APAGS ANNOUNCEMENTS NOV 2009:
Check out the latest edition of the APAGS Campus Bulletin available at: http://www.apa.org/apags/advocacy/nov-bulletin.pdf.
APA CONVENTION 2010 PROPOSALS
Now is the time to start thinking about presenting your work at the prestigious 2010 APA Convention in San Diego. The deadline for submitting a proposal for APAGS programming is December 1st, 2009. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. APAGS does not accept paper presentations.
Full details on APA’s Convention policies will be available in the September issue of the Monitor on Psychology and on the APA website at http://www.apa.org/convention. In the meantime, check out APAGS Steps to Submitting a Convention Proposal at http://www.apa.org/apags/convention.html.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
NEW!! APAGS Disabilities Grant Program
APAGS will award a $1000 grant for a project that promotes training and educational experiences in practice or services for persons with disabilities, or the recruitment, retention, and training of individuals with disabilities. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: workshops, conferences, speaker series, mentorship programs, and the development of student organizations with a focus on disability issues.
Application deadline: December 4, 2009. For more details, check out the APAGS website at http://www.apa.org/apags/members/schawrds.html#disabilities.
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH MEN CONFERENCE (DIVISION 51)
Division 51, the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, is organizing a Psychotherapy with Men Conference on June 5th 2010, in Austin, TX. APAGS members members are strongly encouraged to attend. This is the second conference organized by the division; the first one sold out. The Division is particularly pleased that student registration is 1/2 off ($75) of the regular registration costs and includes meals, drinks, and snacks. However, student registrations are limited to 100. So, act now, register for the conference today!
For more information on this exciting conference on psychotherapy with men, access the following website: http://ows.edb.utexas.edu/?q=site/2nd-national-psychotherapy-men-conference.
POSTDOCTORAL PURSUITS
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) signed by the President on February 17, 2009, $500 million was set aside to address health professions workforce shortages across the nation. $300 million of the $500 million will be going to the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). This new money could potentially fund 4,000 new loan repayment awards, which would double the number of clinicians participating in the NHSC.
For further information on the NHSC Loan Repayment Program visit: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/members/loan_repayors/
THE NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST TRAINEE REGISTER CREDENTIALING AWARD
The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, in conjunction with American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), is pleased to announce an award for doctoral students in psychology interested in becoming credentialed by the National Register through its student program, the National Psychologist Trainee Register (NPTR). The $300 award will cover the application fees for each recipients credential banking and review (to include the doctoral degree, internship, postdoctoral supervised experience) and registration fee to activate the recipients NRHSPP credential as soon as they are licensed.
For more information, go to http://www.nationalregister.org/nptrapp.html.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY
The Colorado Health Foundation (TCHF) is now accepting applications for its post-doctoral fellowship in integrated primary care psychology. This one-year training program in Denver, Colorado prepares fellows to be comfortable and competent working in the interdisciplinary context of primary care, providing consultation to medical providers, and performing psychological and behavioral health treatments with primary care patients.
The training year will begin on or about October 1, 2010. By that date, applicants must have completed a pre-doctoral internship accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) and received a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA or CPA accredited program. Salary and benefits are highly competitive.
Applications are due by January 15, 2010. To apply, send curriculum vitae, two letters of reference, and completed application form (available at http://www.coloradohealth.org/jobs.aspx) to Samantha Monson, PsyD at samantha.monson@dhha.org.
Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program AT Portland VA Medical Center
We are pleased to invite application to our postdoctoral training program in clinical psychology at the Portland, Oregon VA Medical Center. We provide a coordinated program of advanced training through clinical experience, didactic seminars, and opportunity to work on research, all in the setting of Portland, Oregon’s thriving culture and spectacular natural beauty. We invite applications to five positions:
*Health Psychology,
*Palliative Care,
*Mental Health/Primary Care Integration,
*Polytrauma (a two-year track), and
*Mental Illness Research (a two-year track).
A detailed description of each position may be found on our website at: http://www.visn20.med.va.gov/portland/PsychInternship/pd_brochure.asp.
3-YEAR POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES HIV RESEARCH
Learn more about the NIMH-funded program focused on HIV, gender, and human sexuality at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies (Columbia University) by visiting http://www.hivcenternyc.org/training/nrsa.html. Positions for our three-year training program will be available as of July 2010. Trainees receive up to three years of support for stipends, health insurance, travel for conferences, and research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Persons from underrepresented groups (including those with disabilities and disadvantaged background) are strongly encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is January 2, 2010.
