Division 17 Student Poster Session

American Psychological Association Convention

San Francisco, California, 17-20 August 2007

Submission Deadline for Proposals: Closed

Proposals are now being accepted for a Student Poster Session co-sponsored by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP), Division 17 Sections, and the Student Affiliates of Division Seventeen (SAS). Poster proposal may be empirical studies or theoretical considerations relevant to the specific Division 17 Section. The first author on the proposal must be a student (or have completed the project while a student or intern) and must either be an affiliate of Division 17 or sponsored by a Division 17 member.

Poster proposals should include a cover sheet and a 500- to 1000-word summary of the study in APA style. The abstract should include some description of the nature of the presentation (empirical, theoretical, technique) and primary findings. Summaries of empirical studies should include a brief literature review, statement of the problem (hypotheses or research questions), participants, procedures, results, and conclusions. Summaries of other presentations should include enough detail for reviewers to judge the overall format and contribution of the scholarship. The proposals will be subjected to masked review. Please do not include identifying information in the proposal (only on the cover sheet).

Please submit your proposal and completed cover sheet as attached files to the appropriate Division 17 Section Poster Session Chair most applicable to your proposal. This email must be “cc:ed” to: “studentposterdiv17@yahoo.com”. Finally, identify in the subject line of the email: student poster proposal – “Name of Section” (e.g., student poster proposal – SERD).

Notifications of proposal status and presentation instructions will be sent via email on or before 5/14/2007

In that this poster session is internally sponsored by Division 17, and not part of the official APA convention program, presenters will not be eligible for APA travel awards or waived registration fees for the APA Convention.

Proposal Checklist (do not send with proposal):

_____ 500-1000 word summary of work completed as a student

_____ Complete cover sheet with all presenters contact information (provide in separate file from proposal)

_____ If applicable, provide sponsor signature if not a Division 17 affiliate (include the email text or attach the forwarded email from the sponsor).

_____ Address subject line of email as: “student poster proposal – “Name of section”

_____ Forward proposal and cover sheet (as attached word documents) to appropriate Section Poster Session Chair via email. See the link below for a listing of the section chairs.

_____ Cc: email to studentposterdiv17@yahoo.com.