Ethical and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology

Question 1

__________________ is the aspirational (or ideal) level of ethical functioning (e.g. how psychologist should strive to conduct themselves)

Answer 1

General principals

Question 2

_____________________ is a comprehensive list of enforceable standards that psychologists must meet and can face punishment for violations.

Answer 2

Ethical standards

Question 3

What does the Child, youth, and family services act, 2017, say?

Answer 3

It says that psychologists and other health and public (e.g. school staff) professionals are obligated to report concerns of child maltreatment to local police or children’s aid societies.

Question 4

A _____________________ is completed before the assessment commences.

Answer 4

Psychological assessment

Question 5

Informed consent should be done as early as feasible in the therapeutic relationship for _______________________________.

Answer 5

Psychological treatment

Question 6

_____________________ is when a psychologist describes treatment using language that youths can understand and asks youth for tentative permission to initiate treatment.

Answer 6

Assent

Question 7

________________ occurs when a psychologist is in a professional role with a person and has relationships with them. This can include sexual, a person closely associated with the client, or promises a relationship in the future.

Answer 7

Multiple relationships

Question 8

What makes multiple relationships unethical?

Answer 8

Impairment of the psychologist, exploitation or harm to the client, and it’s a major violation.

Question 9

The items in ____________________ describe and ideal level of ethical functioning, or how psychologists should strive to conduct themselves.

Answer 9

General Principles

Question 10

The __________________ section of the ethical code includes ______________ rules of conduct.

Answer 10

Ethical standards, enforceable

Question 11

_________________________ is when the clinical psychologist becomes a sexual partner of the client.

Answer 11

Sexual multiple relationships

Question 12

__________________ ensures that the person the psychologist is working with has the opportunity to become knowledgeable about the activities in which they may participate, and it facilitates an educated decision.

Answer 12

Informed consent