For Psychologists: Links To APA Resources Online
APA ETHICS CODE: (2002, amended 2010) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct [http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx]
APA Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP) (1998). Psychological practice and managed care: Results of the CAPP Practitioner survey. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 29, 31-36 [http://www.apa.org/practice/cappsurvey.html]
APA Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP) Task Force on Primary Care: Psychological practice in primary care settings [http://www.apa.org/practice/primarycare.html]
APA Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE): Guidelines for ethical conduct in the care and use of animals. [http://www.apa.org/science/anguide.html]
APA Committee on Legal Issues (2006). Strategies for Private Practitioners Coping With Subpoenas or Compelled Testimony for Client Records or Test Data. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 27, 215-222. doi: 10.1037/0735-7028.37.2.215 [http://content.apa.org/journals/pro/37/2/215.pdf]
APA Committee on Lesbian and Gay Concerns (1991) Avoiding heterosexual bias in language. American Psychologist, 46, 973-974. [http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/language.html]
APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns Joint Task Force (Division 44). (2000) Guidelines for psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. American Psychologist 55(12), 1440-1451. [http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/guidelines.html]
APA Committee on Professional Practice & Standards (COPPS) (2007): Record keeping guidelines. [http://www.apa.org/practice/recordkeeping.pdf]
APA Committee on Professional Practice & Standards (COPPS) (1994): Guidelines for child custody evaluations in family law proceedings. American Psychologist 65, 863-867. [ http://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/child-custody.pdf ]
APA Committee on Professional Practice & Standards (COPPS) (1998) Guidelines for psychological evaluations in child protection matters. [http://www.apa.org/practice/childprotection.html]
APA Ethics Committee : Rules & Procedures [http://www.apa.org/ethics/rules.html] APA Ethics Office: APA statement on services by telephone, teleconferencing, and internet. [http://www.apa.org/ethics/stmnt01.html]
APA Office on Aging: Elder Abuse & Neglect: http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/eldabuse.html
APA Office on Aging:: Psyuchotherapy & Older Adults Resource Guide : http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/psychotherapy.html
APA Office of Ethnic Minoritry Affairs (1993): Guidelines for providers of psychological services to ethnic, linguistic, and culturally diverse populations. [http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/guide.html]
APA Practice Directorate: The economics and effectiveness of inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment. [http://www.apa.org/practice/invout.html]
APA Practice Directorate: The effectiveness of psychological services in improving employee productivity and attendance. [http://www.apa.org/practice/prodpap2.html]
APA Practice Directorate (1994): The efficacy of psychotherapy [http://www.apa.org/practice/peff.html] APA Practice Directorate Marketing Department. (2005) Medical Cost Offset [http://www.apa.org/practice/offset3.html]
APA Practice Directorate, Office of Rural Health: APA Rural Health Inititative 1999 Year End Review. [http://www.apa.org/rural/report99.html]
APA Presidential Task Force on the Assessment of Age-Consistent Memory Decline and Dementia (1998). Guidelines for the evaluation of dementia and age-related cognitive decline. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. [http://www.apa.org/practice/dementia.html]
APA Public Interest Directorate (2005): Depression & Suicide in Older Adults Resource Guide [http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/depression.html]
APA Public Interest Directorate: (2005): Older Adults & Insomnia Resource Guide [http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/insomnia.html]
APA Public Interest Directorate (2005): Psychotherapy & Older Adults Resource Guide [http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/psychotherapy.html]
APA Public Interest Directorate (2005): Publications List [http://www.apa.org/pi/publicat.html]
APA Resource Center for Rural Behavioral Health: Report: The behavioral health needs of rural women. [http://www.apa.org/rural/ruralwomenexec.pdf]
APA Science Directorate: Research with animals in psychology [http://www.apa.org/science/animal2.html]
APA Task Force on the Assessment of Age-Consistent Memory Decline and Dementia (1998): Guidelines for the evaluation of dementia and age-related cognitive decline. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. [http://www.apa.org/practice/dementia.html]
“Ethics Rounds” articles in APA Monitor on Psychology
Steve Behnke, Director, American Psychological Association Ethics Office
Reading the Ethics Code more deeply - April 2009, The Monitor on Psychology
A multicultural conference and summit, and an inauguration - March 2009, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethical practice in a reproductive medicine setting - February 2009, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics from a developmental perspective - January 2009, The Monitor on Psychology
Exploring ethics in rural settings: Through the lens of culture - December 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
The intersection of psychologists’ personal and professional lives – November 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
A vibrant and collaborative ethics program in Boston – October 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Important lessons for APA on island ethics: Notes from Hawaii – September 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics in the age of the Internet – July/August 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: The unique challenges of campus counseling – June 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Multiple relationships in campus counseling centers: A vignette – May 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Reflections on media ethics for psychologists - April 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Ethics from an international perspective: Notes from Hong Kong – March 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Multiple relationships: A vignette – February 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Reflections on training ethical psychologists – January 2008, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: A call for vignettes – December 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Exploring ethical aspects of our work – November 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: The work of the APA Ethics Office: frequent calls we receive – September 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Ethics and the Internet: Requesting clinical consultations over listservs – July/August 2007,
Ethics Rounds: Letter to a state psychological association: On the value of becoming a member – June 2007,
Ethics Rounds: Disclosures of information: Gossiping about patients – May 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Disclosures of information: Thoughts on a process = April 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Notes from the 2007 Multicultural Conference and Summit - March 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Adolescents and confidentiality: Letter from a reader – February 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Posting on the Internet: An opportunity for self (and other) reflection – January 2007, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Beyond mere compliance: Three metaphors to teach the APA Ethics Code - December 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Ethics in New Orleans – November 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Notes from Istanbul – October 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: APA’s Ethical Principles: An ethics code for all psychologists. . . ? - September 2006,
Ethics and interrogations: Comparing and contrasting the American Psychological, American Medical and American Psychiatric Association positions – July/August 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: The discipline of ethics and the prohibition against becoming sexually involved with patients – June 2006, The Monitor on
Ethics Rounds: Traveling to Utah and discovering (once again) the value of an ethics consultation – May 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Reflections on being an ethical clinician – April 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Responding to a colleague’s ethical transgressions – March 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: The titles we use – February 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: A letter to ‘Ethics Rounds’ – January 2006, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Letter from a reader regarding a minor client and confidentiality - December 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Ethics at APA’s Annual Convention – November 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Reflecting on how we teach ethics - October 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: On being an ethical psychologist: A more-than-academic example – September 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: On being an ethical psychologist – July/August 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Thinking ethically as psychologists: Reflections on Ethical Standards 2.01, 3.07, 9.08, and 10.04 - June 2005,
Ethics Rounds: The supervisor as gatekeeper: Reflections on Ethical Standards 7.02, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06 and 10.01 - May 2005,
Ethics Rounds: Disclosing confidential information in consultations and for didactic purposes: Standards 4.06 and 4.07 - April 2005,
Ethics Rounds: Cooperating with other professionals: Reflections on Ethical Standard 3.09 - March 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Record-keeping under the new Ethics Code – February 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Diagnoses, record reviews and the new Ethics Code – January 2005, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Sexual involvements with former clients: A delicate balance of core values – December 2004, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Release of test data and the new ethics code - November 2004, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Disclosures of confidential information under the new APA Ethics Code: a process for deciding when, and how - September 2004, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: APA’s New Ethics Code, Its Values and Excellence in Psychological Services - July/August 2004,
Ethics Rounds: Informed Consent and APA’s New Ethics Code: Enhancing Client Autonomy, Improving Client Care - June 2004,
Ethics Rounds: Forensic Matters and the New APA Ethics Code - May 2004, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: APA’s new Ethics Code from a practitioner’s perspective - April 2004, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Test-scoring and interpretation services - March 2004, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Multiple Relationships and APA’s New Ethics Code: Values and Applications - January 2004, The Monitor on Psychology
An ethics prize for graduate students - December 2003, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Academic and Clinical Training under APA’s new Ethics Code - September 2003, The Monitor on Psychology
Release of test data and APA’s new Ethics Code - July/August 2003, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Reporting Past Child Abuse, Part II - July/August 2002, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Must a Psychologist Report Past Child Abuse? - May 2002, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Rounds: Confidentiality in the treatment of adolescents - March 2002, The Monitor on Psychology
Ethics Matters - A Prize for Graduate Students - November 2001, The Monitor on Psychology
A Question of Values - October 2001, The Monitor on Psychology
Room for More Guidance - September 2001, The Monitor on Psychology
A Resource for All Members – July/August 2001, The Monitor on Psychology
RISK-MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS ONLINE
APA Insurance Trust [Malpractice Insurer] – http://www.apait.org
(Click on “Resources” then “risk management”) to reach:
| “Outpatient Services Agreement for Collaterals” | ||
| “Minimizing Vicarious Liability Exposure for Loosely Organized Groups . . .” | ||
| Harris, E. & Bennett, B. (1998) | ||
| “Sample Psychotherapist-Patient Contract.” | ||
| Younggren, J.N., Harris, E., & Bennett, B.E. (1998) | ||
| “Sample Forensic Informed Consent Contract.” | ||
American Professional Agency [Malpractice Insurer]
“INSIGHTS” ( http://www.americanprofessional.com/insight.htm ) Welsh, Bryant:
1998; Edition #1: Reducing Liability in a Litigious Era
1998, Edition #2: Walking the Documentation Tightrope
1999, Edition #1: Boundary Violations: In the Eye of the Beholder
1999, Edition #2: Protecting You From the Managed Care Litigation Tinderbox
1999, Edition #3: The Hazards of Working With Children and Adolescents
2000, Edition #1: Reducing Your Suicide Liability
2000, Edition #2: Borderline Patients: Danger Ahead
2001, Edition #1: Caution: State Licensing Board Ahead
2001, Edition #2: Keeping Up: The Need for Continuing Education
2001, Edition #3: Coming Face to Face With Trauma
2002, Edition #1: Defending a Licensing Board Complaint: Financial Devastation?
2003, Edition #1: Supervising With Liability in Mind
2003, Edition #2: HIPAA Privacy Regulations Present New Risks
2003, Edition #3: After Five Years, Fresh Insight
