Posted by okydoky on December 17, 2009, at 12:25:22
In reply to Contacted the American Psychiatric Association, posted by psych chat on October 28, 2009, at 20:52:30
I thought I already posted this but I cannot find it:
You write so concisely and articulate so well.
Can I inquire if you would be interested in writing a "form" letter to send to our legislators and if you think it pragmatic to the APA? Political talking heads routinely site this as being the most effective way for the public to influence our legislators.
Something members (some like myself who are not so articulate others to impel)could cut and paste and then send in a stamped envelope. Your quotes from Section 4 look to be to your point. That would be general and I guess you could provide a working example for it to be most effective. But here I am asking you to do it and then telling you how to do it. If I knew how to write this I would.
If you are interested it might be helpful to try and find out which legislators are most influential and/or powerful concerning mental health issues.
To quote you "Of course, policy is still evolving to catch up with technology". So let's influence policy.
Here are a couple sites I found maybe it will be of assistance: http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/09/btomasi1/advocacy-letters.doc
http://political-activism.suite101.com/article.cfm/writing_to_us_representatives
Gratefully,oky
ps I found an interesting site about research ethics: http://www.apa.org/science/leadership/bsa/internet/internet-report.pdfand several more googling:"ethics of online research"
Not any legislation about privacy issues specifically in regard to online research but you probably already are aware.
Take care,
oky
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