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Division of Clinical Neuropsychology
Newsletter 40
American Psychological Association
Volume VI, Number 2 August 1988
Summer Convention Highlights: Division 40 Program
This year Division 40's APA convention program August 12-16 will focus
on new findings and issues which bridge theory, assessment and rehabilitation.
These areas will be brought together through joint sponsorship with Division
22 of poster, paper and symposia sessions and highlighted by the State
of the Art Address by Rosamond Gianutsos entitled Cognitive Rehabilitation:
A Neuropsychological Specialty Comes of Age.” Division 40 will also meet
informally with Division 22 members in a co-sponsored social hour. Ralph
Reitan, invited speaker, will address this general topic with a talk on
the integration of theory and practice and one of the symposia will focus
on the synthesis between clinical and theoretical perspectives. Finally,
a conversation hour will address the integration of clinical neuropsychology
and rehabilitation psychology.
Two eminent speakers from Division 40 will present this year's invited
addresses. In addition to Dr. Reitan, Hallgrim Klove from Bergen, Norway,
will describe his work on hyperactivity in children and central stimulants.
Two additional symposia are scheduled. One will discuss minority issues
and the other will address the neuropsychology and treatment outcomes of
specific patient groups. Also, Division 40 is co-sponsoring two symposia
given by Division 22: Strategies for Family Intervention in Head Injury
and Epilepsy,” planned for Friday morning at 10 a.m., and The Insurance
Industry and Psychologi-cal Services: What Psychologists Need to Know,”
planned for Monday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. Co-sponsored with Division 2
will be a symposium on teaching clinical neuropsychology at the undergraduate
level, to be presented Tuesday at 1 p.m.
Carl Dodrill will chair a conversation hour on nor-mal performance
in neuropsychology which complements the conversation hour on developing
a collaborative data bank. An hour is also scheduled on forensic neuropsychology.
Finally, Division 40 is co-sponsoring a conversation hour on transitional
programming in head injury rehabilitation with Division 22. August, 1988
Paper and poster sessions will cover a diversity of topics including
environmental toxins, drugs, verbal and nonverbal memory, laterality, sex
differences, and various clinical populations, including those with head
injuries and temporal lobe dysfunction. Sessions will be held on developmental
neuropsychology to present research with children, adolescents and aging
adults. Again this year, the individual talks at paper sessions will be
limited to three per session to allow more time for both presentation and
discussion. The four submissions rated most highly at review will be presented
at the Blue Ribbon Sampler, a two-hour paper session.
The Program Committee this year included Polly Pechstedt (chair), Robert
Bornstein, Alison Curley, Carl Dodrill, Susan Filskov, Alan Finlayson,
Kathy Haaland! Alfred Kaszniak, and Richard Lewis. The Division 40 program
schedule can be found on pp. 3-4 of the Newsletter. - - Polly Pechstedt
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 Fimhaber White, Editor
Psychology - 1168
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
Convention Hospitality Suite
At this year's APA summer convention Division 40 will sponsor a hospitality
suite at which members can gather informally and/or arrange to meet other
Div-ision 40 members. The suite, which is co-sponsored with Division 27,
is the Board Room, Atlanta Hilton and Towers.
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Newsletter 40
Workshops Scheduled by APA
The American Psychological Association, at its Atlanta convention (August
12-16) will be offering 10 seminars for academics and scientists and 22
workshops for clinicians and practitioners.
For psychologists working in an academic setting, seminars will be
presented on how to evaluate teaching effectiveness, how to survive and
thrive in a small college, developing and evaluating undergraduate programs,
using microcomputers in teaching, and supervising students to complete
Masters' theses.
For scientists, there are seminars on basic research techniques in
sport psychology, using microcompu-ters for psychological research, getting
involved in (and getting funding for) AIDS research, and improving on-line
searching techniques.
Psychologists in practice have a wide range of work-shops to choose
from- workshops on therapy with children, RET, group psychoterapy, AIDS
and family therapy, ethics and legal liability, neurological assessment
and screening, supervision, treatment of eating disorders, adolescent MMPI
interpretation, consulting, marital/family therapy, biology and pharmacology
of depression, and obtaining hospital privileges.
For all psychologists, whether in teaching, research, or practice settings,
an offering that has been requested by many APA members will be an overview
workshop on What All Psychologists Must Know About AIDS.”
To receive complete information and registration materials, call the
CE Program Office at (202) 955- 7719 to receive a copy to the Workshop/Seminar
Brochure.
Member Service Seminar to be Offered in Atlanta
The APA Continuing Education Committee will sponsor a Member Service
seminar at the Atlanta convention designed for those interested in obtaining
research grants. Registration fee for this seminar, for which CE Credit
will be given, will be $10 for APA members. Non-members will not be eligible
to enroll.
In order to be able to offer this seminar at such a low fee, presenters
have agreed to accept no honoraria and to provide the handouts needed for
participants. The fee charged will cover a small part of the other direct
costs of the presentation.
Getting the Grant: The First Step to Publication,” is co-sponsored
by the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs and is designed for Ethnic Minority
Scientists and/or scientists doing research in ethnic minority issues.
This seminar will train participants in research methods, scientific writing
and grant perparation, and is intended to increase the probabilities of
obtaining research funding from one or more of the ADAHMA institutes.
For complete information and registration form about this Member Service
seminar, see the May issue of the APA Monitor.
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. Bean
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. Cripe
Ethics: Kenneth M. Adams
Minority and ethnic affairs: Antonio E. Pente
Newsletter: Roberta F. White
Professional affairs: Linas A. Bieliauskas
Task Force: Robert Bomstein
Address Changes
Division 40 members frequently send address changes directly to the
editor of Newsletter 40. However, the newletter is not addressed and mailed
out by the editor. Rather, APA headquarters handles the final printingand
mailingofthe Newsletter. APA uses its official mailing labels. Therefore,
if members have notified APA of address changes and these changes are reflected
in receipt of APA periodicals (such asThe Monitor), the Newsletter should
also arrive at the correct address without difficulty. If a member does
not receive an issue of the Newsletter, the member should write to the
editor directly to inform her of this. A duplicate can usually be sent.
Two issues are published per year, in the spring (April-May) and in the
summer (July-August).
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Convention Activities Division 40
Thursday, August 11
l:OO-5:00 p.m.
Board Room 9, Westin
Task Force Meeting
Robert A. Bornstein
Friday, August 12
ll:OO-11:50 a.m.
International South, Marriott
Poster Session: Measuring Verbal and Nonverbal Memory in Clinical and
Normal Subjects
Carl B. Dodrill
12:00-12:50 p.m. Grand D, Hilton
State of the Art Address: Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Neuropsychological
Specialty Comes of Age
Catherine A. Mateer
l:OO-2:50 p.m. Clayton, Hilton
Symposium: Minority Issues in Clinical Neuropsychology
Antonio E. Puente
3:00-3:50 p.m. Crystal Parlor B, Hilton
Paper Session: Neuropsychological Consequences of Environmental Toxins
Gerald Goldstein
4:00-7:50 p.m. Danube, Marriott
Executive Committee Meeting
Byron P. Rourke
Saturday, August 13
lO:OO-l0:50 a.m. Crystal Parlors C/D, Hilton
Conversation Hour
Edith F. Kaplan
1 l:OO-12:50 p.m. Crystal Parlor F, Hilton
Paper Session: Blue Ribbon Research in Clinical Neuropsychology Polly
H. Pechstedt
l:OO-1:50 p.m. Crystal Parlor F, Hilton
Paper Session: Laterality Studies: Advances in Theory
Richard S. Lewis
200.3:50 p.m. International Salon B/F, Marriott
Symposium: Behavioral Neuropsychology: A Clinical and Theoretical Synthesis
M.
Alan J. Finlayson
4:00-4:50 p.m. International Salon B/F, Marriott
Invited Address: Integration of Neuropsychological Theory, Assessment
and Clinical Applications
Byron P. Rourke
5:00-5:50 p.m. International Salon B/F, Marriott
Conversation Hour: Forensic Neuropsychology: Issues and Controversies
Anthony Puente
Sunday, August 14
9:00-9:50 a.m. International South, Marriott Poster Session: Developmental
Neuropsychology: Neuropsychological Functioning in Children and Adolescents
Robin Morris
lO:OO-l0:50 a.m. Walton, Hilton
Paper Session: Drugs and Sex: Controversial Topics in Neuropsychology
Roberta F. White
ll:OO-11:50 a.m. International Salon C/G, Marriott
Invited Address: Hyperactivity in Children and Central Stimulants:
Implications for Adult Neuropsychology
Kenneth M. Adams
12:00-12:50 p.m. Cherokee, Hilton
Conversation Hour: What Constitutes Normal Performance in Clinical
Neuropsychology
Lloyd I. Cripe
l:OO-1:50 p.m. Crystal Parlor F, Hilton
Paper Session: Developmental Neuropsychology: Neuropsychological Functioning
in Older Adults
Alfred W. Kazniak
2:00-2:50 p.m. Crystal Parlor E, Hilton
Conversation Hour: Developing a Collaborative Neuropsychology Databank:
No Deposit - No Return
Charles G. Matthews
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3:00-3:50 p.m. Marquis I, Marriott
Business Meeting
Byron P. Rourke
4:00-4:50 p.m. Marquis I, Marriott
Presidential Address: Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disability: Developmental
Manifestations in Neurological Disease
Edith F. Kaplan
5:00 p.m. Marquis I, Marriott
Social Hour
Polly H. Pechstedt and Daniel E. Rohe
Monday, August 15
9:00-9:50 a.m. International South, Marriott
Poster Session: Neuropsychological Patterns in Clinical Populations
Alan J. Finlayson
lO:OO-l0:50 a.m. Forsythe, E, Hilton
Paper Session: Advances in Understanding Temporal Lobe Function Linas
A. Bieliauskas
ll:OO-12:50 p.m. Cherokee, Hilton
Symposium: Neuropsychology and Treatment Outcome: Alcohol, Head Injury
and Antisocial Personality
Paul F. Malloy
l:OO-1:50 p.m. International Salon E, Marriott
Paper Session: Neuropsychological Consequences of Closed Head Injury
Corwin Boake
2:00-2:50 p.m. International Salon B, Marriott
Conversation Hour: Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology:
Toward an Integration
J. Preston Harley
APA Congressional Science Fellowship Program
APA invites applications for its 1989-90 Congressional Science Fellowship Program. The program will sponsor two psychologists to serve as special legislative assistants on the staff of a Member of Congress or Congressional committee. Activities may include conducting legislative or oversight work, assisting in Congressional hearings and debates, and preparing speeches and briefing materials. Prospective Fellows must demonstrate competence in scientific and/or professional psychology and display sensitivity toward policy issues and a strong interest in applying psychological knowledge to national issues.
Qualifications:
APA Member (or applicant for membership) and doctorate in psychology,
with a minimum of two years post-doctoral experience preferred.
Terms:
One-year appointment beginning Septem-ber 1, 1989. Stipend of $28,000
plus $2,500 for relocation to Washington, D.C. area and travel expenses.
Application Procedure:
Interested psychologists should submit a curriculum vitae and a personal
statement of 500-1000 words addressing the appli-cant's interest in the
fellowship and career goals, potential contributions to the legislative
process and desired learning from the experience, along with three letters
of reference specifically addressing abilities related to the Fellowship.
Application materials should be sent to:
Congressional Science Fellowship Program
Office of Public Interest Legislation
American Psychological Association
1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 955-7673
The deadline for receipt of applications is November 11, 1988. APA
is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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American Psychological Association
Clinical Neuropsychology
Division 40
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What is your current status within APA (check one):
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In order to help us evaluate your qualification for membership (which
requires a "demonstrated interest in the field of
neuropsychology and its development", please list any activity, research,
continuing education, professional practice, teaching
focus, or other demonstration of interest in the field of neuropsychology
and its development. Brevity is entirely appropriate.
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Return this form to:
Gordon Chelune, Ph.D.
Clinical Neuropsychology
Department of Psychology, Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216/444-5984
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Training Program Listing
A list of training programs offering doctoral, predoctoral 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 Iike 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. Roberta Firnhaber White Psychology-l 16B Boston
VA Medical Center 150 S. Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02130
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