Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions : standards and cases

Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity. Good intentions are important, but unfortunately, they do not always protect the practitioner and client from breaches in ethical conduct. Academics, researchers, and students also face a range of ethical challenges from the classroom to the laboratory. The completely updated fourth edition of __Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions__ considers many of the ethical questions and dilemmas that mental health professionals encounter in their everyday practice, research, and teaching. This classic text takes a practical approach to ethics, offering constructive means for preventing problems and recognizing, approaching, and resolving ethical predicaments. Written in a highly readable and accessible style, this new edition retains the key features which have contributed to its popularity, now with over 700 case studies that provide illustrative guidance on a wide variety of topics. New material has been added relating to evolving ethical challenges posed by new case law, electronic records, social media, changes in psychological assessment practice, complex work settings, and ethical issues in addressing human differences and diversity. This edition has been re-framed to include substantial content that extends beyond psychology, including counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work. The case studies now address professionals in each of these fields, supporting interprofessional education and making the material even more applicable and accessible to a wide range of mental health providers and students-in-training. « Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity. Good intentions are important, but unfortunately, they do not alwaysprotect the practitioner and client from breaches in ethical conduct. Academics, researchers, and students also face a range of ethical challenges from the classroom to the laboratory. The completely updated fourth edition of Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions considers many of the ethical questions and dilemmas that mental health professionals encounter in their everyday practice, research, and teaching. This classic text takes a practical approach to ethics,offering constructive means for preventing problems and recognizing, approaching, and resolving ethical predicaments. Written in a highly readable and accessible style, this new edition retains the key features which have contributed to its popularity, now with over 700 case studies that provideillustrative guidance on a wide variety of topics. New material has been added relating to evolving ethical challenges posed by new case law, electronic records, social media, changes in psychological assessment practice, mental health practitioners' interface with national security, complex worksettings, and ethical issues in addressing human differences and diversity. This edition has been re-framed to include substantial content that extends beyond psychology, including counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work. The case studies now address professionals in each of thesefields, supporting interprofessional education and making the material even more applicable and accessible to a wide range of mental health providers and students-in-training. »-- Résumé de l'éditeur Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity. Good intentions are important, but unfortunately, they do not alwaysprotect the practitioner and client from breaches in ethical conduct. Academics, researchers, and students also face a range of ethical challenges from the classroom to the laboratory. The completely updated fourth edition of Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions considers many of the ethical questions and dilemmas that mental health professionals encounter in their everyday practice, research, and teaching. This classic text takes a practical approach to ethics,offering constructive means for preventing problems and recognizing, approaching, and resolving ethical predicaments. Written in a highly readable and accessible style, this new edition retains the key features which have contributed to its popularity, now with over 700 case studies that provideillustrative guidance on a wide variety of topics. New material has been added relating to evolving ethical challenges posed by new case law, electronic records, social media, changes in psychological assessment practice, mental health practitioners' interface with national security, complex worksettings, and ethical issues in addressing human differences and diversity. This edition has been re-framed to include substantial content that extends beyond psychology, including counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work. The case studies now address professionals in each of thesefields, supporting interprofessional education and making the material even more applicable and accessible to a wide range of mental health providers and students-in-training. -- Provided by publisher Cover 1 ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 16 1 On Being Ethical 20 2 Competence: Personal Fitness, Qualifications, and Training Issues 38 3 Psychotherapy I: Ethical Obligations of Psychotherapists 78 4 Psychotherapy II: Ethical Issues in Psychotherapeutic Techniques and Related Controversies 104 5 Ethical Challenges in Working With Human Diversity 142 6 Confidentiality, Privacy, and Record Keeping 164 7 Psychological Assessment: Testing Tribulations 212 8 Nonsexual Multiple-Role Relationships 252 9 Attraction, Romance, and Sexual Intimacies With Clients and Subordinates 294 10 Relationships With Colleagues, Supervisees, Students, and Employees 332 11 Self-Promotion in the Age of Electronic Media 368 12 The Mental Health Business: Money and Managed Care 416 13 Mental Health Practitioners in the Legal System: Tort and Retort 448 14 Mental Health Professionals in Academia 478 15 Challenging Work Settings: Juggling Porcupines 510 16 Scholarly Publications and the Responsible Conduct of Research 544 17 Making Ethical Decisions and Taking Action 586 18 Ethics Codes, Regulations, and Enforcements 624 Index 656 Content: Preface 1. On Being Ethical 2. Competence: Personal Fitness, Qualifications, and Training Issues 3. Psychotherapy I: Ethical Obligations of Psychotherapists 4. Psychotherapy II. Ethical Issues in Psychotherapeutic Techniques and Related Controversies 5. Ethical Challenges in Working with Human Diversity 6. Confidentiality, Privacy, and Record Keeping 7. Psychological Assessment: Testing Tribulations 8. Nonsexual Multiple Role Relationships 9. Attraction, Romance, and Sexual Intimacies with Clients and Subordinates 10. Relationships with Colleagues, Supervisees, Students, and Employees 11. Self-Promotion in the Age of Electronic Media 12. The Mental Health Business: Money and Managed Care 13. Mental Health Practitioners in the Legal System: Tort and Retort 14. Mental Health Professionals in Academia 15. Challenging Work Settings: Juggling Porcupines 16. Scholarly Publications and the Responsible Conduct of Research 17. Making Ethical Decisions and Taking Action 18. Ethics Codes, Regulations, and Enforcements Index