Learning Team Assignment: Hot Topics Presentation

AGENDA

IntroductionsEthical aspirational principle & enforceable standardsImpact of unethical disclosureImpact on profession profession psychology & supervision

APA ethics code with resolution APA ethics code with disputePrior views & assumptionsConclusionReferences

ETHICAL ASPIRATIONS PRINCIPLE & ENFORCEABLE STANDARDS

IMPACT OF UNETHICAL DISCLOSURE

Who has the consent to disclose treatment information?What information can a parent or guardian have access to?The Consent ConferenceEthical repsonsibilites’Confidentiality benefitsObtain feed backConfidentiality policy

(www.apa.org)

IMPACT ON PROFESSION PSYCHOLOGY & SUPERVISION

Effect on Boundaries and client/therapist relationshipRisky behaviors?Continued treatment

APA ETHICS CODE WITH RESOULTION

The Law PerspectiveThe Clinical Practice PrinciplesBasic Ethics

APA ETHICS CODE WITH THE DISPUTE

Ethical quandaries Open discussion on authorshipAwareness of multiple rolesShadows informed-consent rubricsAdmiration of concealment and privacyResearch more on ethical data

PRIOR VIEWS AND ASSUMPTIONS

Effects on Prior AssumptionsResearch into a dilemma challenges assumptionsConsidering all angles Examining stakeholders

CONCLUSION

Ethical aspiration principle and enforceable standardsImpact of unethical disclosureImpact on profession psychology and supervisionAPA ethics code with resolutionAPA ethics code with dispute Prior views and Assumptions

REFERENCES

http://www.apa.org/monitor/sep04/ethics.aspx (PIC 1)Duncan, R. E., Williams, B., & Knowles, A. (2012). Breaching confidentiality with adolescent clients: a survey of Australian psychologists about the considerations that influence their decisions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 19, 209–220.Fisher, C. B. (2013). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.