ETHICAL CONFLICTS IN PSYCHOLOGY
3rd Edition
Donald N. Bersoff
American Psychological Association, 2003
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ISHK is offering three courses for this book: All chapters for 18 credits; the first five chapters for 9 credits; and the last five chapters for 9 credits:
Chapter 1-5
• Learn the basic ethical issues that psychologists face
• Understand the primary purpose of the code of ethics
• Recognize that ethical conduct is based on an understanding of Ethical Standards
• Learn that many psychologists may intentionally violate a law or formal ethical principle
• Understand “virtue ethics” as an additional approach to ethical analysis
• Learn when the general obligation to protect client’s confidential information is overridden
• Learn about criminalization of psychotherapist- patient sex
• Recognize the general exceptions to parental consent for the treatment of minors
Chapter 6-10
• Learn what the APA refers to as “test user qualifications”
• Learn about disclosing psychological test material to a court
• Learn what the primary objection to web-based online assessments
• Learn when a lawsuit alleging malpractice may occur in the handling of a patient’s level of risk
• Learn whether telephone or email therapy is currently prohibited by the APA
• Understand what the law requires experts to disclose at trial
• Learn the term for siding with the client-offender
• Learn what form of predictive testimony of future violence might be considered ethical
• Learn what obligations a clinician has to a managed care entity and his/her patients
Donald N. Bersoff is an expert ethics educator, psychologist, and attorney. He has been the lead attorney in some of the landmark ethics cases in psychology.
18 CE credits (Chaps 1-10); 353 pages
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