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PSY 1409 Professional Issues and Ethics

Course Readings Fall 2024

TEXTBOOKS

Knapp, S. J. & Fingerhut, R. (2024). Practical ethics for psychologists: A positive approach. American Psychological Association.

Pope, K. S., Vasquez, M. J. T., Chavez-Dueñas, N. Y., & Adames, H. Y. (2021). Ethics in psychotherapy and counseling: A practical guide (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ON CLASS RESERVE, ALVIN SHERMAN LIBRARY

Helpful resource:
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.

WEEK 1, COURSE INTRODUCTION

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapters 1, 2

Burkholder, D., & Burkholder, J. (2014). Reasons for ethical misconduct of counseling students: What do faculty think? The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.7729/52.1063

American Psychological Association. Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct

WEEK 2, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL VALUES / FOUNDATIONS OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL APA ETHICS CODE

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 3

Pope et al. (2021): Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7

https://www.apa.org/ethics/task-force

Hailes, H. P., Ceccolini, C. J., Gutowski, E., & Liang, B. (2021). Ethical guidelines for social justice in psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 52(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000291

WEEK 3, ETHICAL DECISION MAKING / STANDARD 1: RESOLVING ETHICAL ISSUES

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapters 4 and Chapter 12 (pp 215-221 "Working in institutions: Organizational Citizenship")

Hunt, M. G., Nagaswami, M., Park, S. J., Bishop, N., Zoupou, E., Shi, C., Suh, L.,Yang, Y., &Boga, C. (2024). Development and efficacy of an ethical decision-making tool for training clinical psychologists. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000467

Sezer, O., Gino, F., & Bazerman, M. H. (2015). Ethical blind spots: Explaining unintentional unethical behavior. Current Opinion in Psychology, 6, 77-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.03.030

WEEK 4, STANDARD 2: COMPETENCE

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 5

Barnett, J. E., & Homany, G. (2022). The new self-care: It’s not all about you. Practice Innovations, 7(4), 313. https://doi.org/10.1037/pri0000190

Campoli, J., & Cummings, J. A. (2019). Self-care in clinical psychology trainees: Current approach and future recommendations. The Behavior Therapist. 42(1), 12–17. Note: This link goes to the main page for the journal.  Scroll down to v.42, issue 1, 2019--click on purple link for the issue, scroll to page 12.

WEEK 5, STANDARD 3: HUMAN RELATIONS

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapters 6 and 7

Pope et al. (2021): Chapter 16, 25, 26

Wu, K. S., & Sonne, J. L. (2021). Therapist boundary crossings in the digital age: Psychologists’ practice frequencies and perceptions of ethicality. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 52(5), 419-428. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000406

WEEK 6, STANDARD 7: EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapters 14 and 15

Bautista-Biddle, M. M., Pereira, L. M., & Williams, S. N. (2021). The fallacy of “good training experiences”: The need to protect psychology trainees from harassment and the imperative of multiculturally competent supervision. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 15(4), 323-330. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000353

WEEK 7, MIDTERM EXAM

WEEK 8, STANDARD 4: PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY (AND EXCEPTIONS)

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapters 8 and 9

Pope et al. (2021): Chapter 21

Edwards-Stewart, A., Alexander, C., Armstrong, C. M., Hoyt, T., & O'Donohue, W. (2019). Mobile applications for client use: Ethical and legal considerations. Psychological Services, 16(2), 281-285. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000321

WEEK 9, STANDARD 9: ASSESSMENT

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 10

Aldalur, A., Bridgett, T., & Pick, L. H. (2022). Psychological assessment reports for linguistically minoritized clients: Considerations for ethical and professional practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 53(6), 606. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000462

WEEK 10, STANDARD 10: THERAPY

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 12

Baier, A. L. (2019). The ethical implications of social media: Issues and recommendations for clinical practice. Ethics &Behavior, 29(5), 341-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2018.1516148

Behnke S. H., Thomas, J. T., Walker, L. E., DeMatteo, D. (2023)  The use and misuse of informed consent in reporting sexual intimacy violations. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 54(2), 135- 146. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000510

Mbroh, H., Najjab, A., Knapp, S., &Gottlieb, M. C. (2020). Prejudiced patients: Ethical considerations for addressing patients’ prejudicial comments in psychotherapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 51(3), 284. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000280

Stoll, J., Müller, J.A., & Trachsel, M. (2020). Ethical issues in online psychotherapy: A narrative review. Frontiers in psychiatry, 10, 993. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00993

APA Practice Guidelines: https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines

WEEK 11, STANDARD 5: ADVERTISING AND OTHER PUBLIC STATEMENTS / STANDARD 6: RECORDKEEPING AND FEES

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 13

Pope et al. (2021): Chapter 24

WEEK 12, STANDARD 8: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION

Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 16

Collins, S. E., Clifasefi, S. L., Stanton, J., Straits, K. J., Gil-Kashiwabara, E., Rodriguez Espinosa, P., ... & Wallerstein, N. (2018). Community-based participatory research (CBPR):Towards equitable involvement of community in psychology research. American Psychologist, 73(7), 884-898. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000167

WEEK 13, PROFESSIONAL TOPICS

Schwartz-Mette, R. A., & Shen-Miller, D. S.(2018). Ships in the rising sea? Changes over time in psychologists’ ethical beliefs and behaviors. Ethics & Behavior, 28(3), 176-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2017.1308253

WEEK 14, FINAL EXAM