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Association of Women Psychiatrists/Alexandra and Martin Symonds Foundation Fellowship

The Association of Women Psychiatrists and The Alexandra and Martin Symonds Foundation announces its annual fellowship for outstanding female psychiatry residents. This prestigious fellowship in keeping with AWP goals seeks to identify, mentor and develop new female leaders in psychiatry and improve the present and future personal and professional lives of women.

The goal of this award is to increase the exposure of female psychiatric residents to scientific endeavors that will enhance the residents’ understanding and commitment to the advancement of women’s mental health and the exploration of the impact of gender related issues on the lives of both men and women.

This fellowship was established by the Symonds Foundation, a charitable foundation to promote charitable, educational and scientific activities in general, and specifically, it is dedicated, but not limited to, advancing the study and understanding of gender in psychoanalysis and contemporary culture, including the application of this understanding to the lives of men and women.

The fellowship will award a $1,500 stipend for travel and participation in the AWP/APA Annual Meetings. The awardee with be part of the selection committee for the following year for the Symonds Foundation fellowship and an active part of the AWP organization.

The candidate will be selected based on a demonstrated leadership potential, accomplishment in and commitment to women’s health, and academic excellence with an emphasis on interest and experience in psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Requirements for the application include:

1. Current enrollment in a psychiatric residency program
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter of nomination from residency training director
4. Current AWP Membership (membership application may accompany the nomination application)
5. Letters of support/reference from two psychiatry faculty members
6. One half page personal statement of why the candidate believes she merits receipt of the fellowship and how the fellowship will enhance their future goals.

Deadline: Received by February 15, 2012

Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award

The AACAP Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award recognizes the best published or unpublished paper, written by an AACAP member, that uses a psychodynamic framework and presents clinical material demonstrating the inner life of an infant, child or adolescent in order to illustrate the paper’s idea or hypothesis. The paper should include consideration of a DSM diagnosis and a focused literature review that includes current psychiatric literature. The material for this paper may be drawn from clinical practice or from clinical research.

We are interested in papers from members at all levels of experience (senior, mid-career, and trainees) and all areas of practice (private practice, clinical faculty, full-time academics, and researchers). Unpublished papers and papers published within the last three years may be submitted by their authors. Papers published within the last three years may be nominated by any member of AACAP.

The Award

$4,500 prize;
Delivery of an Honors Presentation at the AACAP Annual Meeting in October 2012 in San Francisco, CA;
For an unpublished winning paper, future publication is not a requirement or promise of the award but the author will be encouraged to submit the paper for peer review to the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or a psychotherapy journal of the author's choosing. Editorial assistance will be provided, if requested.

Instructions for Authors

no longer than 30 pages, double spaced;
a case or cases treated in psychodynamic psychotherapy modalities including the individual, family and group therapy or psychoanalysis;
demonstrate an understanding of the inner experience of the child;
demonstrate the use of the doctor-patient relationship as a vehicle for change;
report signs and symptoms to facilitate locating this case within the descriptive criteria of the DSM to allow comparison with reports and studies in the psychiatric literature; and
include a focused literature review of pertinent, current child and adolescent psychiatric writings.

Submission Process

Deadline: April 30, 2012

Send papers to:
AACAP Department of Clinical Practice at clinical@aacap.org

Do You Have Questions? Please direct all questions to the AACAP Psychotherapy Committee:

Efrain Bleiberg, M.D. ebleiberg@menninger.edu
Tim Dugan, M.D. Timothy_Dugan@hms.harvard.edu

Florence Tyson Grant to Study Music Psychotherapy

The Florence Tyson Grant to Study Music Psychotherapy of the American Music Therapy Association has been established in Florence's memory by Michael G. McGuire, MM, MT-BC, to support professional music therapists in post-undergraduate training in music psychotherapy, music and psychotherapy, or psychotherapy.

Award: The Tyson Grant provides free registration to attend the upcoming Annual AMTA Conference and attend a CMTE. Continuing education credits selected should focus on training in music psychotherapy, music and psychotherapy, or psychotherapy (if available).

The award is not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash or for any other continuing education activity. A final written report is required and must be submitted to AMTA within 30 days of the end of the award period. The report will include a summary of the continuing education activities, the anticipated impact these activities will have on the recipient's career and clients. Award winners may not reapply for a period of 5 years. AMTA Executive Board members, review committee members, and AMTA National Office staff are not eligible to apply.

Requirements: The application narrative should be a maximum of two (2) pages. Briefly describe how the study of music psychotherapy, music and psychotherapy, and/or psychotherapy is important to your work as a music therapist. Statement of need, potential professional development and client impact, and strength/appropriateness of continuing education goals and opportunities should also be included.

Application Deadline: All entries must be received by 6:00 pm EST June 29, 2012 without exception.

Professional Scholarship Eligibility
Those considered eligible must be a music therapist with a current credential of MT-BC or current professional designation of ACMT, CMT, or RMT, and, Professional member in good standing of AMTA. Applicant must maintain both of these criteria for the course of the scholarship.