CONFERENCES: Human Development conference proposals due March 1

The Society for the Study of Human Development invites submissions for its 8^th Biennial Meeting November 3-5, 2013 at the Fort Lauderdale Beach and Spa Resort, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

 

SSHD is an International U.S. based multidisciplinary society with a central mission of taking an integrative, interdisciplinary approach to theories, research, and applications of Developmental Science across the life-span/life-course.

 

This year's conference theme is Rethinking Developmental Science across the Life-span/Life-course: Theory, Methods, and Applications.

 

Deadline for submissions (Posters/Symposia) is March 1, 2013.

 

Visit the conference website here for more information.

INFO: Introduction to COAD

Greetings,

Tim Wachtel, founder of the Center for Optimal Adult Development (COAD), has asked that I share the following information with our members. Here is the message he asked me to deliver:

Please take a few moments to visit the website for The Center for Optimal
Adult Development (www.optimaladult.org). They are a nonprofit in service to
all of us with interests in Adult Development. Their website contains
several free resources including a Book List, Online Articles,
Presentations, and more; all stored within the Knowledge Center section of
their website. Their purpose involves honoring all of the women & men who
have served the Adult Development profession over the past decades and to
share with practitioners of adult developmental services all of the
empirical knowledge our community has cultivated over the years.


--------------------------
Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD
President, APA Division 20 - Adult Development & Aging
Director, Center for Mental Health and Aging
Professor, Department of Psychology
The University of Alabama
207 Osband Hall, Box 870315
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
pparmelee@ua.edu
205 348 1499 (voice)
205 348 7520 (fax)
________________________________________
From: Tim Wachtel [tim@optimaladult.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 10:05 AM
To: Parmelee, Patricia
Subject: RE: Introduction to COAD

Dear Pat,

Per your suggestion, I am providing you a brief paragraph for you to post to
your listservs regarding COAD:

Please take a few moments to visit the website for The Center for Optimal
Adult Development (www.optimaladult.org). They are a nonprofit in service to
all of us with interests in Adult Development. Their website contains
several free resources including a Book List, Online Articles,
Presentations, and more; all stored within the Knowledge Center section of
their website. Their purpose involves honoring all of the women & men who
have served the Adult Development profession over the past decades and to
share with practitioners of adult developmental services all of the
empirical knowledge our community has cultivated over the years.


Thanks Pat.

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Parmelee, Patricia [mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 5:02 PM
To: Tim Wachtel
Subject: RE: Introduction to COAD

Tim, apologies for the delay. End of semester is always crazy, and Division
20 folks are still filtering back into the office.

I have shared information about COAD with some members of our Executive
Committee. Unfortunately, they agree with my initial assessment there
doesn't seem to be much of an avenue for shared ventures. As I read the
website, it is largely a series of subscription resources for paying
members/affiliates. There is certainly some good information to be had
th.ere, but I don't see much way that Division 20 as a group could
collaborate with you on these ventures.

What I can do is post a brief message from you to our listserv, inviting
members to visit your website. If you think that would be helpful, please
forward the paragraph to me and I will share it with our listmaster.

I'm sorry I can't be more positive about liaisons with Division 20, but do
wish you the best in this venture.

Regards,
Pat
--------------------------
Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD
President, APA Division 20 - Adult Development & Aging Director, Center for
Mental Health and Aging Professor, Department of Psychology The University
of Alabama
207 Osband Hall, Box 870315
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
pparmelee@ua.edu<https://webmail.ua.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=365d5c8785594dc481e
9a503c50f932d&URL=mailto%3apparmelee%40ua.edu>
205 348 1499 (voice)
205 348 7520 (fax)
________________________________
From: Tim Wachtel [tim@optimaladult.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:44 PM
To: Parmelee, Patricia
Subject: RE: Introduction to COAD

Dear Pat,

It has now been one month since I sent you a proposal for opportunities to
partner/collaborate between our organizations; specifically COAD and APA.
Where do you stand on some of the ideas I suggested? Are you willing to move
forward or, at least, share a phone call?

Best,

Timothy J. Wachtel
Founder & CEO
The Center for Optimal Adult Development Denver, Colorado USA
Ph: 720 432 2623
Web: www.optimaladult.org<http://www.optimaladult.org/>
Tweet Me: @WachtelTim
Visit us on Facebook
See our LinkedIn profile

An international community for evidence-supported Adult Development
professionals and the single largest resource of optimal adult development
knowledge and sharing


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Wachtel [mailto:tim@optimaladult.org]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:01 PM
To: 'Parmelee, Patricia'
Subject: RE: Introduction to COAD

Certainly. I appreciate the opportunity to elaborate. As you have already
seen by visiting our website, we are primarily a resource center for those
with interests in adult development; whether professor, practitioner,
scholar, general public, etc. We seek to help advocate the field by sharing
resources about AD throughout the world, by providing AD authors greater
visibility, and by helping to bridge the gap between research and practice.
Therefore, we are not limited to one organization, journal, theory,
practice, country, etc. We are a not-for-profit.

I suppose I viewed the mission of Div20 as being more than just lifespan
development, rather a mixture of educators and others with interests in AD
theory & practice; with particular emphasis on the aging component of AD.
Perhaps I have been off-base on this presumption. Still, my thoughts for the
past few yrs concerning collaboration between our orgs (also communicated to
last year's Div20 leadership) has been to form an alliance to better educate
individuals concerning evidence-supported adult development. There are, of
course, a multitude of various media channels in which this can occur.

One specific suggestion for partnership between our orgs is to involve you
in our service offerings we provide the AD community. I have a distribution
list of over 4500 individuals in the AD field who have written journal
articles pertinent to interdisciplinary topics in Adult Development. We keep
everyone up-to-date on the latest [open access] news, articles, papers,
presentations, blogs, etc introduced to our website for their own knowledge
and personal/career growth. This year, we also introduced several products
which have become quite popular. You may find them here:
http://www.optimaladult.org/index.cfm/knowledge-center/other-subscription-se
rvices/

You may find some of these products of interest, as might your Div20
members. Although, if your group is only interested in "lifespan
development", then it might be overkill for them. If you believe they would
be interested in any of the offerings, (1) we could possibly arrange a
partnership where Div20 Members automatically qualify for a xx% discount on
the products. Your members could also (2) write articles for our e-Magazine
we plan to have online next year, with an annotation of their affiliation
with APA. We could also assist you by (3) featuring any books, articles, or
papers written by your members; we would only request you to commit to
advertising your org name and logo with us. We currently have over 40
APA-published books on our website, (4) having APA assist in sponsoring our
Book List on our website would be nice. I would also like to also chat with
someone in your Public Advocacy division regarding partnering, (5) perhaps
you can provide a good contact source.

These are some random thoughts. I would appreciate your input as well.

Thanks,

Tim


Timothy J. Wachtel
Founder & CEO
The Center for Optimal Adult Development Denver, Colorado USA
Ph: 720 432 2623
Web: www.optimaladult.org<http://www.optimaladult.org/>
Tweet Me: @WachtelTim
Visit us on Facebook
See our LinkedIn profile

An international community for evidence-supported Adult Development
professionals and the single largest resource of optimal adult development
knowledge and sharing

-----Original Message-----
From: Parmelee, Patricia [mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 11:18 AM
To: Tim Wachtel
Subject: RE: Introduction to COAD

Tim, thanks for your follow-up and apologies for the delay in responding. I
have visited your website, and guess that my first question is, how would
you see COAD partnering with Division 20? As you know, we are a fairly
loosely organized professional group comprising APA members with interest in
lifespan development. Your website seems quite interesting but I am not
sure how you would see our organization working with you. Can you elaborate
a little, please?

Thanks,
Pat Parmelee
--------------------------
Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD
President, APA Division 20 - Adult Development & Aging Director, Center for
Mental Health and Aging Professor, Department of Psychology The University
of Alabama
207 Osband Hall, Box 870315
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
pparmelee@ua.edu<mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu>
205 348 1499 (voice)
205 348 7520 (fax)

________________________________
From: Tim Wachtel [tim@optimaladult.org]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 9:33 AM
To: Parmelee, Patricia
Subject: RE: Introduction to COAD

Dear Dr. Parmelee,

I am following up with you from a previous invitation I sent to you. I would
deeply enjoy the opportunity to chat with you about our organization, its
mission, and how we desire to provide greater prominence and recognition to
the field of Adult Development. If interested in talking with us, please
provide a time convenient with your schedule.

Best,

Timothy J. Wachtel
Founder & CEO
The Center for Optimal Adult Development Denver, Colorado USA
Ph: 720 432 2623
Web:
www.optimaladult.org<https://legacy.webmail.ua.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx<
http://www.optimaladult.org%3chttps//legacy.webmail.ua.edu/owa/UrlBlockedErr
or.aspx>>
Tweet Me: @WachtelTim
Visit us on
Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1331355548#!/pages/The-Cente
r-for-Optimal-Adult-Development/144965112188813>
See our LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/420421> profile

An international community for evidence-supported Adult Development
professionals and the single largest resource of optimal adult development
knowledge and sharing

From: Tim Wachtel [mailto:tim@optimaladult.org]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:52 AM
To: 'pparmelee@ua.edu'
Subject: Introduction to COAD


Dear Dr. Parmelee,





I would enjoy an opportunity to talk with you about the mission of our
organization and to discuss a potential collaboration between COAD and
APA-Div 20. Please provide some times that would be convenient with your
schedule.



Thank you,

Timothy J. Wachtel
Executive Director
The Center for Optimal Adult Development Denver, Colorado USA
Ph: 720 432 2623
Web:
www.optimaladult.org<https://legacy.webmail.ua.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx<
http://www.optimaladult.org%3chttps//legacy.webmail.ua.edu/owa/UrlBlockedErr
or.aspx>>
Tweet Us: @optimaladult
Visit us on
Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1331355548#!/pages/The-Cente
r-for-Optimal-Adult-Development/144965112188813>
See our LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/420421> profile

An international community for evidence-supported Adult Development
professionals and the single largest resource of optimal adult development
knowledge and sharing

Re: INFO: HEALING THROUGH LOSS: UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH GRIEVING PEOPLE.

Lise

The post is as follows: "A workshop on working with grieving people will be held in Columbia, MD on March 15, presented by myself and two colleagues. For details see "CE workshop link" on: www.griefcareprovider. 6 CE's available for psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselors and APC certified chaplains."
"This program is designed to support your growth in comfort, knowledge and clinical methods for working with grieving people - and extend the skill level of your practice by helping you to:
* Develop a foundation for understanding human grief from both a personal and theoretical basis.
* Learn general and specific aspects of clinical interventions for working with grieving adults, children and adolescents.
* Learn the features of both typical and atypical grief for adults as well as for children and adolescents."

J. Shep Jeffreys, EdD, FT
Licensed Psychologist, Columbia, MD
410-730-3310
www.GriefCareProvider.com

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine;
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Pastoral Counseling,
Loyola University Maryland;
Director, The Jeffreys Institute For the Study of Loss and Bereavement;
Department of Psychiatry,
Howard County General Hospital;
Grief Psychologist,
The Family Center, Columbia, MD.

AWARDS: Call for nominations for Developmental Health Award (APA - Div 20 & 38)

The Aging and Health Committee of the American Psychological Association is soliciting nominations for the recipient of the 2013 Developmental Health Award, which will be given at the APA Convention. This award was established in 1996. Eight awards have been given: M. Powell Lawton (1997), Janice Kiecolt-Glaser (1999), Howard Leventhal (2001), Richard Schulz (2003), Karen Rook (2005), Ilene Siegler (2007), Margaret Gatz (2009), and Carolyn Aldwin (2011). This biennial award recognizes individuals who have made scholarly contributions to the fields of health and aging.

Members of Divisions 20 and/or 38 can nominate candidates for the award. Each nomination should be accompanied by a 100-200 word summary of the nominee's credentials, and reasons why the nominee should be recognized with this award. Nominations should be submitted to the Committee Chair, Cay Anderson-Hanley at andersoc@union.edu by February 22, 2013. Nominations and supporting summaries will be compiled and sent to members of the Aging and Health Committee. Members of the Committee will vote for the award recipient. When the recipient has been determined, an announcement will be sent to the listservs of Divisions 20 and 38. The recipient will give an invited address at the Award Ceremony at APA in Honolulu, August 2013.

We encourage you to submit nominations of worthy scholars whose work bridges the fields of health and aging.

 

__________________________________

Cay Anderson-Hanley, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology

Union College

Schenectady, NY 12308

518-388-6355 ph

518-388-6177 fax

andersoc@union.edu

http://minerva.union.edu/andersoc/

__________________________________

 

INFO: FINAL NOTICE! The listserv is moving!

Greetings,

A month or so ago, we announced that this listserv will be migrating to an APA-sponsored group. Text of that message is reproduced below. This is an update and FINAL NOTICE that the new listserv will go live on
FEBRUARY 14, 2013 -- a week from this Thursday. Please be sure that your Division 20 membership is up to date in order to remain active on this very valuable group messaging system.

Here's the text of the original announcement:


Over the next few weeks, this listserv will migrate from the University of Florida to the APA servers. This will mean some changes for current listserv subscribers, so please take a moment to read over this email.

As you likely know, there is already an APA-sponsored listserv that is read-only for formal Division announcements. In addition, our Division Services rep, Chad Rummel, has kindly offered to take over management of this UFL-sponsored, informal listserv as well. Thus, we will continue to have TWO listservs: one for official announcements from the Division only, the other for informal information/interaction among members.

That last word is important: the new listserv will be *FOR DIVISION 20 MEMBERS ONLY.*

If your Division 20 membership is current, you need do nothing: you will be automatically enrolled in the new listserv when it moves over to APA. However, some subscribers to this listserv are *not* Division 20 members. If you'd like to continue participating in the listserv, you will need to join the Division, at our newly reduced rate of $20/year. Here are some links for your use in ensuring that you "stay with the group":

Become a Division 20 member (new members): http://memforms.apa.org/apa/cli/divapp/
Renew membership (current members): http://www.apa.org/membership/renew.aspx
Student and affiliate member renewals: http://memforms.apa.org/apa/cli/divapp/

This listserv is a great resource, and it has flourished under the mastery of Lise Abrams and, before her, Michael Marsiske . We look forward to lightening their load a bit, and to continuing to share information and ideas among our members.

If you have questions, please feel free to drop me a line.

Best,
Pat
--------------------------
Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD
President, APA Division 20 - Adult Development & Aging
Director, Center for Mental Health and Aging
Professor, Department of Psychology
The University of Alabama
207 Osband Hall, Box 870315
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
pparmelee@ua.edu<mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu>
205 348 1499 (voice)
205 348 7520 (fax)

JOBS: Postdoc Fellowship in Aging and Health--Penn State

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN AGING AND HEALTH

The Pennsylvania State University's Center for Healthy Aging (http://healthyaging.psu.edu/ invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to help carry out NIH-funded studies of daily stress and chronic illness in midlife and older adulthood. This is an opportunity for an emerging scholar to engage with a productive team of investigators who use intensive longitudinal methods (e.g., ecological momentary assessment and longitudinal panel studies) to examine individual and dyadic processes in adult health and development. Primary responsibilities will include data management and analysis; preparation of manuscripts, grant proposals, and conference presentations; and participation in interdisciplinary research groups that design new studies. The fellow will have opportunities to publish, and access to exceptional resources to facilitate his or her independent research. Qualified individuals will have a Ph.D. in the social, behavioral or health sciences; relevant research e!
xperience; strong statistical and writing skills; and the capacity to work closely with others. The appointment will be for one year, with likely funding for at least one additional year depending on productivity. The position provides salary and benefits consistent with those for NIH postdoctoral fellows. To apply, please send (1) a letter of application indicating research interests, career goals, and experience; (2) a curriculum vita; and (3) three letters of professional reference to Ann Shuey, Center for Healthy Aging, 422 Biobehavioral Health Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. This post-doctoral position is scheduled to begin in September 2013. For more information, please contact Drs. Martin Sliwinski (mjs56@psu.edu), Lynn Martire (lmm51@psu.edu), or David Almeida (dma18@psu.edu) . Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportun!
ity and the diversity of its workforce.


--
Lynn M. Martire, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
Penn State University
422 Biobehavioral Health Building
University Park, PA 16802
(voice) 814.865.7374
(FAX) 814.863.9423

Faculty Affiliate, Penn State Center for Healthy Aging
http://healthyaging.psu.edu

INFO: NIA 2013 Summer Institute

 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

SUMMER INSTITUTE ON AGING RESEARCH

 

The NIA 2013 Summer Institute, now in its 27^th year, is soliciting applications for an intensive introduction to aging research. This workshop for investiga­tors new to aging research is focused on current issues, research methodologies, and funding opportunities. The Summer Institute on Aging Research is one of the premier short-term training opportunities for new investigators.  New researchers are defined as those who have received the M.D., Ph.D. or other doctoral level degree.  This is an invaluable introduction to the diverse fields of research ranging from basic biology to neuroscience, behavioral and social science, and geriatrics and clinical gerontology. The Summer Institute affords participants unparalleled access to NIA and NIH staff in an informal setting. 

 

The 2013 Summer Institute will be held July 14-19 in Bethesda, Maryland*. Support is available for travel and living expenses.

 

Applications are due March 22, 2013.

 

Offered by the NIA Office of Special Populations, researchers with an interest in health disparities research are encouraged to apply.  Applicants from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents.

 

Please view more information on the NIA web site:   http://www.nia.nih.gov/about/events/2012/summer-institute-aging-research-2013. 

 

A link to the online http://www.nia.nih.gov/summer-institute-aging-research-application is also provided on this web page.

 

Please feel free to circulate the above message to potential applicants.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Mrs. Andrea Griffin-Mann

Office of Special Populations
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
griffinmanna@mail.nih.gov

 

*Pending final NIH approval

 

 

 

 

Deborah A. DiGilio| Director, APA Office on Aging Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: 202-336-6135 |  Fax: 202-336-6040 email: ddigilio@apa.org   http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/index.aspx
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CONFERENCES: INFO: 2013 Elder Maltreatment & Care Symposium Registration is now OPEN

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2013 Elder Maltreatment & Care Symposium

Friday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET

 

Attendees are invited to participate via Webinar or in person at The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Baltimore, Md.

Intended audience: elder maltreatment key experts, stakeholders, researchers and medical professionals

 

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting an Elder Maltreatment Symposium. The purpose of this symposium is to solicit input from stakeholders to assist CMS in further development of Measure #181: Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan, as part of the Physician Quality Reporting System.

 

Interested parties are invited to participate, either on-site at CMS headquarters in Baltimore, Md., or via Webinar. The meeting is open to the public; however attendance is limited for both on site and Webinar participation. Please register for this event early as registration will close when attendance capacity has been met.

 

The symposium will be held on March 8, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T) in the main auditorium of the Central Building of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. 

 

 

Meeting Registration and Request for Special Accommodations Deadline:

For security reasons, registration and requests for special accommodations must be completed no later than 5 p.m. E.S.T. on Friday, February 22, 2013. Note that registration may close earlier than this date if maximum capacity has been met.

 

Registration is now open. Anyone interested in attending the meeting or participating by Webinar must register by completing the online registration at http://www.usqualitymeasures.org.

 

CMS anticipates posting an audio download and/or transcript of the symposium on the CMS Web site, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI and http://www.usqualitymeasures.org, following the meeting.

 

Note: in the event of inclement weather, this symposium is subject to cancellation. Should the need arise for event cancellation, registrants will be notified via e-mail as soon as possible

 

 

 

INFO: SAMHSA/AoA/APA Webinar: Caregivers as Partners and Clients of Behavioral Health Services

I am very happy to announce that APA is partnering with SAMHSA and AoA to offer the following webinar. I would like to thank Drs. Coon, Jacobs and Qualls for planning and presenting.  APA partnered with AoA in a highly successful webinar in 2011, and we are glad to have the opportunity again.  Please distribute the below announcement broadly to your aging and health service provider colleagues.

 

Thanks!

 

Deborah A. DiGilio| Director, APA Office on Aging Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: 202-336-6135 |  Fax: 202-336-6040 email: ddigilio@apa.org   http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/index.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caregivers as Partners and Clients of Behavioral Health Services Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:30-4:00 PM EDT Speakers: Greg Link Aging Services Program Specialist Administration for Community Living Washington, DC Sara Honn Qualls, PhD Kraemer Family Professor of Aging Studies Director, Gerontology Center University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO Barry Jacobs, PsyD Director of Behavioral Sciences Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program Springfield, PA David Coon, PhD Associate Vice Provost and Professor College of Nursing & Health Innovation Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ In the U.S. today approximately 48 million people serve as caregivers to someone age 60 and over with chronic health and/or behavioral health conditions. Caregivers play a critical role in caring for older adults with mental health and substance use disorders. This webinar will discuss the role of caregivers in caring for older adults with behavioral health problems such as depression, anxiety and alcohol and prescription drug misuse/abuse. This webinar will also explore the mental health impact that the caregiving role has on lives of caregiver themselves, such as stress, anxiety and depression as well as increased risk for various chronic conditions. Evidence-based programs and available resources, such as the American Psychological Association's Caregiver Briefcase, that address the behavioral health needs of caregivers will be discussed during this webinar. This webinar was developed in partnership with the American Psychological Association. To register, go here.   Once the host approves your registration request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting. You will receive audio call in information when you log-on to the webinar.   This webinar series provides A special opportunity to learn about critical behavioral health conditions and problems affecting older adults and their caregivers, including alcohol and prescription medication misuse and abuse, suicide, depression, and anxiety as well as evidence-based prevention and treatment programs to address these problems. For archived webinars from this series, visit the Administration on Aging (AoA) web site. Who Should Attend The Aging Services Network, behavioral health service providers, the five SAMHSA/CHMS-funded Enhance Older Adult Behavioral Health Services grantees, and other programs implementing behavioral health programming for older adults—including staff, consultants, grantee organization leaders, and local partner organizations. Purpose To enhance the attendees' understanding of substance abuse and mental health issues affecting older adults and their caregivers. To gain knowledge about evidence based programs (EBP) targeting older adults and caregivers at risk for substance abuse and mental health problems and EBP implementation strategies. Contact: For more information, contact Donna Siu at JBS International, Inc. at dsiu@jbsinternational.com or 240-645-4898.

 

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INFO: Publishing opportunity with Elsevier/Academic Press

Colleagues – Elsevier is looking to publish in all areas of geropsychology, and specifically in social cognition and aging, resiliency in aging, learning and memory in aging, and geriatric neuropsychology.  If you are interested in working on a book with them, please contact:

 

EMILY EKLE

Senior Acquisitions Editor, Psychology

Elsevier / Academic Press

e.ekle@elsevier.com

213.309.9860

 

 

 

Erin E. Emery, Ph.D.

Director of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Psychology

Project and Clinical Director, BRIGHTEN Program

Rush University Medical Center

Assistant Professor, Rush University

Department of Behavioral Sciences

710 S. Paulina St., Suite 431

Chicago, IL  60612

(312) 942-6294

erin_emery@rush.edu

 

Everything is connected; nothing lasts; you are not alone. - Lewis Richmond

 

 

 

AWARDS: Division 20 Award Applications Due March 15, 2013

Dear Division 20 colleagues, 

It is time to nominate a D20 colleague (or yourself) for the 2013 Division 20 Awards! The deadline for all Division 20 award applications is March 15, 2013. The Division 20 web site provides more detailed information about each specific award: http://www.apadivisions.org/division-20/awards/index.aspx

Please send student award materials (which includes the Division 20 Doctoral Dissertation Award and the Walter G. McMillen Memorial Award for Parkinson's Disease Research) to Cory Bolkan at d20awardstu@gmail.com

Please send other award materials (which includes the John Santos Distinguished Program Development in Clinical Gerontology Award, Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award, M. Powell Lawton Career Achievement Award in Applied Gerontology, Division 20 Mentorship Award, and the Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging) to Karen Roberto at d20awards@gmail.com

Please submit all award application materials in one pdf document to facilitate the review process. 

We look forward to receiving your award applications. 

Sincerely, 

Cory Bolkan & Karen Roberto

Awards Committee Co-Chairs

JOBS: Post-doctoral Fellowship in Palliative Care

Hello listserve,

Below you will find the announcment for our Palliative Care
Fellowship here at the South Texas Veteran's Health Care System
located in San Antonio, TX. We are excited to announce that this year
we have received funding for an additional position and will have 2
slots available for trainees. If you have any questions please feel
free to contact me as well.


Clinical Psychology Post-Doctoral Residency
with an emphasis in Palliative Care

The Psychology Service at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System
(STVHCS) is seeking to fill 2 positions for an APA-Accredited
Post-Doctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in
Palliative Care. The STVHCS Clinical Residency is fully accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological
Association.

Residency Description: The Palliative Care Post-Doctoral Residency
program aims to train the selected resident in a new field in
psychology, treating patients with end-of-life issues or with severe
chronic medical conditions. Historically, the purpose of palliative
care is to provide "comfort care" to patients with a terminal illness.
However, palliative care psychology has expanded its reach to include
primary prevention of disease, disease management, services for those
in advanced illness, care for the actively dying, caregiver support ,
and bereavement.

Residents working in palliative care have opportunities to provide
services on an interprofessional team in a variety of settings,
including inpatient hospice, outpatient palliative care service,
consultation services throughout the hospital, geriatric medicine, and
within the community living center. Additionally, they are offered the
opportunity to provide preventative care and disease management
services in a variety of settings, including such places as primary
care clinics, geriatrics extended care, and the spinal cord injury
unit. Interdisciplinary teams in palliative care include nurses,
physicians, chaplains, physical therapists, occupational therapists,
recreational therapists, social workers, dietitians, and pharmacists.
Services provided in palliative care include, but are not limited to,
the following: individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy,
neuropsychological testing, bereavement counseling, relaxation
therapy, pain management services, consultation with other providers,
and psychoeducational presentations. The resident will also be given
the freedom to choose a minor specialization area outside of
palliative care psychology. Prior residents have specialized in areas
such as behavioral medicine, geropsychology, and trauma psychology.
The trainee will complete an administrative and a research project
with a special focus on Palliative care, in line with their emphasis
area.


In addition to the specific curriculum training above, the resident
will have the unique opportunity to be trained in conjunction with
fellows of other disciplines. This position is a part of a larger
Interprofessional Palliative Fellowship program
(http://medicine.uthscsa.edu/Geriatrics/interprof.aspx) which includes
learners from medicine, nursing, social work, chaplaincy, as well as
psychology. The interdisciplinary program is well established and
includes interdisciplinary didactics and specialized training in
ethics. As a result of this program, there are also numerous unique
opportunities for collaborative research and administrative projects.

Benefits and Stipend: Salary is $42,239 (no state income tax in Texas)
paid biweekly, with health and life insurance available. Annual Leave
(vacation) and Sick Leave are also benefits for Fellows. The STVHCS is
an equal opportunity employer and minority applicants are encouraged
to apply.
.
Residency Qualifications: Applicants must be citizens of the United
States, have earned their doctorate in Clinical or Counseling
Psychology from an APA-accredited program, and successfully completed
an APA-accredited internship. We are looking for highly motivated and
independent trainees who are clinically flexible and enjoy working
collaboratively with other members of a multidisciplinary team.

Application Process: Please refer to our training website
(http://www.southtexas.va.gov/psychology/index.asp) for more
information on the residency program, application process, and
frequently asked questions. Initial review of applications will begin
February 21, 2013 with selection date being made any time after that.
In-person interviews are preferred; however we can make arrangements
for phone interviews if necessary. Start date for the residency will
be early-mid July/August 2013, and can be negotiable.

Applicants should email the following (in 1 file other than the
letters of reference which should be emailed separately) to Dr.
Mata-Galán (Emma.Mata-Galan@va.gov): Paper copies will not be
accepted.

1. A cover letter stating training, research, and career goals.
2. A current vita including anticipated graduation date.
3. Abstract of dissertation (no more than 1page)
4. Three letters of recommendation from the following:
1. internship training director discussing progress and anticipated
completion date
2. dissertation chair discussing progress and estimating the final
dissertation defense date
3. current intern supervisor or someone knowledgeable about your clinical work
For additional information, please contact the Training Director, Emma
L. Mata-Galán, PsyD., at 210-617-5121 or by email at
Emma.Mata-Galan@va.gov




Thank you,

Veronica L. Shead, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist
Geriatrics Extended Care/Palliative Care
Preceptor-Geropsychology Intern and Palliative Care Fellow
South Texas Veterans Health Care System

INFO: documentary film project

Good afternoon,

I'm forwarding this email from Jane Turville, a documentary filmmaker who is working on a project that will address population growth and changing population dynamics ( www.thepeopleproblem.com<http://www.thepeopleproblem.com/> ). She would like to do one of the segments on quality of life in the later years. As the email thread below indicates, she's interested in interviewing professionals who can offer insight on how expectations of aging and older adults have changed over the past 50-100 years, both individually and in terms of social roles. One particular focus (among broader issues) is on technology and aging, but she seems generally interested in getting scholarly input on issues of aging in a rapidly growing and changing world.

If you might be interested in helping Ms. Turville out by granting an interview, please take a look at the thread below, in which she lays out an ambitious agenda but a clear focus on aging issues. Her contact information is embedded in the thread, but to repeat, she can be reached at jane@waggingtale.com<mailto:jane@waggingtale.com> .

Cheers,
Pat
--------------------------
Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD
President, APA Division 20 - Adult Development & Aging
Director, Center for Mental Health and Aging
Professor, Department of Psychology
The University of Alabama
207 Osband Hall, Box 870315
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
pparmelee@ua.edu<mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu>
205 348 1499 (voice)
205 348 7520 (fax)

________________________________
From: Jane Turville [jane@waggingtale.com]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 11:52 AM
To: Parmelee, Patricia
Subject: RE: documentary film project

Thanks for your reply, Dr. Parmelee. What I'm very interested in exploring is expectations of the elderly and how they have changed in the last 50-100 years. People are living longer, but what are their "quality of life" expectations for their later years? Do Americans expectations differ significantly from other nations and cultures? I'm also interested in touching on the role of technology in the lives of seniors.

Do you know of anyone whose work might address these questions? I will be talking with Sally Augustin next week and am certainly looking forward to our conversation. Later on this month, I'll also be talking with someone who has been studying seniors in China and the shifts they are experiencing from traditional expectations to contemporary realities/changes in Chinese lifestyles.

I would, however, love to explore Western or American lifestyles/expectations since the audience is American. If you can think of anyone who might be able to address this line of thought regarding the elderly, I would certainly appreciate your help. Also, if there is anything in your own work that might touch on these subjects, I would certainly enjoy talking with you.

Thank you again and have a great weekend.

All the best,
Jane

Jane Turville
Wagging Tale Productions, LLC
503-557-3524
jane@waggingtale.com<mailto:jane@waggingtale.com>





________________________________
From: Parmelee, Patricia [mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu]
To: Jane Turville [mailto:jane@waggingtale.com]
Sent: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:48:13 -0800
Subject: RE: documentary film project

Jane (if I may), thanks for the opportunity to review the precis for your film. It looks quite interesting and is certainly an important topic. However, I'm not how it would relate to APA Division 20's focus on psychological development in the latter half of life.

I am wondering if Dr. Miller meant to send you to Division 34 -- the Society for Environmental, Population & ConservationPsychology. Issues of overpopulation are right down their alley. Dr. Miller may have been confused because I am a past president of Div34. The division's current president is Sally Augustin. Don't have her email address but here is her website: http://www.designwithscience.com/aboutsally.html

Best wishes for success on this important project!
Pat Parmelee
--------------------------
Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD
President, APA Division 20 - Adult Development & Aging
Director, Center for Mental Health and Aging
Professor, Department of Psychology
The University of Alabama
207 Osband Hall, Box 870315
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
pparmelee@ua.edu<mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu><mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu<mailto:pparmelee@ua.edu>>
205 348 1499 (voice)
205 348 7520 (fax)

________________________________
From: Jane Turville [jane@waggingtale.com<mailto:jane@waggingtale.com>]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 6:02 PM
To: Parmelee, Patricia
Subject: documentary film project

Greetings Dr. Parmelee,

My name is Jane Turville and I am a documentary filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon. Your name was given to me by Dr. Warren (Rennie) Miller of The Transnational Family Research Institute. Dr. Miller suggested that I contact you about a project I began in 2012.

In March 2012 I embarked on pre-production for a new film project with a working title of THE PEOPLE PROBLEM: ARE THERE TOO MANY OF US? The project will result in a four-hour series that explores population dynamics in respect to ecologic, social and economic sustainability. My goal is to have the series ready for broadcast on PBS stations in Spring 2015. The film's website - www.thepeopleproblem.com - gives a good overview of the film and also has a trailer.

The series is not a specific activist piece, but rather takes a non-biased look the many impacts of population growth and decline. My goal is to look at population dynamics through a fresh lens that allows discussion of the various issues involved, without taking an emotional or political stance. I am, however, finding that folks in the activist realm are eager to be interviewed for the film, while those who have a more scientific or scholarly approach are reluctant to be involved. While I can certainly understand the hesitation, I do want and need to have interviews that can provide good information that is not tied to an agenda.

In chatting with Dr. Miller about my dilemma (he has graciously offered to participate by granting an interview for the film), he encouraged me to contact other professionals associated with the varios APA Divisions that are pertinent to the research I am doing. I've attached a synopsis of the project for your review. I do hope the project sparks your interest. If so, would you be interested in talking more about the project with me via phone and, perhaps, consider participating by being interviewed for the film sometime next year?

I will look forward to hearing from you and hope to meet you in person in 2013.

All the best,
Jane


Jane Turville
Wagging Tale Productions, LLC
503-557-3524
jane@waggingtale.com<mailto:jane@waggingtale.com><mailto:jane@waggingtale.com<mailto:jane@waggingtale.com>>

STUDENTS: Applications now being accepted for late-breaking poster session at APA Convention

Applications now being accepted for late-breaking poster session at APA Convention

The deadline waits for the data: Science-oriented graduate students have until March 1 to submit a poster for 2013 Honolulu gathering

 

To enable more graduate students to attend the 2013 APA Convention, to be held July 31-August 4 in Honolulu, Hawaii, APA is sponsoring a special late-breaking poster session for cutting-edge research by graduate students in psychological science.  This poster session, “Cutting Edge Research from Emerging Psychological Scientists,” is being organized by the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Science Student Council (SSC) and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Science Committee. 

 

Submissions for this session are due March 1, 2013, and notifications of selection decisions will be sent by March 20, which will enable presenters to submit separate applications for the APA Student Travel Award before its April 1 application deadline.  In addition, graduate students who are APAGS members and first authors on a poster or presentation at the convention are eligible to have their convention early registration fee waived.  Details about how to get the fee waived will be sent to eligible students in the early spring.

 

While the names of participants in this poster session will not be in the printed convention program due to its late-breaking nature, they will appear in the online convention program and in the convention smartphone app.

 

Eligibility:

 

Submissions for this session must have a graduate student as their first author.  Authors of posters may not present more than one other poster or talk at the convention.  Submissions to this session should not be redundant or substantively similar to proposals already submitted to APA under the original application deadline.  Due to the late-breaking nature of this session, it may not be possible to prevent schedule conflicts if authors of the posters are also presenting elsewhere at convention.

 

Graduate students in all fields of psychological science and neuroscience are eligible to submit. Undergraduate students and faculty members are not eligible to serve as first authors for this poster session, although they can be included as additional authors on the poster.

 

How to Apply:

 

Submit an abstract of no more than 200 words by email to science@apa.org.  APA Science Directorate staff will examine all applications for eligibility.  Be sure to include full names and affiliations of all authors, poster title and contact details for the first author (those items will not count toward the word limit). Contact details should include full name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. Also indicate whether the first author is a member of APAGS. Nonmembers may apply for the session but will not be eligible for the travel award or waived convention registration fee. Membership applications may be submitted together with the abstract submission. Poster submissions will be reviewed by members of the APA Science Student Council and APAGS Science Committee and 20 posters will be selected for inclusion in the session.

 

Application materials must be received electronically on or before 5:00pm (EST) on March 1, 2013. Please email your completed PDF and/or Word files attached to one or more emails to science@apa.org. Contact the Science Directorate with any questions by email or by telephone at 202-336-6000.

 

The size of files attached to any one email must be less than 10MB.  All applicants will be notified of selection decisions via email by March 20.  Be sure to keep a copy of all submitted materials for your records.