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Corner The APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology is now webcasting its Clinician’s Corner workshops nationally on a LIVE basis! These 3-hour workshops bring leading practitioners and scholars right to your doorstep. Attend these interactive workshops either on-site in the APA building or online through a LIVE webcast. All workshops include CE credits. September 23, 2011 1:00–4:00 p.m. Ethics and Self-Care: Balancing Our Lives and Reducing Risk CE CREdItS: 3 CLINICIAN’S Presenter: Erica Wise, PhD OctOber 28, 2011 1:00–4:00 p.m. Ethics of trauma treatment CE CREdItS: 3 suggests that many children did not suffer long-term mental health consequences unless they had vulnerabilities, such as a prior mental health history. It’s also important to keep the context of the child’s life in mind, says Aber. In a 2004 longitudinal study of 768 New York City teens reported in Applied Developmental Science (Vol. 8, No. 3), he and colleagues compared rates of mental health problems among those exposed to the 9/11 attacks with rates of mental health problems among those who had experienced community violence but weren’t directly exposed to the bombings. The team found that young people who had witnessed or experienced everyday acts of community violence — physical aggression, drug deals, muggings, break-ins and murders, for example — were far more likely to have mental health problems than those directly exposed to the Trade Center attacks. And the greater young people’s exposure to community violence, the higher the levels of PTSD, depression, anxiety and conduct disorder they were likely to have, the researchers found. The results underscore the importance of addressing problems within our reach, Aber says. “It is important that we’re prepared to help children in the event of another terrorist attack,” he says. “But it’s at least as important to use our knowledge to protect children against more common traumatic events — the everyday community and family violence that our and others’ research has shown is particularly damaging to young people’s mental health.” n Tori DeAngelis is a writer in Syracuse, N.Y. Presenter: Christine Courtois, PhD Enrollment fees for on-site workshop or LIVE webcast: APA Members Nonmembers Books to help children cope $55 $70 Enrollment information For on-site workshop (APA building, 750 First Street, NE, Washington DC) Call 1-800-374-2724, ext. 5991 For LIVE webcast (1:00–4:00 p.m. EST) Go to http://apa.bizvision.com/ category/clinician-corner-workshop Visit www.apa.org/ed/ce/resources /clinician-corner.aspx for more information. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002– 4242 A number of children’s books aimed at helping youngsters cope and learn resilience in the face of traumas, disasters and loss are available from Magination Press, APA’s children’s book press: • “A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Witnessed violence or trauma.” • “Jenny Is Scared! When Sad Things Happen in the World.” • “I’ll Know What To Do: A Kid’s Guide to natural Disasters.” • “Why Are You So Scared? A Child’s Book About Parents With PtSD.” • “Black Jack Jetty: A Boy’s Journey Through Grief.” • “Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying.” • “I Don’t Have an Uncle Phil Anymore.” For more on these titles, go to www.apa.org/ pubs/magination/index.aspx. 70 Monitor on psychology • septeMber 2011 http://apa.bizvision.com/category/clinician-corner-workshop http://apa.bizvision.com/category/clinician-corner-workshop http://www.apa.org/ed/ce/resources/clinician-corner.aspx http://www.apa.org/ed/ce/resources/clinician-corner.aspx http://www.apa.org/ed/ce/resources http://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/index.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/index.aspx

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - September 2011

Monitor on Psychology - September 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Supreme Court hears psychologists on prison and video game cases
Antipsychotics are overprescribed in nursing homes
New MCAT likely to recognize the mind-body connection
A $2 million boost for military and families
In Brief
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
On Your Behalf
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
TIME CAPSULE
QUESTIONNAIRE
Speaking of Education
SCIENCE WATCH
An uncertain future for American workers
Advocating for psychotherapy
PRACTICE PROFILE
ETHICALLY SPEAKING
Seared in our memories
Helping kids cope in an uncertain world
APA and Nickelodeon team up
Muslims in America, post 9/11
Bin Laden’s death
‘They expect us to be there’
Answering the call of public policy
Candidates answer final questions
APA News
Division Spotlight
New leaders
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Disaster relief training
Honoring teaching excellence
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - September 2011