Rachel Brooks, American Psychological Association; Taking a stand against book bans
"Increasingly, health professionals are engaging in advocacy across their varied life roles: as community members, parents, library patrons, and voters. Psychologists can emphasize that a full range of books teaches students to be critical interpreters of their world, a skill essential for evidence-based practice in clinical and research careers—and for an educated and democratic society."
American Psychological Association (APA); APA names new chief of ethics
"The American Psychological Association has named Lindsay Childress-Beatty, JD, PhD, as its new chief of ethics, recognizing her 20-plus years of ethics work at APA.
“Dr. Lindsay Childress-Beatty brings a wealth of experience to this position, having served as the head of the ethics adjudication team before becoming interim ethics director in 2017,” said APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, in announcing the appointment. “She brings a future-oriented, strategic vision and strong leadership to move the association’s ethical work forward.”
Childress-Beatty provided strategic vision and leadership, administrative oversight and operational management of the Ethics Office as it underwent a period of transition. She has worked closely with the Ethics Committee and its ethics code task force, guiding the association through its most recent revision of its Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, one of the most widely cited professional ethics codes among associations. She has presented on ethics at national and international psychology conferences, as well as association, medical and multidisciplinary legal conferences, and provides consultations on psychological and organizational ethics.
“I am gratified for the opportunity to be a part of this new era of ethics at APA,” Childress-Beatty said. “The pairing of psychology and ethics can provide meaningful guidance regarding the impact of new technologies on society, while a new ethics code will guide the future work of the discipline of psychology while ensuring that the public understands psychologists’ commitment to transparent, ethical behavior based on clear values.”
