Article archive / January 1, 2011
Originally published: . Volume 2, No. 5. Source pages: 1, 3.
Dr. Michael Chafetz and Dr. Marc Zimmermann have self-nominated and offered to serve on the psychology board. Ballots have been sent to psychologists and are due in by January 21st. The governor will then appoint either Dr. Chafetz or Dr. Zimmermann to replace Dr. Joseph Comaty, who will finish his term this coming June.
Dr. Michael Chafetz noted that “… I am particularly interested in having a viable Impaired Psychologist program that facilitates adequate decision-making. This interest arises from my experience performing psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for many different licensing boards, including LSBEP. I am also interested in a fair screening for complaints, including a process to weed out motivated false complaints often found arising from legal cases handled by psychologists.”
Dr. Marc Zimmermann said that if appointed, he would like to “help improve the board’s efficiency and also its effectiveness at staying clearly within its mandates.”
He explained that he has seen times when a psychologist has an inappropriate or bogus complaint against them. The process drags on when it should be handled quickly and much more effectively to resolve these unwarranted claims against licensees.
He wrote, “The board is dealing with great turmoil in the profession. An even and temperate attitude will be needed to transverse this period.”
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