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Table of Contents I. II. General Information Procedures for Submitting Proposals 2 2 5 7 8 8 9 11 III. Rules for Participation IV. Call for Continuing Education Workshop Proposals for the 2012 Convention V. Film and Other Media Presentations VI. Participation of Associated Psychological Organizations VII. Subject Index for Convention Program VIII. Division Program Chairpersons/Special Division Requirements ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE APA WEBSITE: http://apacustomout.apa.org/ConvCall I. General Information This Call for Programs includes information on how to submit * presentations, posters, and programs to APA Divisions; * proposals for APA Continuing Education Workshops; * proposals for the APA Film Program. All program participants, members, nonmembers, and students are expected to register for the meeting and pay the appropriate registration fees. Registration information for the 120th APA Annual Convention will be available in April 2012 on the APA website at www.apa.org/convention. complete each screen of data, and optionally return later to ﬁnish the submission process. You can also complete your entire submission in one sitting; it’s your choice. The “Save and return” feature is particularly helpful for lengthy symposia/other proposals and for less-than-stable Internet connections. When a proposal has been submitted successfully, you will see a screen acknowledging your submission with a proposal ID. Please print that screen and save the proposal ID for future reference. Internet forces beyond our control can adversely aﬀect the submission process, so if you do not receive a proposal ID at the end of your submission, please retry. Continue reading the rest of this booklet for important instructions. When you are ready to submit your proposal, use http://apacustomout.apa.org/ConvCall/. II. Procedures for Submitting Proposals All proposals must be submitted via the APA online Call for Programs. This website will guide you through the submission process for your individual and/or symposium/other proposals. Only Internet Explorer 7.0+, Firefox 3.0+, Safari 3.0+, and Chrome 12.0+ are supported. The APA Call for Programs website is integrated with MyAPA’s single sign-on. For all proposals, a MyAPA login account and password are required. On-screen instructions will guide you through logging in using your existing MyAPA account, looking up your account and/or password, or creating an account if necessary. Your MyAPA login account will allow you to begin a proposal, save your work as you 2 Types of Submissions INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION PROPOSALS Papers Papers submitted to a division will be grouped together by the division program chairperson within paper sessions scheduled for either 50 minutes or 1 hour and 50 minutes. Paper presentations will be allotted a minimum of 10 minutes for oral presentation. This format may provide only limited opportunity for fully presenting one’s work and for interacting with attendees. Time allotments for presentations shall be determined by the division’s program chairperson. APA CALL for PROGRAMS * Orlando, Florida * August 2–5, 2012 http://apacustomout.apa.org/ConvCall http://www.apa.org/convention http://apacustomout.apa.org/ConvCall/

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