Discussion2: Ethical Codes for Specializations within Psychological Practice

Discussion2: Ethical Codes for Specializations within Psychological Practice

Post by Day 4 a specialization of interest to you and compare that specialization’s ethics code to one other ethical code you have encountered thus far. Explain how you might negotiate any differences between the codes that might pose ethical conflicts in a professional setting. In your response, describe what elements of each code are nonnegotiable and explain why. Provide specific examples in your response.

Week 2 Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning Resources.

Required Resources

Readings

  • Bersoff, D. (Ed.). (2008). Ethical conflicts in psychology (4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
    • Introduction (pp. 3–6)
    • Chapter 1, “Ethics Codes and How They Are Enforced” (7–65)
  • Fisher, C. B. (2017). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists (4th ed). California: Sage Publications, Inc.
    • Chapter 1, “A Code of Ethics for Psychology: How Did We Get Here?” (pp. 2-12)
    • Chapter 2, “The Introduction and Applicability Section, Preamble, and General Principles” (pp. 14-28)
  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Frequently asked questions about the revision of APA’s Model Act for State Licensure of Psychologists. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://forms.apa.org/practice/modelactlicensure/faq-mla-revision.pdf
  • Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. (n.d.). Peachtree City, GA: Author. Retrieved from http://www.asppb.org/

Optional Resources

Note: Be sure to extend your knowledge of this week’s topic to your own specialization. Conduct your own research by reviewing the journals, websites and other publications of your specific specialization. Websites tend to have the most current information.

Optional Reading on Ethics per Specialization

Educational Psychology

  • Shapiro, J. P., & Stefkovich, J. A. (2010). Ethical leadership and decision making in education: Applying theoretical perspectives to complex dilemmas (3rd ed.). Oxford, UK: Routlege/Taylor and Francis Group Ltd.

Forensic Psychology

  • Committee on Ethical Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists. (1991). Specialty guidelines for forensic psychologists. Law and Human Behavior, 15(6), 655–665.
  • Kraus, D. A., & Sales, B. D. (2003). Forensic psychology, public policy, and the law. In A. M. Goldstein and I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of Psychology: Forensic Psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 543–560). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Weissman, N., & DeBow, D. M. (2003). Ethical principles and professional competencies. In A. M. Goldstein & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of Psychology: Forensic Psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 33–54). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Health Psychology

  • Miles, J., & Gilbert, P. (2005). A handbook of research methods for clinical & health psychology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

General Psychology

  • American Psychological Association. (2011). APA handbook of ethics in psychology (Vol. 2). Washington, DC: Author.

Industrial Organizational Psychology

  • Lefkowitz, J. (2003). Ethics and values in industrial–organizational psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Lowman, R. L. (Ed.) (2006). The ethical practice of psychology in organizations (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association and Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Social Psychology

  • Cook, T. D., & Groom, C. (2004). The methodological assumptions of social psychology: The mutual dependence of substantive theory and method choice. In C. Sansome, C. C. Morf, & A. T. Panter (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology (pp. 19–44). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • Kimmel, A. J. (2004). Ethical issues in social psychology research. In C. Sansome, C. C. Morf, & A. T. Panter (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology (pp. 45–70). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Answer preview

In health psychology, psychologists try to understand the behavioral and psychological processes with the aim of promoting healthcare in assisting patients to recover from illness. The code of ethics for health psychology and social psychology requires the professionals to inform their patients or participants of the procedures that are to take place. Creating awareness in both fields is an essential ethical principle since it lets the individuals know what they are up to (Miles, & Gilbert, 2005).  However, a significant difference in health psychology, the professional may offer emergency services to a patient without his/her informed consent at the immediate moment to save his/her life…

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