Week 4 - Values, Ethics and Inclusion Flashcards
Values
- deeply engrained
-in the context of sport psych, values influence
Values are deeply engrained principles that guide a person’s actions
⚬ E.g., integrity
- values and only change over time
⚬ Philosophy
⚬ How we respond to ethical dilemmas
Professional ethics
- ethical standards, set by an organization
- list of standards
Specific boundaries of ethical conduct -
they are enforceable rules that mandate behaviour
e.g., competence boundaries & scope of practice
Professional ethics
- Ethical princicpes,own personal boundaries
- Guiding principles that should help lead someone to an ethical decision, although not enforceable
- respect, integrity..etc
Code of ethics
- help with ethical decision making, roadmap
- understand going about making an ethical decisions but not steps of it
- is this ethical problem? what are the facts? talking to peers?
- Step-wise process
⚬ Consider ethical principles & standards
⚬ Consider personal values
Ethical dilemma vs ethical responsibility
- dilemma
- Values, principles, obligations are
in conflict and there is more than
one possible, justifiable resolution - multiple choices
-There is one correct answer. Has to be this one
Scope of Practice & Referral:
Dilemma or responsibility?
- dilemma
- considerations
- possible solution
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
- Wholistic and integrated care for athletes
- A team that includes a sport psych
practitioner AND clinical counsellor
Confidentiality:
Dilemma or responsibility?
- responsibility, athletes choice
- only caveat
- Professional expectation that anything the athlete shares cannot be disclosed unless under circumstances the athlete is ok with
- Respects athlete’s right to autonomy and respect, relationship
- When in doubt, information is confidential
- Threat of serious harm or vulnerable person in need of protection, then duty to protect from harm supersedes
confidentiality
Confidentiality - a minefield
- Who is the client
- Name dropping
- E.g., sport organization hired practitioner and pays for services, but
work is with athlete - Protecting confidentiality when there is often public consulting
- I.e., because it is in the open, some
practitioners name drop their high-
profile clients to boost their own image
Scenario #1 - who is 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, responsibility unless athletes give permission but don’t have to name drop at same time
1You are conducting a brief contact
Scenario #2 - Confidentiality when consulting in public
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.
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 but want open communication with client, if they are comfortable. Ongoing conversation
- Social media is confidential, just because they share something doesn’t mean you do
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?
Responsibility, confidential information, do not share unless you have to
- why would you share if you did?
Boundaries: Dilemma or responsibility
- Due to the nature of the work..
counselling relationship
- Some considerations:
- ie, BCIs, being in the training
environment, and on the road, there
are not the same clear cut boundaries as with a traditional - ex: having drink after win. dilemmas. in team but not. don’t want to be too close to coach so athlete don’t talk and vice verse
⚬ Ensure relationships are different
than that of with coach, physio, etc.
⚬ Balance rapport and relationships with professionalism
Definition:
equity vs diversity vs inclusion
- Diversity is the fact, inclusion is the act
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.
-EDI work is On Going!
Safe sport
- safe sport environments
Sport Environments that are
accessible, safe, welcoming, and
inclusive
Safeguarding
- what is
- sports and edi connected
- Not just absence of harm, but promoting positive values and well-
being as well as whole-person
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
Two parts of sport psychology practitioners and safe sport
- Witnessing Maltreatment in Sport
o Duty to Report - Perpetuating Maltreatment
SPP as Agents of Child Protection
- 93% of the responding consultants…
- Moderate knowledge
- Lack of education
- 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
- What does author/article call for
- Disrupting the culture
- 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
- 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
- About
- Need for
- 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
