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Volume 32, Number 2 Summer/Fall 2014 Division 40 Executive Committee 2013 - 2014 President’s Message President Paula Shear 2013-2014 President Elect To our members, Neil Pliskin 2013-2014 Past President It is my privilege to have this opportunity to highlight C. Munro Cullum 2013-2014 a few of the many recent activities of our Society. Secretary Heather Belanger 2012-2015 Our Scientific Program Committee has crafted an out- Treasurer Kevin Duff 2012-2015 standing and varied series of sessions for the upcom- Members at Large ing APA Convention, to be held in Washington, DC Bradley Axelrod 2011-2014 on August 7-10. The details of the SCN programming for the Convention are Cynthia Kubu 2013-2016 summarized in this edition of the Newsletter, in a format that you will want Monica Rivera-Mindt 2009-2015 to bring with you to the meeting for easy reference. I hope that you will plan Council Representatives to join us for this exciting meeting! Celiane Rey-Casserly 2014-2016 Corky Boak 2011-2015 The SCN Practice Advisory and Public Interest Advisory Committees contin- Ken Adams 2014-2016 Paul Craig 2013-2015 ue to advocate for the interests of neuropsychologists both within the larger Chairs of Standing Committees APA organization and collaboratively with representatives of other profes- Membership sional neuropsychology groups through the Interorganizational Practice Tanya Diver 2010-2016 Committee. Recent activities have included work in the areas of reimburse- Fellows ment for neuropsychological services and the contributions of neuropsy- John McSweeny 2013-2016 chologists to return to play decisions following sports concussion. We al- Program Chair ways welcome and appreciate communications from our members about de- Krista Lisdahl 2012-2014 veloping professional, state and national issues that affect our specialty and Elections about which we can make impactful contributions as a Society. C. Munro Cullum 2013-2014 Conflicts of Interest Ken Adams 2012-2015 Our Education Advisory Committee has been making excellent contributions Chairs of Ad Hoc Committees to several issues that will impact all trainees and training programs in clinical APA Relations neuropsychology, one of which I want to call to your attention because of its Doug Johnson-Greene 2012-2015 imminent impact. There have been longstanding concerns in the field about Publications and Communication the lack of uniformity in the terms used by training programs to describe the Michael Cole 2011-2014 depth of training that they offer in areas of specialization. For example, we Chairs of Umbrella Committees use terms such as “track,” “major,” “emphasis” and “focus” synonymously, Education Advisory Cindy Cimino 2008-2014 which leaves trainees unable to deduce how these terms map onto actual Scientific Advisory training opportunities. The APA Commission on the Recognition of Special- Jennifer Vasterling 2012-2015 ties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology (CRSPPP) was tasked with Practice Advisory developing a taxonomy that would provide uniform labels to indicate the ex- Mike Westerveld 2009-2015 tent of specialty training offered by individual programs at the doctoral, in- Public Interest Advisory ternship, postdoctoral (and for some specialties post-licensure) levels. The Angela Jefferson 2011-2014 goals of this taxonomy were to clarify descriptions of training opportunities Awards Committee in specialty areas such as clinical neuropsychology and to promote “truth in Steven Paul Woods 2011-2014 Early Career Psychologists advertising” in communication with trainees and members of the public. The Lauren Ayr 2009-2015 resulting Taxonomy for Education and Training in Professional Psychology ANST Health Services Specialties has now been formally adopted by APA and is Cady Block 2013-2015 available at http://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/specialize/taxonomy.pdf. If you Newsletter are a student in clinical neuropsychology or work in a neuropsychology Brian Yochim 2013-2015 training program, I strongly suggest that you become familiar with this docu- Communications Officer ment. Our current task as a Society is to collaborate with other neuropsycho- Erica Kalkut 2009-2015 (Continued on page 2) Newsletter logical organizations (under the umbrella of the Clinical In This Issue Neuropsychology Synarchy) to come to agreement about the precise training experiences that a program President’s Message 1 should offer in order to accurately apply each of the labels described in the taxonomy. For example, the tax- From The Editor 2 onomy suggests that the most intensive level of training Convention Program Update 3 in a specialty is to be described as a “Major Area of Study”; the charge for our own specialty is to determine Speed Mentoring: Building Research Careers 6 the training requirements for a Major Area of Study in in Geropsychology and Neuropsychology clinical neuropsychology at the doctoral, internship and for Students and Early Career Psychologists at postdoctoral levels. Our Education Advisory Commit- the 2014 APA Convention in Washington, DC tee, together with other members of our Executive APA Dissertation Research Awards 6 Committee and delegates from other neuropsychology organizations, will have a major leadership role in pro- Feature Article 7 posing the content of these designations. You should HABIT: Health Action to Benefit Independence expect to hear more about this proposed classification and Thinking For patients with Mild Cognitive system in the near future. Impairment As my presidential term draws to a close, I would like Education Advisory Committee Update 8 to express my heartfelt appreciation to our many out- standing officers, committee chairs, and committee Science Advisory Committee 9 members for the remarkable work they do on behalf of Membership Committee 10 the Society and the field. It has been an honor to serve SCN this year. Women in Neuropsychology (WIN) 11 SCN Education Advisory Committee 12 Paula Shear, PhD University of Cincinnati Publications & Communications Committee 12 Communications Liaison 13 Early Career Psychologist Committee 13 From the Editor Fellows Update 14 Association of Neuropsychology Students 15 Dear members of the Society for Clinical in Training (ANST) Neuropsychology: APA Adopts a More Efficient Governance System 16 I am pleased to present to you the Summer 2014 edition Announcement 17 of our Newsletter. This issue is one of our best yet, featuring a summary of our exciting program for the Newsletter 40 is the official publication of Division 40. convention, updates from various committee chairs, and The Editor is: a summary of an exciting resource for patients with Brian Yochim, Ph.D., ABPP Mild Cognitive Impairment from Glenn Smith at the Clinical Neuropsychologist Mayo Clinic. VA Palo Alto Health Care System MIRECC (151 Y) 3801 Miranda Ave. Brian Yochim, PhD, ABPP Palo Alto, CA 94304 VA Palo Alto Health Care System 650-493-5000, ext. 68646 [email protected] or [email protected] Division 40’s website is: www.div40.org Webmaster is Michael Cole, PhD Past issues of the Division 40 Newsletter and Division 40 Executive Committee meeting minutes are now available online at the Division 40 Website. The URL address is: http://www.div40.org/. 2 Newsletter Convention Program Update Krista Lisdahl, 2014 SCN Program Chair University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Join the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology for the 122nd Annual APA Convention August 7-10 in Washington, DC. The SCN Divisional Programming includes diverse experts from multiple fields, includ- ing NIH scientists, PECASE awardees, and a national best-selling author. Topics include improving diver- sity in neuroscience, neuroplasticity, aging and cognitive batteries in wellness checks, exercise as a neuro- logic treatment, neurocognitive effects of drugs, TBI in the clinic, affective neuroscience, and explaining heterogeneity in developmental disorders. We have several skill-building sessions to improve presenta- tion, interviewing, and grant-writing skills for neuropsychologists at all stages of development. For full programming details, please visit the APA Online Convention Program at http://forms.apa.org/ convention/. Don’t want to carry around a 5-pound program or your laptop? Download the APA Convention App at http://www.apa.org/ads/interactive/mobile-app/ (Apple, Android, Blackberry, web compatible). For SCN- specific programming, go under Sessions and set the filter to Division 40. Thursday, August 7, 2014 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM * Symposium: Donna A. Morere (Chair): Sociocultural, Disability, and Linguistic Impacts on the Development of Attention 8:00 AM - 10:50 AM SCN Executive Committee Meeting 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM * Skill-Building Session: Rebecca Ready, Bonnie Sachs (Co-Chairs): How to Build Your Mentor Network---Skill-Building for Women Psychologists 10:00AM – 11:50AM Symposium: Peter Rapp, Karlene Ball (Co-Chairs): Successful Aging---From Molecules to Mental Exercise (APA Collaborative Programming) 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM SCN Fellows Address & Luncheon: Cynthia Kubu & Mark Mahone 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM * Invited Address: Laurie Ryan: Alzheimer’s Disease: Targets and Treatments 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Symposium: Katie E. Eichstaedt, Cynthia R. Cimino (Co-Chairs): From Death by PowerPoint to Oratorical Mastery---Effective Communication in Psychology 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM * Skill-Building Session: Using Integrative Neuroscience to Diversity Our Scientific Community. 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Discussion: Katherine Lacasse (Chair): Psychologists on the Hill--- Perspectives on Policy Making and Advice