Don Grant and Karen Shackleford have been elected as new Fellows of APA. They will be “official” in January and inducted at the 2024 convention in Seattle!
We have a new Academic Chair of the Student Committee – Ayomide Tikare! She will be supporting with The Amplifier student column and student accountability groups.
Danny Wedding’s Movies and Mental Illness 5th Edition will be published early 2024. This new edition has been revised to explore current issues, such as children’s screentime and celebrities with mental illness, and to include the numerous films that have been released since the last edition. The core clinical chapters raise provocative questions about differential diagnosis for the primary characters portrayed in the films. Included are also a full index of films; sample course syllabus; ratings of close to 1,500 films; fascinating appendices, such as “Top 50 Heroes and Villains,” psychotherapists in movies, and misconceptions about mental illness in movies.
Grant J. Rich, Krishna Kumar and Frank Farley have an exciting new publication from Springer in press. The Handbook of Media Psychology: The Science and the Practice will be the must-have book of 2024 for Division 46 members!
Thomas Plante had four new publications out in 2023. These books are useful for both clinicians and the general public. Access the links for free first chapters!
Plante, T. G. (2024). Health Behavior Change: Proven Strategies for a Longer and Healthier Life. San Diego, CA: Cognella. https://titles.cognella.com/health-behavior-change-9798823324137
Plante, T. G. (2024). Living Ethically in an Unethical World: Doing the Right Thing, Second Edition. San Diego, CA: Cognella. https://titles.cognella.com/living-ethically-in-an-unethical-world-9798823318266?ff=1&fp=331765
Plante, T. G. (2024). Living Better with Spiritually Based Strategies that Work: Workbook for Spiritually Informed Therapy (SIT), San Diego, CA: Cognella. https://titles.cognella.com/living-better-with-spirituality-based-strategies-that-work-9798823321860
Plante, T. G. (2024). Spiritually Informed Therapy (SIT): Wisdom and Evidence Based Strategies that Work, San Diego, CA: Cognella. https://titles.cognella.com/spiritually-informed-therapy-9798823308953?ff=1&fp=307662
