[tips] RE: Ethics of interrogation
My thanks to Linda Woolf, for her update on the activities of Division 48 and the Division for Social Justice on the ethics of involvement of psychologists in interrogating terrorists. I agree with Christopher Green's statement that . . . 'our' APA seems to have been playing a little footsie with the US military lately. This issue should be of grave concern to us all. I cannot help but wonder if the political incentive for the APA here is related to the support for prescription privileges (and training for such) for clinical psychologists in the Military systems of care. Otherwise, I am hard- pressed to imagine what could motivate the stand taken by the APA on interrogating terrorists and/or the homosexuality discharge. The implications for the future of psychologists and our ethical standards are frightening to me. I sent a letter to the APA ethics committee on June 7, which I have pasted below. ___ This is a letter of concern to the APA Ethics Committee, and its Chair, Stephen Behnke, JD, PhD. This article in the New York Times was of grave concern to me: Military Alters the Makeup of Interrogation Advisers By NEIL A. LEWIS http://bumail.bakeru.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/neil_a_lewis/index.html?inline=nyt-per Published: June 7, 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/washington/07detain.html?_r=2oref=sloginoref=slogin http://bumail.bakeru.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://bumail.bakeru.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/washington/07detain.html?_r=2%2526oref=slogin%2526oref=slogin I was especially concerned with the following: But Dr. Steven S. Sharfstein, recent past president of the American Psychiatric Association, noted in an interview that the group adopted a policy in May unequivocally stating that its members should not be part of the teams. The counterpart group for psychologists, the American Psychological Association, has endorsed a different policy. It said last July that its members serving as consultants to interrogations involving national security should be mindful of factors unique to these roles and contexts that require special ethical consideration. Stephen Behnke, director of ethics for the organization, said psychologists knew not to participate in activities that harmed detainees. But Dr. Behnke also said the group believed that helping military interrogators made a valuable contribution because it was part of an effort to prevent terrorism. It is completely inadequate as an ethical policy to request that people be mindful of factors unique to these roles and contexts, especially given what we know about the effect of powerful social situations. If the committee is unfamiliar with the original research supporting the position that reasoning in situations like this is notoriously bad, I would be happy to provide you with references. Our 2002 revised Ethical code states: This Ethics Code is intended to provide specific standards to cover most situations encountered by psychologists. It has as its goals the welfare and protection of the individuals and groups with whom psychologists work and the education of members, students, and the public regarding ethical standards of the discipline. (Italics mine.) My argument against mindfulness rather than specific standards does not even address the psychologist's duty to the welfare and protection of the individual being interrogated (presumably, with whom the psychologist is working at some level), that individual's right to informed consent before sharing information, or the psychologist's obligations should he or she become aware of potential abuse of that individual. I recognized that the recent revision of the ethical code had replaced Psychologists are sensitive to real and ascribed differences in power between themselves and others, and they do not exploit or mislead other people during or after professional relationships (Italics mine.) with the phrasing Because psychologists' scientific and professional judgments and actions may affect the lives of others, they are alert to and guard against personal, financial, social, organizational, or political factors that might lead to misuse of their influence, but I guess I did not understand how the change in phrasing would result in such a change in priorities and the subsequent change in our responsibility to the individual with the least power in any given situation. It is funny to me that the American Psychiatric Association has taken the moral high ground on this issue. Are we willing to sell out our values for the business the military can offer us? Is the military the group with whom psychologists work that most needs our help to safeguard its welfare? Would we stand up for the ethics of a psychologist
[tips] summer listening list
Although my music collection is very diverse,I have decided to revisit some Canadian folk and rock artists: Ian and Sylvia(Four strong winds) Oscar Peterson (Jazz) Bruce Cockburn Phish BTO (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive) Buffie Ste.Marie Gordon Lightfoot Celine Dion Shania Twain (Country-Any man of mine) Guy Lombardo (Enjoy yourself) other Canadian recommendations?Is Joni Mitchell Canadian? Michael Sylvester,PhD,DJ. Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] RE: Distorting research for political gain
How can you find something methodically sound in an ex-post facto study? skewer them. http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/060619/x061932.html See also: http://www.truthwinsout.org/news.html#news13 Stephen --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] RE: Distorting research for political gain
How can you find something methodically sound in an ex-post facto study? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: summer listening list
I AM WOMAN! Anne Murray Canadian Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Although my music collection is very diverse,I have decided to revisit some Canadian folk and rock artists: Ian and Sylvia(Four strong winds) Oscar Peterson (Jazz) Bruce Cockburn Phish BTO (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive) Buffie Ste.Marie Gordon Lightfoot Celine Dion Shania Twain (Country-Any man of mine) Guy Lombardo (Enjoy yourself) other Canadian recommendations?Is Joni Mitchell Canadian? Michael Sylvester,PhD,DJ. Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: summer listening list
This should help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_Canadians#Musicians Dr. Rick Froman Psychology Department Box 3055 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 6/21/2006 10:31 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Re: summer listening list I AM WOMAN! Anne Murray Canadian Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Although my music collection is very diverse,I have decided to revisit some Canadian folk and rock artists: Ian and Sylvia(Four strong winds) Oscar Peterson (Jazz) Bruce Cockburn Phish BTO (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive) Buffie Ste.Marie Gordon Lightfoot Celine Dion Shania Twain (Country-Any man of mine) Guy Lombardo (Enjoy yourself) other Canadian recommendations?Is Joni Mitchell Canadian? Michael Sylvester,PhD,DJ. Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0=english Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0=english winmail.dat--- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: summer listening list
Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote: I AM WOMAN! Anne Murray Canadian I am Woman was by Helen Ready, who is Australian. I know... the accent confused you. :-) Anne Murray sang Snowbird -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo Office: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 Fax: 416-736-5814 = --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Inside Higher Ed :: Another Scholar Turned Back at JFK
Oh look! American border guards are now apparently turning back visiting foreign academics on the basis of their political beliefs. Land of the Free indeed! http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/06/21/milios -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo Office: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 Fax: 416-736-5814 = --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: Inside Higher Ed :: Another Scholar Turned Back at JFK
= Another Scholar Turned Back at JFK John Milios, associate professor of political economy and the history of economic thought at the National Technical University of Athens, was expecting to explain some of his ideas about class and politics when he flew to the How Class Works conference at the State University of New York at Stony Brook this month. = Class? What's that? Heck, even the left in the U.S. doesn't talk about class these days. That kind of thing is WAY too dangerous for us. Paul Smith (who, like most Americans still expects to become rich someday) Alverno College Milwaukee On 6/21/06, Christopher Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh look! American border guards are now apparently turning back visiting foreign academics on the basis of their political beliefs. Land of the Free indeed! http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/06/21/milios -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo Office: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 Fax: 416-736-5814 = --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: summer listening list
Does a bear sit in the woods? that's not the way we always said that saying! Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: social psych help
Title: -- David Kreiner wrote: ...Anyway, she is finding that there is a tendency for students to perceive particular proceduresas more coercive to other students than to themselves. I want her to look in the social psych. literature for possible explanations for this pattern, but I'm having trouble giving her good guidance about what concepts to look for in the literature... If resistance to coercion is considered desirable, then the belief that one is better able to resist coercive pressures than other students do can be considered a self-serving cognition. I would search using phrases like "self serving bias" and "self enhancement." One possible source is: Helweg-Larsen, M., Shepperd, J. A. (2001). Do moderators of the optimistic bias affect personal or target risk estimates? A review of the literature. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5, 74-95. --Dave -- -- ___ David E. Campbell, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology Phone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University FAX: 707-826-4993 Arcata, CA 95521-8299 www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: summer listening list
Title: [tips] Re: summer listening list At 11:53 AM -0700 6/21/06, Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote: Yes, you are correct; but I have a very strong memory that I had an 8-track tape years ago that I played in my car over and over and over again with songs sung by Anne Murray that included I Am Woman. I think it's possiblebut the 8-track is long gone. I Am Woman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search I Am Woman was a song co-written and performed by Australian singer Helen Reddy. Originally included on her debut album, the original version of the song (which was then forty-odd seconds shorter and more sparsely arranged) was released as a single in early 1972, but failed to chart. However, when the producers of a feminist-themed film called Stand Up and Be Counted (IMDb) approached Reddy about using her song in their film, she reworked the original recording, adding an extra verse, and dubbing in background vocalists. The film brought new attention to the song, and when the updated version was re-released as a single in October 1972, it became a hit, eventually reaching number one in December, and setting the stage for Reddy's reign on the charts, which would last for most of the decade. The song was subsequently adopted by feminist activists in the mid-1970s. Can't find it listed on the Anne Murray web site (http://www.annemurray.com/pages/disco4.htm). -- The best argument against Intelligent Design is that fact that people believe in it. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~pkbrando/ * --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Re: social psych help
If this works out, you might consider publishing it in jerhre: http://www.csueastbay.edu/JERHRE/ the Journal of empirical research on human research ethics. It is just the sort of thing they are looking for. -Chuck Huff - Chuck Huff1520 St. Olaf Avenue - Psychology Computer Science St.Olaf College - Tel: 507.646.3169 Northfield, MN 55057-1098 - Fax: 507.646.3774 http://www.stolaf.edu/people/huff David Kreiner wrote: ...Anyway, she is finding that there is a tendency for students to perceive particular procedures as more coercive to other students than to themselves. I want her to look in the social psych. literature for possible explanations for this pattern, but I'm having trouble giving her good guidance about what concepts to look for in the literature... If resistance to coercion is considered desirable, then the belief that one is better able to resist coercive pressures than other students do can be considered a self-serving cognition. I would search using phrases like self serving bias and self enhancement. One possible source is: Helweg-Larsen, M., Shepperd, J. A. (2001). Do moderators of the optimistic bias affect personal or target risk estimates? A review of the literature. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5, 74-95. --Dave -- -- -- ___ David E. Campbell, Ph.D.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of PsychologyPhone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University FAX: 707-826-4993 Arcata, CA 95521-8299 http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Ecampbell/psyc.htmwww.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Psychologists Urge Guantanamo Closure
I received this announcement today (unsolicited). I thoght that it might be of interest to some on this list. Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-5115 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo = Original Message Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:54:45 -0400 From: Wollman, Neil J. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Psychologists Urge Guantanamo Closure Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) joins many other human rights organizations, and several heads of state, in calling for the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. PsySR extends its call to include any other prisons maintained by the United States of America where prisoners are incarcerated beyond the bounds of international human rights law. We also call upon our fellow psychologists to refrain from participating in any consultation involving interrogations in these prisons. The risks of abuse of power in coercive situations that are masked in secrecy are well documented and Guantanamo Bay prison is yet another example of such situations. Unfortunately, we also have a number of references from reputable sources, including Pentagon officials (NY Times, June 6, 2006), to the involvement of psychologists in these procedures, particularly as part of the so-called Behavioral Science Consulting Teams (BSCTs). We urge adherence to the many international human rights conventions, agreements, principles, and laws that can help protect both the practitioner and those who are at risk of having their human rights violated. We stand with the United Nations when it reminds us in its report on Situation of Detainees in Guantanamo Bay (16-2-2006), that, Indeed, human rights law applies at all times, even during situations of emergency and armed conflicts (p. 36). In that report there are several references to violations of international standards by mental health professionals--charges which remain unanswered. Many experts, including Robert Jay Lifton and Sephen N. Xenakis recently (Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2006), have cautioned about the dangers of allowing mental health professionals to become involved in interrogations. They write, We are keenly aware of the dynamic and consequences of medical misbehavior in custodial settings. We also stand with the basic creed for psychologists: Do no harm. We applauded when the American Psychological Association made it clear that Psychologists may never engage in, facilitate, or countenance torture or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. We were therefore most distressed to see that the military is planning to use only psychologiststo help interrogators devise strategies to get information from detainees at places like Guantanamo Bay, Cuba( NY Times 6-7-2006). We join those with serious concerns about the practices being used at Guantanamo Bay. Since we cannot know the nature of the interrogations being carried out there, given the secrecy surrounding nearly all aspects of the incarceration of these people, there is no way to guarantee its humaneness. The safest, most principled course of action at this time is for psychologists to refrain from participating in any way in interrogations under these circumstances, to close these prisons, and bring all detainees of all categories back under the umbrella of international human rights laws, treaties, conventions and principles governing their treatment. Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to using psychological knowledge to build a culture of peace with justice. Born in 1982, PsySR applies the research, knowledge, and practices of psychology to promote durable peace at the community, national and international levels. Its Steering Committee of psychologists leads an organization with members in almost every state of the Union, and in more than 40 countries. Psychologists for Social Responsibility, 208 I St. NE, Suite B, Washington, DC 20002-4340, (202) 543-5347, (202) 543-5348 fax, HYPERLINK "[EMAIL PROTECTED], psysr.org --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
[tips] Good Thing That APA Will Be Meeting in New Orleans
I'm sure that the whole positive psychology thing will also go over real well too. -Mike Palij New York University [EMAIL PROTECTED] June 21, 2006 A Legacy of the Storm: Depression and Suicide By SUSAN SAULNY NEW ORLEANS, June 20 - Sgt. Ben Glaudi, the commander of the Police Department's Mobile Crisis Unit here, spends much of each workday on this city's flood-ravaged streets trying to persuade people not to kill themselves. Last Tuesday in the French Quarter, Sergeant Glaudi's small staff was challenged by a man who strode straight into the roaring currents of the Mississippi River, hoping to drown. As the water threatened to suck him under, the man used the last of his strength to fight the rescuers, refusing to be saved. He said he'd lost everything and didn't want to live anymore, Sergeant Glaudi said. The man was counseled by the crisis unit after being pulled from the river against his will. Others have not been so lucky. These things come at me fast and furious, Sergeant Glaudi said. People are just not able to handle the situation here. New Orleans is experiencing what appears to be a near epidemic of depression and post-traumatic stress disorders, one that mental health experts say is of an intensity rarely seen in this country. It is contributing to a suicide rate that state and local officials describe as close to triple what it was before Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees broke 10 months ago. Compounding the challenge, the local mental health system has suffered a near total collapse, heaping a great deal of the work to be done with emotionally disturbed residents onto the Police Department and people like Sergeant Glaudi, who has sharp crisis management skills but no medical background. He says his unit handles 150 to 180 such distress calls a month. Dr. Jeffrey Rouse, the deputy New Orleans coroner dealing with psychiatric cases, said the suicide rate in the city was less than nine a year per 100,000 residents before the storm and increased to an annualized rate of more than 26 per 100,000 in the four months afterward, to the end of 2005. While there have been 12 deaths officially classified as suicides so far this year, Dr. Rouse and Dr. Kathleen Crapanzano, director of the Louisiana Office of Mental Health, said the real number was almost certainly far higher, with many self-inflicted deaths remaining officially unclassified or wrongly described as accidents. Charles G. Curie, the administrator of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, said the scope of the disaster that the hurricane inflicted had been unprecedented, and added, We've had great concerns about the level of substance abuse and mental health needs being at levels we had not seen before. This is a city where thousands of people are living amid ruins that stretch for miles on end, where the vibrancy of life can be found only along the slivers of land next to the Mississippi. Garbage is piled up, the crime rate has soared, and as of Tuesday the National Guard and the state police were back in the city, patrolling streets that the Police Department has admitted it cannot handle on its own. The reminders of death are everywhere, and the emotional toll is now becoming clear. Gina Barbe rode out the storm at her mother's house near Lake Pontchartrain, and says she has been crying almost every day since. I thought I could weather the storm, and I did - it's the aftermath that's killing me, said Ms. Barbe, who worked in tourism sales before the disaster. When I'm driving through the city, I have to pull to the side of the street and sob. I can't drive around this city without crying. Many people who are not at serious risk of suicide are nonetheless seeing their lives eroded by low-grade but persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness and stress-related illnesses, doctors and researchers say. All this goes beyond the effects of 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing, Mr. Curie said. Beyond those of Hurricanes Andrew, Hugo and Ivan. We've been engaged much longer and with much more intensity in this disaster than in previous disasters, he said. At the end of each day, Sergeant Glaudi returns to his own wrecked neighborhood and sleeps in a government-issued trailer outside what used to be home. You ride around and all you see is debris, debris, debris, he said. And that is a major part of the problem, experts agree: the people of New Orleans are traumatized again every time they look around. This is a trauma that didn't last 24 hours, then go away, said Dr. Crapanzano, the Louisiana mental health official. It goes on and on. If I could do anything, said Dr. Howard J. Osofsky, the chairman of the psychiatry department at Louisiana State University, it would be to have a quicker pace of recovery for the community at large. The mental health needs are related to this. The state estimates that the city has lost more than half its psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists and
[tips] [Fwd: Re: Psychologists Urge Guantanamo Closure]
From a former Student Representative to the APA Division 26 (History) Executive... --Chris Green = If you missed the debate between Gerald Koocher, Steven Reisner and Stephen Xenakis you can download a podcast or listen online at the Democracy Now website: http://www.democracynow.org/streampage.pl?show=2006-06-16 Steven Reisner has started an online petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/483607021?ltl=1150467493 [] Dan Aalbers --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tipstext_mode=0lang=english
