Week 6: Ethical Considerations in the Application of Psychology Flashcards
What is collaborating with others for the benefit of clients and accepting clients of other professionals?
Providing assistance for clients seeking second opinions, or when a client needs care when the primary psychologist is unavailable
Under propriety, what does suspension and termination of psychological services surround?
Services may be suspended or terminated for a variety of reasons (e.g. client is not benefitting for the services required); and care should be taken in concluding services
Under propriety, what does conflicting demands surround?
Between the demands of an organisation and the general principles and standards, the psychologist must negotiate conflicting demands
Under propriety, what does psychological assessments surround?
Need to ensure that assessments use established scientific procedures and meet psychometric standards; and also being mindful of the limits of the assessment technique, the applicability, capability to administer, score, report and interpret the outcomes.
Under propriety, what does research surround?
Ensuring that any data collected as part of practice has received the appropriate ethical review before publication, and that client details should be de-identified
What is included in integrity?
Reputable behaviour
Communication
Conflict of interest
Non-exploitation
Authorship
Financial arrangements
Ethical investigations and concerns
Under integrity, what does reputable behaviour surround?
Psychologists need to avoid engaging in disreputable conduct that reflects poorly on their ability to practice as a psychologist or reflects negatively on the profession or discipline of psychology as a whole
Under integrity, what does communication surround?
Must communicate honestly and correct misinformation, and must not promote services in a false or misleading way
Under integrity, what does conflict of interest surround?
Avoiding engaging in multi-relationships that may impair the competence, effectiveness or objectivity of our ability to render a psychological service; as well as declaring all vested interests
Under integrity, what does non-exploitation surround?
Psychologists should never exploit whom they have, had, or will have a professional relationship; as well as not engaging in sexual activity with the client, or anyone closely related to the client within 2 years of terminating the professional relationship
Under integrity, what does authorship surround?
Ensuring that all research collaborators are informed about research process, and ensuring contributions to research are appropriately acknowledged
Under integrity, what does financial arrangement surround?
Honesty in financial dealings
Under integrity, what does ethical investigations and concerns surround?
Psychologists must cooperate with appropriate investigations. They must not lodge or endorse any trivial, vexatious or unsubstantiated complaints against colleagues. If a violation is noticed, it should be brought to the attention of the psychologist in question, and if necessary, reported to the appropriate governing body.
