Monitor on Psychology - December 2011 - (Page 14)

Upfront Good news for postdoc applicants Thanks to a new pilot program organized by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), many psychology postdoc programs will offer practiceoriented students positions on the same day: March 14. In the past, students could receive postdoc offers anytime from December to May. The result: Applicants sometimes settled for a fellowship that wasn’t their top choice to ensure a postdoc obtained for the following year, says Eugene D’Angelo, PhD, APPIC chair. A year of specialized training following graduation, postdoc fellowships give new doctorates an opportunity to provide direct clinical care to clients under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. All but eight states require a postdoc for licensure, according to the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. “Our aspiration is to bring together all postdoctoral training programs into one pool for the sake of order, in an effort to reduce some of the strain for the candidates,” D’Angelo says. The pilot program has 130 APPIC postdocs participating. Non-APPIC programs are also encouraged to hold their offers until March 14, says Lisa Kearney, PhD, secretary of APPIC’s board of directors. As before, students will search for postdoc opportunities and apply on their own, she says. What’s different is that, on March 14, programs will start working down their lists and offering positions to their top choices. Upon getting an offer, an applicant can accept, decline or freeze the offer for four hours — with a limit of one offer held at a time. If students receive offers from non-APPIC programs before March 14, they can immediately seek a counteroffer from their top choice, D’Angelo says. —C. MUNSEy Directors of postdoctoral programs interested in participating can contact Dr. Lisa Kearney for more information at Lisa.Kearney3@va.gov. 14 Monitor on psychology • DeceMber 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - December 2011

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Willpower Pioneer Wins $100,000 Grawemeyer Prize
Single-Sex Schooling Called Into Question by Prominent Researchers
Maternal Depression Stunts Childhood Growth, Research Suggests
For Boys, Sharing May Seem Like a Waste of Time
Good News for Postdoc Applicants
In Brief
Treatment Guideline Development Now Under Way
Government Relations Update
Psychologist Named Va Mental Health Chief
The Limits of Eyewitness Testimony
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Deconstructing Suicide
Questionnaire
A Focus on Interdisciplinarity
A Time of ‘Enormous Change’
The Science Behind Team Science
Good Science Requires Good Conflict
A New Paradigm of Care
Speaking of Education
Science Directions
New Labels, New Attitudes?
Psychologist Profile
Early Career Psychology
Unintended Consequences
Better Options for Troubled Teens
Saving Lives, One Organ at a Time
New Journal Editors
APA News
Division Spotlight
Guidelines for the Conduct of President-Elect Nominations and Elections
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011