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INTERNATIONAL Pscyhologists Participate in Winnipeg Conference on War-Affected Children By Michael Wessells and Susan McKay
Contemporary armed conflicts, most of which are fought in and around communities, take a horrible toll on people living in these communities. Estimates are that between 85 per cent and 95 per cent of those harmed or killed are civilians, predominately women and children, providing an alarming picture of what happens in war zones to children and their families. Children experience injury and death, separation from parents and loss of loved ones, sexual violence, and destruction of family homes. Indirect effects occur when health clinics, hospitals, and food and water supplies essential to maintaining public health are damaged or destroyed. Children are physically more vulnerable than adults and their morbidity and mortality rates can be high. In many wars, children—defined under international law as people under 18 years of age—are driven into soldiering. The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers estimates that approximately 300,000 child soldiers, both girls and boys, may engage in combat or in activities supporting combat (and in the case of girls, as “wives” and sex slaves). This massive violation of children’s rights is the focus of the 1996 report, the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, produced by United Nations-appointed expert Graça Machel of Mozambique. As part of her two-year study, Ms. Machel visited countries in the midst of or emerging from armed conflict. The report exposed the extent of the abuse and exploitation of children during armed conflict and called for periodic review to take stock of this global problem. One such review—the International Conference on War-Affected Children— was conducted by the Canadian government together with UNICEF. Held September 10–17, 2000, in Winnipeg, Canada, this landmark Conference consisted of a sequence of three three-day meetings of youths, experts, and government ministers. Continued on Page 4
APA Announces 2001 International Award Winners By Sally Leverty
The American Psychological Association (APA) gives two awards in recognition of outstanding contributions to international cooperation and advancement of psychology—the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology and the APA International Humanitarian Award. The 2001 award winners are Juris G. Draguns, PhD, and Karen L. Hanscom, PhD, respectively. Juris G. Draguns, PhD, recipient of the 2001 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1932. He attended primary schools in Latvia, graduated from high school in Germany, and earned his BA from Utica College of Syracuse University. In 1963, the University of Rochester awarded him a PhD in clinical psychology. After holding clinical and research appointments at Rochester and Worcester State Hospitals, he joined the faculty of Pennsylvania State University in 1967. From 1987 to 1990, he edited the Journal of CrossCultural Psychology. He is co-editor, with H. C. Triandis, of the Handbook of CrossCultural Psychology, Volume 6: Psychopathology; with P. B. Pedersen, W. J. Lonner, and J. O. Trimble, of Counseling Across Cultures; with Y. T. Lee and C. R. McCauley, of Personality and Person Perception Across Cultures. He is author or co-author of 130 Continued on Page 9 American Psychological Association Office of International Affairs
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Joan Buchanan
War-Affected Children
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APA International Awards
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Joan Buchanan
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United Nations Calendar
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Psi Chi Service Projects
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International Meetings Fund
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BPS Centenary
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APA/ICP Donation Program
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2002 Awards Call for Nomination 9
PROFILE: APA Science Directorate
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As readers know from previous Psychology International coverage, the American Psychological Association (APA) is now an accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council and the UN Department of Public Information. This recognition enables APA to be a true player in the international arena. As you can see from the calendar of upcoming events (see opposite page), the UN agenda is full of issues that can be informed by input from psychologists. Critical to the success of our UN initiative is the selection of able representatives working on the Association’s behalf. I am pleased to advise you that we now have a great APA “team” in place and I want to use this column to introduce you to each of the six psychologists who will be working for us in New York. Corann Okorodudu is our able and experienced team captain, the Association’s main representative. Corann, who has served for many years as a UN representative for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, will coordinate the work of APA’s representatives to assure that the team is covering the broad array of issues on the UN agenda and to guarantee that their work and actions are consistent with APA policies and procedures. A developmental psychologist by training, Corann has an abiding interest in women’s issue and the problems confronting under-represented groups. She is a professor of psychology at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. Thema Bryant is the youngest member of the team. She is a 2000 graduate of a Duke University, where she specialized in psychology and African-American studies. Currently a fellow at the Harvard Medical Center Victims of Violence program, Thema has a strong background and interest in trauma recovery interventions, including recovery from racism and domestic and political violence. Harold Cook, Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University Teachers College, brings to the team a rich background of cross-cultural work and peace research. He is particularly interested in issues related to the welfare of children and has a strong background in designing and developing educational and assessment programs in areas germane to the UN agenda. Florence Denmark, currently Chair of Psychology at Pace University, is well known both nationally and internationally for her organizational leadership and for her many contributions on the psychology of women and gender. Florence has served as president of APA and of many of the other international psychology organizations represented at the United Nations. She brings to the team her own unique blend of scholarship and leadership. Ivan Kos is a psychotherapist and lecturer with a particular interest in psychological trauma in war zones, most specifically in the former Yugoslavia. His publications reflect his belief that psychological knowledge can and should be applied to all policy decision-making affecting human well-being. As the newsletter Editor for the APA Division on International Psychology, Ivan is up-to-date on worldwide developments. Deborah Fish Ragin is Chief of Evaluation for the Urban Women’s Retreat, an organization that provides services for an ethnically diverse group of battered women. In her 15-year career, Deborah has also worked in HIV/AIDS prevention for adolescents and women’s health issues. Deborah brings to the team a strong combination of practical experience and analytic and research skills, as well as fluency in Spanish. On a final note, the representatives have all agreed to work as volunteers. We will provide modest reimbursement of commuting expenses, but their labors on APA’s behalf are purely eleemosynary. We are indeed grateful to each of these special people.
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United Nations 2001 Calendar of Events and International Observances A full United Nations calendar of meetings and observances can be found on their website (http://www.un.org/events). This site contains information on UN conferences, special sessions, and observances scheduled for 2001 and beyond, including various internationally recognized decades, years, weeks, and days, such as World Health Day (April 7) and World Mental Health Day (October 10). The following sessions and observances may be of additional interest to the international psychology community. Peace 2001–2010
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International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World. The opening day of the regular session of the General Assembly (in September) is observed as the International Day of Peace. United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
Economic and Sustainable Development 1997–2006 Decade for the Eradication of Poverty April 16–27 Meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development Social Development 2001 International Year of the Volunteer 2001 Special Session of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the Outcome of the 2nd United Nations Conference on Human Settlements. The first Monday of October will be observed as World Habitat Day. February 13–23 Meeting of the UN Commission on SocialDevelopment Human Rights 1995–2004 June 26 November 16 December 2 December 10
Decade for Human Rights Education International Day in Support of Victims of Torture International Day for Tolerance International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Human Rights Day
Racial Discrimination 1993–2003 Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination 2001 International Year of Mobilization against Racism, and Racial Discrimination. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on March 21. March 21 also marks the beginning of the Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination. August 31 World Conference Against Racism and Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance begins in Durban, South Africa.
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Women March 8 March 6–16 July November 25
International Women’s Day Meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Meeting of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Children and Youth 2001 World Youth Forum of the United Nations January 29 Special Session of the General Assembly for Follow-up to the WorldSummit for Children June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression August 12 International Youth Day November 20 Universal Children’s Day Indigenous People 1994–2004 International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People August 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People Disabled Persons December 3 International Day of Disabled Persons Older Persons February 26 First substantive session to prepare for the 2002 World Assembly on Aging October 1 International Day of Older Persons AIDS December 1 June
World AIDS Day Special Session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS
Other Observances May 15 International Day of Families June 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking July 11 World Population Day October 24 United Nations Day December 29 International Day for Biological Diversity
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Winnipeg Conference, From Page 1 The authors participated in the experts’ meeting, which brought practitioners from countries rife with war together with scholars from diverse disciplines. The Conference also occasioned a one-day parallel meeting of non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives who created one of the most forceful action agendas that was used to inform the development of the experts’ agenda. Graça Machel, who served as the Conference’s honorary Chair, presented a review of the wide-ranging actions taken in response to the recommendations of her 1996 report. Conference participants drafted statements to increase protections for children, to hold governments accountable, and to prepare for the 2001 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children and Armed Conflict.
Psychologists have much to contribute—through research, program development, training, networking and mutual learning, and policy development—to the continuous effort to review and take stock of our progress on behalf of war-affected children. The Conference produced a mixture of good and bad news, exhilaration, and disappointment. Throughout the week, participants heard and were inspired by the resilience of the youth delegates, many who live in war zones. The Conference embodied the emerging role of youths as capable actors rather than as victims, beneficiaries, or invisible people. Participants’ spirits were lifted by the recent adoption of the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child that establishes 18 years as the minimum age for combat participation. This Optional Protocol testifies to the strength of grassroots movements such as the Coalition to Stop the Use of
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Child Soldiers. The Optional Protocol, however, still permits voluntary recruitment of children as young as 16 years, and the armed opposition groups that commit most of the worst violations are not bound by it or likely to comply. For these reasons, there was significant support for prosecuting violators through the International Criminal Court. The bad news reported at the Conference is that the situation of war-affected children has worsened. The recent conflicts in Kosova, East Timor, Sri Lanka, Colombia, and a number of African countries have caused enormous suffering, trauma, lack of social integration, and hopelessness, and have placed young people at risk of continuing cycles of violence. Children are more widely affected than ever by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which exacerbates problems associated with poverty and armed conflict. Disappointment emerged from frustration over reaching agreement on the wording of action agendas. The ministerial document was watered down due to governments’ conflicting political agendas. Few concrete government commitments came out of the conference, although the Canadian government agreed to help support an NGO network to advance work on these issues. The youths often criticized adults’ botched agendas, their emphasis on talk over action, and their inattention to the plight of waraffected children. In closing the experts’ meeting, Ms. Machel told youth delegates that adults do care about them and will not give up advocacy on their behalf. At the ministerial meeting, she criticized governments’ failure to act, saying, “We can’t continue to sacrifice our children and to say in our political discussion, ‘We’ll take all measures to protect them,’ and then go home and make blind eyes…The problem with our politicians is we look at those children as other people’s children, not our children.” The agenda of the Winnipeg Conference showed that psychologists have much to contribute—through research, program development, training,
networking and mutual learning, and policy development—to the continuous effort to review and take stock of our progress on behalf of war-affected children. For example, with regard to child soldiers, key research questions are: “Where are the girls? Why don’t we know more about what happens to them?” Susan McKay, the second author, and Dyan Mazurana, of the University of Montana, are engaged in research, which they reported at the Winnipeg Conference, that will attempt to learn about girls in militaries, paramilitaries, and armed opposition groups. Some objectives of their investigation are: to determine the global incidence of use of girls in armed forces; identify overlapping roles girls play within these forces; analyze distinct health effects girls (and their babies and children) experience; describe how demobilization and rehabilitation programs for child soldiers are gendered; examine how girls are (or are not) integrated back into their communities and families and what rituals or other practices might help them heal; and learn about immediate and long-term physical and emotional effects on girls serving in armed forces. The Winnipeg participants acknowledged that the plight of girls in armed forces has been neglected. Few programs and policies concerning these girls have been developed, and almost no research exists about girls’ experiences. Also, during this same session on child soldiers, Carlinda Monteiro, a psychosocial worker for Christian Children’s Fund/Angola, described community-based programs for helping Angolan children heal from the emotional and social wounds of war. Her approach features community mobilization, use of traditional healing rituals to address perceived spiritual contamination, support for families, and job training and microeconomic projects for returning youths. The Winnipeg Caucus on Trauma and Healing (chaired by the first author) brought together psychologists and field practitioners from over 40 countries to analyze the state of the art in regard to
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psychosocial healing and reconstruction following armed conflict, and to reflect on what is needed to develop this area of work. Interestingly, nearly two-thirds of the participants said there was disproportionate emphasis in war zones on trauma and mental illness work that pathologizes people and medicalizes problems. This reductionistic approach fails to adequately consider complex political, economic, gendered, and psychosocial dimensions. Most participants agreed on the importance of holistic approaches and the value of interventions that reunite families, enable basic education and economic support for women, build tolerance, support youth and youth groups, and strengthen resilience. Cautioning against romanticization of traditional approaches, this session also highlighted the value of using local resources such as healing rituals to complement Western approaches. The participants from developing countries noted the significant need for regional centers for training, exchanging ideas about program and best practices, resource sharing, and
networking around issues of psychosocial rehabilitation and societal reconstruction. Public education and policy activities relevant to psychology were also prominent topics at the Conference. For example, some sessions pointed out that in war zones, it is still common practice for governments to put unaccompanied children into orphanages rather than working to reunite children with their close or extended families. Similarly, it was noted that the stigmatization of former child soldiers often impedes social reintegration. On these and related issues, psychologists have much to contribute. This conference was the beginning of a dialogue that needs to continue, as problems of war-affected children are unlikely to diminish soon. As APA positions itself to become a player in the UN/NGO arena, it is time for psychologists to think how psychological knowledge and tools can be used to help protect children’s
rights and to prevent the armed conflicts that shatter communities and human wellbeing. Michael Wessells, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Randolph Macon College. Since 1995, he has served as Psychosocial Technical Coordinator for the Christian Children’s Fund. Susan McKay, RN, PhD, is Professor of Nursing, Women’s, and International Studies at the University of Wyoming and a psychologist in private practice. Both authors are past presidents of APA Division 48, the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence. Full details about the conference and background papers can be obtained through the conference website (http:// www.waraffectedchildren.gc.ca/menue.asp). The site has many links to other websites that are concerned with children and war.
Psi Chi Chapters Raise $3000 for UNICEF's Children In War Program Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology in the United States, encourages its more than 970 chapters to participate in national and international service projects. In the past, chapters have collected pens and pencils for the children of Malawi, and eyeglasses were collected and distributed worldwide to those who needed them. Recently, Psi Chi asked chapters to devote at least one fundraising project to the Children in War program of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Children and War was chosen from among UNICEF’s projects because it includes a number of programs with an emphasis on psychology and education. Collected funds will go to aid children caught in armed conflicts and provide food and health care, trauma and psychosocial counseling, and educational and vocational services. Psi Chi is continuing this project at least through the 2000–2001 academic year. Contributions from individuals, as well as from Psi Chi chapters and other groups, are welcome. Checks should be made out to US Committee for UNICEF and mailed to the Psi Chi National Office, PO Box 709, Chattanooga, TN, 37401-0709. Please contact Dr. Slater Newman c/o Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7801; 919-515-1728 (telephone); 919-515-1716 (fax);
[email protected] (e-mail) if you have any questions or comments.
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ORGANIZATION PROFILE: APA SCIENCE DIRECTORATE By Merry Bullock
Although the Science Directorate at the American Psychological Association (APA) is the smallest APA Directorate (the others are Practice, Education, and Public Interest), it is bustling with activities of potential interest to internationalists. The Directorate’s programs are aimed at all levels of psychological scientists—from undergraduate students to graduate students, to new, middle, and senior faculty, and to researchers both within and outside academia. Highlights of activities—some within the Directorate, some beyond—include working groups on emerging technology in research, research ethics, the Academic Enhancement Initiative, and the Decade of Behavior. One of the Directorate’s ongoing mandates is to develop activities that address emerging and current research issues. Two activities of broad interest and with international implications concern emerging technology and research ethics. In the area of emerging technology, the Science Directorate has recently established a working group on Internet Research. The goal of this group is to provide an overview of the current status of research conducted over the internet, the challenges (e.g., subject protection, data quality) and opportunities (e.g., broad populations, research design) raised by internetbased research, and to provide recommendations for APA action. The Directorate’s Research Ethics Office is an informational resource on research ethics issues and emerging trends in research practices, oversight, and regulation. This is an area that may be relevant to those engaging in international collaborative research. For more information, contact Sangeeta Paniker, at
[email protected]. 2001 will see the beginning of the APA Academic Enhancement Initiative, an effort funded by APA’s Council of Representatives and focused on programs for psychological scientists. The initiative will include two programs that welcome international participation. APA’s Summer Science Institute is a program designed to attract bright science-oriented undergraduates to psycho6
logical science. The week-long intensive experience, to be held in Boulder Colorado, brings the excitement of psychological science to science-oriented freshmen and sophomores, with the goal of attracting these students into psychology graduate training and careers. APA’s Advanced Training Institutes are focused on providing graduate students and faculty training that would not ordinarily be available in a university department. The Institutes will cover new or cutting-edge ideas and technology, and provide expertise in substantive areas. The first Institute, held during the summer of 1999 at Massachusetts General Hospital, was on functional magnetic resonance imagery (fMRI). The week-long curriculum was adapted from an existing course and tailored to meet the needs of psychological scientists. The goal was to provide researchers with enough expertise either to become effective collaborators or to begin the process of setting up their own fMRI research projects. There was a large demand for this Advanced Training Institute and it will be repeated in 2001. Other topics under consideration include new and emerging statistical techniques; genetics and gene studies; and cultural and cross-cultural perspectives and techniques. The Science Directorate (contact Melinda Shors at
[email protected]) welcomes suggestions and input on topics for future Institutes, and information about already existing programs that could be adapted or tailored to the Advanced Training Institute program. Of growing interest to the international community is APA’s participation in the Decade of Behavior. This is a broadbased research and policy initiative that aims to bring the value and importance of the behavioral and social sciences to the attention of the public, to policy makers, and to the other sciences. The Decade’s central focus is on how the behavioral and social sciences can help solve societal challenges in five theme areas—health, safety, education, democracy, and prosperity. A sampling of some of the Decade’s projects illustrates the breadth of the initiative. A Distinguished Lecture Series will promote the discussion of Decade of
Behavior themes at the annual meetings of endorsing organizations. The goal of the Series is to stretch the boundaries of each discipline to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration. A second project, called “Science in the Schools,” is developing lecture note templates and graphics for presenting information to middle and high school students about what behavioral science is and what questions it asks. The material, appropriate for a 45 to 60 minute talk to students, will be available in information packets and on the Decade of Behavior website (www.decadeofbehavior.org). The Science in the Schools project is currently being pilot tested by psychology graduate students who are talking to a number of high school classes. Other projects will focus on bringing scientists and policy makers together to showcase how behavioral and social sciences research findings are important to policy decisions, and on informing the public about behavioral and social science contributions. There are many international organizations among the more than 50 endorsing societies to the Decade of Behavior and our international colleagues have been enthusiastic about the initiative. As the Decade of Behavior “goes international,” its projects and programs can be adapted, modified, and promoted for colleagues all around the world. Merry Bullock, PhD, is the Deputy Executive Director of the APA Science Directorate. For more information about these programs, see at the Science Directorate web page (www.apa.org/science). There you can also read the bi-monthly newsletter Psychological Science Agenda, and learn what is new on the policy and legislative scene.
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APA Seeks Applications for Its International Scientific Meetings Support Fund At the direction of the American Psychological Association's Board of Directors, the Office of International Affairs has established an annual $3,500 fund to provide support for diverse scientific events and projects that foster the exchange of knowledge among psychologists across the world. The APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) will make the funding decisions. Funds may be used to support any of the following activities associated with scientific meetings: organizing expenses (e.g., printing, postage, supplies); scholarships for travel and/or registration for targeted populations (e.g., students, special speakers, presenters from a transitional or a developing country); support for special events (e.g., historical exhibits); activities related to a theme that is currently deemed of importance; and /or support for social or cultural events. Need will be considered in selecting recipients and in determining the amount of support. In addition, priority will be given in the following order: (1) international or multicultural organizations that have standing (for five or more years) collaborative relationships with APA; (2) other international organizations, including emerging organizations, holding socially significant and relevant events; (3) other international organizations and organizations in transitional and developing countries; (4) other multicultural organizations that have US members; (5) organizations whose events are attended by US citizens; (6) organizations that celebrate events attended by 500 or more people; and (7) new or one-occasion events that are greatly socially relevant. Preference will be shown for not-for-profit organizations. Applications for funding should address the following points: a brief description of the applicant’s organization, including the mission statement and other relevant documents that describe the organization, and a description of the organization’s relationships with APA; and overview of the event’s objectives and activities, including a preliminary program; a description of the organizational structure that will carry out the event; the budget for the event, including the portion requested from APA and other funding sources; and a description of the event’s proposed products (e.g., monographs, CD-ROM). Applicant organizations must agree to provide CIRP a post-event financial report accounting for the expenditure of the grant award and a summary report of the event. Application letters and supporting documents should be send to: International Scientific Meetings Support Fund, c/o APA Office of International Affairs, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002; or by fax to (202) 218-3599. Applications are due no later than March 15, 2001.
British Psychological Society Celebrates 100 Years The British Psychological Society (BPS) will observe its Centenary in 2001 with celebrations throughout the year. The slogan for the Centenary year is “Bringing Psychology to Society,” and the year’s activities are aimed to show psychology’s wide application and appeal in all areas of life. There will be regional and national events, special articles in the monthly journal The Psychologist, and exhibitions at the Science Museum and at the National Portrait Gallery in London. The Society’s Fellow at the Science Museum has been putting together an exhibition on the history of psychology and has prepared a chronology of key events during the last hundred years. The exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery will show portraits of eminent psychologists and current Society award winners. Other planned events include the Centenary Annual Conference at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. During the conference, there will be a career fair for students, and a “psychology bus” will be out and about in Glasgow. On October 24, the Society’s actual birthday, there will be simultaneous celebrations in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. News about the Centenary will be featured in The Psychologist and on the Society’s website (http://www.bps.org.uk). During the summer, a number of international meetings will be held in and near London. These include the VII European Congress of Psychology (London from July 1–6); the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (Winchester, from July 7–11); and the International Council of Psychologists (Winchester, July 8–12). Psychologists attending these meetings will have the opportunity to join the Society in its Centenary festivities.
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American Psychological Association and International Council of Psychologists 2000 Book and Journal Donation Program The APA Office of International Affairs acts as a clearinghouse for members of APA, the International Council of Psychologists (ICP), and others who wish to donate collections of psychological journals and books to libraries outside the United States. Several times a year, eligible institutions receive inventories of books and journal collections donated in response to announcements in the Monitor, Psychology International, and international psychological newsletters. For more information about the APA/ICP Book and Journal Donation Program, please contact Sally Leverty in the Office of International Affairs at (202) 336-6025 (Telephone); (202) 218-3599 (Fax); or
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2000 Donors American Psychological Association Journals Office • American Psychological Association Library • American Psychological Association Service Center • Mary Alvord, Silver Spring, Maryland • Linda Brooks, Chapel Hill, North Carolina • Curtis Barrett, Louisville, Kentucky • Susan Brahm, New York City • Meredith and Celia Crawford, Chevy Chase, Maryland • Patrick DeLeon, American Psychological Association • Victor Denenberg, University of Connecticut • Mark Fichman, Carnegie-Mellon University • Raymond Fowler, American Psychological Association • Len and Jeanette Goodstein, Washington, DC • Richard Jenkins, Atlanta, Georgia • Joseph Kotzin, Los Angeles, California • Judy Krulewitz, Arlington, Massachusetts • Thomas McCarthy, Glenside, Pennsylvania • Bill McKeachie, University of Michigan • Ann Ogle, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania • Robert Pechnick, LSU Medical Center • Peggy Shallenberger, University of Akron • Marianne Simmel, North Eastham, Massachusetts • Jean S. Taylor, Bethesda, Maryland • Roberta Tovar, La Mesa, California • Susana Urbina, University of Florida • Lenore Walker, Denver, Colorado • Robert Weiner, Plano, Texas
2000 Recipients ARMENIA Yerevan State University, Yerevan BRAZIL Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Rio de Janiero CROATIA Association MI, Zagreb CUBA Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Havana EL SALVADOR Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas, San Salvador ESTONIA Tallinn Pedagogical University, Tallinn GEORGIA M. Asatiani Research Institute of Psychiatry, Tbilisi GHANA University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast GUAM University of Guam, Mangilao HUNGARY Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest INDIA Amer-Bharat Library, Gujarat • Andhra University, Visakhaptnam, • Jidnyasa Institute for Special Education, Kolhapur • University of Pune, Pune • Centre for Applied Psychological Studies, Kerala • Academy of Social and Human Research and Application, Orissa INDONESIA Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang ISRAEL Al-Quds Open University, Jerusalem KENYA Tangaza College, Nairobi NIGERIA University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State • Nnamdi Azikwe University, Lagos • University of Ile-Ife, Osun State PERU Universidad de Lima, Lima POLAND Warsaw University, Warsaw • University of Lodz, Lodz PORTUGAL University of Porto, Porto • ISMAI, Maia RUSSIA Ural State University, Ekaterinburg • Vologda State Pedagogical University, Vologda • Moscow Center of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Moscow • Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Psychology, Moscow SOUTH AFRICA University of the North-West, Mmabatho TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO University of the West Indies, St. Augustine • Caribbean Union College, Port of Spain UKRAINE Schevchenko University, Kiev VIETNAM Psychology Library of the University of Hanoi, Hanoi ZIMBABWE University of Zimbabwe, Harare 8
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Award Winners, From Page 1 publications on microgenesis, cognitive style, models of psychopathology, and culture and psychology. Draguns has held visiting appointments in Germany, Australia, Taiwan, Latvia, and in Hawaii, and he has collaborated with psychologists in Argentina, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, and Sweden. Proficient in six languages, he has extensively used sources in languages other than English in his writings. In 2000, he was keynote speaker at the Baltic Congress of Psychology in Riga, Latvia; at the International Symposium on Perceptgenesis in Delphi, Greece; and the Fourth International Psychology Conference in Cholula, Mexico. Draguns also taught, in Russian, at the Psychology Institute in Riga, conducted discussions, in Latvian, with graduate students at the University of Latvia, and presented the Annual Social Science Address, in Spanish, at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, in Mexico. Dr. Draguns interviewed Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the President of Latvia, for the spring 2000 issue of Psychology International. The Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) is responsible for naming the recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. Previous winners since the establishment of the award are: 1991 Otto Klineberg, MD, PhD 1992 Henry P. David, PhD 1993 Cigdem Kagitcibasi, PhD 1994 Frances Culberberton, PhD Harry Trianids, PhD 1995 Paul Bates, PhD Wayne Holtzman, PhD 1996 Florence Denmark, PhD Anthony Marsella, PhD 1997 Mark Rosenzweig, PhD 1998/99 Edwin A. Fleishman, PhD 2000 Florence Kaslow, PhD Karen Hanscom, PhD, recipient of the 2001 APA International Humanitarian Award, received her bachelor's degree in 1973 from Lycoming College, a master's degree in teaching from Bloomsburg Winter 2001
University, and a master's degree in psychology from Marywood College. She received her doctoral degree in psychology from the University of Maryland in 1989. Hanscom was on the staff of Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1989 to 1999. Her interest and commitment to human rights started ten years ago when she began to volunteer with a small group of health care providers that was developing a program to provide comprehensive treatment to torture survivors. Hanscom is now the Director of that program, Advocates for Survivors of Trauma and Torture (ASTT), based in Baltimore. In 1998, she began work for the Guatemala Human Rights Commission training local healers to psychologically treat survivors of trauma and torture. Dr. Hanscom spends two weeks of every other month in Guatemala conducting training sessions for the Puentes de Paz (Bridges of Peace) project. She has contributed to the development of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, which currently includes centers across the United States, and is currently working on a book about torture and human rights. Hanscom is just the second winner of the International Humanitarian Award. The first award was given to Nila KaporStanulovic, PhD, in 1998. The award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, and is only given in years when there is an eligible candidate. Candidates for this award are screened by CIRP, and the APA Board of Directors selects the final award winner.
APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. The American Psychological Association Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP) is seeking nominations for the 2002 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. This award recognizes distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to the international cooperation and advancement of knowledge in psychology. Candidates may be from any country. Nominations should include: a supporting statement of up to 500 words; a current vita; a list of relevant publications; and letters of support from three to five people familiar with the nominee’s work. International Humanitarian Award. APA is seeking nominations for the 2002 International Humanitarian Award. This award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian service and activism by a psychologist or a team of psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with under-served populations. “Extraordinary humanitarian services” are defined as professional activities initiated by psychologists, working alone or in association with others, to help alleviate severe stress and restore psychological well-being to a group of people in difficult circumstances, including a natural or person-induced disaster, a national or international incident, civil war, forced migration, or long-term political, economic, social and/or other circumstances that have caused severe stress and psychological problems. Humanitarian Award nominees need not be members of the Association. Recipients are individual psychologists or teams of psychologists working under the aegis of organizations that provide psycho-social and humanitarian services. Nominations should provide documentation to substantiate extraordinary service that has improved the lives and contributed to the well-being of people anywhere in the world. Applications must include: (1) a letter of application; (2) a 500word narrative description of extraordinary humanitarian services and activism, within specified time frames; (3) a curriculum vitae; (4) three letters of recommendation; and other supporting documents deemed essential to a full presentation of the applicant’s work. Nominations and supporting materials for both international awards may be sent by June 1, 2001, to Sally Leverty, Office of International Affairs, APA, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C., 20002-4242, USA.
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International Snapshots Russell Sage Foundation Announces Visiting Scholar Program: The Russell Sage Foundation, which is devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences, has established a center where Visiting Scholars can pursue their writing and research. Each year, the Foundation invites a number of scholars to its New York City headquarters to investigate topics in social and behavioral sciences. The Foundation particularly welcomes groups of scholars who wish to collaborate on a specific project during their residency at Russell Sage. These research projects, and other work conducted by Visiting Scholars, constitute part of the Foundation’s ongoing effort to analyze the shifting nature of social and economic life in the United States. Grants are restricted to support for basic social science research with the Foundation’s announced programs. These currently include the future of work, immigration, literacy, and the social psychology of cultural contact. Grantees are expected to publish their results. Grants average $50,000 with a range running roughly from $100,000 to $200,000. Visiting Scholar applications should include a brief description of the project to be undertaken during residence at the Foundation and current curriculum vitae. Applications must be received by November 15 to be considered for the subsequent year beginning in September. For information, contact The Russell Sage Foundation, 112 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021; 212-750-6000 (Telephone); http://www.russellsage.org (Website). Students Plan International Psychology Organization: Shannon McCaslin, a graduate student in clinical psychology at the University of South Dakota, is serving as a coordinator for Psi Chi in its initiative to explore the possibility of establishing an international organization for psychology students. Meetings were held last summer in Padua, Italy, at the meeting of the International Council of Psychologists, in Stockholm, Sweden, during the International Congress of Psychology, and in Washington, DC, at a conversation hour sponsored by the APA Division of International Psychology. Countries represented at one or more of these meetings include Argentina, Belgium (including the president of the European Federation of Psychology Students), China, Ghana, India, Sweden, and the United States. Several working groups have been formed including those for creating (1) a website; (2) a travel network; and (3) specific mailing lists for students interested in a particular subsections of psychology. There is also a listserv. To become involved in a working group and to receive more information, contact Shannon McCaslin by at
[email protected] (E-mail). National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Seeks International Researchers: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is soliciting applications for developmental grants for collaborative international projects. The goal is to establish new or strengthen existing cooperative relationships between US and foreign alcohol research scientists. A US scientist must apply as principal investigator with a colleague or colleagues from non-USA laboratories or research sites. The collaborator(s) must hold a position at a public or private non-profit institution that will provide adequate time and appropriate facilities to conduct the proposed research. While awards under this program are intended to enhance and extend the research of US scientists, it is expected that the projects supported by it will be beneficial to advancing research on alcohol abuse and alcoholism in the collaborating nation. Further information and an application kit (for program number PAR-01-038) may be obtained from Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, National Institutes of Health, 6702 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7910, Bethesda, MD 20892; 301-435-0713 (Telephone);
[email protected] (E-mail); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/ modular.htm (Website). International Liaison Committee Links Neuropsychologists Around the World: The International Liaison Committee of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) promotes increased communication and collaboration among neuropsychologists worldwide. The Committee provides information on INS and other programs, many of which are designed especially for those from developing regions where resources and contact with colleagues may be limited. The Committee maintains a roster of neuropsychologists who possess native fluency in languages other than English. They can be consulted on language use in test construction, test instructions, or publication submissions to non-English journals. The Committee has also established a Book Depository including books, journals, and reprints for donation to interested people in developing countries. Other programs include subsidized journal subscriptions, travel scholarships, and a Host Training Database for overseas scholars who wish to obtain additional training in neuropsychology in a North American program. For more information about the INS International Liaison Committee, contact: Lidia Artiola, PhD, E. Grant Street, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA;
[email protected] (E-mail); http:// www.ilc-ins.com/Intro2.htm (Website). ReliefWeb Provides On-Line Resource to Humanitarian Community: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) publishes an internet site called ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int). The site is designed to serve the information needs of the international humanitarian community and features up-to-the-minute status reports and response documents by country and territory that include external links providing extensive country profiles. The numerous links and resources include a directory of humanitarian organizations and NGOs, an on-line library, information on humanitarian training, emergency telecommunications, United Nations status reports and documents, and links to other United Nations agencies.
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International Meetings Calendar February 7–11, 2001 Australia’s 1 st Forensic Psychology Conference Sydney, Australia. Contact: Australian Psychological Society (APS). Telephone: 61 3 8662 3300; Fax: 61 3 9663 6177 Website: http://www.aps.psychsociety.com.au February 15–19, 2001 5th Annual Meeting and Workshops of the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe Prien, Germany. Contact: Biofeedback Foundation of Europe, Danielle Matto, PO Box 75416, 1070 AK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Telephone: 31 20 44 22 631; Fax: 31 20 44 22 632; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://www.bfe.org March 8–11, 2001 12 th Scientific Convention of the International Society for Gestalt Theory and Its Applications (GTA) Darmstadt, Germany. Contact: Prof. Dr. Gisela KubonGilke, EFH Darmstadt, Zweifalltorweg 12, D64293 Darmstadt, Germany. Fax: 49-6151879858; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://www.enabling.org/ia/ gestalt/gerhards/prog01.html March 13–17, 2001 13th World Congress of the World Association for Dynamic Psychiatry (WADP) Munich, Germany. Contact: Dipl. Psych. Monika Dworschak or Dipl. Psych. Maria Rettenberger, Goethestr. 54, D-80336 Munich, Germany. Telephone: 0049/89/53 69 74 or 75; Fax: 0049/89/53 22 83 7; E-mail:
[email protected] March 18–20, 2001 11 th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference, DEMENTIA: BIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ADVANCES Toronto, Canada. Contact: Education Department, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2E1; Telephone: 416-785-2500 ext. 2363; Fax: 416-785-4215; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/conf March 23–25, 2001 East/West Conference on Health and Wellbeing Kathmandu, Nepal. Contact: http://www.auburn.edu/~olearvi/eastwest (Website) April 4–7, 2001 2nd Iberoamerican Congress on Clinical and Health Psychology Guaruja, Brazil. Contact: Maria Luiza Marinho, Caixa Postal 7011-86047-990 Londrina, Paran, Brazil. Tel/Fax: 55-43-3385476; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.apicsa.com
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April 12–14, 2001 Seminar of Leadership and Human Values: Global Context for Value-Based Leadership Lucknow, India. Contact: Shivganesh Bhargava, PhD, Human Resource Management Group, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow 226 013, India Telephone: (091 +522) 361 889 ext. 717; Fax: (091 +522) 361 843; E-mail:
[email protected] April 18–21, 2001 8th Conference of the International Association of Training and Research in Family Education (AIFREF) St-Sauveur-desMonts, Quebec, Canada. Contact: UQAM 1205 rue Saint-Denis, bureau N-5820, Montreal, H2Y 3R9, Quebec, Canada. Telephone: (514) 987-3000 ext. 3857; Fax: (514) 987-4608 (c/o AIFREF-DSE); E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// congres8aifref.uqam.ca April 19–21, 2001 Inaugural Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contact: Derek Eaves, MD, c/o BC Institute Against Family Violence, Suite 551, 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2, Canada. Telephone: (604) 669-7055; 1-877755-7055 (toll free); Fax: (604) 669-7054; Email:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.iafmhs.org May 10–20, 2001 9th Annual International Conference on Conflict Resolution (ICR): “Sharing Tools for Personal/Global Harmony” St. Petersburg, Russia. Contact: Steve Olweean, Director, Common Bond Institute, 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, MI, 49034 USA Tel/Fax: 616-665-9393; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://ahpweb.org/ cbi May 16–19, 2001 10th European Congress on Work and Organizational Psychology: “Globalization–Opportunities and Threats” Prague, Czech Republic. Contact: Czech Association of Work and Organization Psychologists (CAPPO), Mikulandská 7, 113 61 Praha 1, Czech Republic. Telephone: 420 2 24 91 90 35; Fax: 420 2 24 91 90 35; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.geocities.com/CAPA_cz May 17–19, 2001 International Conference of Applied Psychology “EU-Psi-RO 2001” Sinaia, Romania. Contact: Scientific Committee, Tibiscus University, Romania, RO-1900 Timisoara, Dalei 1A, Room 407, Timisoara, Romania. E-mail:
[email protected]
May 23–26, 2001 1st Latin American Congress on Psychology and Health Veracruz, Mexico. Contact: Instituto de Investigaciones Psicologicas, Km 3.5 Carretera Xalapa-Las Trancas, Apartado Postal No. 478, 91190 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://iip.invest.uv.mx/~alapsa2001 May 23–26, 2001 CONPSI 2001–2nd North-Northeast Regional Congress of Psychology: “Psicologia e Realidad Brasiliera” Salvador-Bahia, Brazil. Contact:
[email protected] (E-mail); http://www.ufba.br/ ~conpsi (Website) May 23–26, 2001 7th European Conference on Traumatic Stress Edinburgh, Scotland. Contact: Cheryl Goff, Meeting Makers, Jordanhill Campus, 76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow, G13 1PP, UK Telephone: 44 141 434 1500; Fax: 44 141 434 1519; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.ecots.org.uk May 28–June 2, 2001 10th World Congress of Sports Psychology Skiathos Island, Greece. Contact: 10th World Congress of Sports Psychology, Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Physical Education, 69100 Komotini, Greece. E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://users.duth.gr/sportpsy or http:// www.phyed.duth/gr/sportpsy May 30–June 2, 2001 Millennium World Conference of the International Association for Counselling: “Families in Transition – Counselling in Transition – Meeting the Challenges Ahead” Mumbai Lonavla, India, Contact: IAC–TISS Conference 2001 Secretariat Prof. Lina Kashyap, PhD, Head, Dept of Family and Child Welfare, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai 400-088, India. Telephone: 91-22-556-32 90; Fax: 91-22-556 29 12; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.educ.sfu.ca/iac
An extensive list of international meetings can be found in the International Journal of Psychology, available at many libraries, or at http://www.iupsys. In addition, your reference librarian should be able to direct you to other specialized meeting calendars.
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Calendar, From Page 11 June 20–24, 2001 6th International Conference for Health and Human Rights Cavtat, Croatia. Contact: International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHRR), Urtegata 50, 0187 Oslo, Norway. Telephone: 47 22 68 22 20; Fax: 47 22 57 00 88; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://www.ishhr-conf-2001.org
July 7–11, 2001 International Association for CrossCultural Psychology (IACCP) Regional Congress Winchester, Great Britain. Contact: Dr. Paul Redford, IACCP-UK 2001 Department of Psychology, King Alfred College, Winchester S022 4NR, UK. E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.wkac.ac.uk/psychology/IACCP
June 21–24, 2001 33rd Annual Meeting: CHEIRON, the International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Contact: CHEIRON Program Chair, Marlene Shore, Department of History, 2140 Vari Hall, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3. Telephone: 1-(416) 736-5123; Fax: 1-(416) 736-5836; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://www.yorku.ca/dept/psych/orgs/ cheiron/cheiron.htm
July 8–12, 2001 59 th Annual Convention of the International Council of Psychologists Winchester, Great Britain. Contact: Ernest S. Fried, PhD, Secretary-General ICP 62 Pierrpont Street, Suite 1E, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2452. Telephone: 718-852-5217; Fax: 718-852-7124; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://www.geocities.com/icpsych/ icp.htm or http://homepages.uc.edu/~griesiws/ convent.htm
July 1–6, 2001 17 th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology Vancouver, Canada Contact: Congress Secretariat, Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, 2800-515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 5K3. Telephone: 604-268-7972; Fax: 604-291-5066; E-mail:
[email protected]
July 15–18, 2001 International Society of Political Psychology 24th Annual Scientific Meeting: “Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace” Cuernavaca, Mexico. Contact: Tamra Pearson d’Estree, Program Co-Chair, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Research George Mason University, MSN 403, Fairfax, VA 22030. Telephone: 703-993-1364; Fax: 703-993-1302; E-mail:
[email protected]
July 1–6, 2001 VII European Congress of Psychology London, United Kingdom. Contact: VII European Congress of Psychology Secretariat, ICM Conference Associates, 4 Cavendish Square, London WIM 0BX, United Kingdom. Telephone: 44 (0) 207 499 0900; Fax: 44 (0) 207 629 3233; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http://www.bps.org.uk/ecop/ home.htm
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July 17–19, 2001 2nd International Seminar on Violence and Adolescence Jerusalem, Israel. Contact: ISAS International Seminars, PO Box 34001, Jerusalem 91340, Israel. Telephone: 972-26520574; Fax: 972-2-6520558; E-mail:
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July 17–21, 2001 World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contact: Mary Jane Eimer, CAE, Executive Director, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT). Contact:
[email protected] (E-mail) July 22–27, 2001 World Assembly for Mental Health 2001– 26th Biennial Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contact: Congress Secretariat, Venue West Conference Services, Ltd., #645 – 375 Water Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5C6. Telephone: (604) 681-5226; Fax: (604) 681-2503; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.venuewest.com/wamh2001 July 25–29, 2001 The International School Psychology Association (ISPA) Annual Conference Dinan, Brittany, France. Contact:
[email protected] (E-mail); Website: http://www.ispaweb.org/en/colloquium/dinan/ index.htm. July 26–27, 2001 3rd Iberoamerican Congress on Psychological Evaluation Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Palermo, Mario Bravo 1259, CP C1175ABW, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Telephone: 54-11-1180; Fax: 5411-4963-1560 July 29–August 3, 2001 28th Interamerican Congress of Psychology Santiago, Chile. Contact: Congress SIP 2001, Casilla 216V correo 21, Santiago, Chile. Fax: 56-2-209-61-52; E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: http:// www.sip2001.org
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