Robert J. Resnick is an American psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association.
Education
Resnick graduated from Nottingham High School in Syracuse, New New York He received an undergraduate degree at Syracuse University, followed by master"s and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Temple University and the University of Tennessee, respectively. In 1977, Resnick was the plaintiff in a Supreme Court case, Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists, and Robert J. Resnick, Doctor of Philosophy v.
Career
He is a faculty member at Randolph-Macon College and he established one of the first clinics dedicated to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. While practicing in Virginia, he was the plaintiff in the United States. Supreme Court case that established the autonomy of clinical psychologists. Resnick worked at the Medical College of Virginia early in his career.
He founded one of the earliest psychological clinics focused on patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Blue Shield of Virginia. The case established clinical psychology"s legal right to autonomous practice and reimbursement.
Resnick is a psychology professor at Randolph-Macon College. He served as president of the APA in 1995.
Resnick was an early promoter of prescriptive authority for psychologists.
In 2008, the APA received a petition for a resolution condemning the employment of psychologists in institutions where people are detained in violation of the United States. Constitution or international law. Resnick wrote the con statement to that petition, expressing concern that the petition was too broad and that it would be difficult to determine which settings violated the resolution. The resolution was subsequently approved following a vote of the organization"s membership.