American Psychological Association (APA). 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. (202) 336-5700. http://www.apa.org.
Contact your local mental health association or crisis line.
Psychological contact. There must be a relationship in which two people are capable of having some impact on watch other. Brodley (2000) describes the concept of presence, which refers to the therapist not just being in the same room with the client but also bringing forth her abilities to attend to and be engaged by the client.
Very few humans object to being touched. The touching must be appropriate to the situation but human to human contact is essential to the psychological and emotional development a well rounded human being.
Primary motives are necessary for survival. These would include biological needs like thirst, hunger and the avoidance of pain or death. Stimulus motives are needs for stimulation that are not survival based. These would include physical contact, exploration and curiosity.
PCT, or person-centered therapy is talk-psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers. He posited there were necessary and sufficient condition for therapeutic change,. Therapist-client psychological contact. client incongruence, genuineness, therapist unconditional positive regard, therapist empathetic understanding and client perception.
To make a complaint against a psychologist associated with the American Psychological Association (APA), you can contact the APA Ethics Committee. Provide detailed information about your concerns and any evidence to support your complaint. The APA will review the complaint and take appropriate action according to their ethical guidelines and processes.
American Podiatry Medical Association. 9312 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
American Heart Association. 7320 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75231. (214) 373-6300.
American Urological Association. 1120 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. (410) 727-1100.
American Diabetes Association, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. (800) 342-2383.
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). 4930 Del Ray Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 654-2055.
American Massage Therapy Association. 820 Davis Street, Suite 100, Evanston, IL. http://www.amtamassage.org.
The contact information is as follows: American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60611-2678 312-440-2500 Their website addres is: http://www.ada.org/
American Optometric Association. 243 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141. (314) 991-4100. http://www.aoanet.org.
American Medical Association. 515 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60610. (312) 464-5000. http://www.ama-assn.org/.
American Psychiatric Association (APA). 1400 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. (888) 357-7924. http://www.psych.org.
American Association of Orthodontists. 401 North Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141-7816. (314) 993-1700. http://www.aaortho.org.