Continuing Education & Resources for Mental Health Professionals

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 livesNovember 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 HawaiiSeptember 2008, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics in the age of the InternetJuly/August 2008, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: The unique challenges of campus counselingJune 2008, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Multiple relationships in campus counseling centers: A vignetteMay 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 KongMarch 2008, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Multiple relationships: A vignetteFebruary 2008, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Reflections on training ethical psychologistsJanuary 2008, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: A call for vignettesDecember 2007, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Exploring ethical aspects of our workNovember 2007, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: The work of the APA Ethics Office: frequent calls we receiveSeptember 2007, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Ethics and the Internet: Requesting clinical consultations over listservsJuly/August 2007,

Ethics Rounds: Letter to a state psychological association: On the value of becoming a memberJune 2007,

Ethics Rounds: Disclosures of information: Gossiping about patientsMay 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 readerFebruary 2007, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Posting on the Internet: An opportunity for self (and other) reflectionJanuary 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 OrleansNovember 2006, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Notes from IstanbulOctober 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 positionsJuly/August 2006, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: The discipline of ethics and the prohibition against becoming sexually involved with patientsJune 2006, The Monitor on

Ethics Rounds: Traveling to Utah and discovering (once again) the value of an ethics consultationMay 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 transgressionsMarch 2006, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: The titles we useFebruary 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 ConventionNovember 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 exampleSeptember 2005, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: On being an ethical psychologistJuly/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 CodeFebruary 2005, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Diagnoses, record reviews and the new Ethics CodeJanuary 2005, The Monitor on Psychology

Ethics Rounds: Sexual involvements with former clients: A delicate balance of core valuesDecember 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 MembersJuly/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



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