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
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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-revi sion.pdf
- American Psychological Association. (2010). Model Act for State Licensure of Psychologists.Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/about/polic
y/model-act-2010.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 the case of confidentiality, the only negotiable element is when the life of the psychologist is threatened by a patient or participants in the research study. Still, I would negotiate the need of disclosing information by considering if the state I work in has a duty to warn regulation such as Washington. Such an incidence would be when I would have reasonable suspicion that a patient or participant is likely to cause self-harm or harm to others. However, there are elements where the disclosures are non-negotiable like when a patient or participant has committed criminal activity. The health and social psychologists are strictly required to maintain the confidentiality of such information without disclosing it to someone else. The only thing they can do is seeking guidance from colleagues intelligently without giving the patients or participant’s information.
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