The American Psychological Association announced Tuesday three of its executives, including its CEO, will step down due to findings that senior officials aided the CIA's Bush-era terrorist interrogation program that involved torture, according to The New York Times.
The following executives, who were named individually in a 542-page report on the role of psychologists in the interrogation programs, will step down.
- Norman Anderson, PhD, CEO, will retire.
- L. Michael Honaker, PhD, deputy CEO, will retire.
- Rhea Farberman, executive director for public and member communications, will resign.
The organization's ethics director, Stephen Behnke, PhD, was also named in the report and was forced out last Wednesday, according to The New York Times. A statement from Dr. Behnke's lawyer said the report is "a gross mischaracterization of his intentions, goals and actions," according to the article.
The report is the product of a seven-month investigation by Chicago lawyer David Hoffman. It says a number of psychologists helped shield the interrogation program from challenges presented by health professionals within the CIA and that APA officials made an effort to align APA ethical policies with those of the Department of Defense, according to The New York Times.
The APA does not expect any other resignations related to the Hoffman report, Nadine Kalsow, PhD, chairwoman of the special APA committee formed to deal with the report, told The New York Times.
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