2018-03-03

[#DIV28SUPER] Fwd: just posted....

Forwarding because, in my opinion, the development of clinical practice guidelines is the most valuable activity that APA has attempted in decades. To "roll them back" (and put a damper on those that are forthcoming) would be a scar on the APA and a major setback for the profession. While I think the whole "petition thing" is silly...these are issues for informed debate...not a popularity contest. However, I do think that it useful to demonstrate that support for the guidelines effort is broader and deeper than is characterized in the note Mitch Prinstein forwarded. Consequently, I hope you sign the "pro guidelines" petition.
Kenny

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Begin forwarded message:

From: "Prinstein, Mitch" <mitch.prinstein@UNC.EDU>
Date: March 3, 2018 at 8:10:43 AM CST
To: <SSCPNET@LISTSERV.IT.NORTHWESTERN.EDU>
Subject: just posted....
Reply-To: "Prinstein, Mitch" <mitch.prinstein@UNC.EDU>

The following quote comes from a post to several listservs…..

 

"The petition opposing the APA PTSD guidelines has over 45,000 signatures, and the number of signatures has been increasing daily.  The Petition supporting them has 1700 signatures, and that number has basically been unchanged since the first few days it came out.  If the number of signatories is representative of our profession, for every person who supports the guidelines, there are over  25 who oppose them.  Those who beat the drum for "evidence based therapy" are NOT representative of psychologists' views.  They are a tiny minority, but they make the most noise and have completely dominated dialog - in APA, in health insurance policy, in public policy - for decades. Our field has been hijacked by a tiny and highly non-representative minority, who have managed to consume virtually all the oxygen there is."

 

If you disagree, I hope you have:

  1. signed the pro-guidelines petition - https://www.thepetitionsite.com/780/537/970/support-the-apa-ptsd-treatment-guidelines/
  2. and forwarded the link to every human you know with strong encouragement to vote
  3. Surely, everyone on this list, every faculty member, and every graduate student, every psychologist involved in training, and everyone among our professional colleagues totals more than 1700 people….right?

 

 

 

 

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