Council Policy Manual: Q. Central Office

The APA Policy Manual is a collection of policy actions taken by the APA Council of Representatives. This edition includes actions taken after 1960 and up to but not including August 2001. The texts included in the Manual are the texts of the actual motions passed by Council.

• I. Environmental Responsibility
  
• II. Public Policy

I. ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

1. August 1998

Council voted to approve the following motions regarding APAs environmental responsibility:

That APA encourage convention and APA meeting facilities to facilitate environmentally responsible practices.

APA Central Office will report annually as an information item in the Council agenda on progress toward environmentally responsible practices, including resource reduction, re-use, and recycling at meeting hotels and APA Central Office.

II. PUBLIC POLICY

1. February 1993

Council approved commended the Central Office staff for its support and assistance in ensuring that psychology’s voice is heard in the ongoing debates over public policy issues that face our nation. Furthermore, Council affirmed that it is a proper function of Central Office staff to facilitate the public policy actions of delegations of psychologists sponsored by boards, committees, divisions, or state and provincial and commonwealth psychological associations that request such assistance when the public policy actions are consistent with established APA policy. The requests shall be coordinated through the regular channels of Central Office operations. Such public policy actions shall include, but not be limited to, arranging meetings with elected federal representatives, facilitating coalition building with other groups to promote legislation, and coordinating the participation of psychologists in activities whose aims are consistent with established APA policies.

Council Policy Manual: Table of Contents | Introduction | A. Elections | B. Awards | C. Membership | D. Human Resources | E. Ethics | F. Board of Directors | G. Divisions and State and Provincial Associations | H. Organization of APA | I. Publications and Communcations | J. Convention Affairs | K. Educational Affairs | L. Professional Affairs | M. Scientific Affairs | N. Public Interest - Part 1 | N. Public Interest - Part 2 | N. Public Interest - Part 3 | N. Public Interest - Part 4 | N. Public Interest - Part 5 | O. Ethnic Minority Affairs | P. International Affairs | Q. Central Office | R. Financial Affairs