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Minutes
DIVISION OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (40)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
February 16, 17, 18
Washington D.C. - Shoreham Hotel and APA Central Office
ATTENDING: Kenneth Adams, Jeffrey Barth, Stanley Berent, Linas Bieliauskas, Thomas Boll, Alphonso Campbell, Gerald Goldstein, Larry Hartlage Joseph Matarazzo, Charles Matthews, Manfred 'Meier, Jim Quinlan, Roberta White
GUESTS: From the VA Joseph Mancusi and Dana Moore; from APA Richard Kilburg and Clarence Martin.
The meeting was convened on Februar y 16, 5 PM at the Shoreham.Hotel, Washington, D.C.
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed. Dr. Bieliauskas pointed
out that the document on internships mentioned in the previous minutes
was a document that had the approval of the Joint INS/Division 40 Task
Force on Education, Training and Accredidation. It is actually the report
of a Task Force subcommittee that was asked to report on internship training
in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Campbell indicated that remarks in his
report on The Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs represented his opinion
rather than the stated policy of the Board. Dr. Meier asked that the following
wording be substituted for his announcement concerning the American Board
of Clinical Neuropsychology.
Dr. Meier informed the committee that the ABPP now has a formal relationship with.the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN) with regard to the credentialing of clinical neuropsychologists. The diploma will be issued jointly by ABPP and ABCN and clinical neuropsychology will be ident fied as a new area of practice. ABPP will serve as the umbrella organization for general credential review in accord with ABPP requirements. ABCN will be responsible for the review of clinical neuropsychology credentials and for the examination of candidates.
With these notations, the prior minutes were approved by the Board.
REPORT OF, SECRETARY:
Dr . Goldstein indicated that he receives numerous requests for a description
of clinical neuropsychology. and suggested that the Division should have
an approved document in this regard. It was agreed that Dr. Berent would
and draft such a document that would be circulated to the Board for approval
subsequent distribution to those making inquiries.
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
Dr. Barth submitted a report indicating that the Division has 1538
members with 283 new applicants. The matter of student affiliate status
in the Division received extensive discussion,including consultation with
Jane Hildreth. It was finally decided by the Board that the by-laws should
not be ammended to create a student affiliate category. The basic considerations
were that the APA will not support student affiliate memberships, the.
Division does not have the resources to do so and the studen would not
benefit greatly from the highly limited privileges of student affiliate
status.
FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE:
Dr. Matarazzo submitted a report indicating that our new Fellows are
Muriel Lezak, Charles Matthews, Byron Rourke, Peter Lewinsohn, James Marsh,
Ruth Matarazzo, Ralph Reitan, Paul Satz and Larry Squire. The nominations
of Elbert Russell, Allen E. Willner and Russell Adams are being processed
at present.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Dr. Bieliauskas reported that 88 papers and 13 symposia were submitted
for the 1984 APA meeting in Toronto and are under review. The invited speakers
will be Herbert Weingartner and Karl Pribram. There will be two invited
symposia on the effect of neurosurgery and the other on neuropsychology
in relation to ethnic minority groups.
LIAISONS:
The Board received reports from its three liaison representatives,
Dr. CampbellforEthnic Minority Affairs, Dr. White for the Committee on
Women in Psychology and Dr. Quinlan for the Committee on Gay Concerns.
Summarizing, Dr. Campbell discussed the forthcoming invited syposium on
ethnic minority concerns in neuropsychology indicating that the topics
would be delivery of neuropsychololpgical services to ethnic minorities,clinical
neuropsychological research with ethnic minorities and strategies for increasing
ethnic minority. participation in clinical neuropsycholdgy. Dr. Quinlan
indicated that the major concerns of the Gay Concerns Committee revolved
around the issue of discrimination in membership in organizations and student
selection based on sexual behavior or orientation. Dr. White indicated
that the current concerns of the Committee on Women in Psychology were
the status of women who are ethnic minority members and the status of women'in
psychology relative to number of women on editorial boards of journals,number
of women who are APA fellows, and !n areas related to credentialing,hospitalization
benefits and non-sexist approaches to therapy. The Board considered the
names of woman Division 40 members who might appropriately be nominated
to Fellow status.
NEWSLETTER:
Dr. White presented the layout for the Newsletter masthead, which was
accepted with enthusiam by the Board. It was agreed that Dr. White would
have a $1200 budget for preparation of two eight page newsletters a year.
The board determined that the Newsletter would not accept advertisements
and that publication of announcements would be at the discretion of the
editor. It was agreed that the Newsletter should publish verbatim minutes
of Board meetings, documents prepared by the Division/INS Task Force and
a statement defining the field of neuropsychology that receives Board approval
(See Secretary's Report), The
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Newsletter should be registered with the APA. The deadline for submission for the April issue is the end of February.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:
Dr. Berent reported that the DRG system of reimbursement remains as
an area of concern to clinical neuropsychology, particularly for those
working in non-psychiatric facilities. Dr. Berent also indicated that the
MEDIPP process in the VA and other comprehensive health care planning attempts
may be quite influential regarding the future of clinical neuropsychology.
He also discussed some of the implications of the new VA qualification
standards for hiring and training of psychologists particularly with regard
to the moves toward a generic degree and greater emphasis on post-doctoral
training.
COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES:
Dr. Meier reported that there was extensive discussion in Council regarding
internship training of non-clinicians. The "Koocher Motion" was passed
by Council which calls for non-denial of access to internship training
for individuals in developmental psychology and programs other than- the
traditional clinical and counseling programs. There was extensive discussion
by the Board regarding the wisdom of this decision of Council, but no action
was taken. Council will not investigate the National Register, as was suggested
by a Council member, it changed- its by-laws regarding its relationship
with ABPP such that a relationship is encouraged but not required, and
it abolished the two forum system. It is considering a proposal for a division
of family psychology. Other issues discussed included the acquisition of
Psychology Today, expansion of the Committee on Psychological Tests and
Assessment, plans for reorganization of the APA, .a ney by-law related
to allocation of Council seats and a continuing consideration of policy
toward use of painful stimuli.
VISIT BY CLARENCE MARTIN OF APA:
Mr. Martin indicated that the Reagan budget calls for an increase in
the ADAMAH A appropriation, with the bulk of it going to NIAAA and NIDA.
He also discussed changes in Medicare and the "impact" of the DRG system.
VISIT BY DANA MOORE AND JOSEPH MANCUSI OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION:
The major points made by Drs. Moore and Mancusi were that the VA would
continue to support the new qualification standards for hiring of psychologists
by the VA and that psychologists employed by the VA should be competent
in skills additional to neuropsychology in order to provide comprehensive
psychological services to VA patients under their care. Dr. Moore indicated
that while there wer e 81 AP A approved pre-doctoral internship programs
in the VA, it would be unlikely that the VA would support post-doctoral
training in any area that does not have specialty criteria. She expressed
a need for explicit guidelines for what constitutes a neuropsychologist.
AD HOC TASK FORCE ON NEUROPSYCHOLOGY IN THE VA:
Dr. Kaplan was unable to attent the meeting. In view of the remarks
made by Drs. Moore and Mancusi and subsequent discussion, the Board dissolved
this task force, with thanks to Dr. Kaplan for her efforts.
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VISIT BY RICHARD KILBURG AND PATRICIA LETKE OF THE APA:
These visitors updated the Board regarding AP A deliberations concerning
definition of various proficiences and specialites, policy regarding distressed
psychologists and toward the marketing of psychological services. There
was extended discussion of the steps being taken by APA regarding the development
of specialty criteria. Dr. Meier summarized the activities of the Division/INS
Task Force, indication that this group had provided a definition of clinical
neuropsychology, and had made recommendations regarding education, accredidation
and credentialing. It has also prepared .a "mock" application to be reviewed
by APA. In view of these activities, Dr. Meier proposed the following motion.
Be it resolved that the Executive Committee accept the interim report of the Division 40/INS TAsk Force with thanks to its members and chairman. Division 40 further charges the Task Force to continue study of education, specialization, accredidation and credentialing. The term of the Task Force is extended for a further two years.
The motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
BUDGET:
Dr. Dean was unable to attend the meeting because of illness. Dr. Goldstein
indicated that the current balance for the Division was $7,365.50. The
following budget was proposed for the forthcoming year.
Membership Committee 600
Fellowship Committee 150
Program Committee 100
Newsletter 1200
President's Office 9000
(To include mid-year meeting)
Task Force 1000
Secretary's Office 1000
Total 14500 --
In view of the above Budget, it was moved and seconded that the Division Assessment be increased from $5 to $10. The motion was passed with one abstention.
OTHER BUSINESS:
There was extended discussion of workshops conducted in association
with the AP A or at other times. Dr. Meier mentioned theavailability of
learning centers and software that could be devised for computerized instruction.
Dr,. Hartlage was asked to form an ad-hoc committee to look.ito the matter
of workshops and related educational activities, and to report to'lthe
Board at the Toronto meeting.
Dr. Adams reported to the Board regarding his liaison work with the APA Task Force on Use of Physical Interventions. This Task Force is in the process of forming policy guidelines for use by psychologists of such physical interventions as biofeedback and various electrical devices. Dr. Adams will continue as Division liaison to this Task Force.
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Several names were suggested as possible nominees to various AP A Boards and Committees. Nelson Butters and Alan Mirsky were suggested for the Board of Scientific Affairs, Larry Hartlage for the Ethics Committee, Lou Costa and Byron Rourke for the Publications Committee and Kenneth Adams for the Committee On International Relations. Manny Meier will be nominated for the Board of Professional Affairs.
The Board discussed the concept of Substantive Interest Groups as an alternative procedure for organizing the AP A conventions. The Policy and Planning Board of AP A has proposed a three year plan for this new procedure. It was generally felt that this plan would not be of benefit to the Division, and the Board was not prepared to support it.
Dr. Quinlan will be the Division's liaison to the Committee on Children, Youth and Families of the Board of Social And Ethical Responsibility. This AP A Board has also made a request for award nominations to be considered at the Toronto meeting.
The Division will establish a Task Force on Monitoring of Computer Use, under the direction of Charles Matthews.
The American Psychologist will be devoting an issue to concerns regarding specialization. Our Division will be making a 750 word contribution.
There was extended discussion of the question of liaison of the Division with other groups outside of the APA. It was generally agreed that the Division would consider liaisons to work arsnnd specific issues, but would not seek formal, general affiliations.
Dr. White requested information concerning standards of practice, Medicare and other matters related to third party;payment. Dr. Berent suggested that the Division may gain some degree of visibility through the making of contributions by individual members to projects that would aid in the development of clinical neuropsychology.
The meeting adjourned at 1:35 PM.
Gerald Goldstein, Ph.D.
Secretary, Division 40
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