Council Policy Manual: Table of Contents

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Council Policy Manual: Table of Contents

Introduction

A. Elections

I. Apportionment Ballots
II. Board and Committees
III. Council of Representatives
IV. Election Principles
V. Members Who Have Not Previously Served
VI. Presidential Elections

B. Awards

I. APA Awards Criteria

C. Membership

I. Applications
II. Diversity
III. Dual Membership
IV. Dues Exempt Journal Fee
V. Fellows
VI. Membership Committee
VII. Student Affiliates

D. Human Resources

I. Employment Equality
II. Governance Staff Interaction

E. Ethics

I. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

F. Board of Directors

I. Duties of the President
II. Retreat Meetings

G. Divisions and State and Provincial Associations

I. Consulting with Divisions
II. Division Dues
III. Division Journals
IV. Division Membership
V. Establishment of New Divisions

H. Organization of APA

I. Council - Breakout Groups
II. Council - Debriefing Off-Going Members
III. Council - Guidelines for Council Resolutions
IV. Council - Reports from Officers and Directorates
V. Council - Seating, Expense Reimbursement Liaison Observers
VI. Council - Smoking Prohibition
VII. Indemnification of Officers, Governance Members and Staff
VIII. Periodic Evaluation of Committees by Boards

I. Publications and Communications

I. Advertising Policy
II. Complimentary Journal Subscriptions
III. Freedom of Scientific Inquiry
IV. Management of Journals
V. Psychological Bulletin

J. Convention Affairs

I. Child Care
II. Dates and Length of Convention
III. Division Programs
IV. Listing Author Names
V. Listing Non-APA Meetings
VI. Physical and Social Accessibility
VII. Selection of Site
VIII. Speaker Expenses
IX. Student Attendance

K. Educational Affairs

I. Academic Freedom
II. Accreditation
III. Continuing Education
IV. Clinical Internships
V. Doctoral Training
VI. Education and Training
VII. Ethnic Minority Recruitment and Retention
VIII. Graduate Assistantships
IX. Graduate Programs
X. Halftime Internships
XI. License Reciprocity
XII. Masters Degree
XIII. Post Doctoral Education
XIV. Respecialization
XV. Secondary School Psychology
XVI. Specialties and Proficiencies
XVII. Student Loans
XVIII. Undergraduate Education

L. Professional Affairs

I. Alcohol and Substance Abuse
II. Autism
III. Changing HC System
IV. Children
V. Consumer Protection - Patient Right
VI. Dementia - Age Related Cognitive Decline
VII. Disaster Response
VIII. DSM
IX. Dual Diagnosis
X. Guideline Development
XI. Health Service Provider
XII. Hospital Privileges
XIII. Hypnosis
XIV. Impaired Psychologists
XV. Independent Science and Profession
XVI. Licensure
XVII. Managed Care
XVIII. Nursing
XIX. Prescription Privileges
XX. Provider Guidelines
XXI. Psychoanalysis
XXII. Public Education
XXIII. Public Service Psychologists
XXIV. Record Keeping
XXV. Serious Mental Illness - Severe Emotional Disturbance
XXVI. School Psychology
XXVII. Title - Doctor
XXVIII. Treatment v. Training
XXIX. Veteran Affairs Psychologists

M. Scientific Affairs

I. Animal Research
II. Creationism
III. Decade of Behavior
IV. Dianetics
V. Drugs in Research
VI. Facilitated Communication
VII. Free Exchange of Scientific Information
VIII. Freedom in the Conduct of Science
IX. Science Education
X. Social Research
XI. Testing
XII. Tobacco

N. Public Interest

Part 1

I. Abortion
II. Assisted Suicide
III. Boxing
IV. Child Custody
V. Child Sex Abuse
VI. Corporal Punishment
VII. Cultural & Ethnic Diversity

Part 2

VIII. Death Penalty
IX. Disabilities
X. Disaster
XI. Employment Conditions for Psychologists
XII. End of Life Issues
XIII. Firearms

Part 3

XIV. Foster Parents
XV. Hate Crimes
XVI. HIV/AIDS
XVII. Homelessness
XVIII. Insanity Defense
XIX. Indeterminate Sanctions & Psychological Treatment
XX. Motor Vehicle Trauma
XXI. Nuclear Arms
XXII. Political Dissent & Mental Hospitals
XXIII. Polygraph Testing

Part 4

XXIV. Poverty & Socioeconomic Status
XXV. Public Policy & Social Issues
XXVI. Public Sector Services for Serious Mentally Ill
XXVII. School Drop-Out
XXVIII. Sexual Orientation

Part 5

XXIX. Special Education
XXX. Substance Abuse
XXXI. Tobacco
XXXII. Urban Life and Residence Issues
XXXIII. Vietnam
XXXIV. Violence
XXXV. Women's Rights
XXXVI. Work Related Psychological Disorders

O. Ethnic Minority Affairs

I. Ethnic Minority Recruitment and Retention
II. Profiling in Law Enforcement & Security Activities

P. International Affairs

I. Children's Rights
II. Free Exchange of Ideas
III. Human Rights
IV. Psychiatric Diagnosis and Political Dissent
V. Psychologists Who are Political Refugees
VI. Rights of Psychologists in Other Countries
VII. Violence
VIII. Zionism and Racism

Q. Central Office

I. Environmental Responsibility
II. Public Policy

R. Financial Affairs

I. Consumer Price Index Dues Adjustment
II. Directorate Budget Monitoring
III. Investment Policy
IV. New Worth Allocation
V. Responsible Spending
VI. Staff Compensation

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