Feb 17, 2016 | All, APA Central Announcements, Independent Reviewer
The APA Ethics Committee seeks public comment on Proposed Language to Revise Standard 3.04 of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Ethics Code). This revision follows the request by the APA Council of Representatives for the Ethics Committee to...
Dec 20, 2015 | All, APA Central Announcements, Independent Reviewer
December 18, 2015 Dear Members: As 2015 draws to a close, it’s a good time to review the actions APA has taken since the release of the Independent Review report (IR) in July. It was a tumultuous year that required those at APA to step back and reflect on our...
Nov 23, 2015 | All, APA Central Announcements, Independent Reviewer
Cynthia D. Belar, PhD, ABPP, has been named APA’s interim chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, the APA Board of Directors announced today. She will succeed Norman B. Anderson, PhD, who is retiring at year-end. Dr. Belar has a wealth of knowledge about APA,...
Sep 8, 2015 | All, APA Central Announcements, Independent Reviewer
The post below is a copy of an email sent on August 14, 2015. Dear Colleagues, We are writing to report on the results of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Council of Representatives’ (Council) deliberations on policies to address the major findings of...
Aug 11, 2015 | All, APA Central Announcements, Independent Reviewer
What follows is an account of a Town Hall Meeting held at the 2015 APA Convention. The topic of the Town Hall Meeting was the Report of the Independent Reviewer (also known as “The Hoffman Report”). These notes are provided courtesy of Daniel Bruns (APA...
Jul 16, 2015 | All, APA Central Announcements, Blog Posts, Independent Reviewer
Dear School Psychology Community, Although it has not yet been a week since the public release of the Independent Review, the activity within APA to address the Hoffman report has been significant. Below is a summary of some of the critical events. APA Past President...