{"id":515,"date":"2016-11-01T18:05:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T18:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychology.news\/news\/?p=515"},"modified":"2016-11-01T18:05:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T18:05:50","slug":"apa-monitor-article-buries-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychology.news\/news\/2016\/11\/01\/apa-monitor-article-buries-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"APA Monitor Article Buries the Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

APA Monitor Article Buries the Lead<\/strong>
\n…and the Spin Machine whirred<\/em><\/p>\n

On October 3, 2016 I wrote this blog post: APA still hasn\u2019t told APA members something.<\/a> I noted then that on August 24, 2016 I wrote a blog post entitled \u201cCan you trust APA to be your source for psychology news?\u201d<\/a> At that time APA still hadn\u2019t published any news about how the VA, one of the largest employers of psychologists, can now hire some psychologists who didn\u2019t have APA-accredited internships (if they\u2019ve obtained ABPP). I first wrote about that on my blog on June 24th in the post \u201cSome welcome changes in how the VA hires psychologists.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

It has now happened, however. The VA’s changes that were dated June 6, 2016 have finally been mentioned in the APA Monitor: the November, 2016 issue. Yes, the VA will now recognize a clinical science-oriented accreditation, PCSAS, that rivals APA’s accreditation (instead of requiring APA accreditation for doctoral programs). In addition, yes, the VA will now hire psychologists who didn’t have APA-accredited internships if they have become board certified. How does the resulting article appear in the Monitor? Why with the a distracting title that focuses on just one of the less-damaging to APA changes and not all of them (including changes that are arguably much more significant). The APA Monitor title is “Now more students are eligible for VA training<\/a>” and the subtitle “New rules at the Department of Veterans Affairs allow U.S. citizens from Canadian-accredited schools to apply for VA internships.” The patron saint of Spin Doctors was clearly looking out for someone. There are significant changes barely mentioned near the end of the article. These changes may be perceived as less favorable to APA perhaps.<\/p>\n

So my readers can have it first (or only if it doesn’t get published), here is the letter to the editor I just sent for consideration to be published in the APA Monitor:<\/p>\n

Monitor Article Buries the Lead
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\nThe November, 2016 article \u201cNow more students are eligible for VA training\u201d buried the lead; important changes may go unnoticed as a result. The title and subtitle \u201cNew rules at the Department of Veterans Affairs allow U.S. citizens from Canadian-accredited schools to apply for VA internships\u201d failed to call attention to other important and meaningful changes. It isn\u2019t until the end of the article in one brief paragraph that readers were made aware that \u201cthe new rule also updates and clarifies the qualifications psychologists must have to apply for other VA positions.\u201d The article makes only a meager mention of \u201cboard certification,\u201d and readers may have missed a significant change. The VA can now hire psychologists who didn\u2019t have APA-accredited internships if they\u2019ve obtained ABPP. It is unfortunate that this news was buried in an article with an unrelated title so deeply that those who could benefit may have missed it. It means that some psychologists who didn\u2019t have APA-accredited internships can now work at one of our largest employers if they obtain ABPP.
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