Call for Contributors

Call for Contributors Journal of Lesbian Studies
Deadline: November 30, 2012

The Journal of Lesbian Studies will be devoting a thematic journal issue to the topic of WHITE PRIVILEGE. There is little scholarship that focuses specifically on whiteness and white privilege in lesbian studies.

Possible topics to be considered include an examination of white privilege in:
-lesbian relationships
-lesbian communities
-intersections of white racial identities and lesbian identities
-representations of lesbians
-lesbian health
-feminist theory
-fiction -poetry

Please send a one-page abstract of your proposed contribution to adottolo (at) brandeis.edu by November 30, 2012.

Proposals will be evaluated for originality and writing style, as well as how all the contributions fit together. Potential authors will be invited to write full articles in the range of 10-15 double-spaced pages.

Advocates for Ohio's Future

OPA is working with a coalition called Advocates for Ohio's Future to promote mental health, alcohol/drug addiction services, human services and early childhood and aging interventions within the next state budget for Ohio. If you are a psychologist who has patients who would like to tell their stories about problems with access--please let Dr. Celeste know, so we can get them connected with the effort to educate lawmakers about the needs of our patients or potential patients.

Bobbie L.Celeste, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Affairs
Ohio Psychological Association
395 E. Broad St. Suite 310
Columbus, OH 43215
614-224-0034

More Details:

Advocates for Ohio's Future is working with the Health Policy Institute of Ohio to gather stories for a statewide research publication on Health Care access. This is a great opportunity to include your story or a story of a someone in your community in a report that will be shared with state lawmakers, the Administration, and health policy leaders across the state.

The purpose of the brief is to provide a snapshot of access issues in Ohio, including why access to health care matters, who has access to health care and who does not. It will inform upcoming decisions that will impact health care access, such as the 2014 Medicaid expansion and workforce planning.

The brief will include 1-3 family and provider stories to illustrate the impact of access challenges on everyday Ohioans, which is where we need your help. We're looking for stories of Ohioans that show the impact of lack of access to health care as well as the positive difference access makes.

PsycAdvocates Day

PsycAdvocatesDay
August 4, 2011
9:00 am-4:00 pm

The APA Education and Public Interest Government Relations Offices invite you to join us for the 2011 PsycAdvocates Day, which provides members with an exciting opportunity to serve as federal policy advocates for psychology. This day-long event, which will end in time for Opening Session of the APA convention, will begin with a morning federal advocacy training that will include an overview of the federal legislative process, strategies for effectively informing and influencing policymakers, and a briefing on current legislative issues on APA's advocacy agenda.

The day will culminate with early afternoon visits to Capitol Hill to meet with Members of Congress or their staff to advocate on pressing issues facing the psychology community. The congressional visits are a requirement for participation in the workshop. No prior advocacy experience or preparation is required to participate.

CE Credits: 3
Enrollment Limit: 75
Fee: Member $75
Nonmember $100
(Breakfast and lunch will be provided as part of your enrollment fee.)
Enrollment opens April 15, 2011. Enroll online at http://www.apa.org/convention or call the CEP Office at 800-374-2721, ext. 5991.

For more information or questions about this workshop, please contact Ben Vonachen at (202) 336-6097 or bvonachen@apa.org or visit the PsycAdvocates website at http://www.apa.org/news/events/2011/psycadvocates-day.aspx