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Our increasingly litigious society leaves many professional psychologists with a sense of vulnerability. This article presents survey information about disciplinary complaints against psychologists and about psychology licensing board actions. The data collected support an alternative perspective to the view that licensing boards are overzealous in their disciplinary procedures and actions against licensees or that they are lax in their protection of the public. In fact, few complaints are filed and most do not lead to discipline. Recommendations are offered that would permit clearer interpretation of the complaints of misconduct, the outcomes of those complaints, and the risk of adverse actions by boards. BARBARA A. VAN HORNE received her PhD in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a clinical consultant to the Psychology Research and Training Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently chair of the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board and president-elect of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). She has been in independent practice since 1982 at Psychiatric Services, Service Corporation. THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE are those of the author and do not represent the position of any board or committee of which she may be a member. This survey was originally developed for a poster session at the annual meeting of ASPPB in October 2001. I am grateful to the ASPPB member boards for providing this information. CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS ARTICLE should be addressed to Barbara A. Van Horne,

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