The Lectureship Program of Division 1.

Beginning with the academic year 1960-61, Division 1 of the APA is initiating a lectureship program designed to stimulate interest in psychology in certain selected undergraduate colleges. The plan of the lectureship is to have a distinguished psychologist visit the college for one day, delivering a formal lecture and holding informal discussions with students and faculty members. Colleges invited to participate in the program will contribute entertainment of the lecturer and will make a contribution toward his honorarium. Division 1 has been very fortunate in the quality of the lecturers who have agreed to participate in the venture. We believe that a lectureship program of this sort may prove to be of distinct service in advancing interest in psychology in colleges which do not have a graduate program in the subject. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

President’s column: The beginning of another season.

Presents a brief note from the president of Division 13 regarding some of the activities of the Division and the quality and growth of its journal, Consulting Psychology Journal. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

President’s column.

Provides a brief update on Division 13 happenings, including preparations for the Toronto meetings, renewal of the Rohrer Award, and maintenance of the Division's seat on the Council. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Tape Recordings of Division 14 Symposia.

The author announces that tape recordings of some of the symposia of Division 14 at the Cleveland meetings, 1953, were made with varying degrees of success. He gives contact information for those interested in a copy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Association report: Division 24's 1986 convention program.

Presents the 1986 Convention Program of the American Psychological Association's Division of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. The quality of the submissions was high and the process of choosing which to include was difficult. The program allotment was expanded by two hours and thereby included almost sixty people on the program. Their papers address the spectrum of topics within philosophical and theoretical psychology. Several programs specifically address the issue of theoretical foundations of applied psychology, a special theme of this year's program. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Division 1—The Division of General Psychology.

One of the biggest problems to confront Division 1 is the definition implicit in its name. All too often, "general" psychology is interpreted to mean "psychology in general" or, more colloquially, "any old thing". It is important, therefore, to clarify the definition and explicate the goals of the Division in order to elucidate the role of theory and philosophy in our activities. Division 1, its officers and executive committee have stressed the need for constructive integration in the field. One specific initiative we have taken as a division is the establishment of The William James Award in General Psychology—an award for a published paper or book which best illustrates the type of integration towards which we are working. With some of the pragmatism of William James, we continue to try to work through the theoretical and philosophical diversity to try to find some fundamental unity and to increase communication among all of us. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"Who are those guys?": A psychodynamic organizational perspective on the sixty-year history of Division 18.

A historical summary and overview of the origin, development, activities, and current direction of APA's Division of Psychologists in Public Service (Division 18) is presented. A psychodynamic organizational perspective is adopted to explain the trajectory of that development. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

News & notes.

Presents information about the Society for the History of Psychology. Members may obtain the latest information on the Division's web site, or subscribe to the electronic mailing list. The column specifically summarizes the History of Psychology sessions at Southeastern Regional meetings. It also reports on the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of the Human Sciences, Salzburg, Austria, July 20–24, 2004. The death of a Division member is also announced. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Association Division of Consulting Psychology: By-laws.

Presents the by-laws of the American Psychological Association Division of Consulting Psychology, and notes segments that are to be eliminated, replaced, or added. The by-laws cover the following topics: (1) Name and Purpose, (2) Membership, (3) Officers, (4) Executive Board, (5) Nominations and Elections, (6) Meetings, (7) Committees, (8) Dues, (9) Amendments, and (10) Dissolution. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

President’s column.

Highlights some of the issues discussed at the midwinter meeting of the Executive Board and Committee Chairs of APA's Division 13 (Consulting Psychology). Topics covered include recognition of RHR International as they celebrate 50 years as a consulting firm, APA's convention program, and concern over the influx of clinical psychologists into the consulting role over the past several years. Also noted is that John Delaray moves from being to President President-Elect of the Division to President. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Division 36: Psychologists Interested in Religious Issues.

As is true for most small divisions, membership in PIRI overlaps with membership in all other APA divisions. Thus, our members include hardcore experimentalists teaching in Christian colleges, social psychologists focusing on research in the psychology of religion, pastoral counselors, transpersonal psychologists, religiously-committed psychologists attempting to integrate psychology and theology, and numerous others. Our roots lie in the American Catholic Psychological Association; our branches point to religion in all its forms. Our common commitment is to the assertion that religion is a critical psychological variable. Examples are given of our theoretical and philosophical interests, including (1) Philosophy of Science; (2) Anthropologies/Theories of Human Nature; (3) Spiritual or Religious Development; (4) Psychology, Politics, and Ethics; (5) Religion as a Significant Psychological Variable; and (6) Critique of Psychological Theories. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Silver anniversary: The Journal of Counseling Psychology as a matter of policies.

Twenty-five years ago, leaders in the fledgling APA Division of Counseling Psychology initiated the Journal of Counseling Psychology. What has evolved as journal policy, we note, reflects early developments in the history of the division. A steady growth in the proportion of empirical as against nonempirical articles and a dramatic rise in the proportion of process-outcome studies in the journal symbolize the division's continuing need for unity of thought; the Counseling Psychologist, by contrast, is an outlet in which divisional members may express their need for individuality of action. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

News & notes.

This column contains information of interest to members of APA's Division 26. Included are information about the Society for the History of Psychology's web site; Division 26 news items (call for officer nominations and the past president's letter); minutes of the 2004 business meeting; a report from the 36th annual meeting of Cheiron, along with a call for papers for the 37th annual meeting; a report from the Wellcome Trust; and information about APA Federal Policy Fellowship deadlines. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Division of Rehabilitation Psychology: Roots, guiding principle, and a persistent concern.

What is now known as the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology was formally recognized as the 22nd Division of the American Psychological Association in September 1958. It took 10 years of persistent effort by its founders to bring that about. The first formal arrangement with APA took place in 1949 when "The National Council on Psychological Aspects of Physical Disability" became a special interest group. Now, on the occasion of the centennial celebration of the American Psychological Association, the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology honors more than 40 years of its commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of disability problems as applied to real-life issues. The author profiles the development and professional history of Division 22 of the American Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Proposed revision of the By-laws of the Division of Consulting Psychology of the American Psychological Association.

Presents proposed changes of the by-laws of the Division of Consulting Psychology of the American Psychological Association, along with a ballot for members to indicate their approval. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

President’s column.

Presents a discussion on various topics, including Division 13 membership; the changing format of the Division's journal, Consulting Psychology Journal; whether "consulting" might be considered as one of the proficiency skill areas to be explored by Division 13 in collaboration with the National School of Professional Psychology; and whether Division members are finding themselves expanding their professional services into consulting roles in response to the "health care revolution." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

President’s column.

Presents a brief update on current activities by the Division of Consulting Psychology, while also looking forward to the next conference, to be held in Toronto. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)