News In Brief from the American Psychological Association Practice Directorate

April 1998 issue
(Previous issues available)

• Psychology Leaders Advocate for Health Plan Quality Standards
• Practitioners Identify Strategies for Influencing Employers and Health Care Purchasers
• APA Spearheads Formation of NCQA Advisory Council
• SSA Looks to Psychology for Help with Mental Retardation Assessment Issues
• Democrats Introduce Alternative to PARCA