Ethics Committee
The primary function of the OPA ethics committee is to advise, educate, and consult regarding concerns of the OPA membership about professional ethics. As such, we invite you to contact us with questions of an ethical nature. Our hope is to be proactive and preventative in helping OPA members think through ethical issues. This committee is provided as a member benefit to members of OPA. At times, ethical and legal questions may overlap. In these cases, we will encourage you to consult the OPA attorney (or one of your choosing) as well.
If you have an ethical question or concern, please contact opaethicscommittee@gmail.com. Include a description of your concerns. You can expect a volunteer professional committee member to be in touch within one week to set up a consultation. We may ask for more information in order to route your concern to the appropriate person on the Ethics Committee. The actual consultation will take place over video or the phone so that we can have an in-depth discussion with you about your concerns. Following the consultation, you can expect the committee member to present your concern at the next meeting of the committee. Any additional comments or feedback will be relayed back to you.
Committee Chair Person
Dina Wirick, PhD
Work Environment: Private Practice, Adjunct faculty at California State University, Monterey Bay
Clinical Focus: Adult Psychotherapy, Anxiety disorders, Life transitions and stress management
Committee Members
Kalin Burkhardt Clark, PsyD, ABPP
Work Environment: Adult Psychogastroenterology, Oregon Health & Science University
Clinical Focus: Health behaviors change and management of chronic health conditions, weight management, disorders of gut-brain interaction, disordered eating
Cindy Marino, PsyD
Work Environment: Director of Behavioral Health, Prism Health
Clinical Focus: LGBTQIA+, attachment, clinical supervision and training
Cathleen Turnage, PsyD
Clinical Focus: Working with children and adolescents within a medical setting, coping with chronic illness, non-pharmacological treatment for children with chronic pain conditions, neurological disorders, and headache disorders
Natasha White, PhD, ABPP-CN
Work Environment: Private Practice, Adult Neuropsychology
Clinical Focus: Neuropsychological assessment of adults with a variety of known or suspected variety of brain related disorders including neurodegenerative conditions, traumatic brain injury, concussion, stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors, and movement disorders.
Taylor Levine
Clinical Focus: Pediatric health psychology; Medical complexities; Inpatient care
