118th, 119th and 120th CONVENTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

描述（由申请人提供）：几乎所有心理学家的工作都受到与不健康饮酒有关的问题的影响。然而，许多人仍然不知道酒精研究和治疗的交叉相关性，以及跟上该领域进展的方法。美国心理学会（APA）是美国最大的心理学家、他们的教育者和受训者组织，每年都会举办一次年会，吸引来自各个心理学分支学科的数千名与会者。与成瘾行为（包括有问题的酒精使用）相关的会议规划和活动由50部（成瘾）主持，该部门是APA的一个部门，充满了NIAAA奖获得者和其他致力于酒精研究的科学家和从业者。目前的申请旨在将包括实验和临床研究人员、临床医生和在酒精研究领域以外工作的政策制定者在内的广泛的心理学家与50司联合起来。主要目标是通过以下途径促进临床和研究界之间的信息交流：(1)传播与酒精相关问题的早期发现、干预和治疗相关的循证临床实践的最新进展；(2)向寻求填补酒精研究知识库空白的研究人员提供反馈。该申请旨在继续当前R13资助支持的活动：NIAAA临床医生指南和资助写作会议前研讨会，早期职业海报会议和社交时间，以及专注于传播酒精问题识别和治疗中基于证据的实践的专题讨论会。这些活动将辅以新的小组讨论，帮助确定临床医生在NIAAA主要倡议中的作用，以及“谈话时间”，促进对酒精研究的特殊主题感兴趣的研究人员和临床医生之间的非正式讨论。建议的活动将在每年8月的APA大会上举行，为期3年。每年的费用包括房间和视听费用（研讨会和谈话时间）、旅行津贴（15名早期职业海报演讲者、6名专题讨论会演讲者和6名小组讨论者）、会议注册费用（6名谈话时间主持人）和广告。这个更新的应用程序将APA的大量临床心理学听众与酒精研究的基础和临床研究人员配对，以促进网络和思想的交流。总体目标是通过酒精研究中基础研究、循证实践和临床专业知识的双向信息流，弥合研究与临床实践之间的差距。目标受众经常遇到由不健康的酒精使用引起的许多并发症，APA大会提供了一个难得的机会，让更广泛的治疗提供者参与进来，否则他们就不会接触到物质使用障碍与精神健康治疗的交叉关联。这种与酒精有关的工作对研究和临床心理学社区的持续发展至关重要，并最终对该社区为公众健康服务的努力至关重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Virtually all psychologists' work is affected by issues related to unhealthy alcohol use. Many, however, remain unaware of the cross-cutting relevance of alcohol studies and treatment, and ways to keep abreast of advances in the field. The American Psychological Association (APA), the largest organization of psychologists, their educators, and their trainees in the US, hosts an annual convention that attracts thousands of attendees from a wide range of psychological sub-disciplines. Convention programming and events related to addictive behaviors, including problematic alcohol use, are hosted by Division 50 (Addictions), a division of APA replete with NIAAA awardees and other scientists and practitioners devoted to alcohol studies. The present application is designed to bring a broad range of psychologists, including experimental and clinical researchers, clinicians and policymakers who work outside the area of alcohol studies, together with Division 50. The primary objective is to promote information exchange between clinical and research communities through (1) dissemination of current advances in evidence-based clinical practices related to the early detection, intervention, and treatment of alcohol-related problems and (2) feedback to researchers seeking to fill gaps in the alcohol studies knowledge base. This application seeks to continue activities supported by the current R13 grant: NIAAA Clinician's Guide and grant-writing pre-convention workshops, an early-career poster session and social hour, and symposia focused on disseminating evidence- based practices in alcohol problem identification and treatment. These activities will be supplemented with new panel discussions that help define the role of clinicians in major NIAAA initiatives and "conversation hours" that promote informal discussions between researchers and clinicians interested in special topics in alcohol studies. Proposed activities will be held yearly at the August APA Convention during the 3-year grant cycle. Yearly support is requested for room and audiovisual costs (workshops and conversation hours), travel stipends (15 early career poster presenters, 6 symposia presenters, and 6 panel discussants), convention registration coverage (6 conversation hour hosts), and advertising. This renewal application pairs APA's substantial clinical psychology audience with basic and clinical researchers in alcohol studies to facilitate networking and cross-fertilization of ideas. The overall goal is bridge the gap between research and clinical practice through a bi-directional flow of information on basic research, evidence-based practices, and clinical expertise in alcohol studies. The intended audience frequently encounters the many complications that arise from unhealthy alcohol use, and the APA convention presents a rare opportunity to engage the broader spectrum of treatment providers who would otherwise not be exposed to the cross-cutting relevance of substance use disorders to mental health treatment. Such alcohol-related work is vital to the continued development of the research and clinical psychology community and, ultimately, to the efforts of this community to serve general public health. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This project contributes to public health by disseminating current trends in alcohol studies, interventions, and treatment programs to a broad array of research and clinical psychologists whose work is directly or indirectly affected by issues related to unhealthy alcohol use behaviors. The activities in this application promote progress in transforming the discoveries from basic behavioral studies into clinical tools that improve health and cultivate a broader base of support for evidence-based practices related to the treatment of alcohol use disorders and cutting edge research in alcohol studies.