The ABPsi’s 34^th Annual International Convention in San Diego is going to be one of our best. The theme, “The World Wide Web of African Psychology: From Antiquity to the Present” has attracted a broad array of presenters making the program truly a “celebration of the diversity of our psychological practices.” The presenters raise questions about what the content and practice of psychology for African descent people must include to be effective in addressing their multi-faceted needs. These issues will be addressed in workshops, mini-workshops, think tanks, symposia, keynote speeches, and poster presentations.

Expect to be challenged by cutting edge information about what psychology is, and what it should be and include. View this as an opportunity to open your eyes, ears, mind, and heart wider and deeper, for is this not an essential part of the daily practice of psychology? You are invited to engage in meaningful and growth promoting dialogue in love and openness to make a positive difference in the lives of people of African ancestry locally, nationally, and internationally. Although we as a group have much to celebrate with pride, in that the accomplishments of one of us reflect the accomplishments of all of us. No one stands alone or has achieved what they have alone. Many have made sacrifices, visible and invisible, for each of us to be where we are. The saying that we are “one” is more than a metaphor, it has roots reflected in the often quoted statement, “ I am because we are, and because we are therefore I am.”

As we look back and view how far we have come, what are the measures of our achievements? In the 34 years of our existence, we have developed two scholarly periodicals, The Journal of Black Psychology (published in collaboration with Sage Publications) and Psych Discourse (the monthly “newsjournal” of The ABPsi). We have won court battles that banned the use of intelligence tests for educational placement in California; we have trained hundreds of service providers in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention; and we have mentored hundreds of students who are now practicing mental health professionals. Members of The Association have authored numerous books and other publications and served in influence positions in state psychology boards, mental health centers, and colleges and universities.

Although we have grown and achieved all of this and more as individuals and as a group, this progress has been insufficiently manifested locally, nationally, or internationally. Many scenarios clearly demonstrate a diverse African American community out of balance and in need of major physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual healing. They still require effective psychological interventions. We must seriously consider looking in places that we have been taught to shun, not just improve the things that we already know. Although many of us are successful in working with African ancestry people individually and in groups in a number of settings, we must admit that those successes are inadequate. The unmet needs of African people, or consequences of our failures, are strikingly visible and widely disseminated in the mass media. The currently bleak condition of our people is evident despite the fact that people of African ancestry are visibly successful in business, politics, and popular culture.

African Americans are present as CEOs in Fortune 500 corporations, won both academy awards as best actress and actor in the most powerful country in the world in 2002, and often set the trends in fashion and music among youth around the world. Three physicians of African ancestry have been appointed Surgeon General of the United States of America. We have attained high ranks in government including governor, current Secretary of State and Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President of the United States of America, plus a myriad of other achievements -- of which I and many others are very proud.

However, when we take a full assessment of our current situation, we must ask how can this be: that such a large number of our children have no real home, they are wards of the government?. They are being raised by strangers, being nurtured is happenstance, and far too many of them go from foster care to incarceration to receive their rights of passage from the state -- in a cold environment surrounded by cement and metal, devoid of warmth and protection? How did this happen? Do we not have more elected politicians, judges, lawyers, social workers, psychologists, and magnificent and well-attended churches? How did this happen? Did we stop walking among the people who were less fortunate? Did we stop watching and making sure that the children were cared and counted -- to see if they were present at the end of the day? Did we become so focused on our individual comfort, glory, and acceptance that we had no time to notice that they were being lost? Many of our politicians helped to create the draconian laws that are literally annihilating the very spirit of the African ancestry families. Yes, we did all of that and we are still doing it innocently and unknowingly. The impact of our ignorance and indifference accumulates and has becomes a nightmare of human suffering.

There are diverse interests and motivations among us, and the situations mentioned above mandate that psychologists of African ancestry open our hearts and minds to meet the challenge of going beyond the common comfort zone and becoming open to other ways of knowing and to other sources of knowledge. These ways of knowing and knowledge are very old, and some of that knowledge is in danger of dying with some of the oldest elders who are the “Knowledge and Wisdom Keepers” of our tribes and communities.

Despite all of our short comings, we do continue to progress in many ways. Increasingly we are acknowledging the psychological impact of history. The Association is being asked to verify the impact of trauma that is generations old. Of course I speak of slavery and the ongoing Maafa.

Dr. Erick Gbdossou, our brother from Dakar, Senegal--a physician and initiated traditional doctor/healer--is traveling to our Convention. He will present to us what happened to Africans who were sold into slavery to sever the “spiritual bond” between the Africans who were forced to leave the continent and those who stayed--prior to their departure to the land now called America and other parts of the Diaspora--with the aim of restoring that “spiritual bond.” He has devoted many years of work to designing and developing a program for the purpose of beginning to heal the “rupture” between those ancestral spirits. I will be preparing a group to participate in this journey, which will take place in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa around next January 10, 2003.

The array of 2002 convention presentations that reflect the diversity of the work of our students and professionals are listed elsewhere in this issue of Psych Discourse (the list is a partial one at this date, check the website for updates, www.ABPsi.org). The presentations have been divided into groups to facilitate the focus of your convention experience. It is our hope that this structure will provide the opportunity for you to either choose one tract on which to focus or multiple tracts of focus. The groupings are: Defending our community; Integrating Culture and Psychotherapy Interventions; Exploring New Frontiers: Reclaiming Our African Ancestral Connections; and Research &/or Collaboration.

I invite you to come to San Diego in August and share in the World Wide Web of African Psychology. Come and collaborate in developing our individual and collective competencies in working with people of African ancestry and other underserved groups.

President Hargrow may be reached at MEHargrow16@aol.com or in care of the National Office.

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“Culturally competent supervision makes a critical difference in the quality of the training and the quality of the therapy delivered. It is our collective responsibility to see that our colleagues and our students address these important issues.”

Clinical supervision plays an important role in a trainee’s development. For student-trainees in counseling or clinical psychology training programs, the quality of the supervisory relationship can have a crucial impact on their development as clinicians. This relationship, in turn, can either positively or negatively affect a student’s interactions with his or her clients. Good clinical supervision can provide valuable information about conceptualizing a case, approaching treatment, maintaining a good therapeutic alliance, and monitoring progress. As Brown and Landrum-Brown (1995) wrote, “[T]he supervisor directly influences the attitudes, knowledge, and skills of a supervisee through his or her own attitudes, knowledge, and skills…In addition, the supervisor indirectly influences the client through his or her influence on the supervisee’s performance as counselor” (p. 266). Effective supervision can benefit the trainee and indirectly benefit the trainee’s clients.

Although cross-cultural issues in therapy have been given increasing amounts of attention in the clinical literature, fewer articles have been devoted to cross-cultural issues in clinical supervision. Therapists and their supervisors can differ in nationality, racial or ethnic background, racial or ethnic identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, religious affiliation, or a combination of these characteristics. These differences, if not addressed, can contribute to conflicts. Furthermore, as Brown and Landrum Brown (1995) wrote, “[W]orldview conflicts between supervisees and supervisors may be reflected in the evaluation of the trainee, in the quality of the supervisory relationship, and in each party’s therapeutic approach” (p. 263-264).

My comments are limited to issues that may arise when there are racial/ethnic differences between supervisors and their trainees. Specifically, I address some of the important issues that may arise when the supervisor is a representative of the mainstream or dominant group and the trainee is African American.

Several years ago, an African American colleague brought a case to her White supervisor: An African American single mother wanted her daughter to be seen for individual therapy. The mother had recently been diagnosed with a major mental illness that was being treated elsewhere. Financial resources were scarce; however, the mother recognized that her child’s behavioral and emotional problems needed to be addressed. This family’s pattern of interactions resembled a never-ending feedback loop. The mother’s emotional difficulties were likely contributing to the child’s behavioral problems, and the child’s violent outbursts were frustrating and confusing to a mother with few emotional resources. My colleague was excited about the prospect of working with this family. In a clinic whose clients were overwhelmingly White, the opportunity to work with an African American family was a rare and valuable clinical experience.

The supervisor’s feedback was immediate; she suggested that my colleague tell the mother than she could not take the case and refer the client elsewhere. The supervisor said that until this family could demonstrate more stability (both emotional and economic), talk therapy or play therapy for the daughter would, at best, be useless; at worst, it might create false expectations that could not possibly be met. Taking the case, the supervisor suggested, would be an irresponsible action given the limited economic resources and overwhelming pathology in the family. These people were simply not suitable clients; they were poor and not very “psychologically-minded,” the supervisor said.

This was disappointing news to the student-trainee, who felt that even limited contact with the girl might provide her with a place to express her feelings about her mother’s illness and discuss the troubling behavior. Furthermore, the trainee resented the authoritarian way in which the supervisor’s comments were delivered and felt that the supervisor cut off important conversations they could have had about working with African American families who don’t fit the YAVIS profile (young, attractive, verbal, intelligent, and successful). The supervisor’s comments may have some merit. However, there was little room in this supervision for a productive discussion of how the clinic might help the family or of the reasons behind the trainee’s interest in the case. The supervisor’s comments illustrated the discomfort many supervisors may feel when the trainee wishes to work with an ethnic or racial clientele with whom the supervisor has had very little personal or professional experience. The supervisor may have felt that her actions guaranteed that the trainee would continue to bring cases to supervision that more closely resembled the population with whom the supervisor was already familiar. The inability for the supervisor to discuss the important ways that race and ethnicity were operating in both client-trainee relations and trainee-supervisor relations contributed to a missed opportunity for all involved.

“When the supervisor is White and the supervisee and patient are both African American,” Owens-Patterson (2000) wrote, “the White supervisor’s belief in his or her own normalcy, superiority, or essential ‘rightness’ is assumed…” (p. 147). Misuse of supervisory power can contribute to the demoralization of trainees, who learn to adhere to a supervisor’s wishes, rather than question assumptions and develop their own clinical expertise and acumen.

In another example, an African American trainee brought notes from her sessions with a White client to her White supervisor. The client made occasional comments about race while in session (the client brought up her son’s school and how it was “overrun” with the children of African immigrants, for example), and the trainee wanted to understand these comments in light of the client’s presenting problems and possible transference reactions towards the trainee. The supervisor was able to address his lack of familiarity with being a minority therapist with a White client, talk about the trainee’s feelings when such comments were made in session, and suggest ways of bringing up the subject of race in the trainee’s next session with the client. The supervisor was able to discuss both trainee-supervisor differences and trainee-client differences in a useful way. This case represents a much more productive discussion of race and ethnicity.

African American trainees can take a variety of steps to address the problems that may emerge in cross-cultural supervision. It might be useful to talk about the supervision with fellow trainees. The supervisor may have had similar difficulties with other ethnic minority trainees or may have made similarly disparaging comments about the suitability of other ethnic minority clients. In this case, the solution to problematic supervisory interactions may require a change of supervisors. In the first example, the student decided to bring the case to another senior clinician, who supported her efforts to conduct therapy with the daughter. In addition, the trainee might bring in theoretical or empirical articles that discuss cross-cultural psychotherapy or cross-cultural issues in supervision to stimulate conversation. Furthermore, trainees should remember that just as they are being evaluated, they have an important responsibility to evaluate the quality of their supervision. Feedback is an important way for the clinic to determine whether the trainee’s problems are localized to one supervisor or whether they are serious problems within the structure of the organization. This information is critical for the current group and future groups of trainees.

When the supervisor is a member of the dominant group and the trainee is African American, the trainee may need to take steps to assure that important racial themes in both the supervision and the psychotherapy get expressed. However, supervisors must also be more aware of how issues of power and inexperience might prevent a trainee from bringing important issues to the fore. Culturally competent supervision makes a critical difference in the quality of the training and the quality of the therapy delivered. It is our collective responsibility to see that our colleagues and our students address these important issues.

References

Brown, M.T. & Landrum-Brown, J. (1995). Counselor supervision: cross-cultural Perspectives. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. M. Casas, L.A. Suzuki, & C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of Multicultural Counseling (pp. 263-286). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Owens-Patterson, M. (2000). The African American supervisor: Racial transference and countertransference in interracial psychotherapy supervision. In L. C. Jackson & B. Greene (Eds.), Psychotherapy with African American women: Innovations in psychodynamic perspectives and practice. (pp. 145-165). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

Marcelle Christian is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Black Studies at Pomona College. She can be reached the Department of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711.

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The Association of Black Psychologists’

Thirty-fourth Annual Convention

At the Four-Point Sheraton, San Diego, California (858-277-8888)

August 4^th-11, 2002

(Presidential opening: Wednesday evening, August 7)

Conference Theme

“The World Wide Web of African/Black Psychology From Antiquity to the Present: Developing Cultural Competence in Working With People of African Ancestry”

About the Convention Theme

The road has been long. There have been struggles and there have been victories. We, the people of African ancestry, are a strong, proud people, who despite wanton, systematic obstacles, have marched forward and are now a force in the World Wide Web of psychology. This year’s theme is a celebration of the journey and the influences of African/Black Psychologists. It is a vehicle to bring together psychological models and practices that psychologists of African ancestry, in the United States and around the world, have developed to address the psychological pain, validate the strengths and struggles, and celebrate the indomitable spirit of people of African ancestry.

You are invited to learn and enjoy presentations of theories, empirical research, professional practices and interventions that address the psychology of people of African ancestry in the Americas, Africa or other parts of the world. We have many papers emphasizing the conference theme that are grounded in specialties within African/Black psychology and related disciplines. Presenters present models, research findings, and practices developed for people of African descent, including papers on contemporary issues related to oppression, injustice, and healing. In honoring our work we honor the diversity of our psychological practices.

You are invited to be a Supporter/Sponsor, Patron or to advertise in the Program Book; be an exhibitor; or just come, learn and have fun. Reunite with old friends; make new friends and share with professionals dedicated to enhancing the journey of people of African ancestry throughout the world.

NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS & ADVERTISERS

Advertising Space Available: The 2002 Annual Convention of the ABPsi will be attended by a wide variety of professionals and university students. Reserve space in the program booklet. For individuals, the Inside Front and Back Cover is $500; The Inside Front and Back Page is $400; a Full Page is $200; a Half Page is $125; a Quarter Page is $50 and a Business Card is $25. For institutions, organizations, and businesses the rates are: A Full Page is $750.00, a Half Page is $500.00, a Quarter Page is $250, and a business card is $100.00. (There are additional charges for photographs).

Vendor/Exhibitor Space: Displays and sales will occur from Wednesday through Saturday. The cost is $100.00 per day. Interested Vendors/Exhibitors should send a SASE to: Program Committee, The ABPsi, PO Box 55999, Washington, DC 20040-5999. Watch Psych Discourse for more information.

2002 Convention Highlights

Four-Points Sheraton-San Diego, CA

(858-277-8888 for reservations;

the hotel will sell out and Convention rates close July 15, 2002)

August 4-11, 2002

(Presidential Opening is Wednesday, August 7, 2002; Meetings and Professional Development Workshops are prior.)

Plans are well under way for the 34^th annual convention of the ABPsi. Presentation proposals have been received from all across the country and Africa, from students, practicing professionals and our honored elders. Every aspect of the 2002 theme, “The World Wide Web of African/Black Psychology: From Antiquity to the Present” is represented. Presentations offer theories and techniques for accomplishing the conference goal of “Developing Cultural Competencies in Working with People of African Ancestry.” Read on for a “sneak preview” of what awaits you and your family at the 2002 ABPsi Convention.

Pre-Convention Workshops include a day and half workshop by Dr. Asa Hillard entitled “Issues Related to the Instructional Validity of Testing and Assessment-and Other School Roles” (Tues. and Wed., August 6 & 7. Additional fee); The African Psychology Institute is planning a multifaceted full day workshop and participants earn credit towards an API degree (Sat. August 10. Additional fee). “For members only” the Leadership Workshop (no fee) will be on Wed. Aug. 7. Plans are also underway for interaction with the San Diego community.

Presentations include: a Think Tank entitled “Black School Psychologists Uniting to Safeguard Our Children” lead by Gina Gordon-Lopez, MA and Brandon E. Gamble, MS; a Mini Workshop, “Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention-Self Empowerment Training Program” lead by Paris N. Finner-Williams, Ph.D., L.P., Esq.; a Poster presentation by Shalonda Kelly, Ph.D. on the “Analysis & Validation of the African Self-Consciousness Scale: Implications for African American Mental Health”; Denise M. Williams Johnson, Ph.D. plans to present the Symposium “The Use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing with Clients of Color”; Papers such as “An Exploratory Analysis of Dietary Behavior Among African Americans” by Shawn Thompson, Ph.D., Naa Kwate, Ph.D. and Reggie Ruckers, M.S.; and A Panel Discussion on “Reparations: Healing the Rupture, Easing the Pain” will be lead by Wade W. Nobles, Ph.D. (all papers and panels are included in the registration).

With over 50 abstracts submitted, the five days will be filled with informative, thought provoking and energizing presentations. So, come early, stay late, or “play hooky” one afternoon to enjoy San Diego, one of the most popular tourist spots in the country. The Four-Points is a beautiful hotel with a swimming pool, 9-hole golf course, etc., and shuttle service to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World and other attractions. Or, leave the country and take a day trip to Mexico.

Watch for more conference information in the next issue of Psych Discourse, and plan to bring the family and friends and have the “working vacation” you’ll remember for a long time.

- Evelyn Young

2002 Program Highlights

Some Featured Speakers

Daudi Azibo

Faye Belgrave

Jacob Carruthers

Michael Eric Dyson

Paris Finner-Williams

Eric Gbodossou

Asa Hilliard

Lewis King

Linda James Myers

Wade Nobles

Robert L. Williams

Professional Development Workshops (extra registration fees apply)

The Biblical Aspects of the Therapeutic Process: Transformation and Empowerment through a Christian Prayer Support Group. Presenter: Denise M. Williams Johnson, Ph.D. (Private Practice, East Orange, NJ). Description: This workshop discusses the biblical aspects of the therapeutic process and how to transform and empower through a Christian support group. The learning objectives are to integrate psychology and religion and to learn how to do a religious support group through participating in one.

“A Power Paradigm in School Psychology: Beyond Ranking & Custodial Care.” Presenter: Dr. Asa Hilliard (Georgia State University). Description: This one-day and a half workshop provides a comprehensive look at the practice of school psychology and counseling psychology. The workshop focuses on powerful, instructionally valid practices. Among the topics to be presented are the following: History of Psychology in the Schools, Testing and Assessment Related to Instructional Outcomes, Language in Assessment and Teaching, Culture in Assessment in Teaching, The Law and Public Policy, African cultural Traditions and World View (and forgotten powerful approaches). Workshop members will view videotapes of instructionally actual valid teaching and assessment. Workshop members will receive a Power Pack of reference materials (selected bibliography) and handouts.

Symposia

Issues & Skill Development in Family Treatment for Delinquent & Drug using African Americans. Presenters: Robert L. Williams, Ph.D. (University of Missouri Columbia Missouri), Robert A. Williams, Ph.D. (San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA), and William Thomas, Ph.D. (City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA). Description: This symposium will bring together scholarly works and techniques for the treatment of African American youths and adults. It is intended to widen the lens through which African Americans are viewed within and outside of mental health system. It will also deal with African American youths that are disproportionately represented in U.S. juvenile systems. The symposium will describe innovations in treating delinquent and drug using African American youths. Family therapy will be described that is augmented by treatment techniques that address socio-structural, peer, school, and family issues.

Continental Africans’ Mental System: Implications for effective Immigrants and Refugees Health Intervention. Presenters: Eke F. Wokocha, Ph.D. (Alafia Wellmess Center, Lemon Grove, CA). Description: The presentation addresses the issues of cultural competence for psychologists working with African immigrants. The presentation will discuss causes attributed to mental health problems in Africa, approaches to treatment, share lessons learned from working with this population on arrival in the United States, and provide guidelines for mental health intervention for Africans new in the United States.

A Strength Based Approach for Increasing Resiliency among African American Girls. Presenters: Tiffany Townsend , Ph.D. (Penn State University, University Park, PA), Faye Belgrave, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA), Vonnie Hedgepath Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA), Melba Reed, M.A. (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA), Renee Alleyne, B.A. (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA), and Cheryl Bennett, M.A. (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA). Description: The purpose of this symposium is to present and discuss a model of prevention work for African American, adolescent girls. Our prevention model is based on recognizing and building upon strengths that already exists or that can be developed or enhanced in the target population. For African American girls, this includes gender and ethnic identity enhancement strategies that are Africentric and relational.

The Use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) With Clients of Color. Presenters: Denise M. Williams Johnson, Ph.D. (Private Practice, East Orange, NJ). Description: The workshop will include a brief film about EMDR, followed by a case presentation with a Client of Color. The purpose of the workshop is to familiarize clinicians with EMDR, and to discuss some practical points about using the technique from a multicultural perspective.

Psychological Defense Mechanisms and the African Personality (Racial Identity): Empirical Reports. Presenters: Veronica Daniels (Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida), Alicia Jackson (Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida), Khia Thomas (Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida), and Tamella Robinson (Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida). Description: This session discusses psychological defense mechanism. Findings on the correlation between defense mechanisms and African personality are presented.

Papers

A Qualitative Analysis of African American Women’s Sexual Self-descriptors. Presenters: Marcelle Christian Ph.D. (Pomona College, Claremont, CA), and Claire Tebbets, B.A. (Pomona College, Claremont, CA). Description: This paper presents research on words African American women use to describe themselves sexually. By gathering information on how women self-define, we can develop model and measures that address their experience.

Black In the World? Working with African American Homeless Persons. Presenter: Lionel Mandy JD, MBA, MSW (Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA). Description: This paper discusses how to provide psychological services for homeless persons of African descent. Providing services to homeless persons requires moral and ethical commitment beyond those offered for compensation.

Relationships between Academic Achievement and The African personality. Presenters: Daudi Ajani ya Azibo, Ph.D. (Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL) and Jeanene Nicole Robinson, MA (Miami [Ohio] University, Miami, Ohio). Description: This presentation will discuss two studies that were done using the African Self Consciousness scale, and academic achievement measures. These include two correlation studies that surveyed both college students and non-college students.

Acknowledging our Success & strengthening our Focus: Implications for Interventions with HIV Seropositve Injection Drug Users. Presenters: Kimberly P. Boyd, M.A. (CDC & Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA), Faye Belgrave, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA), Yuko Mizuno, Ph.D. (CDC & Prevention, Atlanta, GA), and David Purcell, Ph.D. (CDC & Prevention, Atlanta, GA). Description: This presentation addresses several questions we need to answer to move in the right direction to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS among HIV seropositive drug users. These questions include; 1) How do we apply what we know? 2) What additional information and resources are needed to reach our objectives? 3) Where do we go from here?

An Examination of the African American Experience of Everyday Discrimination and Psychological Distress. Presenter: Kira Hudson Banks, BA (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI). Description: This research speaks to the ways in which African Americans have coped and preserved when faced with systematic obstacles. The varied effects of discrimination on psychological distress are discussed.

Behind Villagers’ Backs: Neighborhood Networks and African American Youths’ Avoidance of Adult Monitoring. Presenter: Jeanne McIntosh, Ph.D. (DePaul University, Chicago, IL). Description: Collective adult responsibility for raising youth is traditional African custom and is also important for the promotion of African American youths’ mental health in today’s communities. This presentation describes a common phenomenon that can sabotage the efforts of adults to monitor and to protect youth: youth avoidance of monitoring. Sensitivity to issues that motivate adolescents to avoid monitoring can pave the way to healthier relationships between adolescents and caring adults.

Psychometric Properties of a Health Behavior Measure of African Americans. Presenters: Shawn N. Thompson, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC), Reggie Rucker, MS (Livingston College, Salisbury, NC). Description: This study investigated the validity of the Health- Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II ) among 329 African Americans adults from a Southeastern community in the United States. The findings raise concerns regarding cross-cultural comparisons of health behavior and indicate the need to incorporate sociocultural influences when developing instruments that assess health behavior among African Americans.

The African American Community Created by the Criminal Justice System. Presenters: James R. Lanier, Ph.D. (National Urban League, Washington, DC). Description: The African American community is adversely affected by the criminal justice system. The African American community will have to provide solutions to the wasted human capital in regards to incarceration. This paper will provide a framework for prevention methods and the successful reentry of those who are released from incarceration.

Racism as A Threat to African American Women’s Psychological & Physical Health. Presenters: Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Ph.D. (), Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir, Ph.D., Josephine S. Guevarra, Ph.D., and Dana H. Bovbjerg, Ph.D. (all at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY). Description: This presentation addresses racism as a predictor of negative health outcomes. African psychologists have led the charge in recognizing and addressing the perils of racism on African health & liberation.

A Strong Sense of Self and Sexual Risk among African American Girls: The Moderating Role of Poverty. Presenters: Tiffany Townsend, Ph.D. (Penn State University University Park, PA). Description: The purpose of this paper is to identify the protective factors that help to prevent risky sexual attitudes among inner city, African American, pre-adolescent girls. The study was conducted to identify factors that could serve a protective function and help prevent the development of early and/or risky sexual behavior.

Africentric Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice. Presenters: Faye Z. Belgrave, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA), Lashanda Jones, M.A (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA). Description: In this presentation, we discuss representative work we have done in three areas of Africentric psychology: (1) work on the conceptualization and measurement of the Africentric worldview; (2) research on the role of the Africentric worldview in psychosocial adjustment among African Americans; and (3) work that have applied Africentric theory to prevention and treatment interventions.

Mini Workshops

Natural /Holistic Psychotherapy. Presenters: Faruq T.N. Iman, Ph.D. (Delaware Valley Chapter, Philadelphia, PA). Description: This workshop will focus upon African, natural & holistic health systems & strategies to treat mental health illnesses

An Examination of Current Counseling & Psychotherapy Approaches. Presenters: Harry R. Davidson, Ph.D. (South Kansas City Mental Health Center, Kansas City, Missouri). Description: The purpose of this mini workshop is to ascertain, discuss, and communicate concerns regarding the counseling and psychotherapy approaches of workshop participants. The workshop is designed to ascertain from the participants: 1) the race of those they are offering services to and the setting where the services are rendered; 2) a description of what they do during the sessions; 3) the counseling and psychotherapy approaches the participants identify with and: 4) how they rate their effectiveness.

Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention- Self Empowerment Training Program. Presenters: Paris M. Finner-Williams, Ph.D., L.P., Esq. (Finner-Williams and Associates, Detroit, MI), Description: This workshop will demonstrate and discuss this dynamic and significantly effective model training program. The workshop will teach participants how clients learn to make good decisions, how to learn more bout their choices, how to improve communication skills, ability to handle criticism, job seeking skills and how to improve their ability to keep a job. This workshop will also teach how to improve clients self-image, self-esteem, and personal power base.

Discover Yourself: A Life Development Group. Presenters: Jessica Blaock, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Development Group (Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA).

The Brain in Black Psychology: Promoting Positive Mental Health from a Biological Perspective. Presenters: Timothy Moore, Ph.D. (Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta GA). Description: Participants will learn: (1) How to be sensitive to the variable effects of drugs on different ethnic groups; (2) How brain disorders may manifest different behavioral characteristics among ethnic groups; and (3) How to implement effective strategies to treat mental disorders as well as promote positive mental health in nonwhite clients.

The Practical Application of Multicultural Issues into Report Writing and Court Testimony. Presenters: Daniel E. Williams, Ph.D. (Private Practice, East Orange, NJ), Denise M. Williams Johnson, Ph.D. (Private Practice, East Orange, NJ). Description: This workshop will demonstrate concrete examples of how one can use the multicultural literature to refute psychological reports and testimony written from a mainstream perspective in the following areas: IQ Testing, Personality Testing, other standardized testing, and child custody. Workshop materials will include excerpts from actual written reports, and a reference list.

HIVP/SAP Integrated Services Project: An Innovative African Centered Service Delivery Model. Presenters: Larry T. Richardson, Ph.D. (Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL), First Coast Counseling & Education Center (Jacksonville, FL). Description: This workshop will present an African Centered Behavioral Change model that focuses on integrating HIVP, SAP, Mental Health and Primary Care services.

Health and Healing Practices for People Of African Ancestry: Toward a More culturally Authentic Service Approach. Presenters: Lewis M. King, Ph.D. (Fanon Institute, LA, CA). Description: The workshop presentation will focus on a model that has as its central essence the understanding of human development as a cultural event. The model is very specific in its deconstruction of the central problem. It further develops the reconstructed principles and practices as a clear guide to clinicians/teachers on the process (culture contextualizing) for engaging in a critical corrective to historical practices of negation and marginalization of modern black people.

Healer Women Fighting Disease: An Integrated HIV and Substance Abuse Prevention Program for African American Women. Presenters: Lawford L. Goddard, Ph.D., William E. Cavil III, MA; Dishone Mohammed, MA, and Roxanne Hanna-Ware, BA. Description: In reporting on utilizing a cultural model of behavioral change, this presentation will provide preliminary results of an Oakland based initiative designed to increase the protective factors within the Black population that retards disease and dysfunctioning by re-instilling traditional African and African American health promotion “cultural” values in Black women.

The Changing Face of HIV/AIDS: The Empirical Data. Presenters: Lawford L. Goddard, Ph.D. Description: This workshop examines and analyze US HIV/AIDS data that indicate that over the past ten years the face of HIV has changed from a white, gay male disease to a black female heterosexual one.

Posters

Future Uncertainty: The Cognitive Mediation of Social Stress and Vulnerability to Risk Behavior Among African American Adolescents. Presenters: Roslyn M. Caldwell, Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV), H. Harrington Cleveland, Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV), Jenna Silverman (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV), Tori Vaillancourt (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV). Description: This presentation examines the emotional/cognitive reactions of societal struggles faced by African American adolescents and the impact of these processes on risk behavior.

The Examination of the Cross-Cultural Sensitivity of the Symptom Checklist-90-R among People of African American Descent. Presenters: Wilnise Joseph (cand) (Central Connecticut State University), C. Charles Mate-Kole, Ph.D. (New Britain, CT). Description: This presentation examines the cultural sensitivity and suitability of the symptom checklist for people of African descent.

Factor Analysis & Validation of the African self-consciousness Scale: Implications for African American Mental Health. Presenters: Shalonda Kelly, Ph.D. (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey). Description: This presentation discusses the psychometric properties of the ASC scale. Researchers have cited the need to develop valid and reliable measures to assess both the cultural realities and psychological functioning of African Americans.

Positive Teacher Attitude toward Students of Color. Presenters: Neena Lewis, M.A. (Suffolk University, Boston, MA). Description: This study explored the prevalence of labeling and expectations about children’s academic promise among experienced teachers in pre-school and elementary settings, among students in psychology and education related fields.

The Role of Culture in Promoting Health Behaviors: Empirical Implications of Spirituality. Presenters: Terra L. Bowen-Reid, Ph.D. (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD), and Ciara P. Smalls, B.S. (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD). Description: This session provides a culturally-sensitive approach to finding ways to eliminate the racial/ethnic health disparately gap. Concerted efforts must strategically target young adults to preempt long term consequences.

Racial Identity, Ethnic Identity & Africentric Worldview in Stress and Coping: Bridging the Gap Between Africentric Identity and Adjustment. Presenters: Enrigue W. Neblett, Jr. M.S. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI), and Tiffany G. Townsend, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University, State College PA). Description: This research addresses how persons of African descent have drawn on the attitudes, values, and beliefs associated with racial and ethnic identity and Africentric worldview to respond to adversity and stress. The purpose of the study was to explore how attitudes, values, beliefs, and practice associated with racial identity and Africentric worldview influenced perceptions of perceived stress, coping behaviors, and adjustment outcomes in first-year African American college students attending predominately white institutions.

From Us to You: A Tribute from African American Men to African American Women. Presenters: Lawford L. Goddard, Ph.D. and William E. Cavil III, MA. Description: This session is an interactive multimedia presentation honoring the achievements and accomplishments of women of African ancestry.

Think Tanks

The Colored-Black-Afro-African-American –Negro: The Dilemma of The Black Professional and ABPsi. Presenters: Carrol W. Waymon, Ph.D. (Mesa Community College, San Diego, CA). Description: This think tank will discuss how ethnic/racial labels are essential ingredients of an individual’s identity that gives direction and meaning to his/her behavior and worldview.

Black School Psychologists Uniting to Safeguard Our Children. Presenters: Gina Gordon-Lopez, MA (Bakersfield School District, Bakersfield, CA), Brandon E. Gamble, MS (Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, CA). Description: Participants in the “Think Tank” will engage in a dialogue that will address issues such as: (1) How can Black school psychologist take advantage of opportunities to support one another? (2) What can we do to ease the stress of working in a society that does not always value our unique contributions: and (3) What should be the focus of our priorities for positive change for students and families?

African Americans: A Culture of Hope “Cultural Trauma.” Presenter: Pamela Jenkins, Ph.D. (Edgewood Ctr. For Children & Families, San Francisco, CA). Description: The primary objectives of think tank are to exchange ideas between participants and the presenter through a discussion on the ways in which the institution of slavery produced a long lasting cultural trauma that has impacted the culture of current African Americans; the extent slavery has any psychological, economic, or physical effects on African Americans today; and most importantly, to discern how to start a healing process.

2002 International Convention of The ABPs

Professional Development Sessions

"The African Psychology Institute (API) will offer a series of concurrent six-hour training courses this summer at the San Diego Convention. The plan for this year is to present seminars on the history and systems of African-centered Psychology. The intent is consistent with establishing a new paradigm for understanding African spirit and behavior - human beingness. Thus, the goal is to begin constructing African-centered Psychology using new fundamentals, and changing basic theoretical assumptions and generalizations. Courses are structured in ways consistent with requirements for CEU credit: courses begin promptly at 9:00 AM, with lunch from 12:00 - 2:00PM, and end at 5:00PM, including two 15 minute breaks (morning & afternoon). Course sign-ins and -outs will be managed by API staff. The charge for each course will be $100.00. There is a maximum enrollment of 40 participants per course, so register early and reserve your place! Among the presenters are: Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III, Dr. Wade Nobles, Dr. Daryl Rowe and Dr. Thomas Parham.

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“A Power Paradigm in School Psychology: Beyond Ranking & Custodial Care”

by Dr. Asa Hilliard

This one-day and a half workshop provides a comprehensive look at the practice of school psychology and counseling psychology. The workshop focuses on powerful, instructionally valid practices. Among the topics to be presented are the following: History of Psychology in the Schools, Testing and Assessment Related to Instructional Outcomes, Language in Assessment and Teaching, Culture in Assessment in Teaching, The Law and Public Policy, African cultural Traditions and World View (and forgotten powerful approaches). Workshop members will view videotapes of instructionally actual valid teaching and assessment. Workshop members will receive a Power Pack of reference materials (selected bibliography) and handouts. Faculty Presenter: Dr. Hilliard has been involved in educational, counseling and school psychology for four decades. He is the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban Education At Georgia State University, in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, and in the Department of Educational Psychology/Special Education. A former, teacher, Superintendent of Schools, and Dean of Education, he has be an expert witness in landmark cases on mental measurement, school achievement testing, including the Larry P. vs. Wilson Riles IQ test case in the 9^th Federal District in California, and developmental assessment for children and infants. Two of these cases were resolved at the Supreme Court Lever, with the court finding Hilliard’s testimony to be persuasive. Tuition: $100 Pre-paid; $120 on-site. REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP AND RECEIVE 1.5 CEU’S FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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Announcements

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2002 Chapter Challenge

The 2002 Chapter Challenge was initiated at the January Board meeting when the members generously purchased Ads to be placed in the San Diego Souvenir Program Book. Each chapter is asked to participate by purchasing a full or half page Chapter Ad and each member is likewise asked to purchase a personal Ad or become a patron/supporter. Then, invite family and friends to be patrons and solicit ads from business associates and local merchants. To date, Chicago, Jacksonville, North Florida and Detroit are among the chapters participating. The Chapter with the strongest representation will be recognized at the Annual Memorial Luncheon. Support the ABPsi and show your chapter pride by contributing to the 2002 Chapter Challenge. (Be sure to include your chapter on the application form.) For Applications, contact you chapter president or regional representative, or, log-on to www.ABPsi.org.

Wanted!

Teaching Materials for Courses on Black/African/African American Psychology

Reginald Jones is collecting course outlines for courses on Black/African/African American Psychology, as well as outlines for standard courses (i.e. intro, social, developmental, abnormal, educational, etc.) that have a Black/African/African American slant, focus or orientation. Copies or references to exercises, films, tests, audiotapes, simulations, games, role-plays and other media or materials used as course supplements would also be appreciated.

The results will be shared with all contributors and made available to others.

Please send materials to:

Reginald Jones

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Psych Discourse Editor Search

Editor and Publisher: Psych Discourse: The Monthly NewsJournal of The Association of Black Psychologists. The Association of Black Psychologists seeks an Editor for its monthly newsjournal, Psych Discourse. Psych Discourse is published monthly although two months are sometimes combined into a single issue. Requirements: The successful candidate must have editing and desktop publishing skills and the ability to produce 24 to 64 pages of camera-ready text for each monthly (or bi-monthly) issue. Expertise in spreadsheet programs (e.g., Excel) and word processing are essential. The editor should have excellent keyboard (typing) skills. Photography skills and website design are a plus. Currently, Psych Discourse is published using MS Word. The editor will have access to electronic files of past issues, but is encouraged to develop his or her unique approach to publishing the newsjournal. The successful candidate will be expected to include regular outreach for advertisers. The position provides a substantial editor stipend plus expenses. Interested parties may contact Darlene DeFour at ddefour@hunter.cuny.edu or in care of the National Office of The ABPsi. Starting date: immediate or until the position is filled.

Grant Writers Wanted!

GRANT WRITERS! THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGISTS is in need of Grant writers to write grants for the Association. We invite you to commit to assist our Association in remaining fiscally stable. You would work closely with the Grants Committee of the National Board of Directors. Grants are available to organizations such as ours but we often receive notices with turn around times of only two months. Grant money is available but must be applied for promptly. ABPsi could benefit if we had a core of grant writers in place. The Black community needs the research and services of Black psychologists. We encourage you to help us move to our rightful place as leaders! If you are interested in becoming more involved with the heart and soul of ABPsi, please let us know. Please send letters of intent with a copy of your resume to: Ms. Judy Ross, National Treasurer, The ABPsi, P.O. Box 55999, Washington, D.C., 20040-5999.

Post Docs

FELLOWSHIP IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH: The Centers for Mental Healthcare Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System offers VA- and NIMH-sponsored fellowships in mental health services research. The training program is designed to prepare Ph.D. and M.D. fellows for independent investigation in the areas of access, utilization, quality of care, outcomes assessment and cost-effectiveness. Centers research is concentrated in five clinical areas: dementia, depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse and comorbidity. Annual stipends are $37,000. Supplemental funding is made available for research ($7,000) and travel expenses ($1,000). Applicants are requested to submit (1) a current curriculum vitae; (2) a brief overview of their areas of research interest, short-term (fellowship) objectives and long-term (career) goals; and (3) three letters of recommendation. To be eligible, an individual must be a United States citizen or admitted for permanent residence. For further information please contact: Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., VA HSR&D CeMHOR (152/NLR), 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114. telephone: (501) 257-1808; email: currangeoffreym@uarms.edu. EOE. For more information, visit the following site: http://www.uams.edu/cmhrpostdoc. [AR1]

Student Circle Contact Information

The current members of the Central Committee of the Student Circle are as follows:

Satira Streeter, Virginia Consortium

Chairperson

satira@juno.com

Erica Lewis, Teacher’s College, Columbia

Chairperson Elect

El117@columbia.edu

Eleanor Seaton, Temple University

Secretary

eseaton@astro.temple.edu

Tanika Brew, Loyola College, Maryland

Eastern Regional Representative

msbrew@hotmail.com

Tima Smith, The Wright Institute

Western Regional Representative

FUNMI5@hotmail.com

Tani Breckenridge, Fisk University

Midwestern Regional Representative

tlbrecken@hotmail.com

Neico S. Slater-Sa-Ra

Southern Regional Representative

Yeye_Neico@aol.com

Nneka Onyezia, Yale University

Eastern Undergraduate Regional Representative

Nneka.onyezia@yale.edu

Yaa Bandele, Spelman College

Southern Undergraduate Regional Representative

Mamayaya1@aol.com

Keteku Yaw

University of Ghana Representative

yawktk@hotmail.com

Mentoring Students

Are you interested in being a Jegna (mentor) to an ABPsi student? The Student Circle is currently developing a Jegnaship mentoring program and is looking for professional Association members willing to provide guidance and encouragement to student members. If you would like to be enrolled in the program as either a Jegna, a short-term Consultant, or both, please contact a Jegnaship Committee member today. Thanks!

The Jegnaship Committee

George Leary – Committee Chairperson

(410) 594-1733

gleary1@umbc.edu

Maya Haynes – Eastern Regional Coordinator

deltadiva92@hotmail.com

Tani Breckenridge – Southern Regional Coordinator

(850) 350-9930

tlbrecken@hotmail.com

Dana Cunningham – Midwestern Regional Coordinator

(618) 529-7183

ladyc5000@aol.com

Kamau Imarogbe – Western Regional Coordinator

(718) 573-6355 h, (718) 965-0796 w

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Alabama

The University of Alabama

Russell Student Health Center

Staff Psychologists- This is a 9 month position. A minimum of a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology and 2 years relevant work experience is required, preferably in a college counseling center setting. The candidate should be licensed in the State of Alabama or license-eligible upon employment and attain licensure within one year of employment. Send letter of application, a complete resume with Social Security number and 3 references including phone numbers and addresses to The University of Alabama Employment Office PO Box 870364, Tuscaloosa, Al. 35487-0360 or fax to 205-348-7765. The University of Alabama is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Illinois

The American Bar Foundation invites applications from highly qualified scholars to join its community of resident research fellows. ABF Research Fellowships are continuing, not visiting, appointments. The ABF particularly seeks full-time junior scholars, although the search is open to other ranks and part-time appointments. Part-time appointments undertaken in cooperation with area institutions, as well as full-time appointments, can be considered. Candidates must have completed a law degree or a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline. Senior candidates must be able to demonstrate outstanding scholarship; junior candidates must demonstrate outstanding potential. Salaries and fringe benefits (including TIAA-CREF) are competitive with those at leading research universities. The ABF strongly encourages minorities to apply. The American Bar Foundation is an independent research institute pursuing empirical study of law and legal institutions. ABF research fellows initiate, develop, conduct and publish their own and collaborative scholarly research funded through the ABF's own financial resources or through grants made to individual projects by government agencies and private foundations. The Foundation also provides extensive support services, including research assistance and technical support. Research fellows have full use of the libraries and computer facilities at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. Research currently underway includes both basic and applied empirical research, undertaken from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives: anthropology, criminology, economics, history, law, political science, psychology, and sociology. All applications must include: (1) a cover letter, (2) a 400-word statement of current research activities and future plans, (3) a resume/cv, and (4) copies of the applicant's three leading publications (senior applicants) or other evidence of scholarship (junior applicants). All applicants should also request two referees to forward confidential letters of support directly to the Foundation. Screening of applications will commence immediately and continue until an appointment is made. Applications received before October 15, 2002, will receive full consideration. All application materials and administrative questions should be sent to: Renee Brown, American Bar Foundation, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Email: rjbrown@abfn.org. Inquiries about the research positions should be directed to: Dr. Terence Halliday, Chair, Appointments Committee, at halliday@abfn.org. This announcement may also be found on the ABF website http://www.abf-sociolegal.org. [IL1]

Indiana

INDIANA UNIVERSITY – BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS. INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER – PSYCHOLOGIST POSITION AVAILABLE. Full time position available on the staff of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) providing mental health services to students and outreach and consultation services to the university community. CAPS is a twelve member multi-disciplinary staff of licensed psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and psychiatrists. It is fully accredited by the International Association of Counseling Centers. The interdisciplinary training program includes an APA accredited internship and practica for advanced students in counseling psychology and social work. CAPS is a unit of the Indiana University Health Center allowing for an integrated program of medical, psychological, and wellness services to students. The physical facility was completely renovated in 1996 and the attractive offices include networked personal computers. Candidates for this position should have strong clinical skills in the delivery of individual, couples, and group counseling services and experience in the following additional areas of practice. Developing and delivering outreach programming, supervision of trainees, and consultation. Experience at a college or university counseling center is highly desirable. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. CAPS is committed to increasing the diversity of its staff to better serve the needs of students and of the campus community. Qualifications/Requirements: A doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology. Doctoral program and internship must be APA accredited. Licensed or eligible for licensure in Indiana. Indiana University is located in the rolling hills of southern Indiana. The residential campus has an enrollment of approximately 36,000 students. The campus and the Bloomington area host a wide variety of cultural, recreational, and athletic activities. Salary is commensurate with experience. Indiana University offers an excellent benefit package. Please submit an on line application to www.indiana.edu/~hrm/careers/ and include as attachments a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. [IN1]

Kentucky

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine invites Ph.D. applicants for a position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level in cognitive neuroscience research. The successful candidate will have interest and experience in brain mapping research and will work in the department’s cognitive neuroscience laboratory, which is equipped with a 128-channel EEG brain mapping system. Research priorities of the laboratory include depression, schizophrenia, addictions and alcoholism, and anxiety disorders. Postdoctoral experience is highly desirable. A record of extramural research funding and publication is preferred. Applicants should send CV, description of research interests, reprints, and three letter of recommendation to: Allan Tasman, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292. Women and members of cultural or ethnic minority groups are encouraged to apply. University of Louisville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. [KY1]

New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire

Counseling Center

Announces

Predoctoral Internship

2003-2004

APA Accredited

Situated in Seacoast New Hampshire, with easy access to Portland, Maine to

the north, and Boston to the south, this internship has much to offer a

candidate seeking a well-rounded counseling center experience. See our

website for details:

http://www.unhcc.unh.edu/

New York

VASSAR COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY announces the availability of a full-time, tenure-track position for an assistant professor (Ph.D. required) with special interests in contemporary learning and comparative and physiological psychology beginning August 2003. This position involves teaching courses, including research methods, in the general field of learning and comparative psychology, as well as intermediate and advanced level courses on special topics in these fields and physiological psychology. Preference will be given to candidates who evidence a breadth of interest appropriate to a liberal arts undergraduate institution and who show promise both as teachers and as active scholars or researchers. Send letter of application, vita, copies of reprints, three letters of recommendation, and graduate transcript to: LCP Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Box 713, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0713. Applications will be accepted until October 14, 2002. Vassar College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. [NY1]

Pennsylvania

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST. The Psychology Department of Allegheny College invites applications for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level beginning Fall 2003. Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D., experience teaching at the undergraduate level, and demonstrated interest in liberal arts education. The successful candidate must be prepared to teach Lifespan Development, Research Design and Statistics, upper-level courses in Development and to supervise senior research projects. Special interest in adolescence, adult development, aging, or cross-cultural issues is desirable. Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to Women’s Studies. Teaching is the primary focus; an active program of research with student collaboration is also expected. All faculty participate in college-wide freshman/sophomore seminars that emphasize writing and speaking. Send curriculum vitae, letter describing teaching philosophy and research interests, and three letters of reference by November 8, 2002 to: Dr. William A. DeLamarter, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main St., Meadville, PA 16335. EOE. Women and minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. See http://www.allegheny.edu/academics/Psychology for more information about the department. [PA1]

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Convention Videotapes. Videotapes of the last 10 years of ABPsi Conventions are available. Contact Halford Fairchild, PD Editor, for more information: HalFairchild@aol.com or 323-734-0809.

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