week 4 values and ethics Flashcards
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
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
CODE OF ETHICS
Ethical decision making:
Step-wise process (outlined right)
Consider ethical principles & standards
Consider personal values
Ethical principles
Ethical standards
(CSPA, 2021)
*NOTE: I MAY test general concept underlying ethical decision making, will not test step-by-step process.
Ethical dilemma
Values, principles, obligations are in conflict and there is more than one possible, justifiable resolution.
Ethical responsibility
There is one correct answer
Scope of Practice & Referral:
Dilemma or responsibility?
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
(Van Slingerland et al., 2019; 2020)
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
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
boundaries
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
Equity:
Recognition that different groups have different needs to achieve equality Equality = same start line Equity = same finish line
Diversity
The mix of people in a social space, recognizes and understands that each individual is unique.
Inclusion
Enables diversity and ensures that everyone
feels valued.
Cultural Humility vs. Cultural Competence
Competence implies that you have learned all there is to learn about a group, population, culture, etc.
Humility reflects commitment to ongoing work and learning.
Safe Sport
Sport Environments that are accessible, safe, welcoming, and inclusive
Safeguarding
Not just absence of harm, but promoting positive values and well-being as well as whole-person (Gurgis & Kerr, 2021)
Safe Sport and EDI are connected!
If an environment is not inclusive, it is not safe
Members of equity-deserving groups are more likely to experience maltreatment (Gurgis et al., 2022)
SPP as Agents of Child Protection
93% of the responding consultants reported having been exposed to at least one occurrence of potentially abusive or neglectful behaviour in sport.
Moderate knowledge of child protection, high knowledge of duty to report.
Lack of education for SPP on child protection, identification, and intervention
Safeguarding in Sport Psychology Research and Practice
spp needs to what
Article calls for SPP to play more of a prominent role in protecting athletes from harm
Authors argue that SPP are fairly silent on issues
Disrupting the Culture:
More attention in journals, research, conferences, education, and licensing
Considering rapport as well as duty for confidentiality, SPP uniquely positioned for safeguarding
Fighting the System: Working with Cases of Maltreatment in Sport
There is work to be done at all levels of of the sport system
There is a level of engrained acceptance of maltreatment in the sport system
A massive need for education on maltreatment in sport – what it is and how do we tackle it, what is the role of an SPP
More organizational support needed
Group
Two or more people interacting with andexertingmutual influenceon one another, withinterdependence for a common goal
(Weinberg & Gould, 2015)
Team
in addition to mutual interaction and task interdependence, teams:
have a collective identity
have distinctive roles
have structured modes of communication
have norms
(Carron & Eys, 2012
Group Dynamics
“the study of the nature of groups and their development, and the interrelationships of groups with individuals, other groups, and larger institutions” (Spink, 2021, p. 180)
Group dynamics play an important role in individual and team success, so we need to understand inner workings of groups
5 Elements of group dynamics
Role elements
Challenges
Group cohesion
Group norms
Impacting group effectiveness
