Thanks to Paul Doecki at Vanderbilt for pointing out this article. Some excerpts:
Psychologists have moved to the center of this controversy for diverse reasons. First, the Pentagon’s stated intention to rely on psychologists rather than psychiatrists fits well with the American Psychological Association’s stated belief in contributing to detainee interrogations to prevent terrorism.
In stark contrast [...]
Attached you will find a letter from the Nordic Psychological Associations to the American Psychological Association. This letter politely but firmly challenges the APA’s position on psychologists’ involvement in interrogations and detainee treatment, and exposes just how far the APA’s position is from the ethical standards of other psychological and health professional organizations, here and [...]
Video of the May 3 Torture and the American Psyche: Blurring the Boundaries Between Healers and Interrogators forum in Brookline MA is now available. This forum featured Stephen Soldz, David Sloan-Rossiter (Boston psychoanalyst and Curriculum Director at the Boston Institute for Psychotherapy & the Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis, Leonard Rubenstein (President of Physicians for Human Rights), and Eric Fair (former [...]
Stephen Soldz’s recent critique of the APA’s Ethics Director Stephen Behnke’s recent letter to the ACLU.
Stephen Soldz: APA Supports Psychologist Engagement in Interrogations
Sign the petition - The following Resolution requires signatures from 1% of current APA members in order to be brought before the entire APA membership for a direct vote.
PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR AN ETHICAL APA
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 [...]
Stephen Soldz writes about the NY times article that exposes the horrifying conditions at the Guantanamo prison and the continued role of Psychologists there. Will APA act?
Psyche, Science, and Society » Isolation driving Guantanamo detainees insane: Will APA act?
Thanks to a new report from ABC News, we now know that Condoleezza Rice led White House meetings authorizing torture that were so detailed, “the interrogation sessions were almost choreographed.”Watch the video: Condoleezza Rice Must GO
A Torture Debate Among Healers | Rights and Liberties | AlterNetThe APAs annual meeting is this summer, in Boston. Expect interrogation to be the major issue confronting the members gathered there. Final voting for the APA president starts in October. The APA and the United States will determine their next presidents at about the same [...]
New in Mother Jones magazine. The Enablers - The psychology industry’s long and shameful history with torture.
The APA has recently offered its most detailed description of its position on the issue of psychologists and abusive interrogations, in a document placed prominently on the APA Website, entitled “Frequently Asked Questions Regarding APA’s Policies and Positions on the Use of Torture or Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment During Interrogations” (FAQ).We at the Coalition for [...]
