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COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT PREVENTION RESEARCH AWARD June 4, 2007 For prevention research in counseling psychology conducted by a student as part of her or his graduate training. Nomination guidelines Please submit a statement of no longer than two pages describing the prospective candidate's qualifications and contributions, along with a copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae. For the Counseling Psychology Graduate Student Prevention Research Award, please also submit a copy of a manuscript reporting on the prevention research the student conducted. Nominations and accompanying materials should be submitted by July 1st to be considered for an award that calendar year. It is preferred that nomination information should be submitted in Microsoft Word format as an email attachment. Submissions should be sent to Arthur Horne. Self-nominations are encouraged. Membership in the Prevention Section is strongly preferred. Award selection process The Awards Committee will review nominations. Decisions will be submitted to and approved by the Executive Board of the Prevention Section. Awards will be announced at the Prevention Section business meeting at the American Psychological Association Convention. Division 17 Prevention Section Awards Selection Criteria Specificity of nomination: Nominations should speak to the role that the nominees played in the development of nominated works. Nominations may be for a single achievement or for a body of work over time, but the impact and quality of the nominated work should be clear and well defined. Quality of work: The work demonstrates the values of inclusiveness, attending to the needs of diverse groups. The work contributes to the promotion of social justice. The work is creative or innovative in its approach. The value of generativity is embodied in the ways that the work has been shared with others in our profession (for example, the project has been shared at conventions, publications, trainings, in-services, etc.). The work is judged to be of high quality. The work reflects commitment to prevention over time. The work is of sufficient merit that a majority of peers would agree on its quality. The work has implications for best practices in prevention. The work attends to developmental needs. The work reflects best ethical practices. CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal of Primary Prevention There are few developed models to teach primary prevention. Prevention skills and training models have been discussed over the last several decades, but ambiguity exists about how to teach these skills in the classroom. Surveys of training programs in psychology and related social sciences often find no offerings of prevention-specific courses - although prevention is often deemed important and is sometimes embedded in other courses. Why hasn't this changed? Authors are encouraged to submit papers on any aspects of the teaching of primary prevention, including but not limited to the following:
JPP encourages various types of papers: original research, practice-oriented reports from the field, and literature reviews. Prospective authors should contact either Guest Editor (James O'Neil or Preston Britner) with questions. Manuscripts should be submitted using the journal's Editorial Manager system. Manuscripts should be double-spaced, approximately 15-40 pages in length, have an abstract of no more than 100 words, and include at least five key terms for informational retrieval purposes. References and format should follow APA (5th Ed.) style. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2007. James M. O'Neil and Preston A. Britner
WEBSITE UPDATED February 2, 2007 Several new resources have been added to the Articles page. A WORD FROM OUR CHAIR July 24, 2006 The annual APA convention is a great time to network and socialize with Prevention Section colleagues. Our formal and informal discussions at APA have been the inspiration for a number of projects that are serving to promote prevention in our field. A manuscript on Best Practices in Prevention authored by Sally Hage, John Romano, Bob Conyne, Maureen Kenny, Connie Matthews, Jonathan Schwartz, and Michael Waldo, now "in press" with The Counseling Psychologist, was the outgrowth of an APA Prevention Section sponsored symposium. Maureen Kenny, Andy Horne, Roy Reese, and Pamela Orpinas are editing a Handbook on Prevention: Promoting Positive Development and Social Justice under contract with APA. The idea for this book was the outgrowth of discussions at APA. Many section members are contributing to this volume, which will give further visibility to the science and practice of prevention. As of this convention, I will be moving into the "Past Chair" position as Andy Horne takes on the leadership o the section as Chair. I very much look forward to the new ideas that Andy will bring to the section in his new role. We very much welcome new members, students, and any interested colleagues to our business meeting and symposium on Saturday morning, August 12. We hope these meetings will inspire fruitful dialogue and chart future directions for our section activity. There is a critical need for prevention work that furthers social justice goals. This work will require the collaborative efforts of psychologists across many sections and divisions of APA and the contributions of varied professionals and community groups. Hope to see you on Saturday, August 12! Warmly, Maureen Kenny |
