01_Resolving Ethical Issues Flashcards
Misuse of Psychologists’ Work:
Appropriate Actions
Contact involved party and request that a corrective measure be taken
Document the action taken to correct the misuse/misrepresentation
Ethical Violations by Colleagues
First step
Discuss matter with offender when informal resolution appears appropriate
When to make a formal report to the Ethics Committee, State Licensing Board, or other authority
Violation involves Substantial Harm
Informal Resolution is inappropriate
Violation has not been resolved satisfactorily by informal resolution
“Substantial Harm”
3 examples
Sexual misconduct
Insurance fraud
Plagiarism
Ethical Violations by Colleagues
Main consideration before taking action
Patient confidentiality always takes precedence
Alway more important than need to educate or punish offender
A client tells her current therapist the former therapist borrowed a large sum of money from her, and hasn’t paid her back, and that he came to several therapy sessions drunk.
What are therapist’s options?
Current therapist cannot contact former therapist or file report against him without the client’s consent
Better initial course of action:
Determine if the client wants to file a complaint herself
Result of not cooperating with the Ethics Committee
Failure to cooperate is itself an ethical violation
Interacting with Complainants and Respondents
Psychologists are prohibited from acting in discriminatory ways toward people who are either complainants or respondents to a charge of ethical misconduct
True or False?
It is unethical to deny a person a promotion simply because they are a complainant or respondent in an unresolved complaint.
True.
However, this only applies to parties in a Pending Case
Denying promotion or other professional considerations is ethical following a completed outcome
