2, 2012 morning half-day workshops 8:00–11:50 a.m. 101: Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders 102: Collaborative Approaches to Common Primary Care Complaints: Pediatric Abdominal Pain and Encopresis 103: Integrating Tobacco Cessation Into Your Psychology Practice 104: Remedial Supervision: Assisting Colleagues Following an Ethics Complaint 105: Strategies for Successful Counseling/Psychotherapy With Muslim Clients 106: Tailoring Psychotherapy to the Individual Patient: EvidenceBased Responsiveness full-day workshops 8:00 a.m.–3:50 p.m. 107: Effective, Strength-Based Psychotherapy With Resistant, Troubled Boys 108: Increasing the Effectiveness of Providers for Child Victims of Violence and Trauma 109: Malpractice: A Practical Guide for Psychologists 110: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: An Introduction and Overview 111: Multitheoretical Psychotherapy for Depression: Combining Empirically Supported Strategies 112: New and Emerging Clinical Practices for Treating People With Serious Mental Illness 113: Psychotherapy for Children With Bipolar and Depressive Disorders 114: Telepsychology Best Practices: Controversial Issues in Telehealth and Online Therapy 115: Working With Adult Trauma Survivors: What Every Practitioner Should Know 6 For full workshop descriptions and to enroll: www.apa.org/convention/ce-workshops http://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