Behavioral Therapy calls for papers / publications

Call for Graphic Memoirs on Mental Health Problems and the Psychiatric System

Editors: John Stuart Clark & Theodore Stickley

An undervalued feature of the recovery movement is the powerful narratives of those who have survived mental health problems and the psychiatric system.

Increasingly people in distress or recovery have turned to the graphic medium of comics to tell their sensitive stories, sometimes collaborating with friends or therapists, more commonly working alone to produce a personal diary or recollection. While a few have emerged as published ‘graphic memoirs’, most never see the light of day, or at best, are only accessible as web-comics.

Going some way to correct this, we invite submissions for a compendium book of graphic short stories of personal journeys (or part of) to be published early next year. The invitation goes out to everybody, past or present ‘sufferer’, regardless of artistic or literary expertise.

The editors appreciate that the form and dimensions of any proposed book are critical to those who create comics, so before committing, we ask for expressions of interest. This should be no more than a title and paragraph outlining your proposed story, plus a sample page of artwork submitted as a jpeg no bigger than 2MB. Deadline for Expressions: 31st July 2012

As a rough guide, imagine the finished book is A4 format and in black & white. Your finished story or episode should be no more than ten pages long, but can be as short as a single page.

Provided it is indicative of your style or that of the person you will collaborate with, the sample artwork can be of anything and any dimension. It is not necessary to work up a sample of your proposed story. Postal submissions will be accepted, but your outline must be typed, the artwork must be a photocopy, and a stamped self-addressed envelope must be included. Foreign language contributors will need to provide their own translations into English, and the page must read left to right.

The editors will respect full confidentiality should you wish your work to be included anonymously, but we need full contact details, even if you prefer to use a pseudonym. The editors cannot team up writers with artists, or visa versa.

COPYRIGHT: Standard copyright practice is adhered to.

DATA PROTECTION: The editors will retain entrants’ personal data for use solely in conjunction with work on this project and will not make this available to other organisations.

Digital submissions: Theo.Stickley@nottingham.ac.uk

Postal submissions: Theo Stickley, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Mental Health Building, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, U.K.

Call for Articles: Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health

The Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health is seeking well-written articles that discuss innovative work, case studies, and research findings in the field of psychotherapy or integrative health.

Manuscripts must meet the following guidelines:

The Annals will not consider manuscripts that have been submitted to any other publication.

Must be emailed to editor@americanpsychotherapy.com as a Microsoft Word document.

Must be double-spaced with one-inch margins.

Include a title page with the article title, author(s) name, degrees, affiliation, and contact information.

Submissions containing references must include in-text citations and a reference list.

Manuscript must strictly adhere to the style of the American Psychological Association (APA style).

Include a one-paragraph biography of the author at the end of the paper.

Include all authors' résumés or curricula vitae.

Continuing Education Submissions

Empirical research manuscripts submitted as continuing education articles must be more than 4,000 words and include the following additional components:

An article abstract of no more than 120 words.

A list of three to five keywords that express the precise content of the manuscript (used for indexing purposes), positioned immediately following the abstract.

A list of at least three learning objectives covering the main points of the manuscript, positioned immediately following the key words.

A minimum of six multiple-choice test questions that adequately cover the material highlighted in the learning objectives (used to offer continuing education credit through journal learning).

In-text citations and a reference section that both strictly adhere to the style of the American Psychological Association (APA style).

To submit, email your manuscript to editor@americanpsychotherapy.com, or mail the manuscript on a CD (labeled with identifying information) to:

Editor
Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health
2750 E. Sunshine

Springfield, MO 65804

If necessary, accompanying materials, such as photographs, may be emailed or mailed as well.

Check the manuscript for content and style (correct spelling, punctuation and grammar; accuracy and consistency in the citation of figures, tables, and references; stylistic uniformity of entries in the references section; etc.). Ensure that all required sections of the manuscript are completed (abstract, bio, resume, key words, learning objectives, and multiple-choice questions).

Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health reserves the right to edit manuscripts for grammar, length, and clarity. Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health reserves the right to maintain complete creative control over the appearance of the final product, e.g. design considerations and selection of accompanying illustrations and photographs.

Illustration, Photos, and Tables

All illustrations and photos (including drawings, diagrams, and charts) must be numbered in one consecutive series of Arabic numerals. Type the captions for illustrations on a separate page. Photographs should be large, glossy prints, showing high contrasts. Identify figures on the back with author's name and number of the illustration, if applicable.

If emailing photos, please use .jpg format, leave the picture as large as possible, and use at least 300 dpi. Attachments must be lower than 3 megabytes to go through our email system.

Tables must be numbered and referred to by number in the text. Each table should be typed on a separate page. Center the title above the table and type explanatory footnotes (preferably indicated by super-script lowercase letters) below the table.

2012 Submission Deadlines

Fall Issue
Deadline for Article & Feature Submissions: 5/14/12
Column Submissions: 6/29/12
Review Process: 5/15/12 to 6/12/12 (4 weeks)
Final Editorial Preparations and Design Finalizations: 6/13/12 to 7/4/12 (3 weeks)
Anticipated In-Hand Date: 9/12/12

Winter Issue
Deadline for Article & Feature Submissions: 8/13/12
Column Submissions: 8/27/12
Review Process: 8/31/12 to 9/24/12 (4 weeks)
Final Editorial Preparations and Design Finalizations: 9/25/12 to 10/16/12 (3 weeks)
Anticipated In-Hand Date: 12/28/12

Exclusivity Note

By submitting a manuscript to Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health, the author(s) certifies that the material has not been, and will not be, submitted to any other publication prior to its appearance in Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health

Peer-Review

All articles are reviewed individually by three members of the Examiner's editorial advisory board who will recommend one of four courses of action: accept, accept with recommended changes, reject, and reject with the option to rewrite. Based on these recommendations, a final decision will be made regarding the manuscript.

The author's identity always remains unknown to the reviewers throughout the entire peer-review process, which may take several months. Once completed, the author will be notified of the decision and sent the review comments.
Compensation

Authors will receive two complimentary copies of the journal in which their article appears. Additional copies may be purchased separately.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Advances in School Mental Health Promotion: Applications of Pediatric Psychology in the School-Based Setting

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion will publish a special issue on applications of pediatric psychology in the school-based setting. This special issue will be edited by Dr. Brian P. Daly, Department of Psychology, Drexel University. This issue will seek to delineate the provision of school-based mental health services for educational, emotional, and behavioral issues in children with chronic illness.

Prevalence data indicate that approximately 15% to 20% of school-age children and adolescents suffer from a health-related disorder (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008), with the incidence rate of chronic illness in children continuing to rise. A significant number of these children will experience negative consequences from their disorder resulting in decrements to school functioning and performance (Taras & Potts-Datema, 2005). In addition, children with chronic illness are at significantly greater risk for emotional, social, and behavioral issues relative to their healthy peers (Martinez & Erickan, 2009). While these issues are significantly impairing for children, many school-based personnel report receiving inadequate training to work with youth with chronic illness (Barraclough & Machek, 2010; Hamlet, Gergar, & Schaefer, 2011), resulting in serious concerns about their preparation to provide appropriate services for this unique population (Kaffenberger, 2006).

The aim of this special issue is to highlight approaches to the assessment and treatment of cognitive, learning, emotional, and behavioral issues among children with chronic illness in the school setting. We anticipate that studies or review papers will focus on a range of topics, including, but not limited to: school-based intervention or prevention programs that are specifically designed for children with health-related disorders; strategies for training and consulting with teachers to work with students with chronic illness; health promotion with pediatric populations in the school setting; school reintegration or school reentry programs for children with chronic illness; and, legal and ethical issues for children with chronic illness in the school setting.

Authors are encouraged to focus on those health-related disorders that are prevalent and likely to be encountered in the school setting including, but not limited to, asthma, cancer, cerebral palsy, congenital heart problems, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, obesity, sickle cell anemia, spina bifida, and traumatic brain injury. We expect manuscripts to highlight science-based practice recommendations of relevance to mental health practitioners and/or policy makers. We are also interested in reviewing empirical manuscripts that report findings from smaller sample studies in addition to pilot or feasibility interventions. We very much welcome manuscripts from graduate students and fellows under faculty mentorship.

Papers must be double-spaced and should generally follow APA style (Sixth ed.) (please refer to http://www.schoolmentalhealth.co.uk/submiss.htm for more specific details on article submissions). Manuscripts will be peer reviewed. Papers that are not appropriate for inclusion in the special issue may be rerouted (with the authors’ knowledge and consent) for consideration for publication in ASMHP as regular papers.

For more information, please contact the Special Issue Guest Editor Brian P. Daly at brian.daly@drexel.edu. The deadline for manuscript submission is July 1, 2012. Submissions should be sent to: brian.daly@drexel.edu.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience: Cognitive Training

Guest Editors: Daniel Pine & Yair Bar-Haim

Great excitement has emerged about the potential for neuroscience to enhances the lives of children. This excitement also is tinged with some level of concern about the vulnerable state of the immature brain. With the rapid changes in information technology and the range of media exposures available to children, particular interest has focused on the potential for media exposure to influence children. Research on cognitive training holds the hope of enhancing understandings in all of these areas. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience hopes to focus this interest through a Special Issue devoted to these themes.

Specifically, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience announces a forthcoming Special Issue focused on the interface among neuroscience, development, and cognitive training research. We are seeking papers focused on the use of cognitive modification techniques, designed to alter information-processing functions, focused specifically on developmental themes. The journal is interested in papers focused on the clinical utility of such techniques. Thus, studies in various developmental conditions would be of interest. This includes attention-related, learning, and emotional problems. Moreover, studies are sought that examine the manner in which cognitive training techniques influence measures of brain function, derived from imaging. Finally, the journal also is interested in studies focused on such techniques, applied to animal models. We anticipate receiving both empirical and review papers. We have particular interest in original research using experimental designs.

The deadline for receiving these papers is July 1, 2012, with a plan for publication in early 2013. To submit to the Special Issue visit http://ees.elsevier.com/dcn/ and select the Special Issue on Training when submitting your paper.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology: Innovative Treatment and Prevention Programs for Pediatric Overweight and Obesity

Guest Editors: David M. Janicke, Ph.D. and Ric G. Steele, Ph.D.

Despite significant clinical research directed at the problem, obesity remains a preeminent health problem in pediatric populations in the United States and abroad. The most current epidemiological data indicate that upwards of 17% of children and adolescents are obese, and that more than 30% of children and adolescents are overweight (Ogden et al., 2010). These aggregated data mask significant health disparities across medically underserved and racially or ethnically diverse groups. Recent reviews of the literature (e.g., Kitzmann et al., 2010; Luttikhuis et al., 2009) indicate that behaviorally-based individual and family-based interventions can be efficacious, yet the literature continues to be plagued with barriers to the successful translation of efficacious studies into clinical practice. Issues such as non- or incomplete treatment adherence, non-completion of therapy, poor maintenance of treatment effects, and unknown efficacy of interventions for medically underserved or culturally diverse populations limit the applicability of the current literature to cases most often seen in practice.

Details:

The aim of this special issue is to highlight innovative approaches to the treatment or prevention of pediatric overweight and obesity. We anticipate that studies will focus on a range of topics, including, but not limited to: interventions that employ eHealth, mHealth, or telehealth technologies; intervention or prevention programs specifically designed for medically underserved or ethnically or culturally diverse samples; studies examining ecological systems-based intervention/prevention efforts such as school, or community based programs; empirical studies of policies that are designed to address obesity/overweight at the community or population level; and research examining the translation and dissemination of interventions previously demonstrated to be efficacious in clinical trials. A broad range of research methodologies will be considered for the special issue, including single case or small-n designs, randomized clinical trials, qualitative methodologies, and demonstration studies. Regardless of topic or methodology, a premium will be placed on the manuscript’s demonstration of innovation. We expect manuscripts to highlight implications of the research for practitioners and/or policy makers.

Submissions for this special issue will be accepted until October 1, 2012.

Papers should be prepared in compliance with JPP’s Instructions to Authors (http://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/) and submitted through the ScholarOne Manuscript Central™ submission portal (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jpepsy). Manuscripts will be peer reviewed. Papers that are not appropriate for inclusion in this special issue may be rerouted (with the authors’ knowledge and consent) for consideration for publication in JPP as regular papers. Please indicate in the cover letter accompanying your manuscript that you would like to have the paper considered for the Special Issue on Innovative Treatment and Prevention Programs for Pediatric Overweight and Obesity.

Please direct all inquiries to David M. Janicke at djanicke@phhp.ufl.edu<mailto:djanicke@phhp.ufl.edu> or Ric G. Steele at rsteele@ku.edu<mailto:rsteele@ku.edu>.