Progress Notes

IN THIS ISSUE

• A synergistic equation: SPP plus SBM equals good news!
  Learn about an intersociety networking initiative with the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Child & Family Health Special Interest Group
  By Ann M. Davis and Kenneth P. Tercyak
• A treatment outcome study of acceptance and commitment therapy with type 1 pediatric diabetes patients
  Techniques might encourage clients to fully experience their condition instead of attempting to ignore, eliminate or avoid aspects of this experience
  By Kerry Prout
• APA Poster Award winners
  Diet, siblings with intellectual disabilities, IBD, and overweight and obese rural youth
• Apply for Division 54 fellow status
  Apply to be a Division 54 fellow
• Article submissions for the JPP or the CPPP
  Does your paper belong in Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology or the Journal of Pediatric Psychology?
  By Grayson N. Holmbeck, Jennifer Shroff Pendley, and W. Douglas Tynan
• Call for nominations: Division 54 officers
  President-elect, treasurer and member-at-large for national conferences
• Call for nominations: Student Research brief
  Graduate students can share their novel and creative in-progress research
• Call for nominations: Student Spotlight
  Selected students will be featured in the Student Spotlight section of Progress Notes
• Call for Papers: Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
  Submit commentaries, reviews, clinical case reports and empirical clinical studies to the new journal
  By Jennifer Shroff Pendley and W. Douglas Tynan
• Call for SPP student awards
  Nominate students for C. Eugene Walker Education Award in Pediatric Psychology and Student Travel Awards
• Call for submissions: 2013 APA Convention
  The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 16, 2012
• Call for submissions: 2013 Spring Conference
  Submit poster and symposium abstracts for the 2013 National Conference on Pediatric Psychology
• Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship Program
  Several APF fellowships of up to $25,000 each
• Journal of Pediatric Psychology highlights
  Mentoring for junior reviewers, a high rate of submissions and Pioneers in Pediatric Psychology
  By Grayson N. Holmbeck
• New SPP Executive Committee members
  Welcome to the new executive committee
• New SPP Student Advisory Board members
  Meet the four new student members
• New task force updates: Pediatric psychology training guidelines
  The task force will develop core competencies applicable from entry-level practicum training to readiness for practice in pediatric psychology
• News from the ABCCAP
  Learn about board certification
  By Mary A. Fristad
• On the student front
  Accomplishments include a Facebook page and student/trainee events
  By Christopher Cushing
• Solid organ transplantation: Fostering psychological health during a prolonged and complex hospitalization
  Behavioral interventions were extremely useful to the patient throughout her hospitalization, despite the complexity of her medical condition and treatment
  By Melisa Oliva
• SPP faculty awards
  The deadline for nominations is Dec. 1, 2012
• Student spotlight
  Selected students will be featured in the Student Spotlight section of Progress Notes
• The National Conference on Pediatric Psychology
  The 2013 conference will be April 11-13, 2013, at the Astor-Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans
• The president’s message
  Division activities at the convention, including awards and finances, a new journal and new board members
  By Tonya Palermo
• Welcome to new SPP fellows
  Welcome to the new fellows