Petition for an APA referendum against unethical interrogations


Be it resolved that psychologists may not work in settings where persons are held outside of, or in violation of, either International Law (e.g., the UN Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions) or the US Constitution (where appropriate), unless they are working directly for the persons being detained or for an independent third party working to protect human rights.

To sign the petition, please locate your APA membership number (it's on all journals from APA) and log onto:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/apademocracy/index.html

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> EthicalAPA and WithholdAPAdues wants to bring the following Resolution to the APA:

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> Be it resolved that psychologists may not work in
> settings where persons are held outside of, or in
> violation of, either International Law (e.g., the UN
> Convention Against Torture and the Geneva
> Conventions) or the US Constitution (where
> appropriate), unless they are working directly for
> the persons being detained or for an independent
> third party working to protect human rights.
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> If we get signatures from 1% of all current APA members -- this includes those of you who are withholding your dues -- the APA has to bring this resolution before their entire membership for a vote. To read the whole resolution, footnotes, and frequently asked questions, with a link to the petition site, go to: ethicalapa.com
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> Or to add your signature to the petition without all of the above, go to:
> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/apademocracy/index.html
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> You will need to know your APA membership number in order to sign. You can call the APA membership office at (800) 374-2721 (US & Canada Toll Free) or (202) 336-5580 (in DC).
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> Please consider signing this. If you have read today's NYTimes in which the mental deterioration of the detainees in Guantanamo is described in painful detail on page 1, recalling that the APA is the only professional association continuing to support the US government's practices in these illegal sites, I think you will agree that psychologists should no longer allow themselves to be implicated by association with these practices.
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> Ghislaine Boulanger
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Michael Harvey leads CE course on Neuropsychoanalytically Informed Models of Treatment for Individuals With Brain Injury

#176: Neuropsychoanalytically Informed Models of Treatment for Individuals With Brain Injury
Course Level: Intermediate

Traumatic brain injury is a significant health problem. Psychiatric and emotional sequelae to TBI serve as the greatest obstacle to recovery. Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel has called for the development of a comprehensive model of mind starting from the psychoanalytic theory to inform neuroscientific research. This INTERMEDIATE workshop will present scientific findings supporting an emerging neuropsychoanalytic model of mind. Application of neuropsychoanalytic theory for rehabilitation of brain injury will be discussed, including outcome data. Neuropsychoanalytically informed psychotherapy and supervision will be demonstrated via role-play.

This workshop is designed to help you: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical and neuroscientific basis of Neuropsychoanalytically informed psychotherapy for individuals with brain injury, 2. Discuss the application of neuropsychoanalytically informed psychotherapy for persons with brain injury within the context of rehabilitation, 3. Discuss the application of theoretical and neuroscientific principles underlying neuropsychoanalytically informed psychotherapy with individuals who have suffered brain injury and identify three examples of this work from role play and discussion, and 4. Discuss the provision of neuropsychoanalytic supervision and identify at least three ways in which this would differ from other models of supervision from role-play and discussion.
Leader(s): Michael Harvey, PsyD, LifeQuest/RENEW, Sheridan, WY

Enrollment Limit: 40
CE Credits: 4
Time: 1p-4:50p
Member Non-Member
Advance $120.00 $140.00
Onsite $140.00 $180.00

All of the preconvention and convention workshops will be held at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.
The 2008 Continuing Education Workshop Brochure in the May issue of the Monitor on Psychology will offer a complete in-depth listing (dates, times, fees, workshop descriptions) of all workshops. Contact the CEP Office at (800) 374-2721, ext. 5991, if you have any questions.

PRAGMATIC CASE STUDIES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY (PCSP)


PRAGMATIC CASE STUDIES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY (PCSP)
http://pcsp.libraries.rutgers.edu
*** a peer-reviewed, multi-theoretical, freely available e-journal of systematic case studies & case study method articles ***
FROM: Dan Fishman, Editor (dfish96198@aol.com) --


RE: Announcing the publication of our Winter, 2008 issue (Volume 4, Module 1),
involving a psychoanalytic case study:


An "Incurable" Schizophrenic: The Case of Mr. X
by Bertram Karon,
with Commentaries by
** Larry Davidson,
** Gary VandenBos, and
** Ann-Louise Silver


From an Introduction by the Action Editor, Ronald B. Miller:


"Dr. Karon's presentation in his case study is unconventional in two ways. First, Dr. Karon's approach to the case seems to violate a number of established assumptions about the psychological treatment of schizophrenics, e.g., (a) that detailed diagnosis is necessary, (b) that medication is a crucial tool in treatment, (c) that psychoanalytic therapy is of questionable value in treatment, (d) that psychiatrists should be viewed as close collaborators in any treatment, and (e) that the psychodynamic therapist should maintain technical neutrality, not being too directive in the patient's life. In his case study, Dr. Karon provides a rationale as to why he questions all these assumptions. Second, Dr. Karon does not hesitate to also address the social, professional, and moral consequences for the patient and therapist of both following, and departing from, these traditional assumptions. Dr. Karon's unconvention approach This places his work in the broad tradition of others like H. S. Sullivan, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Thomas Szasz, R.D. Laing, and Loren Mosher who have challenged the prevailing cultural and professional norms about the meaning of schizophrenic symptoms and our societal response to them. . . . Because of the unconventional aspects of Dr. Karon's case study, we have invited Commentators who both critique (Davidson) and support (Vandenbos and Silver) these components of Karon's innovative and challenging case study."

The 19th International congress of the Rorschach and Projective Methods, which will be held in Leuven, Belgium, July 22-25, 2008, in collaboration with the International Society of the Rorschach and Projective Methods (ISR).

The 19th International congress of the Rorschach and Projective Methods, which will be held in Leuven, Belgium, July 22-25, 2008, in collaboration with the International Society of the Rorschach and Projective Methods (ISR).
For more information, see the attached flyer, and our website: http://www.rorschach2008.org/
There will be much attention to psychodynamic research, and particularly the use of psychodynamically inspired measures to assess therapeutic change. In addition, Robert Bornstein, one our preeminent psychodynamic researchers, will give the plenary lecture. So I would encourage anyone on this list to submit proposals for papers, posters, or symposia. All key note lectures will be simultaneously translated in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese, so language barriers should not be an issue.
In addition, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the deadline for submission has recently been extended to March 1, 2008 to facilitate the submission and registration process. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding submissions.

Prof. Dr. Jozef Corveleyn
Department of Psychology
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Tiensestraat 102
B-3000 Leuven
Tel: */32/16/325958 or 326044 (secr.)

CURRENT RESEARCH ON BETWEEN–SESSION COMMUNICATIONS

CURRENT RESEARCH ON BETWEEN–SESSION COMMUNICATIONS
How [Do?] You Handle E-mail from Patients?

I seek the assistance of Division 39 members with a research project that explores existing and potential clinical uses of computer-mediated communications (CMC)
such as e-mail between sessions.

Specifically, I am requesting that licensed clinicians spend 10-15 minutes to complete
an anonymous on-line survey about their clinical practice.


To take the survey, follow this link or type the address into the navigation bar of your Internet browser:
http://snipr.com/PBsurvey

NOTE: If you have any trouble accessing the survey in this way, please contact me as specified below. I will send you an email with a clickable link to the survey, or can mail/fax a printed copy of the survey for you to return to me.


In a study entitled, Exploring Clinical Uses and Implications of Computer-Mediated Communication in Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Practice, I will combine the results of this nationwide survey with qualitative data from interviews with clinicians who currently use e-mail or other Internet-based technologies with patients. (Please contact me if you are such a clinician and would be willing to discuss your experience!)

The aim of this project is to explore whether, how, and why forms of computer-mediated communications (CMC) have a place in psychodynamic/analytic treatment. The primary goal of the survey is to assess the prevalence of e-mail use within current practice. A related, secondary objective of the study is to look at the meanings and uses of all communication exchanges between therapist/analyst and patient/client that occur outside of the shared physical surround of the consulting room. What are the precedents and differences between CMC and other forms of adjunctive exchange such as the telephone? Does the easy on-line availability of personal and professional information about clinicians and clients/patients affect the work, or create a virtual Old Vienna with less expectation for privacy?

Contact
Priscilla Butler, M.A.
pbutler@myway.com
(312) 498-2128
I very much appreciate your assistance. Please tell your colleagues!