Eric A. Harris, Ed.D., J.D., a member of
the Massachusetts Bar since 1970, received his law degree
from Harvard Law School in 1969 and his Doctorate in Clinical
Psychology and Public Practice from the Harvard University in
1978. In addition to his part time private clinical practice
since 1982, Dr. Harris has served as a consultant to the
Legal and Regulatory Affairs Division of the APA Practice
Directorate and was Legal Counsel for Choate Health
Management. He is a faculty member at the Massachusetts
School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Harris has served as a
member of the APA's Committee for the Advancement of
Professional Practice (CAPP), the Committee on Legal Issues
(COLI), the Board of Directors Task Force on Child Issues,
and as Treasurer of Division 31. Dr. Harris served as the
Director of Professional Affairs for the Massachusetts
Psychological Association for 10 years.
Dr. Harris has
consulted and lectured throughout the country on risk
management and managed care. He has represented psychologists
before both ethics committees and state licensing boards and
has been a consultant to both plaintiffs and defendants in
mental health malpractice actions.