2017 May Tools for Change CGI Newsletter

Greetings and welcome to the latest edition of the CGI Newsletter Dr. Chris Stout, Editor Gracie Wang, Asst-Editor

Volume IV, Number 5

May 2017

_____News, Tools, Reports and Shout-Outs______ Certificate Programs in Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship The Center for Global Initiatives’ Institute is pleased to offer Five Certifications in various aspects of Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship. Students will have lifetime access to all of the Institute’s content and library collections. Filmographies, bibliographies, videos, course readings and other materials round out each curriculum of study. Students completing the requirements will receive a Certificate in their area of study and a transcript. http://tinyurl.com/CourseWorks 1

Donors pledge $6 billion to help support future of war-torn Syria at UN-backed conference At the Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria, which took place in Belgium's capital from April 4-5, 41 donors pledged a combined $6 billion for critical humanitarian programs in 2017 and another $3.7 billion for 2018 for the people of Syria. http://www.un.org/a pps/news/story.asp?N ewsID=56502#.WPo WgvnyuUl

Yemen on brink of famine, warns UN food relief agency chief, appealing for resources and access Unless the international community provides additional resources and authorities in Yemen allow aid workers access to hungry people, families in some of the war-torn country’s most food insecure areas will die, the head of the UN World Food Programme has warned. http://www.un.org/apps/ news/story.asp?NewsID=5 6345#.WPoYf_nyuUl

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___Award, Grant, Funding, Ed. & Job Opportunities___ Campaigns Officer, HelpAge International, UK, Permanent, based in London The Campaigns Officer will play a crucial role in HelpAge’s global campaigns to ensure our partner organisations and campaigners are effectively campaign for the rights of older people around the world. You will work with teams across the organisation to deliver integrated global campaigns.

HelpAge is looking for a resourceful Campaigns Officer to support the Communications and Campaigns team: 1) to manage global campaign activity that aims to change policy and improve the lives of older people, 2) to support the organisation’s global advocacy agenda through the campaign team’s activities, 3) to work effectively with campaign partners in building advocacy capacity and to develop campaigning resources, 4) to create online and communications content to support campaigns work, 5) to seek out new opportunities to ensure the voices of older campaigners are heard through various communications and campaigns platforms, 6) to lead on the development of the Age Demands Action steering group, a group of older campaigners from around the world who provide direction for our campaigns work in order for us to be accountable to older people, and 7) to be responsible for managing campaign volunteers. For more information, see https://pcdnetwork.org/job/campaignsofficer-helpage-international-uk/ Alliance for Peacebuilding: Summer 2017 Internships AfP is now seeking interns for the Summer of 2017 and beyond in the following program areas: Learning and Evaluation, Communications and Development and Neuroscience, Peacebuilding and Spirituality.

AfP’s interns work at the intersection of the international peacebuilding field in our nation’s capital. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the peacebuilding field from the inside, with broad exposure to a wide variety of civil society organizations, government and military partners, and representatives from fields closely related to peacebuilding. Interns engage with AfP’s network of partners both overseas and in Washington, learn about all of the latest news, events, jobs and research going on in the peacebuilding field, and represent AfP at important events in Washington, DC. The application deadline for Summer Internships is April 24th, but applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Do note, internships are not paid. Candidates must currently be enrolled as a student in a university program (undergraduate, graduate or PhD) to qualify. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/alliance-for-peacebuilding-washington-dc-8638-alliancefor-peacebuilding-summer-of-2017-internships/ 3

Management Associate, Positive Youth Development, Creative, DC Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.

The Management Associate will provide technical and program management and leadership in positive youth development (PYD). In particular, this position is expected to lead the continued development and execution of Creative’s youth strategy. Based in the Workforce Development and Youth Employment Practice Area but in partnership across all programmatic divisions, the incumbent will encourage the tailoring and adoption of PYD into program design and implementation, business development, and monitoring and evaluation. The incumbent will support on-going projects in the field and will also lead or support the conceptualization of proposals in pertinent areas. The incumbent will represent Creative before expert audiences, clients, and other constituencies. The position is based in Washington, DC and requires some international travel. For more information, see https://pcdnetwork.org/job/management-associate-positive-youth-development-creative-dc/ Communications Director, Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative There is an urgent need for a broad, inclusive global governance discussions regarding the research, possible testing and deployment decision-making process for CGE technologies that have significant, long-term and planetary-wide consequences for this and future generations. The C2G2 Initiative will address these issues by seeking to enlarge, accelerate and shift the discussion on CGE governance from academia to the intergovernmental policy community through systematic engagement with government representatives, intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations, as well as other non-state actors. C2G2 does not promote the use of geoengineering techniques, neither is it a priori opposed to their consideration.

Reporting to, and under the supervision and guidance of the C2G2 Executive Director, and working closely with the Senior Strategy Director and Senior Programme Director, the incumbent will be responsible for creating, implementing and monitoring of an overall communications strategy for C2G2 directed toward intergovernmental organizations, governments, civil society, and non-state actors as well as the media and public audiences. The incumbent will work in a virtual team located in different areas of the world. She/he will also work closely with C2G2 partner organizations to ensure communications are well aligned and politically astute. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/communications-director-carnegie-climate-geoengineering-governanceinitiative/ USAID/OTI Regional Team Leader – Pakistan The Pakistan Team Leader is a member of the USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA)/OTI Field Programs Division (FPD), reports to the OTI Chief of FPD, and is based in Washington, DC. OTI currently has five regional teams as part of its Field Programs Division: Africa (AFR), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Pakistan (PAK), Middle 4

East (ME), and Europe and Asia (EA). OTI’s Regional Teams are responsible for all program implementation-related activity in the specific region.

Under this solicitation, the Regional Team Leader will be responsible for overseeing specific OTI country programs in Pakistan, supervising program teams in Washington, DC and the field, and serving as the principle OTI interlocutor on all existing and forecasted programs in the region. This is a program-funded USPSC position that focuses the vast majority of its time on managing country programs. The Pakistan Team Leader will insure that U.S. Government funds are spent wisely, in coordination with other key actors, and in a manner that reflects OTI standard practices and U.S. Government policy. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/usaid-office-of-transition-initiatives-washington-dc-18-oti-regional-teamleader-pakistan/ Peacebuilding and Policy Intern, Peace Direct, DC – Summer 2017 Peace Direct US seeks a highly motivated individual to work with our US Senior Representative in Washington, DC, to improve our communications and outreach with key stakeholders. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/peace-direct-washingtondc-8638-peacebuilding-and-policy-intern-summer-2017/ Specific responsibilities include:  Assist with communications and outreach, including monitoring general email and email lists, tracking and supporting distribution of Peace Direct communications, promoting key resources and events, and outreach to individual donors and NGO colleagues  Help organize meetings and events with policymakers, donors, and NGO colleagues. Includes planning and implementing key meetings for Peace Direct partners when they visit Washington, DC (2 or 3 visits per year)  Support Peace Direct’s representation and leadership in a Local Peacebuilding Affinity Group within the Alliance for Peacebuilding, a Burundi Working Group, Countering Violent Extremism Working Group, and/or the Prevention and Protection Working Group.  Track and attend policy and donor events in Washington, DC related to specific conflict situations and other key peacebuilding issues.  Assist with office administrative duties as needed and attend weekly Team Meetings with the UK office by Skype.

Deputy Chief of Party, FHI 360, Tunisia FHI 360 is currently recruiting for the position of Deputy Chief of Party for an anticipated USAID project, Tunisia Community Resilience, that is expected to promote resilience at the community level, with the goal of addressing drivers of violent extremism, building community engagement and identity, 5

and strengthening social cohesion between marginalized populations and the rest of Tunisia. The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will support the Chief of Party (COP) in overseeing project implementation and will have a role in providing direct technical support to staff and partners.

The DCOP will assist the COP with all responsibilities, including the development and implementation of the project’s vision, strategy, and technical direction, ensuring timely progress against schedules, achievement of deliverables, and quality of results. He/she will serve as the secondary institutional liaison with USAID. The DCOP will assist the COP with all aspects of program performance, both technical and managerial, and ensure that procedures are adhered to for activity development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, procurement, budgeting, and financial accounting. The DCOP will have significant technical experience, including monitoring and evaluation, combined with strong communication skills. FHI 360 anticipates that the DCOP will be based in Tunis. The position is contingent on funding. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/fhi-360-tunisia-18-deputy-chief-of-party/ Anxieties of Democracy Program Director, Social Science Research Council, NY The SSRC seeks a Program Director the Anxieties of Democracy program. The Program Director will oversee focused working groups, a grants program, and a range of outreach and public engagement activities dedicated to addressing how to make democracies govern more effectively.

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences through a wide variety of workshops and conferences, fellowships and grants, summer training institutes, scholarly exchanges, research, and publications.

The SSRC invites applications for the position of Program Director for the Anxieties of Democracy program. The program is motivated by a deep concern about whether the core institutions of representative democracies—elections, mass media, political parties, interest groups, social movements, and, especially, legislatures—that connect citizens and civil society to the political system can capably address large problems in the public interest. The program includes both a particular focus on US democracy and a global perspective on established democracies across world regions. With the support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and others, the Anxieties of Democracy program aims to mobilize existing research; promote new research; publish and disseminate findings; forge pathways for bringing this knowledge to policy, media, and public audiences; and provide opportunities for new generations of social scientists to address how to make democracies govern more effectively. It pursues these goals through a set of topically focused working groups, a grants program, and a range of outreach and public engagement activities. This position is for three years and is potentially renewable. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/anxieties-democracy-program-director-social-science-research-council-ny/

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Program manager for multi-region girls’ empowerment program, Peacebuilding UK, Russian Federation Peacebuilding UK, a UK-based charity running children- and youth-focused programming in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union, seeks to hire a proactive and experienced Program Manager to oversee the implementation of adolescent girls’ programming in Russia’s North Caucasus region. This program was launched in 2012 and in 2016/17 is in its fifth year.

It was designed by a coalition of local women’s NGOs (Partners) and is jointly led by them, and reaches around 1800 girls per year. Locally-based Program Coordinators are responsible for daily logistics and staff support. Peacebuilding UK provides fundraising support, financial management and technical expertise to the program, through its Technical Team of three.

Salary: PBUK offers a competitive salary, based on candidate’s experience and typical compensation for senior management roles in large NGOs in the Russian Federation, as well as annual raises. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/job/peacebuilding-uk-russian-federation-18-programmanager-for-multi-region-girls-empowerment-program/

_____Conferences, Courses, and Meetings _____ Learning Stream on Humanitarian Coordination: NGO fora and consortia from local to global July 20 @ 10:30 Am - 12:00 Pm; Free Aiming collectively for strengthened humanitarian coordination and response from local to global level, we are witnessing the increasing relevance of NGO fora and consortia at national, regional and global levels. Understanding how these fora and consortia function, and how NGOs can engage in these structures, will be the topic of the third session of the learning stream on humanitarian coordination, jointly organized by ICVA and PHAP. In this session, participants will be provided with examples of good practice of NGO-led fora and consortia, highlighting the challenges and opportunities to engage for both local and international NGOs. Guest experts will explore their added value, and will answer live questions from participants throughout the session. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/learning-stream-onhumanitarian-coordination-ngo-fora-and-consortia-from-local-to-global/ Result-based Monitoring and Evaluation Course June 19 - June 23; $642 This five-day course is aimed at providing an overview of results-based monitoring and evaluation methods with practical applications of tools and methods. This course will provide participants with M&E tools, techniques and resources needed for planning, organizing, and/or managing programs and projects. Through exercises and group work, participants will learn the links between results-based measurement, monitoring and program evaluation. Time will be allotted for practical exercises and informal question and answer sessions around common M&E problem areas. Participants will also be provided with additional Resources for further study and research in the M&E field. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/result-based-monitoring-and-evaluation-course/ 7

Global Forest Link: Everyone Has a Story March 14 @ 8:00 Am - June 17 @ 5:00 Pm Join more than 500 students in the United States, Russia, Taiwan and Ecuador are helping scientists monitor the health of forests around the world through an award-winning educational program headquartered in San Diego.

Global Forest Link, a program developed by San Diego based nonprofits Community Commons and Global SchoolNet, creates opportunities for high school and middle school students to contribute valuable information to Global Forest Watch, a 20-year-old worldwide network that uses satellite imagery and other scientific methods to monitor the health of tree-covered areas around the world.

Students in the program learn environmental science and data analysis, while improving their communication, storytelling, and video production skills, and expanding their world perspective by collaborating with peers in other nations. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/global-forest-link-everyone-has-a-story/ Project Management Monitoring and Evaluation with MS Projects Course June 19 - June 23 $692 There is increasing demand from multilateral agencies, funding bodies as well as boards of private companies for a strong demonstration that projects are being monitored and evaluated effectively.

Effective project monitoring allows a project team to make appropriate decisions on a day-to-day basis and ensures that projects are carried out as planned and modified when necessary.

Successful programs and projects begin from a pre-planned series of activities and events. However, things rarely work out exactly as planned. Managers must therefore periodically monitor selected indicators and measure performance during implementation so they can make timely adjustments where necessary, as well as subsequently determine the extent to which the program or project achieved its objectives. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/projectmanagement-monitoring-and-evaluation-with-ms-projects-course/ Knowledge Management Course June 19 - June 23 $440 This Knowledge Management (KM) training course teaches you how to implement an efficient method of collecting and using the informational assets, and intellectual resources of the employees, for assisting in organizational success. This Knowledge Management course from pd training teaches you how to create a system that captures knowledge purposefully for incorporation into business strategies, policies, and practices at all levels of the organization.

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This course helps construct the knowledge base of the organization by improving, systematizing, retaining and making use of the intellectual resources of its employees. Such intellectual resources are acknowledged as an important competitive edge and a driver of effectiveness for every organization.

This Knowledge Management (KM) training course can be delivered at your premises anywhere in Singapore by one of our expert local or international trainers. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/knowledge-management-course/ Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation with MS Project Course June 19 - June 23 $992 There is increasing demand from multilateral agencies, funding bodies as well as boards of private companies for a strong demonstration that projects are being monitored and evaluated effectively.

Effective project monitoring allows a project team to make appropriate decisions on a day-to-day basis and ensures that projects are carried out as planned and modified when necessary.

Successful programs and projects begin from a pre-planned series of activities and events. However, things rarely work out exactly as planned. Managers must therefore periodically monitor selected indicators and measure performance during implementation so they can make timely adjustments where necessary, as well as subsequently determine the extent to which the program or project achieved its objectives. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/projectmanagement-monitoring-and-evaluation-with-ms-project-course/ International Institute on Peace Education 2017 August 27 - September 2 €700 The 2017 International Institute for Peace Education (IIPE) will be held in Innsbruck, Austria at the Grillhof Seminar Center from August 27 to September 2, 2017. This year’s institute is being organized in partnership with the IIPE Secretariat, members of the Faculty of Education and Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge, and the Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck.

The peoples of Earth, our planetary home, are caught in a set of unprecedented, interrelated, existential and ethical crises. Confronting the great divide and deficits in human needs and the potential planetary collapse requires new and unprecedented learning to navigate the global politics of survival. This convergence of crises include climate change, environmental destruction, and loss of biodiversity; the proliferation of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction; the emergence of cyber warfare with the potential for mass destruction and disruption; the rise of worldwide political fascism tearing at the fabric of democracy; human rights violations; intractable civil wars and 9

humanitarian disasters; gender oppression; and extreme poverty, among many other threats. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/international-institute-on-peace-education-2017-2/ Value Chain Development and Market Linkages Course June 19 - June 23 $996 A value chain describes the full range of activities that are required to bring a product or service from conception, through the intermediary phases of production and delivery to final consumers, and final disposal after use. In agriculture, it can be thought of as a set of processes and flows from the inputs to production to processing, marketing and to the final the consumer. This includes activities such as design, production, marketing, distribution and support services up to the final consumer.

This approach combines the strengths of value chain analysis with the promotion of sustainable, market-based solutions (MBSs) that respond to the recurrent needs of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, (MSMEs) including farmers. Value chain analysis is important in understanding markets, inter-firm relationships, and critical constraints that limit growth and industry competitiveness.

Collaboration among private sector and market actors to address value chain constraints can result in MBS that are sustainable in the long run and that do not distort local markets. This training course aims at guiding participants towards development of sustainable value chains. For more information, see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/value-chain-development-and-market-linkages-course/ Agribusiness Development and Management Course June 19 - June 23 $1100 Agribusiness denotes the collective business activities that are performed from farm to the market. It covers the supply of agricultural inputs, the production and transformation of agricultural products and their distribution to final consumers. It is one of the main generators of employment and income worldwide.

Agribusiness is characterized by raw materials that are mostly perishable, variable in quality and not regularly available. The sector is subject to stringent regulatory controls on consumer safety, product quality and environmental protection. This training is intended to introduce the participants to agricultural production and marketing as means to sustain their livelihoods.

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_____Dr. Greg Martain’s Latest on Global Health _____ Dr. Martin offers a playlist dealing specifically with various interest areas and potential employers; subscribe to his YouTube channel for more career advice and a wealth of other subjects. Catch his latest episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCig0KhrB5NClMvX9QrbXcrw

_____Newsletter in a Newsletter _____ INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY NEWS BULLETIN

This is from our dear friends at APA’s Office of International Affairs.

To send information items for the International news bulletin please write to international@apa.org

CONVERSATIONS ON PSYCHOLOGY New Video Series APA’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) and Colegio Colombiano de Psicólogos (COLSPIC) respond to questions on psychological issues that commemorate key international events such as "How can psychological science contribute to addressing social inequity?" for World Social Justice Day 2017 (February 20, 2017) or “What does psychology tell us about happiness?” celebrating the International Day of Happiness 2017 (March 20, 2017). To view the videos, please visit: http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/conversation.aspx.

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AWARDS AND GRANTS APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology This award honors an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/international-advancement.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: June 1, 2017.

APA International Humanitarian Award This APA award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian service and activism by a psychologist or a team of psychologists, including professional and/or volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/internationalhumanitarian.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: June 1, 2017.

APA Annual Convention awards  APA's Science Directorate sponsors an annual competition for graduate student travel awards: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/scidirstutrav.aspx?tab=1. Deadline: April 7, 2017.  Division 16 Paul E. Henkin School Psychology Travel Grant: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/henkin.aspx?tab=3.

Deadline: April 15, 2017.  Division 52 Denmark-Reuder Award for Outstanding International Contributions to the Psychology of Women and Gender: https://div52.org/index.php/awards/denmarkreuder-women-and-gender. Deadline: May 1, 2017.  Division 52/Psi Chi International APA Convention Travel Grant: https://div52.org/index.php/13-awards/d52-awards/11-division-52-psi-chiinternational-conference-travel-grant Deadline: June 30, 2017 (Before midnight, Eastern Standard Time).

INTERNATIONAL LEARNING PARTNER PROGRAMS Travel with APA to Cuba in 2017 APA is organizing a fifth “learning partner” trip to Cuba to explore the psychology community and to attend Psicosalud 2017 (http://www.psicosaludcuba.com/) in Havana. The dates of the trip are Oct. 27 - Nov. 5, 2017, with an optional extension through Nov. 9, 2017, to visit the interior and east of Cuba and meet with university-based psychologists. The program will include orientation lectures on psychology education in Cuba, the Cuban health care system, the history and current status of psychology in Cuba, visits to Cuban institutions, clinics and offices, and 12

interaction with Cuban psychologists. PsicoSalud, a health psychology conference, is organized by the Cuban Society of Health Psychology and focuses on “Working for the well-being of all.” For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/learning-partner.aspx.

Bangladesh International Learning Partner Trip in 2018 Learn about psychology in Bangladesh!!! The APA Office of International Affairs is organizing a unique International Learning Partner trip to Dhaka, Bangladesh (Tentative dates: February 13th23rd, 2018). This two-week experience includes attendance at the English-language conferences of the Asian Psychological Association (APsyA) and the International Council of Psychology Educators (ICOPE). Subsequent to the conferences, the itinerary offers a combination of professional learning activities, such as visits to mental health centers and university psychology departments, and cultural opportunities, including observation of a national holiday and tours to nearby sites of interest. If you are interested in learning more about the Bangladesh International Learning Partner Trip, please contact sasonganyi@apa.org.

PUBLICATIONS NEW PUBLICATIONS  Change and Stability in Attitudes Toward Violence During ISAF Service. Sundberg, Ralph. Military Psychology, Mar 2017, 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mil0000174.  Suicide prevention in an international context: Progress and challenges. Arensman, Ella. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Vol 38(1), 2017, 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000461.  International migration and social pain responses. Lu, Minjie; Hamamura, Takeshi; Chan, Yuen Pik. Personality and Individual Differences, Vol 109, Apr 2017, 137141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.12.040.  Language, religion, and ethnic civil war. Bormann, NilsChristian; Cederman, Lars-Erik; Vogt, Manuel. Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol 61(4), Apr 2017, 744771. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002715600755.  Parent and teacher perspectives on psychological adjustment: A national measurement study in Trinidad and Tobago. Drogalis, Anna Rhoad; McDermott, Paul A.; Watkins, Marley W.; Chao, Jessica L.; Worrell, Frank C.; Hall, Tracey E. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, Vol 5(2), Apr 2017, 7487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2016.1191398.  Human trafficking and intercountry adoption. Gibbons, Judith L. Women & Therapy, Vol 40(1-2), Apr 2017, 170189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2016.1210965.  Political consumer behaviour among university students in Brazil and Germany: The role of contextual features and core political values. Kotzur, Patrick F.; Torres, Cláudio V.; Kedzior, Karina K.; Boehnke, Klaus. International Journal of Psychology, Vol 52(2), Apr 2017, 126135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12204.

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Cross-cultural validation of the Cognitive Biases Questionnaire for Psychosis in Japan and examination of the relationships between cognitive biases and schizophrenia symptoms. Ishikawa, Ryotaro; Ishigaki, Takuma; Kikuchi, Akiko; Matsumoto, Kazunori; Kobayashi, Shigeru; Morishige, Satori; Hosono, Masahito; Nakamura, Yasuhisa; Kase, Akihiko; Morimoto, Takafumi; Haga, Daisuke. Cognitive Therapy and Research, Vol 41(2), Apr 2017, 313-323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608016-9807-8.

A randomized-control trial for the teachers’ diploma programme on psychosocial care, support and protection in Zambian government primary schools. Kaljee, Linda; Zhang, Liying; Langhaug, Lisa; Munjile, Kelvin; Tembo, Stephen; Menon, Anitha; Stanton, Bonita; Li, Xiaoming; Malungo, Jacob. Psychology, Health & Medicine, Vol 22(4), Apr 2017, 381-392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1153682.

CALL FOR EDITORS, NOMINATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS Call for Papers: History of Psychology: Submissions are invited by History of Psychology for a special issue on the history of psychology and psychiatry in the global world.

This journal seeks to consolidate and extend the historical analysis of psychology and psychiatry beyond the Atlantic or western world. Original contributions on initiatives and developments in any of the psy-sciences in colonial contexts are welcomed. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/hop/call-forpapers-history.aspx. Deadline: May 15, 2017.

Call for Proposals: 75th Annual Convention of the International Council of Psychologists: ICP is committed to furthering world peace, promoting human rights and promoting collaboration among mental health professionals and social scientists, globally. The theme of the conference is “Psychology’s Contribution to People, the Planet, and the World” and will be held from July 28 - July 30, 2017 at the Dyson College Center for Global Psychology in New York City, New York, USA. To submit a proposal, please visit: https://pace.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cJadyfsGY3kO4Wp. Deadline: May 15, 2017.

Call for Papers: The Challenge of Being Latina: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology will publish a special issue on the concept of systemic and interpersonal economic marginalization of Latina women. This special issue aims to understand the impact of social class and economic marginalization in the lives of Latinas. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals /pac/call-for-papers-challengelatina.aspx. Deadline: May 30, 2017.

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Call for Papers: International Journal of Play Therapy: Manuscripts are being accepted for publication on topics such as developmental differences and their impact on play therapy strategies or neuropsychology and play therapy. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pla/call-for-papers-general.aspx. No submission deadline.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS Send Books to Cuba Cuban psychology is active and growing. However, due to budgetary issues, Cuban psychology programs have not been able to purchase books for decades. As a result, the three doctoral programs in the country have extremely sparse libraries. Send a recent psychology book to Cuba and show solidarity with the Cuban Psychological Society and the Cuban Society of Health Psychology. Please send recently published books to: Dr. Alexis Lorenzo Ruiz, Calle San Rafael No.1 168 entre, Mazón y Basarrate Vedado, Municipio Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba. When you do, forward a selfie to the APA Office of International Affairs (aclinton@apa.org) so that we can post it on our twitter feed @APA_Intl. For more information, please visit: www.apa.org/international/resources /announcements.aspx?tab=5&_ga=1.2174 85022.970216585.1474379802.

UNITED NATIONS UN Volunteer Service The United Nations offers an opportunity for international volunteer assignments of long term (12 months or longer), or shortterm (3 months or shorter) duration.

Additionally, there are opportunities for online volunteer assignments that connect development organizations and volunteers over the Internet and supports their effective online collaboration. For more information, please visit: https://www.unv.org/.

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Consider Sharing Your International Experiences in the Psychology International Newsletter: http://www.apa.org/international/pi/index.aspx. Contact the newsletter editor at international@apa.org.

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES Visit the APA Affiliates Corner Page: http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/initiatives/affiliate-membership/internationalaffiliate-corner.aspx American Psychological Foundation APF offers numerous grants, scholarships, and fellowships supporting projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems. For more information, please visit: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/index.aspx.

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“Change the World” It always struck me that saying that sounded a lot like grandiose hubris, or at best, a dauntingly overwhelming task. The utter impossibility of it seemed certain until I realized that it can mean helping one person at a time. That is a theme you’ll see throughout this book and our websites and our work. I have added some of my LinkedIn Influencer blogs/essays that I hope may be inspirational, also. The format of this book is inspired by Brian Eno’s A Year with Swollen Appendices, not so much the diary aspect but rather the overwhelmingly large collection of information in the various appendices.

Open-Sourced Humanitarian Interventionism It’s long been my goal to make life easier for those working in humanitarian and volunteer endeavors, as well as those in need of help. Indeed, in one way or another, we all need help in one form or another. So, just about everything you find herein and on the Center’s website, is free of charge, and a lot you could also find for yourself. What I’ve tried to do is speed up the search, vet what has been found, and then curate the results, making them as readily and easily available as I know how to. This is my dream of open-sourcing humanitarian work.

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_____Zika, Infectious Disease, and More…_____ Aggregated News Reports from: Global Health NOW is an initiative of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, www.jhsph.edu. Views and opinions expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect those of the Bloomberg School. Created by Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Maryalice Yakutchik, Jackie Frank and Salma Warshanna-Sparklin. You can connect with them at: bsimpso1@jhu.edu ZIKA VIRUS Hidden Burden Tourism-dependent Puerto Rico might be downplaying its burden from the Zika virus, some observers charge.

Of more than 3,300 pregnant women known to have contracted the virus, Puerto Rico has reported just 16 cases of Zika-associated congenital defects. Compare that to the US states and the District of Columbia, which reported 63 fetuses or newborns with congenital defects among 1,300 pregnant women with the virus.

Casting a skeptical eye at the official numbers from Puerto Rico, a former US official said that clearly “dozens and dozens" of babies born showed the signs of Zika damage, but were not reported. STAT HEALTH METRICS Health Care Spending Disparities Explained Here’s the spectrum of per capita health care spending: The US (no surprise) spends the most at $9,237. At the other end: Somalia spends $33. The Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network collected and analyzed the data from 184 countries. To make sense of the disparities, NPR turned to Joseph Dieleman, an assistant professor at the Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation at the University of Washington. He authored Lancet papers on health financing from 1995 to 2014, and future health financing to 2040.

The interview makes for fascinating health system reading. One tidbit: The US spends way more than 2X as much as the UK does on health care per person and has a lower average life expectancy.

NPR’s Goats and Soda Related: Study shows meeting adolescents’ health needs would yield tenfold return – UN Population Fund 19

PARASITIC DISEASES Rat Lungworm in Paradise Cases of rat lungworm illness—bringing severe headaches, nausea, seizures and pain to its victims—are on the rise in Hawaii. 11 cases have been confirmed this year, outpacing the annual average of 9. One sufferer called the pain of childbirth “like eating ice cream compared to this.”

Parasitic worms from rat lungs cause the disease. Released into the ecosystem via poop, the parasites can enter the bodies of snails, slugs and other creatures, which then spread them.

“That’s why you’ve got to … really wash your lettuce,” says Hawaii state Sen. Josh Green, a physician.

The Washington Post SUBSTANCE ABUSE Opioid Education An online course on opioid abuse treatment and prevention, offered by Harvard Medical School, has gained thousands of enrollees from over 100 countries in less than a month.

Launched on EdX March 27 on March 27, “OpioidX: The Opioid Crisis in America” teaches students about addiction and abuse and provides steps they can take to help opioid users get the treatment they need and avoid overdose.

“I think [the course] is a way of taking a deeper look at a topic that is getting a lot of press but without a lot of depth,” says 2nd-year medical student Siva S. Sundaram.

The Harvard Crimson Home Remedies In a new approach to addiction treatment, Connecticut-based Aware Recovery is pioneering a year-long, home-based model of care that aims to reduce notoriously high relapse rates in recovery.

While typical month-long inpatient programs send patients home to settings where, in many cases, their problems originated, Aware comes into clients’ homes and connects them with an array of caregivers and resources.

"It's all based on this concept that addiction is not about the substance use, but is about what led to the substance use in the first place. And you can't really get there without getting to know the patient," Stuart Gitlow, past president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, says of Aware’s program.

NPR Legal Alternative When Portugal faced one of the world’s worst drug epidemics in the 1990s, its government responded by treating drug use and possession as a medical issue, not a crime.

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While the 2001 law that decriminalized drug use still sends dealers to prison, anyone caught with less than 10 days worth of drugs is sent to mandatory medical treatment. Today, Lisbon sees around 2,500 drug cases annually, a 75% drop from the 1990s. And Portugal’s overall drugrelated death rate is 5 times lower than the European Union average.

“It’s cheaper to treat people than to incarcerate them,” says sociologist Nuno Cabaz.

NPR HEALTH SYSTEMS Expensive and Inefficient The Consumers Health Forum of Australia is emphasizing the need for extensive government review of the country’s privatized health insurance sector.

In recent articles, the organization cites concerns with skyrocketing premiums, a lack of adequate coverage and erosion of Medicare. The privatized insurance sector, they claim, is a contributor to increasing inequality in Australia.

“We have seen the enormous damage that private health insurance has wrought in the US,” says former public servant John Menadue. “We are steadily going down the same dangerous path.”

Sydney Morning Herald GLOBAL HEALTH Bill Gates’s Optimistic VR “If you don't expect to see change, you won’t look for it,” writes Bill Gates on his blog.

Why are so many people pessimistic about the future when more people around the world are better off than ever before? Gates says many of us ignore the “power of innovation” and the ways new insights can change the trajectory of our world.

To prove his point, he invites readers to watch a virtual reality video in which they can find amazing innovations that have improved the world, hiding in plain sight. Try it yourself!

Gates Notes Blog Related: These diseases disable, debilitate, and perpetuate poverty - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Facebook Video) INFECTIOUS DISEASES Cholera Closing South Sudan’s ongoing civil war has internally displaced 1.9 million people, many to communities where there is no access to toilets or running water. This, in turn, is driving a major increase in the number of cholera cases within the country. Between June 2016 and January 21

2017, more than 4,000 cholera cases were reported in 10 South Sudan counties.

The war is also complicating humanitarian groups’ efforts to get staff and resources to affected communities. And looming over everything is the knowledge that the coming rainy season, which typically starts in June, will increase the risk of further contamination and compound the challenges of responding to the disease.

PRI VACCINES An Unfamiliar Fight The recent resurgence in high-income countries of vaccine-preventable or potentially preventable diseases is challenging physicians who may have little experience treating them. Medical News Today spoke with Vanderbilt University’s William Schaffner about how physicians can identify these reemerging diseases.

Unvaccinated individuals are the most vulnerable to measles, while adolescents and young adults—even those who have been vaccinated—are often at greatest risk for mumps. Pertussis, or whooping cough, may be harder to identify in adolescents and adults, according to the CDC, while lung disease that does not respond to conventional antibiotics may, in fact, be multi-drugresistant tuberculosis.

Medical News Today End in Sight in the Americas The Americas may already have achieved the 2020 WHO goal for hepatitis B control, and the full elimination of newborn and early childhood transmission in the region may be in sight, according to PAHO and US FDA researchers.

Researchers found that childhood immunization schedules in all 51 countries and territories reporting to PAHO/WHO include the HB vaccine. In 2015, 89% of children in the region had received the 3-dose series, and 75% had received a birth dose.

More work needs to be done to ensure all children, as well as high-risk adults, are vaccinated, the researchers say.

BMC Public Health HUMANITARIAN DISASTERS Yemen's Staggering Crisis It’s time to act on the world’s worst humanitarian and food security emergency: Yemen, which is barreling toward a total collapse, according to the UN. The Numbers:

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 18.8 million people—nearly 7 in 10—need humanitarian aid  Over 17 million people are currently food insecure  2 million acutely malnourished children  More than 3 million displaced since March 2015

The UN, which estimates it needs about $2.1 billion to head off disaster, will co-host a high-level pledging meeting with the Swiss and Swedish governments in Geneva next week aimed at rallying the funds.

IPS FOREIGN AID Evidence Based By funding science-based policymaking, US foreign aid has the potential to combat cross-border problems such as famine and epidemics that foster poverty, conflict and disease, argue Nature editors. But proposed budget cuts to the State Department and USAID could gut overseas programs that study how best to intervene in crises. In fact, the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently argued in a report that we need more science at USAID, not less.

By boosting science, report co-author Michael Clegg says, “We enhance people’s welfare around the world and we gain.”

Nature (Editorial) REFUGEES Young and Vulnerable Migrant and refugee children in Greece are being exposed to physical, psychological and sexual violence and exploitation, according to a recent Harvard University study. Researchers interviewed 24 people, including pediatricians and lawyers, who work closely with migrant children in the Lesvos and Chios islands, Athens and Thessaloniki.

The conversations suggested major factors that contribute to the migrant children’s abuse and exploitation. They include risky living conditions in migrant camps and a lack of specialized facilities, weak systems for protecting children and inefficiency in relocating them to permanent locations.

Harvard University INFLUENZA Frog Remedy Emory University scientists may have discovered a way to combat influenza using mucus from 23

the skin of a frog native to southern India. Published in the journal Immunity, the researchers’ study found that Hydrophylax bahuvistara’s mucus contains amino acids capable of destroying many influenza viruses while leaving human red blood cells intact.

The researchers screened 32 antimicrobial peptides and found 4 that directly attack influenza.

Of the flu-fighting peptides only one, called urumin, killed off every H1 virus presented without damaging healthy cells.

They will continue testing urumin to better understand how it works.

Los Angeles Times HIV/AIDS Hidden Epidemic in the Philippines The Philippine government’s war on drugs has overshadowed another harrowing problem: increased incidence of HIV, in what the WHO calls one of the fastest growing epidemics in the world.

4 underlying factors are driving the spike, writes author Alex Adia. Filipinos are having sex at a younger age than in the past, condom use is low in the majority Catholic nation, misconceptions about HIV abound and stigma continues to isolate HIV-positive people.

To make progress against HIV, Adia says, the Philippines must commit to comprehensive initiatives, tailor its approaches to different subpopulations, and roll back the drug war.

Brown Political Review MENTAL HEALTH Lingering Trauma Mass fainting among female factory workers in Cambodia has led officials to blame exhaustion, malnutrition and unhealthy working conditions.

However, a new study published in Transcultural Psychiatry finds that the fainting is a symptom of psychological trauma, a legacy of Khmer Rouge violence. Many of the foreign-owned factories were built cheaply on sites known to locals for mass executions and horrific violence.

“For the affected women, the [fainting] is the coming together in one moment of all that she has suffered in her life so far,” Eisenbruch says. “Terror, flashbacks, abuse, pain, powerlessness, vulnerability, injustice, poverty and endless grief and loss.”

Phnom Penh Post

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