Archive for May 17th, 2020
Privatization, Functionalism, the Complete Mental Health Archipelago. It’s Here, So Why Should We Still Care? (May, 2020).
ANY post (or page) may be further edited (copyedited, condensed, or expanded, or all of the above) after publishing. Blogger’s privilege! THIS one should be: I tired of working on it amid so much else to blog. Publishing, “as is” but still worth reading, I say. Another consideration: I’m not paid for writing — this blog isn’t an adjunct to a consulting career; it comes from the heart, mind and efforts of a family court (and domestic violence-) survivor parent and aggrieved U.S. citizen whose own government institutions (with all the private conflicts of interests so involved) trashed a family, my career, and didn’t even leave me a safe place to stand after our children turned adult. Instead of restraining the worst in humanity, it seems to bring out and amplify that worst (greed, economic corruption, selfishness, arrogance, and dishonesty). Re: this blog, I am looking for more efficient formats to communicate this information in, or ways to “index” what’s been researched (including the “drill-downs”) on here into key — but documented — topics.
It’s actually a database technology issue. I continue learning, but can’t produce at the same pace as I learn, or anything close to it. //LGH
You are reading:
Privatization, Functionalism, the Complete Mental Health Archipelago. It’s Here, So Why Should We Still Care? (May, 2020) (case-sensitive post short-link ends “-cmj, about 7,300 words”). See also nearby (and just-[re-]published May 13) “The Giant APA and ABA Typify The People’s Problem…” which this came from)..
Others have applied the phrase “Gulag Archipelago” to prison and other institutions across the US, or used the word “archipelago” with other adjectives [1] but my usage here is “Mental Health Archipelago.”
I just re-posted and updated (again, “The Giant APA and ABA Typify The People’s Problem <~link) [2] on the size and extent of at least three American “psych” organizations (for psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis, with the even larger legal association, the American Bar Association). All of “[2]” is added the day after I published this post and relates more to the previous one, except to show how late filing and/or posting of tax returns enables the “chameleon corporation” activity. Where is the concern for the public in all this?
[2} After posting May 13, 2020, what had puzzled me about the APA Services, Inc. entity, my own related post (WordPress generates these and shows at the bottom of posts) from two years ago confirmed by a shared EIN# that a name change had taken place. The D.C. business filings do not provide uploaded, viewable pdfs to see actual images of any filings, so I was in looking there unable to see that fact. Some states do (Massachusetts, California, Florida) to varying extents, but the District of Columbia does not. That topic is another post and project (“feel free,” anyone… to take it on). As I quoted the APA website on my recent post (but not in this color scheme)
APA is positioning our field to play a leading role in addressing the grand challenges of today and the future. In February 2019, APA’s Council of Representatives adopted a new strategic plan that provides a roadmap to guide and prioritize the work of the organization for the next three to five years. The implementation process will be transformative and comprehensive, with the association realigning itself and refocusing its work in concert with the new APA/APA Services, Inc. strategic priorities.
“APA Services, Inc.” is in fact at this time NOT new; the DCRA.DC.Gov record (I posted images) shows that entity dates back to 2000. The wording is tricky: the “strategic priorities” shared by BOTH organizations is new, so technically, the statement is true. But it provides no links (or financials) to show APA Services, Inc. And at first, as stated on the post, I couldn’t find its EIN# from a name search (because the name had changed!) Such situations irritate me… However, after I published the post and saw WordPress’ auto-generated “related” posts, I did find the EIN# and about the name change…
That post:
Do You Know Your…ABA, APA (Founders, History, and via their Forms 990/O and Financial Statements, As Nonprofits?), Or How the ABA from its start maneuvered around Membership Admission for “men of color” despite existing suffrage and qualified men until long after women also got the vote? If Not, Then You Also May Not Yet Know Your [the Public’s] Assigned Place in the Tax Continuum Pecking Order. (Oct 2014 update, Pt. 3A) (Post title with case-sensitive shortlink ending “-76j”)
(I THINK this is the answer at least, as of now): Former name: “APA Practice Organization.” It’s a 501©6, purpose “To promote the mutual professional interests of psychologists.” There’s already an APA PAC (presumably 501©4)…NEW (trade)name, APA Services, Inc.
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