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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825209503321

Titolo

Handbook of professional ethics for psychologists [[electronic resource] ] : issues, questions, and controversies / / editors, William T. O'Donohue, Kyle E. Ferguson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2003

ISBN

1-4522-1488-3

1-4129-9000-9

1-322-41217-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

O'DonohueWilliam T

FergusonKyle E

Disciplina

174.915

Soggetti

Psychologists - Professional ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Introduction: Ethics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Part I: FOUNDATIONS; 2 - Philosophical Foundations of Professional Ethics; 3 - Thinking Well About Ethics: Beyond the Code; 4 - Moral Reasoning and Development; Part II: PSYCHOLOGY AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; 5 - Ethical Principles of the Psychology Profession and Professional Competencies; 6 - The Mismeasure of Psychologists: A Review of the Psychometrics of Licensing Requirements; 7 - Institutional Review Boards: Balancing Conflicting Values in Research; Part III: SPECIAL TOPICS

8 - Ethics and the Allocation of Healthcare9 - Fees and Financial Arrangements; 10 - The Termination and Referral of Clients; 11 - Ethical Principles of the Psychology Profession and Involuntary Commitment; 12 - Ethics of Multiple and Overlapping Relationships; 13 - Ideals and Realities in the Development and Practice of Informed Consent; 14 - Seven "Sins" of Misdirection?: Ethical Controversies Surrounding the Use of Deception in Research; 15 - Confronting Ethical Issues in the Use of Animals in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: The Search for Principles

16 - Ethical Considerations in Psychological AssessmentPart IV: SPECIAL POPULATIONS; 17 - Confidentiality in Psychotherapy and



Related Contexts; 18 - Ethical Principles of the Psychology Profession and Ethnic Minority Issues; 19 - Sexual Orientation and Professional Ethics; 20 - Ethical Issues for Psychologists Working With Persons With Developmental Disabilities; 21 - Ethical Principles of Correctional Psychology; 22 - The Central Role of Informed Consent in Ethical Treatment and Research with Children; 23 - Ethical Principles and Practice in Couple and Family Therapy

24 - Ethics And The School Psychologist25 - Issues in the Ethical Treatment of Older Adults; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Rather than take ethical pronouncements as dogma, simply understood & observed, this text encourages a critical attitude to issues that include confidentiality, financial matters, the termination & referral of clients, the use of deception in research, ethnic minority issues & consent in the treatment of children.