Essential Ethics for Psychologists: A Primer for Understanding and Mastering Core Issues
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- Synopsis
- This introduction/review is intended for psychology students who have had minimal preparation in ethics or codes of professional conduct, and for psychologists who need a review. In addition to background, it presents ethical decision making models. The book begins by introducing the history and concepts of the APA Ethics Code, then treats four ethical concepts in depth: competence, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, and avoiding harm and exploitation. These four concepts are then applied to specific roles such as psychological assessment, psychotherapy, research and publication, and ethics in teaching, training, and supervision. Case studies include fictional vignettes based on actual transgressions.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 262 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781433808630
- Publisher:
- American Psychological Association
- Date of Addition:
- 12/19/11
- Copyrighted By:
- American Psychological Association
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Textbooks, Psychology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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