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Agenda, Action Papers, Reports & Position Statements 

Orientation
Assembly Fast Facts
      Top Ten FAQs About the Assembly (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About Reference Committees (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About the DB Representative Role (NJPA Version 2015)
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Assembly Actions - Joe Napoli
Future Assembly Awards - Joe Napoli & Bill Greenberg
Be Who You Want To Be: A HIPAA Compliance Initiative - Joe Napoli
Communication Templates
Area 3 Report Template & Guidelines (.docx)
Avoid Reinventing the Wheel
1. Sharing among the District Branches
NJPA Position Statement on the Opioid Epidemic
NJPA Resource Document on the Opioid Epidemic
PaPS - Clinical Considerations When Developing Substance Use Legislation (Opposing Involuntary Commitment for SUD)
NJPA Goverance
Table of Organization
Expert Advisory Panel
Article on Reorganization - "NJPA Plans for Relevance: Step 3: - Committees"
2. Researching what has already been done via the AITS before writing an Action Paper
Action Item Tracking System ((AITS) Need to Login to access.)
NOTE: AITS IS PRESENTLY NOT WORKING ON APA WEBSITE
3. Researching APA Position Statements (Click on button.)
"Policy documents are approved by the APA Assembly and Board of Trustees... These are ... position statements that define APA official policy on specific subjects." APA Operations Manual
4. Checking the Area 3 Archives (Click on button)

Action Paper Resources

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Position Statements  

POLICY FINDER LINK for all Position Statements from 1974-2014
Link for Position Statements Relating to Child and Adolescent Issues in Psychiatry - 1980-2013
Note: 2014 updated 08-01-15 but 2009-2013 may not be a complete and accurate list. Click on Title to go to APA Website for information on the position statement and click on [PDF] to download PDF.
2014
 Joint Resolution Against Torture [PDF]
Position Statement on Abortion and Women's Reproductive Rights [PDF]
Position Statement on Death Sentences for Persons with Dementia or Traumatic Brain Injury [PDF]
Position Statement on Diminished Responsibility in Capital Sentencing [PDF]
Position Statement on Discrimination against Persons with Previous Psychiatric Treatment [PDF]
Position Statement on Discriminatory Disability Insurance Coverage [PDF]
Position Statement on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation [PDF]
Position Statement on Federal Exemption from the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion [PDF]
Position Statement on Firearm Access, Acts of Violence and the Relationship to Mental Illness and Mental Health Services [PDF]
Position Statement on Insanity Defense [PDF]
Position Statement on Leadership of State Mental Health Services [PDF]
Position Statement on Mentally Ill Prisoners and Death Row [PDF]
Position Statement on Moratorium on Capital Punishment in the United States [PDF]
Position Statement on Need to Monitor and Assess the Public Health and Safety Consequences of Legalizing Marijuana [PDF]
Position Statement on Patient-Physician Covenant [PDF]
Position Statement on Peer Review of Expert Testimony [PDF]
Position Statement on Prior Authorizations for Psychotropic Medications [PDF]
Position Statement on Psychiatric Participation in Interrogation of Detainees [PDF]
Position Statement on Psychiatrists Practicing in Managed Care: Rights and Regulations [PDF]
Position Statement on Psychotherapy as an Essential Skill of Psychiatrists [PDF]
Position Statement on Relationship between Treatment and Self Help [PDF]
Position Statement on Residency Training Needs in Addiction Psychiatry for the General Psychiatrist [PDF]
Position Statement on the Provision of Psychotherapy for Psychiatric Residents [PDF]
Position Statement on Universal Access to Health Care [PDF]
Position Statement on Xenophobia, Immigration and Mental Health [PDF]
Area 3 Council Meeting
Agenda
Agenda - revised
Minutes
Minutes November, 2017
Reports
Area 3 Representative Report
Area 3 Report to AEC 2018-01-19
BOT - Trustee Report
BOT Rule of 95 Task Force Report
Assembly Executive Committee
APA Administration Report
Administration Update - 2018-03
Financial
Financial Summary
Area 3 Report to AEC - 2017-07 with Block Grant Request
AHWG on Area Financing -2018-02-09
Area 3 Committees
Committee on
Member Services (COMS)
Committee on
Program Evaluation (COPE)
COPE Description
Area 3 Policy on Program Evaluation and Funding
Council Approved 10-07-17
District Branches
Psychiatric Society of Delaware
Maryland Psychiatric Society
New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
Washington Psychiatric Society
Early Career Psychiatrists
ECP Report - None
Minority/Underrepresented
MU/R Group and
Women's Caucus Report
Resident-Fellow Members
RFM Report
Unfinished Business
  Action Item Tracking
Where's My Action Paper 2018-03
Civil Liability Coverage for District Branch Ethics Investigations - Dr Hanson
Council on Women's Mental Health - Dr Silver
Health Care is a Human Right - Dr Sorel
Providing Education and Guidance for the Use and Limitations of Pharmacogenomics in Clinical Practice - Dr Napoli
Other Unfinished Business
Area 3 Initiatives
New Business
Action Papers
 Area 3 Action Papers
Assembly Committees and Ad Hoc Work Groups (AHWG)
Assembly Committee on Access to Care - Dr Sorel
Assembly Committee on Maintenance of Certification - Dr Arora
Assembly Committee on Psychiatric Diagnosis & the DSM - Dr Ciolino
Assembly Committee on Public & Community Psychiatry - Dr Gallucci
Assembly and Foundation - Dr Komrad
Assembly Reference Committees
Reference 1 - Advancing Psychiatry - Dr Dunlap
Reference 2 - Psychiatric Knowledge & Research - Dr Greenberg
Reference 3 - Education & Life-Long Learning - Dr Thompson
Reference 4 - Diversity & Health Disparities - Dr Arora
Reference 5 - Membership & Organization - Dr Melnick
American Psychiatric Association Foundation
APAF 2016 Annual Report
2012
Assessing the risk of violence
Banning of pharmacy benefit management policies that require the provision of dangerous quantities of medications
Firearms access: Inquiries in clinical settings
HIV-infected psychiatrists
HIV infection and pregnant women
Occupational HIV exposure: Protocols and protections
Recognition and management of HIV-related neuropsychiatric findings and associated impairments
Recognition and management of substance use disorders and other mental health comorbid with HIV
Segregation of prisoners with mental illness
Substance use disorders
Support for peer support services
Syringe exchange program
Transgender and gender variant individuals, Access to care for
Transgender and gender variant individuals, Discrimination against
Use of opioid medications with terminally ill patients
2011
Bullying-related morbidity and mortality, Joint AACAP/APA statement 
Guns on college and university campuses, Proposed legislation
Homosexuality (call for international action)
Juveniles serving lengthy mandatory terms of imprisonment, Review of sentences
Mental health, children and disasters, Joint APA/AACAP statement on 
Physician wellness 
Utilization review, Remuneration for psychiatrists’ time performing
2010 
Confidentiality of computerized records  
Conflicts of interest principles and guidelines: With special interest for clinical practice and research 
Direct to consumer advertising, Adoption of AMA statement on 
High volume psychiatric practice and quality of patient care
Infectious disease epidemics including H1N1
No “Dangerous Patient” exception to federal psychotherapist-patient testimonial privilege
Posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury 
Psychiatry and primary care integration across the lifespan
2009 
Abortion and women's reproductive rights
Access to comprehensive psychiatric assessment and integrated treatment  
Adolescent substance abuse 
Atypical antipsychotic agents  
Carve-outs and discrimination 
Discriminatory disability insurance coverage 
Employment-related psychiatric examinations 
HIV and adolescents  
HIV and inpatient psychiatric services 
HIV and outpatient psychiatric services  
HIV antibody testing  
HIV/AIDS and confidentiality, disclosure and protection of others  
Interference with scientific research and medical care 
Medication substitution  
Provision of psychotherapy for psychiatric residents 
Psychiatrists practicing in managed care: Rights and regulations
Regarding hypnosis 
Tobacco dependence  
Use of animals in research 
U.S. military policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” 
Xenophobia, immigration and mental health