A lot of psychologists are threatening to leave the APA over their failure to take a stance against psychologists participating in torture interrogations.

on edit: Kaslow is the current APA President

http://www.uh.edu/class/psychology/news/archive/2013/alumni-news/index.php

I wonder if she ever tortured/was tortured by any of the thousand points of light down there.

I am doing so myself. I have been to war. I have seen what is accepted as an OK atrocity. I see the wounded men and women when I counsel at the VA.

I no longer take insurance so that is not an issue. But standing up like this will threaten quite a few of us professionally. How will it affect those of us who work at the VA? How will it affect those of us with teaching positions in psychology programs approved and accredited by the APA? How will it affect those of us who supervise interns in APA accredited programs.

Irregardless of the consequences, the continued acceptance of torture by the APA is appalling, unprofessional, and personally disgusting. It must end.

For one thing, as an independent forensic practitioner in the boonies, I need the online journal access. I did the war gig too, Vietnam in '67-68.

You do raise some "interesting" questions about the consequences of dropping APA. I do know that the VA won't hire psychologists from non-accredited programs, but don't see how they can require APA membership for employment. Also, I know of nothing that requires faculty or supervisors in approved graduate & internship programs to be APA members, but I've been out of touch with that world for decades.

but I am inches away from cutting them over this.

They are questions several of us do have. They may not be 'direct' requirements, but many may loose those positions 'for other reasons' or may not get new ones because they are not a part of the 'in group'. I have seen that with a few MD friends I know who are not AMA members.

Agreeably, we don't know yet the consequences, and I truly hope that more members will make this stain disappear.

What Cold War CIA Interrogators Learned From The Nazis
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101685134

but cranking it up to 11.

continue to use psychiatric care as a shield to torture dissidents and others. This include post-9/11 America.

In Contravention of Conventional Wisdom (Cheryl Welsh 2008)
http://mindjustice.org/wisdom.htm

"Majority of American Psychological Association's legislative body votes in favor, but fails to get it on the groups agenda"

It's not who votes that count, it's who obstructs the vote from being counted.