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» dEar CoLLEaguE, The American Psychological Association’s (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP) is pleased to present its 2012 Continuing Education Independent Study Program. Independent study programs offer you the opportunity to complete professional development that fits your interests, your schedule, and your budget. We offer programs in a variety of formats: • he APA Online Academy consists of two types of programs: Convention Workshop T Presentations (CWP) consist of half-day and full-day online workshop presentations; Professional Development Presentations (PDP) are shorter, 1- or 2-hour online programs on key contemporary topics. All programs contain multimedia presentations, downloadable PowerPoint Slides, and progress quizzes. You can take these courses from the comfort of your home, office, or anywhere with Internet access. •Convention Recordings are full digital video online programs. These 1- to 2-hour presentations cover the latest professional and scholarly developments, together with synchronized and downloadable PowerPoint Slides. A new digital monitoring system means No CE Tests! • he Interactive Classroom (ICR) brings the latest educational technology to your T professional development through a highly interactive and immersive online video environment. These 2- to 3-hour programs bring tomorrow’s online training to you today (includes downloadable slides and associated resources). • he Clinician’s Corner Workshop Series provides online archives of the complete line T of Clinician’s Corner Webcasts in full digital video with downloadable PowerPoint slides. These 3-hour workshops bring the field’s leading scholars and practitioners to your home or office. • he APA Book-Based Programs are based on outstanding APA publications that cover a T broad array of interests. See our 10 new releases on pages 17-35. •The APA DVD Series Programs feature distinguished psychologists demonstrating specific approaches to a wide range of patient problems and conducting psychotherapy in entire, unedited sessions. •OtherformatsincludetheArticle-Based Exams Series (APA Monitor-CE Corner, Clinician’s Research Digest, Ethics Rounds, The Counseling Psychologist, and Evidence-Based Psychotherapy), and the End-of-Life Programs. At the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology, we welcome suggestions and encourage you to contact us by phone (800-374-2721, ext. 5991, option 3) or e-mail (cpe@apa.org). Visit our website, www.apa.org/ed/ce, where you can view all our independent study CE programs. Sincerely, 3 Greg Neimeyer, PhD Associate Executive Director, Education Directorate Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development http://www.apa.org/ed/ce

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - January 2012

Monitor on Psychology - January 2012
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
Contents
From the CEO
Apa’s Statement on the Dsm-5 Development Process
Girl Scouts Badge Promotes Positive Psychology
Early Investments Pay Off for Poor Children, Study Finds
Apa Meets With Chinese Psychological Society to Further Interaction and Exchange
Unique Opportunity for Psychologists to Travel to Cuba
In Brief
Government Relations Update
On Your Behalf
Psychology’s Growing Library of Podcasts
Standing Up for Psychology
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Questionnaire
Science Watch
Beyond Psychotherapy
Perspective on Practice
Yes, Recovery Is Possible
Inequity to Equity
Making E-Learning Work
New Standards for High School Psychology
A Trailblazer Moves On
Psychologist Profile
Plan Now for Psychology’s Regional Meetings
New Journal Editors
Apa News
Division Spotlight
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - January 2012