Potential topics for paper will be attached (TBD) It is just an outline
submit a one to four page, comprehensive outline, double-spaced, addressing ethical issues related to your chosen topic. It should reflect the major points or sources that you expect to use in the final work.
Definitely include in refs : Bersoff, D. (Ed.). (2008). Ethical conflicts in psychology. (4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN: 1-4338-0353-4.
Fisher, C. B. (2012). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists, Updated Second Edition. California: Sage Publications, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-4129-9437-8.
Corey, G., Corey, M. & Callahan, P. (2007). Issues and ethics in the helping professions. (7th ed.). Washington, DC: Brooks/Cole Publishing. ISBN:
Potential Topics for Paper: Remember that each of the issues below is to be examined from the point of view of ethics and the professional practice of psychology
Who is the Client?
Client/Patient Rights
Failure to Warn/Protect
False Memories
Liability In General
Informed Consent
Managed Care
Record Keeping
Sexual Misconduct.
Gender/Sexual Orientation
Geriatrics/Practice in skilled nursing facilities
Chronic Health Problems/Operating in the behavioral medicine arena
Racial/Ethnic/Cultural/Linguistic Issues
HIPAA
Internet/electronic media
Consent to treatment by a child
Prohibitions against Disclosure
Authorized and Mandated Disclosure
Child and Elder Abuse Mandated Reporting Laws
Dual Relationships (non-sexual boundary violations)
Parents Access to Children’s Records
Child Custody Evaluations
Fraudulent Billing Practices
Comparison of State Practice Acts
Privileged Communication
Aspirational Principles
Ethical issues with HIV+ clients and other infectious diseases controlled by health department guidelines
Psychologists and medication (consultation and prescription)
Ethical issues in family and marital therapy
Ethical issues in Supervision
Ethical issues in research with human participants
Ethical issues in the care and conduct of research with animals
