CONFERENCES: FW: Public Interest Welcomes You to the APA Convention!

(FYI - The Public Interest Directorate is where the APA Office on Aging and Committee on Aging “live” – Debbie DiGilio)

 

 

I want to extend a cordial invitation to you to attend the diverse array of programs sponsored by the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI), its public interest committees, and others at APA’s Annual Convention next week.

 

Topics include: health and health disparities * integrated care * serious mental illness and recovery to practice * immigration * diverse populations * discrimination * socioeconomic status * public interest advocacy * and more.  I am excited and honored to invite you to these special programs listed below.

 

Please be sure to stop by the Public Interest Booth in the Member Resources Area at the Convention Center for free publications, to ask questions, or to meet your Public Interest staff.

 

Finally, I invite you to follow my Twitter feed (DrGwenPKeita) for reports on PsycAdvocates Day and other events during the convention, plus public interest news, resources, and other information.

 

Welcome to “our neighborhood” – I hope you enjoy your visit, and I look forward to seeing you next week!

 

Gwendolyn P. Keita, PhD

Executive Director, Public Interest Directorate

 

 

 

Pamela S. Hyde, JD (Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

SAMHSA Priorities and Future Directions

 

MaryLee Allen (Director, Child Welfare and Mental Health, Children’s Defense Fund)

Presidential Programming:  Ending Child Poverty and the Cradle to Prison Pipeline Crisis

Friday, August 5, 12:00 noon – 12:50 pm, Convention Center, Room 145B

*NEW: Not in the Convention Program

 

Health Disparities - Research Initiatives, Psychology’s Role, and Where Do We Go from Here?

I am chairing this session, with presenters Joyce A. Hunter, PhD; Garth Graham, MD, MPH; Larke N. Huang, PhD; and Brian D. Smedley, PhD; and discussant CEO Norman B. Anderson, PhD.

 

PsycAdvocates Day (Thursday, August 4), sponsored by the Public Interest and Education Government Relations Offices, will include advocacy training and visits to Capitol Hill to meet with Members of Congress or their staff, and offers CE credits.

 

CE Workshop:

 

v     Preconvention Continuing Education Workshop 8: What Psychologists Should Know About Working With Older Adults

 

APA Public Interest Awards:

 

v    2011 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (Early Career)

 

v    2011 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (Senior Career)

 

v     2011 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy

 

Presidential Programming:

 

v  Presidential Program---Humanizing the Dehumanized: Psychological Implications of the Immigration Experience

 

v  Presidential Program---Dual Pathways to a Better America: Approaches to Preventing Discrimination and Promoting Diversity

 

Symposia:

 

v  Successful Models of Integrated Care - Psychological Programs That Address Health Care Disparities

v  Promoting Health and Wellness Among Underserved Populations With Chronic Illnesses and Disability

v  Will Psychology Be Relevant in the Era of Health Care Reform: The Need for Recovery-Oriented Care

 

v  Treating People with Serious Mental Illness - Development of New Curriculum and Training Modules for Clinical Psychologists  

 

v  Mental Health and Youth in Foster Care: Systems of Care in Need of Review

v  Microaggressions and Social Identities - Race, Gender, Orientation, and Disability

 

v  Sexual Oppression of Women – Social Science and Justice Perspectives

 

v  The New American Portrait – Census 2010, the Life Course and Future of Psychology

 

v  New Directions in Ethnic Minority Research

v  Ethnic Minority Women Leaders in Psychology Share Their Journeys-Lessons Learned for Future Leaders

 

v  Unequal Treatment for Racial and Ethnic Minorities:  Where Will the Researchers and Practitioners Come From?

 

v  University-Community Collaborations to Promote the Socioemotional Well-Being and Educational Success of Children in Poverty

 

v  Building a Research Career in Neuropsychology and Geropsychology - Practical Advice from Those Who Have Been There

 

v  APA’s Congressional and Executive Branch Science Fellows: Politics, Policy and Psychology

Social Hours and Award Presentations:

v  Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology and CEMRRAT2 Task Force Richard M. Suinn Minority Achievement Award Reception (Thursday, August 4, 6:00 pm – 7:50 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Rooms 12/13/14)

 

v  Social Hour: MFP Achievement Awards and Poster Session (Friday, August 5, 6:00 pm – 7:50 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Renaissance Ballroom East)

 

v  Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology Social Hour and Award Presentation (Friday, August 5, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Rooms 10/11)

 

v  Divisions 37/43 and Children, Youth, and Families Social Hour (Friday, August 5, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Constitution Ballroom B)

 

v  Division 37 Lifetime Advocacy Award: Mary Campbell (Saturday, August 6, 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm, Convention Center, Room 144B)

 

v  CONA Conversation Hour and Award Presentation (Saturday, August 6, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Rooms 12/13/14)

 

v  CWP Leadership Awards and Division 35 Social Hour (Saturday, August 6, 5:00 pm – 6:50 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Congressional Hall A)

 

v  Recovery to Practice Social Hour (Saturday, August 6, 5:00 pm – 6:50 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Minority Fellowship Program Suite)