Ethics (Standards 5 & 6) Flashcards
Standard 5.01 requires psychologists to claim as credentials for their health services only academic degrees that are from regionally accredited educational institutions or were the basis for their _________
psychology licensure
Standard 5.02 prohibits psychologists from compensating employees of the press, television etc. in return for _______
publicity
Providing professional advice to the public via the internet, radio, TV, or other media is addressed in standard 5.04, which requires psychologists to ensure that they do not imply that a ________ has been established
professional relationship
Standard 5.05 prohibits psychologists from _____ testimonials from current clients or others who are vulnerable to undue influence
soliciting
Standard 5.06 prohibits psychologists from engaging in _______ in-person solicitation of business from people who are vulnerable to undue influence
uninvited
Psychologists may invite a current client’s family members to participate in therapy to benefit the client or offer _______ or community outreach services to individuals
disaster
APA’s record keeping guidelines specify that, in the absence of superseding laws or regulations, a psychologist may consider retaining a client’s full record until (1) _____ years after termination of services for adults or (2) ________ years after a minor reacher the age of majority
7; 3
In many jurisdictions, laws grant ownership of a client’s physical record to the ______ and give clients the right to inspect and amend the information contained in the record
practitioner or institution
HIPAA’s _______ distinguishes between protected health information (PHI) and psychotherapy notes and allows patients to inspect and obtain a copy of PHI contained in a ______
privacy rule; designated record set
_______ is also known as the Buckley Amendment and prohibits schools from disclosing personally identifying information from student records without the consent of the parents of student or of eligible students
FERPA -Family Education Rights and Privacy Act)
Standard 6.03 prohibits psychologists from withholding a client’s record because of nonpayment of fees when those records are needed for the client’s ______
emergency treatment
Standard 6.04 requires psychologists to discuss fees and other financial matter with clients ________
as early as feasable
It is acceptable for a psychologist to use a _____ to obtain outstanding fees from a client, but they must do so only after notifying the client of that intent and giving him/her the opportunity to pay the fees
collection agency
According to standard 6.05, barter may be acceptable when it is not _______ and not exploitive
clinically contraindicated
Referral fees are covered in standard 6.07, which states that they are not prohibited but must be based on the ______ of the services provided and not the referral itself
actual costs
sliding-fee scales are not addressed in the Ethics Code but are generally considered acceptable as long as they are ______ and serve the best interests of the client
fair
According to the APA’s Ethics Code, psychologists should discuss fees and other financial arrangements with clients:
as early as is feasible
A client’s insurance company pays 75% of a client’s therapy fee, while the client is required to pay the remaining 25%. The client asks you to bill the insurance company at a higher hourly rate so that he will not have to pay his 25% co-payment. If you do so, you will be acting:
illegally and unethically
A client you had been seeing in therapy for two months suddenly stopped coming to her sessions. You have been unable to contact her and she owes you for the last three sessions. You are thinking about using a collection agency to collect her outstanding fees. In terms of the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code, the use of a collection agency is:
acceptable as long as you inform her of your intent and give her an opportunity to pay her outstanding fee before doing so
When attempting to expand your private practice, it is important to keep in mind that in-person solicitation of business:
may be ethical if the person being solicited is not susceptible to undue influence.
You have made an arrangement with another psychologist to exchange a nominal payment of $25.00 for referrals to each other. In terms of the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code, this is:
unethical if the payment of $25.00 is based on the referral only
