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Division of Clinical Neuropsychology
Newsletter 40
American Psychological Association
Volume VI, Number 1
April 1988

Nominees: 1988 Executive Committee
President Elect: Charles G. Matthews
Secretary: Kenneth M. Adams
Member-at-Large:
Antonio E. Puente
Roberta Firnhaber White

President's Report to the Members
In view of the large number of items that are contained in this issue of the Newsletter, I have chosen to make this report to the membership very brief.
I would simply draw your attention to two very important items in this issue of the Newsletter: (1) the, as yet, unofficial Minutes of the Executive Committee (EC) Mid-Winter Meeting, and (2) the letter from the Board of Directors of APA Divisions 12,31, 39,42 and 43.
With respect to (l), the EC meeting was held in conjunction with the International Neuropsychological Society meeting in New Orleans on January 25 of this year. (This time and venue were chosen so that travel funds for many of the EC members would not have to be borne by the Division.) Contained within these Minutes are the most salient issues with which your EC has been dealing during the past several months. A close reading of the Minutes will also indicate that many of the items contained therein chart the course of the EC's activities over the next few months. I think that it is fair to say that the EC and its committees have been, and will continue to be, very active on your behalf over the course of this year. Should you have any questions or comments regarding the matters raised in the Minutes, please direct same to me. I would be especially eager to be made aware of those members of the Division who are prepared to assist in dealing with the work of the EC's committees.
With regard to (2), this letter (still in preliminary draft form at the time that this Newsletter is going to press) is being printed in its entirety because, in the main, it conveys many of the positions what the EC has adopted and pursued on the matter of APA reorganization. As has been stated many times in the past in communications with the membership, the EC has always taken the position that no radical reorganization of APA is required at this time. We feel strongly that the needs of the scientist/practitioners in our Division are, by and large, met by the current APA structure, and we view any radical change in April, 1988 that structure at this time as quite indefensible on any number of scientific, professional, political, and economic grounds. At the same time, the EC has taken the position that many aspects of APA governance need to be fine-tuned so as to address the issues of the members in a more representative and efficient manner--and we have bent every effort to attempt to effect such changes. This notwithstanding, the EC has argued against radical reorganization from the very first time it was seriously proposed, and we would urge the membership in the forthcoming referendum on this matter to echo these senti-ments with a resounding NO vote.
I will be communicating with you in the near future regarding the specifics of the APA reorganization plan. Exposing these in some detail should, we feel, lead all of the members of the Division to arrive at the same conclusions with respect to reorganization that the EC has formulated and argued for on your behalf.
Byron P. Rourke, March 17, 1988

Vote NO to Re-Organization
To: Membership of Divisions 23,31, 39,42,43 and All Licensed Psychologists
From: Board of Directors of 12, 31, 39, 42 and 43
APA members will, at last, get to approve/disapprove "APA reorganization” by voting on bylaw changes required to implement the Group on Reorganization's (GOR's) plan. The ballot is scheduled to be mailed on May 7th. The major divisions promulgating this letter recom-mend that you vote NO.
Briefly stated, the proposal would create up to nine relatively independent societies” (e.g., science, science-practice, state associations, etc.). Each society,” with its own independent governance, will transform APA into a loose confederation. The plan for APA governance is as follows: (a) a small Legisla-tive Assembly (with seriously limited powers, selected by the various societies); (b) a Board of Directors consisiting of the presiding officers of each society with broad powers; and (c) some to-be-developed mechanism” by which the new Legislative Assembly” would serve as an adjudicating body” to resolve disputes when a society” or any small group perceives an action by another society/group to be inimical to its welfare” and/or to resolve disputes between various levels of the governance and/orthe base societies.

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 In evaluating this and other similar plans, the following concerns have repeatedly been expressed:
(1) Participation of divisions in the governance will be severely curtailed or eliminated. Smaller divisions now represented on Council are likely to lose their voice entirely.
(2) State associations with their diverse membership and limited resources will also have diminished input into APA governance because it is unlikely that they will be able to support a society” or state association. State associations officers attending the recent State Leadership Conference, voted (without opposition) to oppose the Reorganization plan. At the same meeting, the Council of State Association Executive Officers (CESPPA) adopted a similar position.
(3) The plan establishes several new layers of governance creating an even more complex and unwieldy structure with little or no provision for communication among the autonomous societies. The resulting inefficiency will be very costly and will undoubtedly require a substantial dues increase to support it.
(4) The plan allows the societies to request distribution of APA resources such as journals, publications, and accreditation responsibility for upgrading training programs. Once resources are acquired, the society may secede from the APA taking these assets with it.
(5) Except for a very limited range of issues, the plan eliminates psychology's unified voice on public policy and legislation. Minimally the proliferation of societies” threatens an uncoordinated public stance;at worst, it riskscreating in the mind of the public a perception of a psychological tower of babel.”
(6) The primary reason advanced for reorganization (scientists leaving or refusing to join APA) has not been demonstrated to be true; and has been challenged by the Arthur D. Little Study indicating that scientists are neither joining nor leaving APA at a rate significantly greater than for similar state or national organizations. Further, there is no indication that the reorganization plan will ameliorate a scientific drain,” even if one does exist.
It is the unanimous judgment of the Board of Directors of Divisions 12, 31, 39, 42 and 43 that (1) the case for reorganization has not been made; (2) the proposed reorganization will becomplex, expensive, and unwieldy; (3) it will bring about results that are inimical to the interest of the profession of psychology and the APA, and (4) the broad membership of APA has not even had an opportunity to read or study the plan for the reorganization of a very complex association. We urge that you vote NO on the bylaw amendments. Your vote is critical! For the Board of Directors, Division of Clinical Psychology (12): Rogers H. Wright, Ph.D., President For the Board of Directors, State Psychological Association Affiars (31): Gary DeNelsky, Ph.D., President For the Board of Directors, Division of Psychoanalysis (39): Murray Meisels, Ph.D., President For the Board of Directors, Division of Psychologists in Independent Practice (42): Evelyn Hill, Ph.D., President For the Board of Directors, Division of Family Psychology (43): Arthur Bodin, Ph.D., President

Newsletter 40 is the official newsletter of the Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40) of the American Psychological Association. It is published biannually. Address changes are automatically forwarded to Newsletter 40 when they are registered with APA.
Staff:
Roberta Firnhaber White, Editor
Psychology - 116B
Boston VA Medical Center
150 S. Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02830
Mark B. Moss, Associate Editor
Boston University Medical Center
Department of Neurology
720 Harrison Ave., Suite 707
Boston, MA 02118 I

Executive Committee
(August, 1987-August, 1988)
President: Byron P. Rourke
President-elect: Gerald Goldstein
Past president: Edith Kaplan
Secretary: Kenneth M. Adams
Treasurer: Raymond S. Dean
Members-at-large:
Cecil R. Reynolds (1986- 1988)
Jeffrey T. Barth (1987-1989)
Jack M. Fletcher (1988-1990)
Council representatives:
Linas A. Bieliauskas
Manfred Meier
Standing Committees:
Elections: Edith Kaplan
Fellows: Charles G. Matthews
Membership: Gordon Chelune
Program: Polly Pechstedt
Ad hoc committees Computers: Charles G. Matthews Databank on Training: Lloyd C. Gripe
Ethics: Kenneth M. Adams
Minority and ethnic affairs: Antonio E. Pente
Newsletter: Roberta F. White
Professional affairs: Linas A. Bieliauskas
Task Force: Robert Bomstein

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Minutes
Executive Committee (EC)
Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (40)
American Psychological Association
August 28, 1987 - New York, N.Y.

Present: E. Kaplan, B. P. Rourke, K.M. Adams, R. Dean, L.A. Bieliauskas, J. Barth, R. White, G. Chelune, C.G. Matthews, A. Puente, S. Berent, P. Pechstedt, L. Cripe, J. Horn

1. President Kaplan called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m.
2. The minutes of the Midwinter Meeting of the EC were approved. It was suggested that minutes be published in the Newsletter prior to the next EC meeting as has been the case, but that such minutes carry the legend that the minutes are subject to review and approval by the EC.
3. The Treasurer presented a detailed report outlining the current financial status of the organization and the prospective budget. The full text of the report is available to any member who wishes a copy. In brief, Dr. Dean reported that the Division remains in sound financial state, but that measures to scrutinize expenditures and future initiatives will require careful consideration. He recommended that the Division contribute $10,000 to the current strategic reserve for the Division, which is maintained as a separate fund in guaranteed CD (Certificate of Deposit) instruments. Dr. Dean also went on to describe his work to deal with the current tax status of the Division. APA has made several recommendations to the Div-isions and, upon study, it would appear that the optimal course for Division 40 will be to file for tax-exempt status in the District of Columbia. This will not affect operations and will bring the Division into compliance with IRS code. Our own by-laws will require amendment to conform with the tax code. The amendment would reaffirm the educational and scientific purposes of the Division. The EC appoved the Treasurer's report and all action recommendations. The President expressed, on behalf of the Division and EC, hearty thanks to Dr. Dean
4. Council Representative Bieliauskas reported on recent developments. Manfred Meier could not attend the meeting in New York, and Stanley Berent had been appointed as his alternate.
There has been extensive discussion about the reorganization plan for APA. There is likely to be intensive coverage of this issue in the Monitor and in the American Psychologist. In brief, it has been the position of the Division in the debate that both scientific and professional interests need to be represented in a unified APA. The notions advanced to date regarding Assemblies are not likely to be satisfactory to most Division 40 members, according to Dr. Bieliauskas. There are complicated schemes proposed at present for how a member would belong to one or more assemblies and be able to support APA and Assembly activities. Discussion ensued. The sense of the EC was that none of the reorganization plans was satisfactory and represented liabilities to Division 40 interests. There was additional discussion about the dues increase and the continuing financial drain of the Psychology Today venture. The EC thanked the Council Representatives on behalf of the Division and commended their efforts to maintain scientist-practitioner representation in the increasingly heated reorganization debate.
5. The membership report was provided by Gordon Chelune. Dr. Chelune pointed out that he had received great assistance in the past year from Dr. Jim Horn, who assisted in the organization of new member recruiting and inquiries. It seems likely, with current and pending applications, that the Division 40 membership roster will exceed 2,400 in the next year. The Division is tenth in overall size and continues to grow in a steady way. Dr. Chelune also noted the importance of this fall's Apportionment Vote for Council. The President thanked Dr. Chelune for his excellent efforts in concert with Dr. Horn.
6. Dr. Adams announced the results of the elections reported by the APA Governance Office. Gerald Goldstein has been elected President Elect, and Dr. Jack Fletcher has been voted as member at large to the EC. N-40 Reporting for Dr. Meier, Dr. Adams relayed Dr. Meier's strong encouragement to the EC to assist members wishing nomination and support for APA committees. The President will be receivingthis list in the late fall and will be soliciting volunteers from the membership at large.
7. Gerald Goldstein announced that Francis Fishburne and Sureyya Dikmen had been elected Fellows of the APA. Other candidates are completing the Fellows process and will be coming to the EC for review. Since he has been elected President-elect, Dr. Goldstein will be asking for help in a transition to a new Fellows Committee Chairperson.
8. Dr. Polly Pechstedt presented an extensive report of the Program Committee's activities. She noted that the Committee has a 75% acceptance rate and has been making changes in response to member suggestions and EC recommendation. More time for papers was indicated as an attractive option given the increased Divisional allotment. The poster sessions are very popular and widely accepted. Reaction to the Blue Ribbon Sampler” has been especially good. Additional conversation hours and multidisciplinary program presentations will be pursued.
The issue of blind review of submissions was raised and discussed. The EC reaffirmed its commitment to blind review in the evaluaton of papers for the annual meeting.
Dr. Pechstedt also informed the EC that the costs for the Program Committee office are becoming quite burdensome and are not supported by institutions completely. Very extensive discussion ensued on the details and it was voted that the Program Committee chair be voted a budget of $2,000 to deal with the current costs.
In closing, Dr. Kaplan and several EC members thanked Dr. Pechstedt for an outstanding effort to produce the Division's most important product. 9. The Task Force Guidelines for Continuing Education weretabled for final EC review. The EC approved these and it was voted that these guidelines be published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN).

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10. Dr. Cripe presented the first report of the Training Database ad hoc project. An enormous amount of work went into the three-year effort to com-pile this directory of training opportunities, and the current experience suggests that the update activities may need to be continuous. The EC voted that the Directory be published both in TCN and in the Newsletter. Additional offprints of the Directory may be obtained for Division use in helping students. The EC expressed unanimous thanks for the project and asked that such efforts continue.
11. Dr. Matthews presented the most recent activity of the computer task force. A number of new developments are occurring in the field, and the Committee will be publishing a report on the status of computers as they relate to the practice of neuropsychology. Much activity will actually take place at the upcoming APA meeting here in New York. News of this will be published in the Newsletter.
12. Dr. Puente reported on developments in building liaisons with APA and other entities for the promotion of ethnic and minority members and concerns. Some specific suggestions with respect to program will be communicated to the Chairperson of that committee (Dr. Pechstedt) for review.
13. The EC discussed a number of concerns related to the public and interprofessional aspects of neuropsychology and voted to take certain actions:
A. To reaffirm and reestablish the Task Force on Education and Credentiallingwith a specific charge to study the advertisement and conduct of workshops. A budget of $1000 was designated.
B. To write to the President of Sybervision, asking the organization to refrain from its marketing of lifestyle tapes with the universal prefix of The Neuropsychology of... .”
C. To take action to meet with representatives of the Speech and Language Pathology Profession to begin a dialogue regarding sources of potential conflict. A budget was left indeterminate for this activity, pending the Treasurer's review. D. To communicate with certain state licensing and regulation bodies asking that these groups be informed of the essential role of the psychometrist, psychometrician, psychological assistant and similar persons in the delivery of neuropsychological services. The EC unanimously endorsed the concept that the responsible use of such personnel is a central feature of many neuropsychological practices and is, as such, a standard practice.”
E. To develop - through an ad hoc committee - a definition of clinical neuropsychologyand clinical neuro-psychologist for EC and Division review.
F. To develop a call for papers to be sent directly to Division members if the present plan for a very early call is to be implemented for APA.
14. The EC adjourned with the next meeting being scheduled to occur in Mid-Winter priortothe INS meeting in order to minimize expense. Approved by the EC, l/25/88

Minutes Executive Committee (EC) of the Division of Clinical Neuropsychology (40)
Mid-Winter Meeting January 251988: 2-6 p.m.
Loyola Room, Fairmont Hotel,
University Place, New Orleans, LA

Present:
Rourke, Goldstein, Dean, Adams, Barth, Fletcher, Bieliauskas, Meier, Cheiune, Pechstedt, White, Bornstein, Matthews, Puente, Cripe

Order
1. President Rourke called the meeting to order at 2:Ol p.m. He reviewed the structure of the EC and affirmed that only elected official members of the committee should vote on ques-tions coming for such action.

Minutes

2. The minutes of the 1987 EC meeting in New York were read and adopted (Bieliauskas-Fletcher). The Division will continue a policy of publishing the minutes in the Newsletter as soon as possible, with the legend that they are unofficial until review and adoption by the EC.

Treasury
3. The treasurer tabled an interim report on the Division's finances. He stated that the final data enabling an informed analysis has not been forthcoming from APA until long after dues collection. Since these funds are lost to the division while earning interest for central office coffers, it was suggested that these could be withdrawn prospectively. Ray Dean will be investigating and recommending best ways to endow the Division's treasury with members' dues as soon as can be done. The secretary presented material regarding the treasury's expenditures for paper and mailing for the direct communications to the membership last fall to circumvent the APA mailroom, which has proven not reliable in sending division communications in a timely way. The EC thanked Ray Dean for an excellent administration of the treasury.

Newsletter
4. The Newsletter Editor reported that all copy for the next issue will be due in March. The election ballot, minutes, and other communications will be needed at the very least. The President thanked Roberta White for her continuing efforts on the Division's behalf.

Council of Representatives
5. Council representative Bieliuaskas reported in detail on the latest actions of council, revolving principally around the reorganization proposals for APA. Based upon his understanding, he recommends a strong no” vote against the proposed plan which is to go to the membership this spring for ratification. In general, neither organized psychology as a whole nor the the division would benefit from a reorganization plan. Divisions would lose their direct influenceon governance. Assemblies are a fine concept as such, but the end result would very likely be multiple new memberships needed to reflect the range of D40 members' interests and a bumper crop of new dues statements from various assemblies.
For perspective, the President reviewed developments in the past year leading up to the present state of affairs. There appears to be a persistance

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of the issue of reorganization beyond any understandable popular momentum among members for this action.
The minority report (novote) should be adopted as closest to not only the division's views, but the stance articulated by the division advocating peaceful and coordinated cooperation of all psychologists at the national level for the common good. The sense of the EC was that a statement should be formulated by the President and sent directly to the membership at the timeof the general ballotoutliningthe division's recommendation.

Membership

6. Membership chairman Chelune reported that divisional interest slips were being tallied and responses sent. There appears again to be a good measure of interest by APA members in joining the Division. Accurate figures from APA on membership and dues payments are not yet available, and obtaining these data has been a problem for some time. The EC may review the matter in Atlanta and communicate with the Central Office to ask for relief. Finally, it was suggested jointly (membership-secretary) that a fact sheet” be developed about the division that could be sent to interested public parties and prospective students. The EC thanked Gordon Chelune for his help.

Nominations/Elections

7. The elections report has not been completed, according to the President, but Past President Kaplan has been working to complete a recommended slate for presentation to the President and submission by the governance office deadline. He emphasized that the division is in need of candidates who are interested in serving the division, and that those who have names of candidates to suggest should make them known to the EC as soon as possible. In general, it has been the trend for the division to nominate those who may have already done committee or other public service work for the division, but this was by no means a prerequisite for candidacy.

Fellows

8. The Fellows committee (Charles Matthews, chair) recommended the endorsement of four fellows to the APA: Dirk Bakker, Robert Bornstein, and Jack Fletcher (new fellows), and John Obrzut (previously elected fellow of another division). The EC (Bieliaskas-Goldstein) accepted this recommendation.
Since Gerald Goldstein has assumed the office of President, the new fellows chairman has been working to review the current files in various states of completion. It was suggested to the chair that it would be useful to develop some guidelines for fellows as well as a listingof current fellows. It was suggested that this might be published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist. Charles Matthews agreed to undertake study of how this could be completed. The EC expressed their appreciation to Charles Matthews for undertaking this effort.

Program

9. Polly Pechstedt reported on the status of the program. There were 71 submissions to the committee for the Atlanta program, which is somewhat down this year in comparison to previous years. Several members commented that the new time, date, and place, had been a source of negative comment among colleagues about this year's APA venue.
Several types of suggestions were solicited from the EC, including ideas for conversation hours, state-of-the-art addresses, and fellows' addresses. Invited speakers from outside Division 40 were suggested as well. The idea of a joint social hour with Division 22 was reviewed and accepted in principle if adequate arrangements could be worked out with the convention office.
The President, on behalf of the EC and membership, offered sincere thanks to Polly Pechstedt for a fine administration of this most important activity of the division.

Professional Practices

10. Linus Bieliuaskas reported on the activity of the professional practices committee. There has been work to develop a statement regarding clinical neuropsychology as a specialty. The mission and relationship of the professional practice committee to the Division 40 task force was reviewed. It appears that there is a minimal overlap in charge and task; and the chairs of these two groups are ex-officio members of the other. The President encouraged the work towards specialty definition to continue with a report at Atlanta.

Division 40 Task Force

11. Robert Bornstein reported on the efforts of the Task Froce to complete work on the definition of a neuropsychologist, which is a coordinate activity with the Professional Practices committee. Another project which will soon be underway is the development of guidelines for the advertisement of workshops. The EC encouraged this work and suggested that development of a position paper on the training, development, deployment, and regulation of technicians in neuropsychology would be a useful project.

Computers

12. The computer committee, headed by Charles Matthews and staffed with a number of very capable members, is working toward the resolution of opinions on a number of very sensitive points about the use of computers. The widest array of opinion and comment is being sought from as many members as possible, as well as information from external sources outside APA. A meeting was to occur on the Thursday following the EC meeting with results to be reported to the Atlanta meeting following a round of communication. The EC expressed enthusiasm and appreciation for the several years of work that have gone into the project.

Ethnic-Minority Affairs

13. Tony Puente reported that he has been appointed to the APA minority affairs fellowships committee. The EC expressed its congratulations on behalf of the membership. Dr. Puente reported that he and several others are studying the status of neuropsychologists within and without the division who are members of various ethnic and minority groups and will identify a list of concerns that would be of help in guiding all neuropsychologists in aspects of the science and practice where these concerns would be relevant. The EC applauded this work and asked him to continue.

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 Ethics

14. Kenneth Adams described three cases that have come to the division for consultation, principally concerning cognitive remediation. All three were decided on amicable and colleaguial terms within the bounds of Ethical Principles, in concert with other resource materials.

By-Laws

15. The EC reviewed the by-law revision suggested at the last EC meeting as potentially needed for tax purposes. Upon additional study, it was decided that no action was needed to emphasize our educational purpose.

Interprofessional Communication

16. The President reported that talks have been opened in an informal and colleaguial atmosphere with representatives of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) concerning matters of mutual professional interest. Several decisions have been reached: 1) the groups should continue to meet, 2) a statement of interprofessional cooperation should be developed and endorsed, 3) areas of common concern and potential conflict should be explored and discussed in this forum in an attempt to seek resolution that will aid others in both organizations in avoiding strife detrimental to practice, science, education, and patient welfare, and 4) that the resolution of problems will be founded on a competency based, rather than guild or profession-based approach. The EC endorsed and encourged this development and supported the President in this initiative.

Technicians/Psychological Assistants

17. The EC reviewed communications between the secretary, APA central office, and several members concerning the actions of state boards in restricting the use of qualified and supervised psychological assistants for the administration of neuropsychological tests. The EC reaffirmed its earlier stand supporting this practice and directed the secretary, if possible, to make available the materials through The Clinical Neuropsychologist so that the data would be archivally referenced and available to the maximum number of readers.

Division 22 Liaison

18. The President announced that the Division, in response to a Division 22 formal request, will appoint Preston Harley for a period of one year as a liaison with Rehabilitation Psychology.

Training Database

19. Lloyd Cripe reported on the efforts he will be making for a second generation” training database. The first edition has been published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist and is also available as a separate listing for members. A lengthy discussion ensued as to how the database could be improved. The general theme of concern was that progrms endorse in a formal way that they are in compliance with Division 40-INS guidelines for education (also previosly published twice in the Newsletter, and once each in The Clinical Neuropsychologist, The INS Bulletin, and available as a separate publication. The EC thanked Lloyd Cripe for a most valuable product and encouraged this as a very high priority task for the div-ision as an annual project.

Additional Business

20. President Rourke reported on the rejection of a division nomination for a Special APA-wide committee on handicaps and disabilities. The rejection was communicated directly to the member in a rude way. The EC recommended that President Rourke deal firmly with the Central Office in this matter.
21. The Editors of The Clinical Neuropsychologist and several EC members have been approached in recent times by members who have suggested that an official journal be created for the division. The editors stated that no proposal as such has been made or would be made by TCN at the present time, but that they would consider the issue if the EC wished [At this point Robert Bornstein became secretary protern, Kennth Adams and Byron Rourke having excused themselves from the discussion] The EC acted as follows: A motion was made (J. Fletcher) and seconded (R. Dean) to set an ad hoc committee to examine the issues regarding an official journal for the division. Discussion regarding The Clinical Neuropsychologist occurred, and it was decided that not more than 50% of the committee should be on the editorial board of any journal under consideration. The chair of the committee is to be Dr. Roberta White.” A report will be tabled in Atlanta.
22. Drs. Rourke and Adams were invited to rejoin the meeting. There being no other business, the EC was adjourned until Friday, August 12, 1988, at 4 p.m. when the committee will reconvene in Atlanta.
Minutes from l/25/88 are subject to approval by the EC August 12, 1988, and have not yet been so approved.

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 Training Program Listing
A list of training programs offering doctoral, pre-doctoral internship and post doctoral fellowship training in neuropsychology has been developed under the guidance of Lloyd C. Cripe. The listing, including 36 internships, 19 doctoral programs, and 21 fellowships, was published in Volume 2, Number 1 of The Clinical Neuropsychologist (1988, pages 13-24). The list can also be obtained by contacting Dr. Cripe at the following address:

5019 61st Avenue, N.E.
Olympia, WA 98506
Dr. Cripe can also be contacted by programs not currently listed whose directors believe that their program meets the Division 40 guidelines for training.

Fellowship Application Procedures

Members of Division 40 who would like to become Fellows of APA or who would like to nominate another member for fellowship, should write to the chairperson of the Fellowship Committee, Dr. Charles Matthews, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 North Highland Ave., Madison WI 53792, and request instructions, applications and endorsement forms. Completed applications are voted on by the other members of the committee (Dr. H. Goodglass, Dr. L. Diller, Dr. 0. Parsons) and then forwarded during May of each year to the APA Fellowship committee for final evaluation and vote. A more simplified procedure applies to members who are already fellows of another division.

Call for Nominations for the Editor of Behavioral Neuroscience

The Publications and Communications Board has opened nominations for the editorship of Behavioral Neuroscience for the years 1989-1995. Richard Thompson is the incumbent editor. Candidates must be members of APA and should be available to start receiving manuscripts in early 1989. Please note that the P&C Board encourages more participation by women and ethnic minority women and men in the publications process and would particularly welcome such nominees. Submit nominations no later than August 1, 1988 to:

Martha Storandt
Department of Psychology
Washington University
St. Louis, MO 63130

Other members of the search committee are Byron Campbell, Mottimer Mishkin, Mark Rosenzweig, and Shepard Siegel.

Newsletter 40
Roberta Firnhaber White
Psychology-l 16B
Boston VA Medical Center
150 S. Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02130

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