The Oregon Psychologist Bulletin of the Oregon Psychological Association 2nd Quarter 2017 Volume 36, Number 2 OPA President’s Column What’s Inside Forging Relationships and Building Bridges; Reflections on a Presidential Year OPA Announces 2017-2018 Shahana Koslofsky, PhD, OPA President Board of Directors .................2 As I embark on navigate the past year and helped me writing my final find my voice to advocate for what Dues Increase Approved presidential column, I mattered to me. While I cannot count to Implement Director of find myself reflecting on the outcome of my work, I take Professional Affairs ...............2 on the past year. It has comfort in knowing I spoke up. been a busy year for all As I leave this presidential year of us as psychologists feeling empowered and encouraged, No Fee and Fancy-Free? and as community I owe a debt of gratitude to OPA Ethical Considerations of Pro Bono Work .............................3 members. We were faced with a divisive and its members for giving me this election and presidency that directly opportunity. I am hopeful that my impacts us and the communities we presidential initiative, Forging Advice for Psychologists live and work in, as well as ongoing Relationships and Building Bridges, from a Lesbian legislation that targets the work we which included direct communications Adolescent .............................4 do and the communities we live in with OPTUM to advocate on behalf of and work with. Over the past year, psychologists, transparency and open as I tried to manage these challenges communication with membership The Psychology of Presidents and Terrorists.........................6 both personally and professionally, on Board actions and decisions, and I was impressed with how our skills the newly developed DPA position, as psychologists helped to navigate leaves behind pathways that allow us Welcome New and these tumultuous times personally and to advocate on behalf of ourselves as Returning OPA Members .......7 professionally. On a personal level, psychologists, and on behalf of our these challenging times have certainly communities so that we can work pushed us to engage in self-care and towards bridging the divide our nation Clinical Implications of seek balance in our lives so as not to is now facing. I am aware that over Gratitude ...............................10 be overwhelmed and lose our way. the last year members did not always On a professional level, our skills as agree with decisions I made; however, OPA Conference psychologists have allowed us to look the questions and challenges that were Highlights .............................12 to both science and practice to inform presented pushed me to think about our opinions and behaviors related matters more deeply and broadly. I to matters ranging from health care leave this position with more expansive OPA 2017 Award to immigration to the environment. views on issues, views that I hope are Honorees ..............................14 Finally, our guiding Ethical Principles more inclusive and representative encouraged us to find our voices and of the communities that I live and engage in advocacy in order to work to work in. Thank you for giving me this “respect and protect civil and human opportunity to work with and for you. rights” (APA, 2010, p. 3). Together, the I look forward to our continued work guidelines and training from our field together. ushered me through these challenging Reference times and in the end enabled me to American Psychological Association. leave this presidency with even more (2010). Ethical principles of respect and admiration for psychology psychologists and code of conduct. and psychologists than when I started. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ Specifically, psychology helped me ethics/code/ OPA Announces 2017-2018 Board of Directors OPA Helpful The following OPA members were effect on July 1, 2017): Ryan Dix, Contacts elected to serve as the new officers for PsyD, President; Shahana Koslofsky, the 2017-2018 board of directors and PhD, Past President; Cliff Johannsen, The following is contact will take office on July 1st: PhD, Director/APA Council information for resources Natalie Kollross, PsyD – President Representative; Amy Kobus, PhD, commonly used by OPA Elect Diversity Committee Chair; Catherine members. Freda Bax, PsyD – Treasurer Miller, PhD, Ethics Committee Chair; OPA Office Alan Ledford, PhD – Secretary Robin Henderson, PsyD, Legislative Committee Chair; Carilyn Ellis, PsyD, Sandra Fisher, CAE - Executive The following OPA members were Director; Spencer Griffith, PsyD, Director elected as directors for the 2017-2018 147 SE 102nd board: Director; Mary Peterson, PhD, ABPP/ Portland, OR 97216 CL, OBPE Liaison; Jennifer Shaheed, 503.253.9155 or 800.541.9798 Marie-Christine Goodworth, PhD MA, Student Representative; Bill Fax: 503.253.9172 Mary Peterson, PhD, ABPP/CL McConochie, PhD, Lane County Email: [email protected] Remaining Board members will Chapter Rep.; and Kim Swanson, PhD, Website: www.opa.org include (with the title that will go into Central Oregon Chapter Rep. 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In other words, we should Fortunately, these fears do not line to payment. Although not required engage in pro bono work, or the up with existing literature, as there by the Ethical Principles (APA, act of giving away our professional is no conclusive evidence that clients 2010), consider rendering a written services for free. Although pro bono receiving pro bono services value summary of the fee agreement as you work is encouraged under Principle therapy less or make fewer gains might for a full-fee client. Pay close B: Fidelity and Responsibility in than their full-fee counterparts (Zur, attention to contractual obligations the APA Ethics Code (American 2015). Yet, we agree with Knapp and and take care not to violate an Psychological Association, 2010), VandeCreek’s (2008) opinion that agreement with a payor, such as there is no specific standard or even “decisions about pro bono services or routinely waiving an insurance comprehensive research on the topic low cost services need to be carefully co-pay. Be practical about what is to guide decision-making. The idea and deliberately considered” (p. 622). reasonable within the confines of of providing free services is surely Examine the psychological needs of the practice and adjust pro bono appealing to many psychologists; the client: Will pro bono services be offerings based on affordability for after all, most clinicians enter the contraindicated for the particular the provider (Knapp & VandeCreek, field to help others.