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A Special Message from Dr. Stephen Bowles, the Division 19 President:
Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the Society for Military Psychology-Adler University Regional Symposium Series in Chicago on 30-31 May. This year’s Division 19 theme is “Leading the Way: Military Psychology.” More than ever, the field of Military Psychology is paving the way in the areas of cutting edge research, advocacy, evidence-based interventions, and organizational change. Our hope for this symposia is for you to experience an exciting and informational exchange of ideas on a variety of topics to support the military community. There will be numerous opportunities to connect with others and learn from a diverse group of professionals from academia, clinical, consulting, industrial and organizational, operational, and research psychology. There will be many notable speakers presenting in the areas, such as: APA and military psychology research, Hoffman report, innovations in PTSD, mindfulness and work, moral injury, operational psychology elite forces, poster session, prescriptive authority, Rush Medical Center Home Program, social hour, substance abuse and PTSD, women warriors, VA graduate training. This will be a great opportunity to network, learn about current findings in Military Psychology, and accrue Division 19/APA sponsored continuing education credits. If you are interested in virtually attending, please click here to enroll for on-site attendance or via webinar virtually for free for CEs (click "Select A Date" to register). If you have you have questions, please contact Kelly and Denise directly at weinberger.kelly@gmail.com and ddailey@adler.edu. Stephen Stephen Bowles, PhD, ABP President, Society for Military Psychology
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The Division 19 Elections Committee encourages all those who are eligible to vote. It is important to participate in selecting our leaders and shaping the future of our Society.
Division 19 Elections Committee Eric Surface, Chair, President-elect Paul Bartone, Member-at-Large Bruce Crow, Member-at-Large Tatana Olson, Member-at-Large Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE) is seeking a clinical psychologist to develop and provide presentations and trainings on evidence-based practices. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience treating patients in a military and/or veteran care setting, a solid knowledge of evidence-based treatment and clinical practice guidelines, and a history of publishing peer-review journal articles and other scholarly and/or government-related documents as well as experience treating and research sexual assault. Salient is the contracting company managing the position, and more information is the attached job description.
The Division of Traumatic Stress Studies at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center has an immediate opening for a 1-year renewable postdoctoral clinical research psychologist under the mentorship of Dr. Rachel Yehuda. The postdoctoral fellow will join a well-established research team with active research protocols on risk, prevention, and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury. PhD/PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology by 30 June required. Please see additional information in the attachment.
Please check out the Spring 2019 issue of Combat Stress: The Psychological Injuries & Toll of War released by the American Institute of Stress
Regional Symposia Series-Adler Event May 30-31, 2019 A primary objective for the Regional Symposia Series (RSS) is to offer a venue for additional education, training, networking, mentorship, and leadership development for those already in the field and those interested in gaining knowledge is this area of psychology. Military psychologists serve in many domains, including academia, clinical practice, industrial and organizational psychology, operational psychology, and research, while also providing consultation to community leaders including educational, federal, state, and local officials as well as the private sector, DoD, and non-profit organizations. In keeping with this spirit, this symposium’s theme is Collaboration in Military Psychology Research, with topics including:
Please go to https://chicagorss.eventbrite.com for details about the event, location, schedule of presentations, and registration. Also, feel free to contact Dr. Joseph Troiani (troia@adler.edu) AND Denise Daily (ddailey@adler.edu) for any additional questions about the event. Sincerely, The RSS Committee Chair: Katy Barrs,PsyD (Kathryn.Barrs@du.edu)  Please see the attached letter sent to the APA Board of Directors on 18 Apr 2019 by the Presidential Trio. Therein, the Trio discusses the ongoing damage of the Hoffman Report and again calls upon APA's Board to "Provide the Division leadership with substantive responses to the issues identified in the Division 19 TF Report, and collaborate with our leadership team in developing an action plan regarding the Division's concerns and a reconciliation path forward.
Respectfully, Stephen Bowles, President, Society for Military Psychology Eric Surface, President-Elect, Society for Military Psychology Mark Staal, Past-President, Society for Military Psychology The newly created Veterans special interest group through APA’s Division 20 (Aging) is actively seeking members. Please contact Dr. Kristen Dillon at Kristen.Dillon@va.gov if you are interested in joining or would like to know more about this group.
Hello fellow Division 19 members! The Military Psychologist Newsletter is still seeking submissions for the Summer 2019 Issue. Please send in your research articles, program ideas, or other military psychology related information for our Division 19 membership to enjoy! Keep in mind, the Summer Issue will also highlight the upcoming APA Convention this summer, so if you intended to submit research presentations or posters to APA, but missed the deadline, you can still get your work seen in the Newsletter. Please forward all submissions to the TMP Senior Editor, by email to Shawnna.m.chee.mil@mail.mil by May 20th for consideration. Looking forward to seeing what our members are up to.
Very Respectfully, Shawnna Chee, PsyD, ABPP Editor, The Military Psychologist The Division 19 Elections Committee encourages all those who are eligible to vote. It is important to participate in selecting our leaders and shaping the future of our Society.
What offices are being elected? President-elect, Treasurer, Secretary, Member-at-Large and APA Council of Representatives Representative are being elected. Who are the candidates? We have a highly qualified slate of candidates. You can learn more about all the candidates at: https://www.militarypsych.org/vote.html. A townhall with the two President-elect candidates can be found here. Who can vote? Fellows, members, and associates of the Division as well as dues-paying affiliates (professional, international, student) can vote for President-elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. Only APA fellows, members, and associates can vote for APA Council of Representatives. How long is voting? Voting opens today, 23 April, and closes 6 June. We will send out several reminders. Voting. APA runs the elections process. You should receive an email today from APA with voting instructions. If you do not receive an email and you believe you should have, please contact a member of the Elections Committee or APA Elections Director, Garnett Coad (gcoad@apa.org). Division 19 Elections Committee Eric Surface, Chair, President-elect Paul Bartone, Member-at-Large Bruce Crow, Member-at-Large Tatana Olson, Member-at-Large |
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