CONFERENCES: Committee on Aging All-day preconvention workshop

The APA Committee on Aging and the Office of Continuing Education are cosponsoring an all-day, preconvention workshop, “What Psychologists Should Know about Working with Older Adults.” This workshop will increase the competencies of psychologists interested in work with older adults. It will be held August 13^th from 8:00 am-3:50 pm, in the Faneuil Room, Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. Please share this information with any colleagues who might be interested. A description of the Workshop and registration information posted your Division 20 website at: http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/Precon5_CONA.pdf. or http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/convention.htm. If you would like print copies to distribute at an event, please contact APA Office on Aging Administrator Coordinator at shwang@apa.org and we will gladly send.

We hope to show that there is an interest and demand for future offerings such as this, so we’d appreciate your help in getting the word out! Debbie

Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging

INFO: ABA Commission on Law and Aging Meeting Summary

I would like to share a summary of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging (COLA) meeting written by Jennifer Moye, PhD. Dr. Moye is a current member of the Commission, “a 15-member interdisciplinary body of experts in aging and law, that including lawyers, judges, health and social services professionals, academics, and advocates.” She is also the APA Liaison to COLA. More information about COLA is available at: http://www.abanet.org/aging/

American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (COLA)

Summary of May 16, 2008 Commission meeting.

1. Social Security

Attorney Holly Robinson reported that a major issue of concern in Social Security Disability is the backlog of cases waiting review, and also the problem obtaining medical records, bringing these records forward into the cases, and the quality of the psychological (and other reports) based on these records. ABA COLA will continue to join with others on trying to identify solutions to this.

2. Dementia

Attorney Leslie Fried reported on work being done by the Alzheimer’s Association regarding early onset dementia – there are special concerns re loss of employment, and associated insurance, long back log of getting SSD (see above), and psychological effects on children (who are not adults and have a 40-50 year old parent at home with dementia). Education and advocacy efforts are ongoing

3. Medicare

Attorney Leslie Fried discussed her recent efforts focusing on Medicare payment for hospice services for individuals with dementia. Concern was expressed in the past about the under-use of hospice and its use only for cancer. Following education to clinicians, the Medicare hospice benefit is now being used earlier and for non cancer conditions such as dementia. Now, questions are being raised about the cost, and suggestions of limiting hospice to only certain diagnoses (e.g., excluding dementia?).

4. Guardianship

Attorney Erica Wood reported that ABA COLA has completed a study of guardianship monitoring and is now disseminating to judges and courts, encouraging better monitoring of guardianships after appointments. States are developing pilot monitoring programs – and expanding the disciplines who might be used as monitors. For example, ABA COLA is working with Commissioner Barbara Soniat, Associate Professor of Social Work at National Catholic School of Social Service, to pilot the use of social work interns as guardian monitors.

Another major initiative is the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, which has been approved as a uniform act, which means that states can use it as a model in passing their own laws (e.g., how guardianships are managed as wards/guardians move across state lines).

5. International Elder Law

ABA COLA is working with interested persons in the UK, Israel, and Australia, as recorded in the International Journal of Aging Law and Policy to link around developments in elder law in respective countries. The assessment of decisional capacity is an issue of interest internationally. Also, the UN and others such as Global Action on Aging – are aspiring to develop a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.

6. Capacity Handbooks

ABA COLA is working with APA to develop a capacity assessment handbook for psychologists. ABA COLA is also working with a physicians group to develop a handbook and online educational materials.

7. Healthcare Decisions

Attorney Charles Sabatino reported that the Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a new approach for individuals to post medical orders (e.g., full code/dnr) in their homes and carry it with them to hospitals to facilitate care consistent with wishes.

COLA supports the recommendation “to establish and support decision making protocols to ensure that the wishes of those who have advanced chronic progressive illness are appropriately translated into visible and portable medical orders, or POLST, that address higher probability medical contingencies including hospitalization, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, artificial nutrition and hydration, antibiotics, and ventilation.”

See Hickman, Sabatino, Moss, and Nester (2008). The POLST paradigm to improve end of life care: Potential state legal barriers to implementation. Religion and cultures of east and west: perspectives on bioethics Spring, 119-139.

A legislative update on health decisions laws enacted in 2007 is available at www.abanet.org/aging/legislative updates/home.shtml.

6. Mental Health Advance Directives

Attorney Charles Sabatino reported that 25 states have Mental Health Advance Directive MHAD laws, and there is consideration whether a “uniform law” should be developed to guide uniformity across states. MHAD are a special type of advance directive used by persons who have been diagnosed with serious mental health disorders, the purpose is to make an advance choice of medication or treatment to be provided when the person is experiencing a relapse of symptoms and is refusing appropriate treatment because of their illness. What is unique as compared to medical advance directives is they are “irrevocable” upon a medical determination of being “incapable” of deciding—even if actively refusing treatment. The MH AD cover treatments that often otherwise must be authorized by a court appointed guardian – e.g., admission to health care facility, and ECT. Thus, serious legal issues are presented, such as protection of the constitutional right to refuse medical treatment. More information at www.nrc.pad.org

7. Voting and Cognitive Impairment

In January the Senate Special Committee on Aging had a hearing on older voters. One outcome is that the Election Assistance Commission is developing voluntary guidelines to help states facilitate voting within long term care facilities. Research is planned to survey election policies and activities addressing accommodations for persons with cognitive impairment and other issues such as “mobile polling” to long term care facilities. Concern was also expressed for possible voter ID requirements and their unfairness to older adults – for example individuals in long term care may no longer have a drivers license or state issued ID – or the means to obtain one (e.g., transportation, birth certificates).

8. Emeritus Attorney Practice

Attorney Holly Robinson reported that COLA is active in investigating rules of practice for Emeritus attorneys who wish to provide pro bono legal services to individuals who need it following retirement from active practice.

Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging

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INFO: Nominations for the APA Fellows Committee

All APA Boards and Committees have been asked to nominate and encourage self nominations for the APA Fellows Committee. CONA is interested in submitting a nomination(s) for individuals with aging expertise. If anyone is interested in being nominated, please contact me at ddigilio@apa.org by June 15^th. Here is the information regarding the Committee and requirements for submissions:

The Fellows Committee seeks nominations for one new member for a three year term beginning January 1, 2009. The Fellows Committee is charged with the review of nominations for APA Fellows and will report their recommendations on each nomination to the Board of Directors through the Membership Board. The Fellows Committee reports to the APA Council through the Membership Board.

Nominees to the Fellows Committee must be available to meet twice annually, as follows: for up to three days in March at APA headquarters in Washington, DC and for one day at the APA Annual Convention. All expenses for both meetings will be covered or reimbursed by APA. Members of the committee must be APA Fellows, shall not serve on a Division Fellows Committee, nor endorse initial APA Fellow candidates, during their term on the Fellows Committee. The committee encourages nominations that reflect a diverse membership, particularly those that signal opportunity and extend a welcome to emerging but currently underrepresented groups. Nominations must be submitted with a statement of interest and a current vita. Self nominations are welcome.

Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging

INFO: Child researcher interested in dialogue with aging researchers

X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2 Received: from deliverator2.ecc.gatech.edu (new-deliverator2.prism.gatech.edu [130.207.171.162]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client CN "deliverator1.gatech.edu", Issuer "Georgia Tech Server Root" (not verified)) by canyon.mail.gatech.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E6796E2D37 for <ch18@canyon.mail.gatech.edu>; Tue, 20 May 2008 16:57:08 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from phyllis.schneider@ualberta.ca) Received: from deliverator2.ecc.gatech.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 112FC480030 for <christopher.hertzog@psych.gatech.edu>; Tue, 20 May 2008 16:57:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from email.rehab.ualberta.ca (email.rehab.ualberta.ca [129.128.17.19]) by deliverator2.ecc.gatech.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 874AF480134 for <christopher.hertzog@psych.gatech.edu>; Tue, 20 May 2008 16:57:07 -0400 (EDT) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8BABC.103209C1" Subject: dialogue I received this email from a child developmental person working on storytelling in children (see below), who wants to locate persons with similar interests doing adult development research. Please contact her if interested. Thanks, Chris Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 14:57:08 -0600 Message-ID: <6CEAB082DE6E2B4098ED3A1506A544BD0314F837@email.rehab.ualberta.ca> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: dialogue Thread-Index: Aci6vBDtdbS4EfMdShqWhAOXGrF9lA== From: "Schneider, Phyllis" <phyllis.schneider@ualberta.ca> To: <christopher.hertzog@psych.gatech.edu> X-GT-Spam-Rating: (8%) X-GT-Spam-Details: The following antispam rules were triggered by this message: Rule Score Description HTML_50_70 0.100 Message is 50-70% HTML SUBJ_1WORD 0.100 Subject is a single short word BODY_SIZE_4000_4999 0.000 Message body size is 4000 to 4999 bytes BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0.000 Message body size is less than 5000 bytes. X-GT-AVAS-Version: 5.4.1.325704, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.5.20.134217 Hello, I saw a notice about the movement to encourage dialogue between researchers working with children and adults. I am a developmental psycholinguist working on storytelling in children (development, assessment, and intervention), and I have long thought that it would be beneficial to talk to researchers working with adults on stories. I would be interested in participating in the effort. How would you suggest I go about it? Thanks. ********************************************************************* Phyllis Schneider, PhD Professor Dept. of Speech Pathology and Audiology University of Alberta 2-70 Corbett Hall Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4 CANADA (780) 492-7474 Fax: (780) 492-9333 E-mail: phyllis.schneider@ualberta.ca http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/rehabmed/schneider.cfm *********************************************************************

Christopher Hertzog Professor of Psychology School of Psychology 654 Cherry Street, Room 235 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0170 phone: 404-894-6774 FAX: 404-894-8905 cell: 404-210-5092

JOBS: Post doc position in psychiatric epidemiology

Lise--hope this works. Thanks, Paul Anyone who might be interested in applying for this 18 month post doc position in psychiatric epidemiology should contact Ingmar Skoog at Gothenburg University for more info: Ingmar.skoog@neuro.gu.se Applications must be sent to the university by May 26. Excellent stats skills are required. You don't need to know Swedish. All affiliated researchers are fluent in English.

Postdoc

REF NR E36 2334/08 med placering vid Inst för neurovetenskap och fysiologi. Sahlgrenska akademin. Sista ansökningsdag: 2008-05-26 One full-time postdoctoral position in psychiatric epidemiology is available at Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, ref.nr E36 2334/08. The position is available for a minimum of 18 months. The position will be at the Unit of Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology. The applicant should have a PhD or similar, and/or experience in epidemiological or statistical research, as well as good experience in analysing data and to write scientific reports in international scientific journals. Experience in psychiatric research is a further merit. The research area includes the study of the frequency, causes (genetic, biochemical, environmental, social, somatic) and consequences of dementia and other mental disorders (e.g. depression, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders) in longitudinally followed elderly populations from different birth cohorts using a combination of epidemiological and neurobiological methods (brain imaging, neurochemistry, genetics and other biological factor). One important aim is to study secular trends in the frequency of mental disorders and their risk factors. The research is based on longitudinal population studies which started almost 40 years ago (H70, the Prospective Population Study of Women), and a large population study on very old people (95+). The study is supported by, e.g. VR, FAS, and NIH. Home page: www.neurophys.gu.se/sektioner/psykiatri_och_neurokemi/Forskning/neuropsyk/ More information regarding the position can be given by professor Ingmar Skoog (tel +46 31 343 86 40, e-mail ingmar.skoog@neuro.gu.se). Fackliga företrädare: OFR-s: Eva Sjögren, tfn 031-773 1171 Saco: Gunnel Lindö, tfn 031-773 1078 SEKO: Lennart Olsson, tfn 773 1173 Application: Please send your CV, list of publications and a brief letter outlining your interest, motivation and personal goals for the research. The application should also include reference number and suggested salary. We consider applications that arrive before 26 May, 2008. Postal address: Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs universitet, Registrator, Box 400, 405 30 Göteborg. Visiting address: Medicinaregatan 3A, Göteborg.

CONFERENCES: CONA Programming APA Convention

Here is a summary of Committee on Aging (CONA) events at convention:

CONA 10^th Anniversary Celebration: Friday, August 15th from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm. Please drop by for appetizers, cake, and bubbly to celebrate this developmental milestone. Boston Marriott Copley Place, Public Interest Directorate Suite (suite number TBD).

CONA 10^th Anniversary Symposium: “Moving Psychology Forward in an Aging Society: Progress and Possibilities.” Saturday, August

16^th from 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Meeting Room 257B.

APA Presidential Symposium cosponsored by CONA: “Responding to the Challenges of Aging: Lessons from Medicine, Psychology, and Law.” Friday, August 15^th from 11 am -12:50 pm. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Meeting Room 253B

CONA and the Committees on Disability in Psychology, Ethnic Minority Affairs, and Psychology and AIDS cosponsored symposium, “Best Practices of Integrated Care: Opportunities and Challenges.” Saturday, August 16^th from 5:00 pm-5:50 pm. Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Meeting Room 256.

Also, CONA and the Office on Continuing Education are cosponsoring an All day pre-convention workshop, “What Psychologists Should Know about Working with Older Adults” on Wednesday, August 13^th. A flyer will be sent to the list serve upon its completion to share with colleagues who are interested in work with older adults.

Hope to see you at these events!

Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging

STUDENTS/FUNDING/CONFERENCES: Travel grant, ISSBD conference, Wurzburg Germany

FUNDING FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS

ISSBD will likely receive funding for young scholars from the US (US citizens or "green card" holders) to attend a pre-conference workshop (and the 2008 ISSBD meeting) in Wurzburg. To be considered for a travel grant please send an email to Dr. Anne Petersen, apetersen@casbs.stanford.edu, giving your role in the meeting (e.g., which pre-conference workshop you are attending, plus any presentations you are making) as well as a brief cv. Young scholars are defined as graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or junior faculty. The DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2008.

ACTION: Re: [SECT2] FW: Now is the Time for Mental Health Parity

It takes only a minute to act. Just click the link below to urge the Senate to pass Mental Health Parity before this year's end of June deadline passes. Merla

Dr. M. Arnold, PhD, RN Licensed Psychologist - Registered Nurse Psychological Services, Behavioral Health  Counseling, Consultation and Education Focused on the Needs of Older Adults Western Suffolk/Eastern Nassau Counties, LI, NY Long Term Care Settings (631) 271-9863  "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.  It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken  and the wisest might err." Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Margaret Norris wrote:

Cooleagues, Please see below regarding Medicare mental health parity. Margie Norris

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To: margienorris@hotmail.com Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:01:34 -0700 Subject: Now is the Time for Mental Health Parity From: mrcadvocacyupdate@medicarerights.org

Asclepios Your Weekly Medicare Consumer Advocacy Update

Now is the Time for Mental Health Parity

May 15, 2008 • Volume 8, Issue 20 When the current session of Congress got under way last year, many observers expected that lawmakers would, at long last, pass legislation requiring health insurers to offer coverage for mental health services on par with the coverage provided for physical ailments. The House and Senate still need to come to agreement on a mental health parity bill covering private insurers. Ending Medicare's discriminatory coverage of mental health services is much more straightforward. The coinsurance rate for mental health services needs to be reduced from 50 percent to 20 percent, the share of costs that people with Medicare pay for doctor visits, wheelchairs, physical therapists and other treatments for diseases of the body. The House of Representatives has already passed legislation to end this discrimination. The Senate has the opportunity to follow suit in a Medicare bill that must be passed by the end of June in order to avert a scheduled 10 percent cut for doctors. If the Senate fails to make mental health parity a part of the midyear Medicare bill, there will not be another opportunity this year and this shameful discrimination will continue. Please urge your senator to demand that any new Medicare legislation provide parity for mental health care.

INFO: Division 20 ballot

Hi, everyone --

I just mailed in my Division 20 ballot. Which reminded me to write you to encourage the Division 20 membership to vote in the current election. We have an outstanding slate of candidates for President-Elect, Secretary, Member-at-Large (to the Executive Committee), and Council Representative. In recent elections only a little over 300 members have voted, so your vote definitely counts. It would be wonderful to see a higher 'turnout' this year. Please participate!

Thanks, Chris

Christopher Hertzog Professor of Psychology School of Psychology 654 Cherry Street, Room 235 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0170

phone: 404-894-6774 FAX: 404-894-8905 cell: 404-210-5092

FW: CONFERENCES: Reviewers Needed for D20 Student Research Awards

Dear Division 20 Members,

I need about 10 people to review and rank applications for the D20 Student Research Awards. These awards include completed and proposed research in undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and postdoctoral categories. You would be asked to review around 5-10 applications.

The reviews can begin soon and will be done via email. I would like to complete the review process by June 16th.

Please respond directly to me [becca.levy@yale.edu] if you are willing to help with this important service to Division 20.

All the best, Becca Levy

Co-Chair of the Awards Committee

******************************************************************** Becca R. Levy, PhD Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Psychology School of Public Health Yale University 60 College Street New Haven, CT 06520-8034 Tel: 203-785-2869; Fax: 203-785-6980 Email: becca.levy@yale.edu

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STUDENTS: Interns at the United Nations

EVER WANTED TO BE A STUDENT INTERN AT THE UN??

The American Psychological Association (APA) is seeking applications for two student interns to assist with APA’s work as an NGO at the United Nations. These are volunteer positions for psychology students who have an interest in international issues. The interns will work with the 6 members and 2 associate members of APA’s United Nations team to help plan and implement activities such as the annual Psychology Day, the annual International Day of Older Persons, and other psychology-related events. Interns will have UN – NGO badges for entry into UN buildings and events, and will have an opportunity for a close-up look at the workings of the UN.

Responsibilities of the position include:

• Attending briefings organized by the UN Department of Public Information. These briefings typically occur on Thursday mornings.

• Meeting with the APA UN team at its 2-hour monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month from September through June.

• Spending 5-10 hours a week working with APA UN NGO team members in information gathering and dissemination.

Advanced undergraduate psychology majors and psychology graduate students are welcome to apply. Ideal qualities are being culturally aware and sensitive; enjoying working collaboratively with others; and having effective communication skills. Interns must live in or very close to New York City.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be submitted electronically to the APA Main Representative, Florence Denmark (fdenmark@pace.edu) with a copy to the APA international office (mbullock@apa.org).

Applications consist of (1) Your statement; (2) Your CV; (3) Two letters of recommendation, each gathered into one WORD file, that is submitted as your application. Please label your application UN-“YOURLASTNAME”-INTERNAPP. Also please be sure each segment of the application begins on a separate page. Please type your application in WORD and include the following information:

STATEMENT

• Name, Contact Address

• Current Educational Setting and Course of Studies

• A brief statement of your interest in the position. In particular, describe any relevant international and/or relevant culturally diverse experiences.

CURRICULUM VITAE: Your CV

RECOMMENDATIONS

Two letters of recommendations from faculty members. One letter should be from a faculty member who knows you well. If this position will be part of a course such as independent study, have the faculty member indicate how the experience will relate to the course, and who will supervise this course. Applications are due on May 15 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the APA’s Main UN Representative Florence Denmark (fdenmark@pace.edu) or APAs office of international affairs (mbullock@apa.org).

INFO: call for papers, special issue of journal Memory on silence and memory

Call For Papers: Special Issue on Silence and Memory

Memory researchers often focus on what is spoken, but silences are also important elements in memory. Recent work suggests that what is not told, not rehearsed, and not spoken has implications for later memory, self, and identity. Moreover, that work further suggests that those implications are evident for both individuals and groups. We are seeking contributions to a special issue of Memory considering the implications of silence for memory. We are interested in a wide range of contributions, ranging from laboratory and experimental work to theoretical considerations, and on phenomena ranging from retrieval-induced forgetting to cultural and social factors that influence the nature of silences. Interested individuals should submit their manuscripts through the manuscript central website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pmem, and note that the submission is intended for the special issue on Silence and Memory. For full consideration, manuscripts are due December 31, 2008. Questions should be directed to the guest editors: Monisha Pasupathi (monisha.pasupathi@psych.utah.edu ) and Kate McLean (Kate.McLean@wwu.edu). All manuscripts will be subject to editorial and peer-review before acceptance for the special issue.

INFO: Division 20 Newsletter Submission Date

Colleagues:

The next submission deadline for the Division 20 newsletter is June 1st. Please send submissions in a formatted Word document to Grace Caskie (caskie@lehigh.edu).

We welcome your ideas and input.

Grace Caskie and Jennifer Margrett

Co-editors

INFO: Seeking Qualified Applicants for APA Mentorship Program For Doctoral-Level Researchers Interested in HIV/AIDS and Communities of Color

Colleagues, Please consider this opportunity. Forwarded on behalf of Dr. John Anderson. Merla

Dr. M. Arnold, PhD, RN Licensed Psychologist - Registered Nurse Psychological Services, Behavioral Health  Counseling, Consultation and Education Focused on the Needs of Older Adults Western Suffolk/Eastern Nassau Counties, LI, NY Long Term Care Settings (631) 271-9863  "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.  It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken  and the wisest might err." Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) 

The American Psychological Association (APA) Office on AIDS seeks qualified mentors and mentees to participate in a two-year, distance-learning, mentorship program designed to prepare doctoral-level behavioral and social scientists for careers as independent researchers in the area of HIV/AIDS and communities of color. This new program, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), utilizes state-of-the-art, distance-learning technologies (e.g., webcasts, online classrooms, etc.) to assist mentees achieve three major goals:

1) Develop and implement a career development plan focused on building the capacity to conduct independent research in the area of HIV/AIDS and communities of color;

2) Conceptualize, draft, and submit a high-quality research application to an appropriate NIH funding mechanism; and,

3) Establish a mutually supportive network of professional colleagues with common research interests.

General Information and Application for Mentors: http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/mentor.html

General Information and Application for Mentees: http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/mentee.html

John R. Anderson, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Office on AIDS

Staff Liaison for End-of-Life Issues

American Psychological Association

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002-4242

Phone: 202-336-6051 FAX: 202-336-6198

Email: janderson@apa.org

http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/ http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/

--  Dr. M. Arnold, PhD, RN Licensed Psychologist - Registered Nurse Psychological Services, Behavioral Health  Counseling, Consultation and Education Focused on the Needs of Older Adults Western Suffolk/Eastern Nassau Counties, LI, NY Long Term Care Settings (631) 271-9863  "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.  It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken  and the wisest might err." Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)  

INFO: Call for Papers for a Special Issue on Aging and Work

Contemporary Empirical Advancements in the Study of Aging in the Workplace

Special Issue of the Journal of Organizational Behavior

Guest Editors: Boris B. Baltes and Lisa M. Finkelstein

Among organizational researchers, there has been a recent trend toward the development of contemporary theoretical perspectives on issues relating to aging in the workplace. Driving this push toward new theories of aging in the workplace are issues such as the aging population of baby boomers, a predicted decrease in the available labor pool, and projected future economic conditions that are expected to place new pressures on older individuals to remain in the workforce for longer periods of time. These issues have broad implications for the study of organizational behavior, particularly when considering the consequences of demographic trends in the workplace, income discrepancies, the diversity of the aging workforce, the issue of age bias in the workplace, job performance, work-related attitudes, training and development, career issues of older workers, topics of age and occupational health, technology, work and family issues, and retirement considerations. In recognition of the development of such contemporary theoretical perspectives related to these issues, the Journal of Organizational Behavior is pleased to announce a Special Issue on Contemporary Empirical Investigations on Aging in the Workplace.

Purpose of the Special Issue

This special issue will serve to bring together contributions that begin to test some of the contemporary theoretical perspectives that have been advanced relating to the study of aging in the workplace. The goal of this special issue is to challenge contributors to go beyond the traditional framework for studying aging in the workplace, and to adopt a contemporary approach to the conceptualization of these issues. We invite empirical contributions that integrate and synthesize recent advances in the accumulated knowledge regarding aging in the workplace, while encouraging both the extension of existing theory, and the advancement of new theoretical perspectives. Interested scholars/practitioners are invited to send manuscripts representing original empirical research that synthesizes recent advances, extending existing theories, or advancing new theoretical perspectives in the study of aging in the workplace, including, but not limited to issues of:

Demographic trends in the workplace

The diversity of the aging workforce

The issue of age bias in the workplace

Job performance among older workers

Work-related attitudes

Climate and culture with respect to age

Training and development

Career issues of older workers

Topics of age and occupational health

Technology

Work and family issues

Motivation

Intergenerational teams

Intergenerational communication

Cross-cultural issues in aging

Retirement.

Viable papers will:

Be grounded in one or more of the accepted conceptual anchors of organizational behavior, such as systematic research, multidisciplinary research, contingency approaches, multiple levels of analysis, open systems perspectives, etc.

Document and demonstrate a clear empirical link between process and outcome variables.

Provide specific guidelines, principles, and lessons to be gained, that shape and guide practitioners and future researchers in the conceptualization of issues relating to aging in the workplace.

Add value to our knowledge base concerning aging in the workplace that will be viable for both research and practice.

In the selection of manuscripts for the Special Issue, priority will be given to those papers that test new theoretical perspectives, describe advances in the knowledge of the area of inquiry, effectively demonstrate parsimonious and concise messages regarding the nature of aging in the workplace from the perspective of the worker, employer, or other organizational stakeholders, and are rigorous in the logic and methods used to in support of data. Reviewers will be responding to the following criteria in their review of papers:

Is the paper relevant to the focus of the Special Issue?

Does the material represent an integration or extension of a contemporary theory or the advancement of a new theoretical perspective relating to issues of aging in the workplace?

Is the paper well connected with contemporary theoretical perspectives?

Does the paper demonstrate a clear empirical link between organizational process variables and specified outcome variables?

Is the methodology sound? Is the research design appropriate? Is the paper rigorous in logic and in the support of ideas?

Is the paper well written?

Does the paper make a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the area of aging in the workplace?

Contributors should note:

This call is open and competitive, and the submitted papers will be blind reviewed in the normal way.

Submitted papers must be based on original material not under consideration by any other journal or outlet.

For empirical papers based on data sets from which multiple papers have been generated, the editors must be provided with copies of all other papers based on the same data.

The editors will select a number of papers to be included in the special issue, but other papers submitted in this process may be published in other issues of the journal.

The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2008. The special issue is intended for publication at the beginning of 2010.

Papers to be considered for this special issue should be submitted online via http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/job (selecting ‘Special Issue Paper’ as the Manuscript Type). Please direct questions about the submission process, or any administrative matter, to Managing Editor, Kaylene Ascough, k.ascough@uq.edu.au

The editors of the special issue are very happy to discuss initial ideas for papers, and can be contacted directly:

Boris B. Baltes

Associate Professor

Wayne State University

5057 Woodward Ave.

Rm. 8404

Detroit, MI 48202

Phone: (313) 577-2833

Email: b.baltes@wayne.edu

Lisa M. Finkelstein

Associate Professor

Area Coordinator, Social-I/O Psychology

Department of Psychology

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL 60115

Email: lisaf@niu.edu

INFO: Division 7/Division 20 research dialogues

Announcement

Patricia Miller (Division 7 President-Elect) and Christopher Hertzog (Division 20 President) are co-organizing an effort to facilitate and encourage dialogue between developmental psychologists studying child development and developmental psychologists studying adult development and aging. The goal is to foster communication and shared perspectives between persons working on similar psychological constructs and processes at different parts of the human life-span. Hopefully these dialogues will show that knowing about current research in the "other" part of the life cycle informs, broadens, and enriches one's own perspective. To further that end, we are encouraging psychologists to identify peers researching the same topic in different parts of the life-span and to initiate a conversation about common research interests, similarities and differences in how constructs are conceptualized and measured, commonalities and divergences in developmental issues and approaches, etc. The effort is sponsored in part by a grant from APA's Committee on Division/APA Relations (CODAPAR). Small travel awards are available to help promote contact and dialogue between scientists. The immediate vehicle would be a series of jointly authored articles to be published in the newsletters of both divisions. Drs. Hertzog and Miller will produce the first joint newsletter article, to appear later this year. People interested in being a contributor in subsequent issues can contact either Hertzog <mailto:christopher.hertzog@psych.gatech.edu> or Miller <phmiller@uga.edu> for further information.

Christopher Hertzog Professor of Psychology School of Psychology 654 Cherry Street, Room 235 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0170 phone: 404-894-6774 FAX: 404-894-8905 cell: 404-210-5092

CONFERENCES: Reviewers Needed for D20 Student Research Awards

Dear Division 20 Members,

I need about 10 people to review and rank applications for the D20 Student Research Awards. These awards include completed and proposed research in undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and postdoctoral categories. You would be asked to review around 5-10 applications.

The reviews can begin soon and will be done via email. I would like to complete the review process by June 16th.

Please respond directly to me [becca.levy@yale.edu] if you are willing to help with this important service to Division 20.

All the best, Becca Levy

Co-Chair of the Awards Committee

******************************************************************** Becca R. Levy, PhD Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Psychology School of Public Health Yale University 60 College Street New Haven, CT 06520-8034 Tel: 203-785-2869; Fax: 203-785-6980 Email: becca.levy@yale.edu

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Leadership Institute for Mid-Career Women in Psychology_App due May 15, 2008-REMINDER

Dear Division 20 Members:

As a reminder,

The American Psychological Association Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) announces its inaugural Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology to be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, from 9:00am to 5:00pm, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. This inaugural one-day Institute will target approximately 30 mid-career women psychologists who are APA members and who work in academic or academic medicine settings. Future Institutes will focus on women psychologists who work in other professional settings.

To read the official Call for Applications, please visit: www.apa.org/pi/wpo/leadership_inst.html

To submit your application, please visit: www.apa.org/pi/wpo/application.html

If you have any questions or need additional information, please call our office at 202.336.6044 or send an e-mail to womensleadershipinstitute@apa.org

Josephine Gyamerah Women's Program Office, Program Assistant Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 jgyamerah@apa.org 202.336.6044 202.336.6117

INFO: Family Caregiver Alliance Releases NEW FAMILY CARENAVIGATOR

FYI...

-----Original Message----- From: caregiving-bounces@listserve.com [mailto:caregiving-bounces@listserve.com] On Behalf Of suzanne stack Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:01 AM To: Caregiving@Listserve. Com Subject: [Caregiving] Family Caregiver Alliance Releases NEW FAMILY CARENAVIGATOR

Family Care Navigator is an EXCELLENT TOOL for Family and Informal Caregivers as well as Professional Caregivers. This new tool provides state specific resources and suggestions for a variety of issues pertinent to challenges of caregiving.

http://caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/fcn_content_node.jsp?nodeid=2083

Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org

http://www.apa.org/pi/aging