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OPA’s Purpose
Ethics Committee Goal Ethics Committee Purpose and Objectives (approved by the OPA BOD 1/8/05) The Ethics Committee of the Ohio Psychological Association has 5 functions:
Ethics Committee Policy (approved by the OPA BOD 1/8/05) Links (not specifically endorsed by OPA)
Resources
OPA Ethics Committee Ethics Committee Biographies Dr. Richard M. Ashbrook earned his B.S. from the University of Maryland, his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and M.F.A. (English/Creative Writing) from The Ohio State University. He completed his internship at the University of Rochester's School of Medicine & Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, and did additional post-doctoral training in Pediatric and Health Psychology. Since 1986, Dr. Ashbrook has been on the faculty of Capital University (Columbus, OH) where he is a Professor of Psychology and Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and former Chair of the Behavioral Sciences Department. Dr. Ashbrook is a registrant of the National Health Service Providers of Psychology, a member of the American Psychological Association, APA’s Division of Clinical Psychology, the Ohio Psychological Association and the Central Ohio Psychological Association. Dr. Ashbrook holds medical staff privileges at OhioHealth’s Grady Memorial Hospital, where he also serves as Vice Chair of the Department of Psychology. Dr. Ashbrook is the chief executive officer of Behavioral Science Specialists, LLC – a behavioral health and medical consulting company specializing in forensic assessment, outsourced services to non-profit and governmental agencies, and action research. Dr. Ashbrook is licensed to practice psychology in Ohio and North Carolina. Marianne Bowden, Ph.D., received her Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from John Carroll University and her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Kent State University. She completed her American Psychological Association (APA) approved doctoral psychology internship at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, and her psychology residency at The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties. She has been in the mental health profession since 1983 and she has been the owner of Bowden and Associates Psychological and Counseling Services since 2000. Throughout her career, Dr. Bowden has served in positions as therapist, administrator, supervisor and consultant. She has experience evaluating and treating children, adolescents and adults. She specializes in treating victims of sexual abuse, mood and anxiety disorders, developmental disorders, and she conducts forensic and treatment evaluations. She has completed over 1900 evaluations in her career. Dr. Bowden has conducted numerous trainings for mental health, law enforcement and community professionals statewide and nationally. She is on staff at Wooster Community Hospital and Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. She is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. She is a member of the Wayne County Child Sexual Abuse Task Force and serves on the board for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Wayne County. Dr. Bowden is licensed as a psychologist and serves as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Ohio Psychological Association. Terry Imar, M.A., received his graduate degree from Kent State University in 1971 and has been in practice in Ohio since 1975. Prior to entering full-time private practice in 1981, he was Clinical Director of North Central Mental Health Center in Columbus. Mr. Imar is in general practice in Delaware, working with adults, adolescents and children. He has special interests in ADHD and substance abuse disorders. Mr. Imar is a member of the medical staff of Grady Memorial Hospital, where he is Chief of the Psychology service. He chairs the Ohio Psychological Association’s Mandatory Continuing Education Committee. He also is a member of the Communication and Technology Committee. He is a member, and former Chair, of OPA’s Education Committee. He also is a member of the Ethics Committee, which he previously chaired. In addition to his membership in OPA, Mr. Imar is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for the Advancement of Psychology, and the Central Ohio Psychological Association. Mr. Imar is a Charter Patron of the Academy for Education and Research in Professional Psychology, the organization that created the school of professional psychology at Wright State University. Dr. Kay Levine earned her B.A. in Liberal Arts from Syracuse University, her M.A. in Education from Case Western Reserve University and her Ph.D. in Special Education/Educational Psychology from The University of Southern California. While getting her doctorate, Dr. Levine also trained as a child psychoanalyst at Reiss-Davis Child Study Center in Los Angeles. Her clinical experience is exceptionally varied. Dr. Levine has worked as a special education teacher, a childcare worker at a residential treatment facility, a child life worker in the intensive care unit of children's hospital, a consultant for a residential drug treatment program in which addicted mothers and their children resided, a staff psychologist and administrator in various clinical settings, and a treatment team leader for the locked unit at a residential treatment center. Dr. Levine lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio; she is an Assistant Professor in the Case School of Medicine, where she teaches and supervises both child and adult psychiatry residents and fellows at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Dr. Levine has provided direct clinical service at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Rehab Unit since 1998. Dr. Levine is a member of the Ohio Psychological Association and serves on the Ethics Committee. She also is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), and APA’s Division 39, Psychoanalysis. She is a member of the Disaster Mental Health Team of the Cleveland American Red Cross. Dr. Levine is licensed to practice psychology in Ohio and California. She also holds licensure as a Marriage, Child and Family Therapist in California. In her private practice, Dr. Levine primarily works with couples, individual adults, children, adolescents and families. Kathleen A. Mack, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she has a private practice established in 1987. She earned her B.A. in sociology at Miami University, her M.S.Ed. in School Psychology at the University of Dayton, and her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology. She completed her internship at the University of Cincinnati Psychological Services Center. Her post-doctoral training was in the traumatic brain injury unit at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Since licensure as a psychologist in 1987, she has continued to work in the area of clinical psychology; providing psychotherapy services to older adolescents through seniors and providing neuropsychological assessments to clients who present with a wide range of medical problems. She has consulted in physical medicine and rehabilitation departments of hospitals. She has been an active member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Ohio Psychological Association (OPA), and the Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychology, where she was the president in 2006. She is the Cincinnati regional representative to the OPA Board of Directors. She chaired the OPA Ethics Committee for four years and continues to serve as a member of the Committee. She also is a registrant of the National Register of Health Service Providers of Psychology and a holds Diplomate status with the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists. She is a member of APA Division 35, the Psychology of Women, and the National Association of Neuropsychology. Dr. Mack has given invited presentations on numerous topics including women's issues, gay/lesbian identity development, community building in the gay/lesbian/heterosexual community, ethical principles of psychologists, cognition and aging, cognitive rehabilitation and adjustment to disability, to name a few. Marty Traver, Ph.D. is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist in Powell, Ohio, who is licensed in Ohio and Illinois. Following work in two community mental health agencies, she had 20 years of fulltime, private practice that included forensic consulting, mediation, therapy, and evaluation of clients of all ages. Evaluations included Psychological Evaluation, Custody Evaluation, Parenting Assessment, Fitness for Trial, Bonding Assessment, Addiction Assessment, Sex Offender Evaluation, and Sexual Abuse Victim Assessment. She completed over 3000 court, attorney, and child welfare referred evaluations (1988-present) and provided clinical supervision of psychologists-in-training and in-service training to area legal, mental health, and service agencies. Dr. Traver earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (Counseling Psychology) at the University of Illinois through an American Psychological Association approved program. She has served as Adjunct Faculty in the University of Illinois Departments of Psychology and Counseling Psychology. Dr. Traver is a member of the American Psychological Association; APA Division 41 (American Psychology-Law Society); Ohio Psychological Association; and Ohio Psychological Association Ethics Committee. Elizabeth V. Swenson is Professor of Psychology at
John Carroll University. She earned her B.S. from Tufts University, M.A. and
Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in educational psychology, and
J.D. from Cleveland State University. Her primary occupation is teaching
professional ethics, the effects of hospitalization on children’s
development, planning for careers and graduate school, and legal issues in
psychology to undergraduate students. Dr. Swenson is a fellow of the
American Psychological Association and of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. She
has been involved in strategic planning for John Carroll University as well
as for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and as a
consultant-evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association. Her professional service includes being a member of the Ethics
Committees of both the American Psychological Association and the Ohio
Psychological Association. She has also been a member of the APA Continuing
Professional Education Committee, the Ethics Code Revision Task Force, and
the Council of Representatives from Division Two. She is a member of APA
(Divisions 1, 2, 35, and 41), OPA, the Association for Psychological Science
and the Midwestern Psychological Association. She practices law in
Cleveland, Ohio, in the area of child protection and advocacy. Note: The Ohio Psychological Association Ethics and Colleague Assistance Committee invites OPA members to consult with the committee about ethics concerns. At times, simply talking with the committee member nearest you is all that's needed. At other times, the committee members may discuss the situation with each other before responding. Of course, the advice or opinions given by the committee or its members are their own, based upon their experiences and the situation as you have described it to them. Therefore, neither the committee nor its members can represent how the Board of Psychology might view or rule upon a particular situation. OPA Ethics Committee consultation services are for OPA members only. Contact the above listed Committee Chair or complete the OPA Ethics Committee Membership Interest and Experience Survey if you are interested in participating with this group.
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