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Couples Research and Therapy Fall/Winter ’05 Volume 11, No. 2, Page 1 Couples Research & Therapy Newsletter The Newsletter of Couples Research & Therapy ABCT–SIG Fall/Winter ’05 CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Counsel from the Co-Presidents 1 Greg & Erika Editors’ Note 2 Farrah & Eric Formalized Opportunities to Advance Science and Treasurer’s Update 3 Promote Couples Research and Intervention Efforts Shalonda Gregory Stuart and Erika Lawrence Kudos 3 As ABCT rapidly approaches, these are exciting times for the Couples A Summary of Two Meta- 4 SIG. We have made extensive progress on a number of important fronts that Analyses of Moderators of we wish to call to your attention. We also want to take the time to thank the Psychosocial Interventions many members of our SIG for their extraordinary efforts and generosity over for Breast and Gynecological the past two years. Cancer Patients As usual, there is an abundance of couples-related research slated for Tanja Zimmerman presentation at this year’s convention (see the list of couples-related Book Reviews presentations detailed in this issue). We thank Joanne Davila for her tireless Interpersonal Foundations 7 efforts as ABCT Program Chair, and we thank all of the SIG members who of Psychopathology assisted Joanne by serving on the Program Committee. Our SIG will be well- Assessment of Family 9 represented, and Joanne clearly did an amazing job trying to prevent overlap Violence among couples-related presentations – an extremely difficult task! Couples Research Practice 11 One of the most rewarding aspects of our tenure has been the Network development of active, organized committees to allow the beliefs and Conference Couples Events 12 practices of the SIG to reach beyond our walls. The chairs of the committees Take the ABCT DC Tour! 13 formed at last year’s conference – The Best Practices Committee, The Interpersonal Process in the 14 Dissemination Committee, and the Interpersonal Processes in the DSM-V DSM-V Committee – have been hard at work identifying their committee members Hot Off the Press 15 and formalizing their missions and plans of action. We have been encouraged by this flurry of activity, and look forward to having them update all of you at the conference. We have several planned SIG events to mention. First, the theme for the ABCT annual convention is “Building Bridges: Expanding our Conceptual and Clinical Boundaries,” and our SIG pre-conference event has been designed to fit within that theme. At last year’s SIG business meeting, Andy Christensen raised the possibility of establishing a “best practices” database Couples SIG Newsletter and couples research practice network. Within the SIG, we have formed a Editors: Farrah Hughes, Ph.D. “Best Practices Committee,” co-chaired by Barbara Kistenmacher and Jaslean Francis Marion University La Taillade (please see their article in this issue for more information.) With PO Box 100547 the goal of facilitating the establishment of this network, we have secured Florence, SC 29501 Thomas Borkovec, a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Penn State, as [email protected] our pre-conference speaker. The title of his workshop is “The Evolution and Eric Gadol, M.A. Promise of Practice Research Networks.” The presentation will be on th University of North Carolina Thursday, November 17 , from 6:30-8:30 in the East Jefferson Room. Campus Box 3270 Several of Dr. Borkovec’s publications on research practice networks are Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270 available on our website (http://www.couplessig.net/borkovec.htm), and you [email protected] are encouraged to take a look at these articles prior to his presentation. Couples Research and Therapy Fall/Winter ’05 Volume 11, No. 2, Page 2 Second, we would like to encourage you to attend the SIG business meeting, to be held on Friday, November 18th, from 4:30-6:00 in the This will be the last newsletter Conservatory Room. We have a full agenda of couples-related topics to for which we serve as co-editors. We cover, and will be holding elections for the following offices: Co-Presidents, say this with mixed feelings. With Student Co-Presidents, Newsletter Co-Editors, and Website Manager. Given Farrah’s new position at Francis the number of elections to be held, we are experimenting with a slightly Marion University and Eric’s new different approach this year. We have posted descriptions of each office on son, we can certainly use the extra our SIG website so that those of you considering running for an office can time! Nevertheless, we will miss make informed decisions. (You are also encouraged to contact the current corresponding with so many good officers for more information.) We have also begun collecting nominations in people in the SIG. We have advance and posting candidate descriptions on the website to facilitate the thoroughly enjoyed working with all election process. Given that this is the first year that we are trying this of you over the last two years to approach, we will also collect nominations up until the elections (and during produce the SIG newsletter. We want the business meeting). However, we encourage you to let one of us know in to thank those of you who have advance of your intention to run. In recent years, when multiple people ran for contributed by submitting articles and an office, we generally have elected individuals at random by flipping a coin reviewing books, and we also or drawing names from a hat. We can decide at the SIG meeting whether we appreciate all of the advice and wish to continue with this approach or whether it is time to institute more support you have given us in formal voting procedures. There should be enough money in the treasury to preparing for each newsletter. It has cover optical voting machines with a printer so that there is a paper trail. been a pleasure getting to know so There will be no concern about election fraud in our SIG! On a personal note, many of you through this process. we have found our term as co-Presidents to be extremely rewarding, and In this issue, we have the encourage you to consider making a run for an office in the West Wing. Our SIG cocktail party will be held in the East Jefferson Room on pleasure of hearing from a number of th different SIGers on a variety of Saturday, November 19 , from 6:30-8:30pm. The Hilton is a bit more issues. We have updates from the expensive than some of the other hotels, so the cost to attend will be $15 for committees on the Couples Research faculty members and either $5 or $10 for students (to be determined). Please Practice Network and Interpersonal be sure to join us for some excellent company and surprise entertainment. A Processes in the DSM-V. We have a big thank you goes out to Sara Steinberg and Susan Stanton for all of their cutting-edge article on couples-based hard work and diligence making the arrangements for the party. Planning this interventions for cancers that have event is surprisingly involved and requires a great deal of creativity and the unique effects on relationships. We juggling of competing needs. have the old reliable sections of new Finally, we would like to thank the other officers with whom we have couples articles and news from our worked over the last two years. A big thank you must go out to Kathy members. And we have articles from Eldridge and Shalonda Kelly for their hard work as Treasurers/Membership our officers updating us on SIG Chairs during our tenure. The job of Treasurer is indispensable if we wish to matters as well as giving us a tour of continue holding our pre-conference events, inviting guest speakers to our DC and the couples events at this SIG, awarding the Robert L. Weiss Student Awards, and holding Saturday year’s conference. night social events. We also thank Farrah Hughes and Eric Gadol for the We look forward to seeing you outstanding job they have done on the SIG newsletters. Gathering thought- all in DC, and we look forward to provoking columns and getting everyone’s materials in on time is a meeting our successors. Thank you challenging task and they have done a beautiful job. Finally, we thank Brian all for allowing us to serve the SIG. Baucom, our Website Manager, for all of his patience, time, and expertise. His ~ Farrah and Eric work has allowed us to hold SIG votes online, prepare for the upcoming elections, archive the newsletters, and generally function more efficiently as a Check out the SIG group in between the annual conferences. If you have not visited our website recently, please take a look! website for information In conclusion, we wish to thank all of the SIG members for your advice, on the upcoming wisdom, and assistance over the last two years. This position has afforded us the opportunity to work closely with many of you and we are grateful for all elections! Find out what of your support, guidance, and enthusiasm. We are currently in the process of positions will be voted securing a site for our Presidential Library, and will keep you posted. Please contact either of us ([email protected] and Erika- on and who has been [email protected]) if you have any questions, suggestions, comments, etc. nominated! We look forward to seeing all of you in Washington, DC! Couples Research and Therapy Fall/Winter ’05 Volume 11, No. 2, Page 3 Dear SIGers, expenses of the next Currently, our treasury TREASURER UPDATE conference. We received $920 balance is $1610.