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
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?
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 [...]
On January 11, we are calling on everyone opposed to torture and indefinite detention to WEAR ORANGE to symbolize their sadness and disgust with the national shame that is Guantánamo Bay.
Download the CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO Toolkit now to find out how you can organize for January 11 at home, in your office, on campus, in [...]
Bernice Lott’s piece from the Providence Journal has been picked up by Common Dreams
By Bernice Lott,
Faculty members of the Psychology Department at the University of Rhode Island, by majority vote, have signed a resolution stating that “direct or indirect participation by psychologists in interrogations of prisoners incarcerated in foreign detention centers that do not afford [...]
Paul R. Dokecki, a senior community psychologist, joined those deciding that enough is enough.
November 19, 2007
Dr. Sharon Brehm
President, American Psychological Association
Department of Psychology
1101 East 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7007
Dear Dr. Brehm:
I have been a member of the American Psychological Association since 1962 and am a Fellow of Division 27, but I hereby resign from the organization. [...]
Today, Beth Shinn, former President of two APA divisions, resigned from the APA
“because the American Psychological Association continues to condone psychologists’ work in detention centers that violate international law and because of actions by APA’s leadership to discourage dissent from its policies in this matter.”
Beth Shinn resigns from American Psychological Association
There is a new student-driven petition effort on the psychology and involvement in interrogations issue. Like our Eco conferences, it is run by students and largely for students, although open to everyone. So students (and others), please get on there and sign it.
JournalStar.com - Lincoln, Nebraska - News - Local
On Tuesday, she sent a three-page letter to the president of the American Psychological Association, Sharon Stephens Brehm, to say she is returning her 2006 Presidential Citation, given to recognize her work in helping to resettle refugees. “I have struggled for many months with this decision and I [...]
