Values - After 3rd midterm

Question 1

VALUES
* Values are ….
⚬ E.g., …
* In the context of sport psychology
consulting, values influence….
⚬ …
⚬ …

Answer 1

VALUES
* Values are deeply engrained principles that
guide a person’s actions (Gentile, 2010)
⚬ E.g., integrity
* In the context of sport psychology
consulting, values influence….
⚬ Philosophy
⚬ How we respond to ethical dilemmas

Question 2

ETHICAL STANDARDS =

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES =

Ethical decision making:
⚬ Step-wise process (outlined right)
⚬ Consider ethical principles & standards
⚬ Consider personal values
* Ethical principles
* Ethical standards

Answer 2

ETHICAL STANDARDS =
Specific boundaries of ethical conduct -
they are enforceable rules that mandate
behaviour
e.g., competence boundaries & scope of
practice
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES =
Guiding principles that should help lead
someone to an ethical decision, although
not enforceable

Ethical decision making:
⚬ Step-wise process (outlined right)
⚬ Consider ethical principles & standards
⚬ Consider personal values
* Ethical principles
* Ethical standards

Question 3

Scenario #1: Confidentiality - Who is the client?
You’ve been hired by the manager of a Premier League Football team. You provide the players with basic psychological skills training and individual consulting.
A few weeks into the job, the coaches want to know which players you are talking to and how they are progressing.

Dilemma or responsibility?
What do you do?

Answer 3

Scenario #1: Confidentiality - Who is the client?

Dilemma
What do you do?

duty of care is to the athlete
tell the athlete, it is confidential, i am here to support your team but for the athlete.
i dont have to let you know WHO i am working with

Question 4

Ethical dilemma
…
Ethical responsibility
….

Scope of Practice & Referral: Dilemma or responsibility?

CONSIDERATIONS
* Must work within…
⚬ Gets messy:…
* Relationship, rapport, & athlete resists referral

POSSIBLE SOLUTION
* Wholistic and integrated care for athletes
* A team that includes…

Answer 4

Ethical dilemma
Values, principles, obligations are in conflict and there is more than one possible, justifiable resolution.

Ethical responsibility
There is one correct answer. do no harm

CONSIDERATIONS
* Must work within scope of practice (e.g., not treating or diagnosing mental illness if not certified to do so)
⚬ Gets messy: if we aren’t trained to diagnose, how can we know when to refer?
* Relationship, rapport, & athlete resists referral

POSSIBLE SOLUTION
* Wholistic and integrated care for athletes
* A team that includes a sport psych
practitioner AND clinical counsellor

Question 5

Confidentiality:
Dilemma or responsibility?
What is it? Why does it matter?

• Professional expectation that….
• Why? ….
• When in doubt, information is…

⚬ ONLY caveat: …

A number of challenges specific to this field:
* Who is the client?
* E.g., sport organization hired practitioner and pays for services, but work is with athlete
* Protecting confidentiality when there is often public consulting
* Name dropping
⚬ I.e.,….

Answer 5

Confidentiality:
Dilemma or responsibility?
What is it? Why does it matter?
* Professional expectation that anything the athlete shares cannot be
disclosed unless under circumstances the athlete is ok with
(NOTE: this is athlete choice)
* Why? Respects athlete’s right to autonomy and respect, relationship
* When in doubt, information is confidential
⚬ ONLY caveat: Threat of serious harm or vulnerable person in need of
protection, then duty to protect from harm supersedes
confidentiality

A number of challenges specific to this field:
* Who is the client?
* E.g., sport organization hired
practitioner and pays for services, but
work is with athlete
* Protecting confidentiality when there is
often public consulting
* Name dropping
⚬ I.e., because it is in the open, some
practitioners name drop their high-
profile clients to boost their own
image

Question 6

Scenario #2: Confidentiality when consulting in public
* You are conducting a brief contact intervention with a para-swimmer pool-side and the athlete bursts into tears, in front of everyone. Now, in addition to supporting athlete, you must manage others looking on.
* An athlete posts on social media noting that they work with you, the sport psychology practitioner (pictured). Now that this is out in the open, others around you may ask questions or comment.

Dilemma or responsibility?

Answer 6

Dilemma

A dilemma involves having to make a difficult choice between two or more competing ethical or practical considerations. In this case, you’re torn between:

Protecting confidentiality
You have an ethical obligation to maintain the athlete’s privacy, even in a public setting. The athlete didn’t choose for their emotional response to become public, and it’s not immediately clear how much they’re comfortable sharing.

Managing the public nature of the situation
You’re now dealing with onlookers—other athletes, coaches, staff—who may be concerned or curious. Completely ignoring them could lead to rumors or misunderstandings, but saying too much could breach confidentiality.

Question 7

Scenario #3: Confidentiality when consulting in public
An athlete shares publicly who their sport psych practitioner (SPP) is. Does this then make it ok for the SPP is to start talking about and sharing who their high profile clients are? (pictured)

Dilemma or responsibility?
Thoughts?

Answer 7

responsibility?
Thoughts?

As a sport psychology practitioner (SPP), you have an ongoing ethical responsibility to protect confidentiality, regardless of what the athlete shares publicly. Just because an athlete posts about working with you does not give you free rein to disclose or discuss their information—even if they’re high profile and “everyone knows.”

Question 8

Boundaries:
Dilemma or responsibility?

• Due to the nature of the work - ie, BCIs, being in the training environment, and on the road, there are not the same clear cut boundaries as with a traditional counselling relationship
• Some considerations:
  ⚬ Ensure relationships are different than that of with coach, physio, etc.
  ⚬ Balance rapport and relationships with professionalism

Answer 8

Boundaries:
Dilemma or responsibility?

• Due to the nature of the work - ie, BCIs, being in the training environment, and on the road, there are not the same clear cut boundaries as with a traditional counselling relationship
• Some considerations:
  ⚬ Ensure relationships are different than that of with coach, physio, etc.
  ⚬ Balance rapport and relationships with professionalism