Timeline of American Psychological Association Policies and Actions Related to Detainee Welfare and Professional Ethics in the Context of Interrogation and National Security
Sept. 21, 2018
APA President Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, ABPP, responds[1] (PDF, 68KB) to the Defense Department letter of concern regarding APA’s 2015 Council resolution on psychologists and national security.
Aug. 9, 2018
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Tom McCaffery sends a letter of concern[2] (PDF, 34KB) to APA’s Board of Directors about APA’s 2015 Council resolution regarding the role of military psychologists in national security settings.
May 1, 2018
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, sends a lette[3]r (PDF, 55KB) to the Senate Intelligence Committee expressing serious concern about the nomination of Gina Haspel for director of the CIA.
Oct. 22, 2017
Aug. 23, 2017
APA President Antonio E. Puente, PhD, and CEO Arthur C. Evans, PhD, send letters to President Donald J. Trump and other key federal officials to inform them about our APA policies regarding psychologists’ roles in national security and interrogation processes.
Feb. 16, 2017
Five plaintiffs file a lawsuit against the Association arising out of the publication of the Independent Review.
Feb. 13, 2017
APA President Antonio Puente, PhD, and Interim CEO Cynthia Belar, PhD, ABPP, send letters to President Donald J. Trump and other key federal officials to urge against use of torture or abusive treatment of detainees. Letters included a statement by the Society of Military Psychology[4] (APA Div. 19 — PDF, 94KB) co-signed by 40 of APA’s 54 divisions.
Jan. 27, 2017
Nov. 22, 2016
APA President Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, ABPP, sends a letter to U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.[5] (PDF, 51KB), expressing APA’s strong support of his statement in which he pledged that the United States will not waterboard national security detainees and reiterated his opposition to torture.
June 11, 2016
APA Past Presidents Cantor, DeLeon, Fox, Graham, Matarazzo, Seligman, Sternberg and Zimbardo send an open letter[6] (PDF, 114KB) to the APA Board of Directors, Council of Representatives, divisions and staff.
Aug. 3, 2016
APA amends Standard 3.04 of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct[7] (Ethics Code) to include a direct prohibition regarding participating in torture, defined as “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person, or in any other cruel, inhuman, or degrading behavior that violates 3.04(a).”
May 15, 2016
Former chairs of the APA Ethics Committee send an open letter[8] (PDF, 172KB) to the APA Board of Directors.
April 15, 2016
APA re-engages attorney David Hoffman and the law firm Sidley Austin[9] on a limited basis to review and respond to questions regarding specific Department of Defense (DoD) policies that may be relevant to the findings of the Independent Review the association released in 2015.
Feb. 26, 2016
APA names 17 psychologists and ethics experts to the Commission on Ethics Processes[10]. They plan to review all of the association’s ethics processes and procedures, present a progress report at the August 2016 Board and Council meetings, and present their final report at the February 2017 meetings of the APA Board of Directors, Council Leadership Team and Council of Representatives.
Feb. 16, 2016
Former Ethics Committee Chairs Kinscherff, Sparta, Roberts, Di Francisca, Deutsch, Johnson, Barnett, McGarrah, Fouad and Bow send an open letter[11] (PDF, 52KB) to the APA Board of Directors.
Feb. 12, 2016
APA President Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, ABPP, and APA Interim Chief Executive Officer Cynthia D., Belar, PhD, ABPP, send a letter to President Barack Obama[12] (PDF, 101 KB) calling for lifting U.S. restrictions to portions of the UN’s Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Feb. 9, 2016
APA issues a call for comments[13] on proposed language to revise Standard 3.04 of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Ethics Code) regarding prohibitions surrounding psychologist participation in national security interrogations.
Jan. 8, 2016
The Department of Defense responds[14] (PDF, 290KB) to the Oct. 28, 2015, letter[15] (PDF, 32KB) from APA President Barry S. Anton, PhD, ABPP, and former APA CEO Norman B. Anderson, PhD, which detailed APA’s new policy that includes a prohibition against the involvement of psychologists in national security interrogations.
Nov. 9, 2015
November 2015
APA Ethics Committee updates 2009 Statement: No Defense to Torture Under the APA Ethics Code.
Oct. 28, 2015
- Letter to President Barack Obama[16] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter[17] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to CIA Director John Brennan[18] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper[19] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Frazier Thompson IV, Director, High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group[20] (PDF, 43KB)
- Letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch[21] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Chairman Mac Thornberry and Ranking Member Adam Smith, House Committee on Armed Services[22] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Chairman John McCain and Ranking Member Jack Reed, Senate Committee on Armed Services[23] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Chairman Devin Nunes and Ranking Member Adam Schiff, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence[24] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Chairman Richard Burr and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence[25] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Member John Conyers, House Committee on Judiciary[26] (PDF, 32KB)
- Letter to Chairman Charles Grassley and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, Senate Committee on Judiciary[27] (PDF, 32KB)
Oct. 16, 2015
- Letter to Members of the American MENA Community[28] (PDF, 214KB)
APA President Barry S. Anton, PhD, ABPP, writes a letter in response to the Aug. 14, 2015, open letter to APA and the psychological community from the American Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) Psychological Network.
Sept. 25, 2015
Sept. 12, 2015
- Follow Up Letter to the International Community[29]
APA Past President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, and President-elect Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, ABPP, send an email message to the international psychological community on behalf of APA regarding APA actions in response to the findings of the Hoffman Report.
Sept. 4, 2015
Attorney David H. Hoffman delivers a revised version of the original July 2, 2015, Independent Review Report relating to APA ethics guidelines, national security interrogations and torture, with an errata sheet detailing revisions to the report.
Aug. 19, 2015
Aug. 14, 2015
- Open Letter[30] (PDF, 297KB)
Members of the American Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) Psychological Network send an open letter to APA and the psychological community regarding “events spanning the past decade” that were documented in the Hoffman Report. - Member Letter[31]
APA President-elect Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, ABPP, and Past President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, send an email to all APA members announcing results of APA’s Council of Representatives’ deliberations at the APA 2015 Annual Convention in Toronto.
Aug. 7, 2015
APA Council of Representatives votes 157-1 to prohibit psychologists from participating in national security interrogations.
July 31, 2015
July 30, 2015
APA informs leaders of key congressional committees about the findings of the Independent Review Report.
July 29, 2015
July 24, 2015
- Letter to APA members[32] (PDF, 89KB)
APA President-elect Susan McDaniel, PhD, ABPP, and APA Past President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, send letter to APA members requesting recommendation for action.
July 21, 2015
July 11, 2015
July 10, 2015
July 2, 2015
Attorney David H. Hoffman delivers the Independent Review Report relating to APA ethics guidelines, national security interrogations and torture, pursuant to the Nov. 12, 2014, resolution of the APA Board of Directors.
June 10, 2015
May 2, 2015
Dec. 23, 2014
Dec. 18, 2014
Dec. 14, 2014
Dec. 10, 2014
Dec. 9, 2014
Nov. 12, 2014
Oct. 16, 2014
March 15, 2014
March 7, 2014
Feb. 27, 2014
APA informs key federal and congressional officials of updates regarding APA policy related to detainee welfare and the role of psychologists in national security settings.
Feb. 20, 2014
Jan. 23, 2014
Dec. 20, 2013
- APA writes to inform President Barack Obama of new unified APA policy[33] related to detainee welfare and the work of psychologists in national security settings.
July 31, 2013
Dec. 5, 2011
Dec. 1, 2011
July 25, 2011
Comments and Feedback Requested on the Responses of the APA Ethics Committee to Questions, Comments, and Vignettes Regarding APA Policy on the Role of Psychologists in National Security-Related Activities (PDF, 6.74MB)
June 30, 2010
June 21, 2010
June 1, 2010
Feb. 20, 2010
Dec. 14, 2009
Aug. 5, 2009
July 31, 2009
June 18, 2009
June 4, 2009
May 28, 2009
May 15, 2009
April 22, 2009
March 2009
- APA Central Office, at the Direction of the Council of Representatives, Forwards the Report of the APA Presidential Advisory Group on the Implementation of the Petition Resolution to Relevant Boards and Committees for Their Review and Appropriate Action
Feb. 21, 2009
Feb. 20, 2009
Jan. 22, 2009
December 2008
Nov. 14-15, 2008
November 2008
Oct. 6, 2008
Oct. 2, 2008
October 2008
Sept. 17, 2008
Aug. 16, 2008
June 2008
April 2008
Feb. 15, 2008
Feb. 4, 2008
Nov. 6, 2007
Nov. 1, 2007
Sept. 21, 2007
Aug. 20, 2007
Aug. 17-20, 2007
Aug. 19, 2007
July 18, 2007
Jan. 9, 2007
Sept. 21, 2006
September 2006
Aug. 10, 2006
Aug. 9, 2006
July 2006
April 2006
Oct. 28, 2005
APA supports U.S. Sen. John McCain’s amendment to the FY 2006 Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations bill calling for the prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of U.S. detainees and for uniform standards for interrogation.
Aug. 29, 2005
Aug. 4, 2005
July 5, 2005
July 2005
June 24-26, 2005
- PENS Task Force Meets
- APA’s Board of Directors Adopts the Task Force Report as APA Policy
February 2005
- APA’s Board of Directors Approves Funds for the Establishment the Task Force on Psychological Ethics and National Security (the PENS Task Force)
2002
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References
- ^ APA Response to DoD Letter on Detainee Policy (www.apa.org)
- ^ Role of Military Psychologists in National Security Settings (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to the Honarable Sen. Richard Burr on Nomination of Gina Haspel to head CIA (www.apa.org)
- ^ Statement by the Society of Military Psychology on Torture (www.apa.org)
- ^ APA Letter to Senator John McCain on Waterboarding (www.apa.org)
- ^ Open letter from past APA presidents to the Board of Directors, Council of Representatives, divisions and staff (www.apa.org)
- ^ standard-304 (www.apa.org)
- ^ May 15, 2016, open letter from former chairs of the APA Ethics Committee to the Board of Directors (www.apa.org)
- ^ APA re-engages attorney David Hoffman (www.apa.org)
- ^ APA names members of the Commission on Ethics Processes (www.apa.org)
- ^ Feb. 16, 2016, open letter to the APA Board of Directors from former chairs of the APA Ethics Committee (www.apa.org)
- ^ APA Letter to Obama on Convention Against Torture (www.apa.org)
- ^ issues a call for comments (apacustomout.apa.org)
- ^ The Department of Defense Response Letter (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Ashton B. Carter, secretary of defense, Defense Department (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to President Barack Obama (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Ashton B. Carter, secretary of defense, Defense Department (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to John O. Brennan, director, CIA (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to James R. Clapper, director, National Intelligence (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Frazier Thompson IV, director, High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Loretta E. Lynch, attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Mac Thornberry, chairman, Committee on Armed Services (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to John McCain, chairman, Committee on Armed Services (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Devin Nunes, chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Richard Burr, chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Bob Goodlatte, chairman, Committee on Judiciary (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to Charles Grassley, chairman, Committee on Judiciary (www.apa.org)
- ^ APA Response to MENA Open Letter (www.apa.org)
- ^ Follow Up Letter from APA (www.apa.org)
- ^ Open Letter to APA from MENA Psychological Network (www.apa.org)
- ^ member-letter (www.apa.org)
- ^ Letter to APA members from APA President-Elect Susan McDaniel, PhD, and APA Past President Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, members of the Special Committee for the Independent Review (www.apa.org)
- ^ national-security (www.apa.org)
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