Textbooks
Knapp, S. J. & Fingerhut, R. (2024). Practical ethics for psychologists: A positive approach.
American Psychological Association.
Sharma, R. (2020). The unwritten rules of professional etiquette: Building a positive reputation in
graduate school. Habile Press.
Other readings (i.e., articles) are listed on the course schedule below on the day that they are required and
can be accessed directly through the course library guide (see Canvas).
Helpful resources:
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
Week 1
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). http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/62.1063
American Psychological Association Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/ethics-code-2017.pdf
State of Florida Laws and Rules that apply to psychologists (review the section "Florida Statutes & Administrative Codes"):
https://floridaspsychology.gov/resources/
Florida Statute Chapter 490: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0490/0490ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2024&Title=%2D%3E2024%2D%3EChapter%20490
Florida Statute Chapter 456: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/04
56ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2024&Title=%2D%3E2024%2D%3EChapter%20456
Florida Statute Chapter 120:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0120/0120ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2024&Title=%2D%3E2024%2D%3EChapter%20120
Rules Chapter 64B19: https://flrules.org/gateway/Organization.asp?OrgNo=64b19
Association of States and Provincial Psychology Boards https://www.asppb.net/
Week 2
Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 3
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
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://x.doi.org/10.1037/tep0000467
Sun, J., Wilt, J., Meindl, P., Watkins, H. M., & Goodwin, G. P. (2024). How and why people want to be more moral. Journal of Personality, 92(3), 907-925. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12812
See Canvas for Chapter 64B19-17 Discipline
Week 4
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. **Please request via InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad)**
Florida Statute Chapter 490
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0490/0490ContentsIndex.html
Sections Section 490.003 Definitions, 490.012 Violations, penalties and injunction, 490.0141 Practice of hypnosis, 490.0143
Practice of sex therapy, 490.0145 Practice of juvenile sexual offender therapy
Florida Statute Chapter 456 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/0456Cont
entsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2019&Title=-%3E2019-%3EChapter%20456 Sections 456.065 Unlicensed practice of a health care
profession, 456.076 Impaired practitioner programs
See Canvas for Chapter 64B 19-18 Scope of practice, all sections except 64B19-18.004 Use of Instruments
See handouts in Canvas: sample CV
Week 5
Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapters 6 and 7
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:https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000406
Florida Statute Chapter 490 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0490/0490ContentsIndex.html Sexual misconduct
Florida Statute Chapter 456 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/0456Cont
entsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2019&Title=-%3E2019-%3EChapter%20456 Section 456.063 Sexual misconduct; disqualification for
license, certificate, or registration
See Canvas for Chapter 64B19-16 Sexual misconduct
Week 6
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
Florida Statute Chapter 490 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0490/0490ContentsIndex.html Sections 490.005 Licensure by examination, 490.0051
Provisional licensure, 490.006 Licensure by endorsement, 490.007
Renewal of license, 490.0085 Continuing education, 490.0149 Specialties
See Canvas Chapter 64B19-11 Criteria for licensure, and Chapter 64B19-13 License renewal and continuing education
Week 7
Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapters 8 and 9
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://ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/mobile-applications-client-use-ethical-legal/docview/2158670496/se-2?accountid=6579
Florida Department of Children and Families Mandated Reporter Course (Complete course and submit certificate by December 1) Florida Mandated Reporter Course (myflfamilies.com)
Florida Statute Chapter Chapter 490 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0490/0490ContentsIndex.html Section 490.0147 Confidentiality and privileged communications
Florida Statute Chapter 39, Part 2 mandatory reporting of child abuse http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute
&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0039/0039PARTIIContentsIndex.html
Florida Statute Chapter 415 Adult Protective Services http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0
499/0415/0415.html
Florida Statute Chapter 394 Florida Mental Health Act http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_
String=&URL=0300-0399/0394/0394PARTIContentsIndex.html Section 394.463 Involuntary examination
Florida Statute Chapter 456 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/0456Cont
Section 456.061 Practitioner disclosure of confidential information and immunity from civil or criminal liability
Florida Statute Chapter 90 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0090/Sections/0090.503.html Section 90.50 Psychotherapist-patient privilege
See Canvas for Chapter 64B19-19.006 Confidentiality
See Canvas for Rule 65-E.280 Involuntary Examination
See Canvas for CF-MH 3052b Certificate of Professional Initiating
Involuntary Examination
HIPAA resources from U.S. Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html
Week 8
Midterm exam
Week 9
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
See Canvas for Chapter 64B19-18.004 Use of instruments Assignment to complete before next week: Watch My Doctor, My Lover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQbmRhvp12w and be prepared to discuss next week
Week 10
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
Florida Statute Chapter 456 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute
&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.47.html
Section 456.47 Use of telehealth to provide services
Florida Statute Chapter 490
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0490/0490ContentsIndex.html
Section 490.0111 Sexual misconduct
Florida Statute Chapter 456 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.47.html
Section 456.063 Sexual misconduct; disqualification for license, certificate, or registration
See Canvas for Chapter 64B19-16 Sexual misconduct (found in Week 5
module)
Week 11
Knapp & Fingerhut (2024) Chapter 13
Florida Statute Chapter 490 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0490
/Sections/0490.0148.html Section 490.0148 Psychologist and school psychologist records
Florida Statute Chapter 456 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.062.html Section 456.062 Advertisement by a health care practitioner of free or discounted services; required
statement
See Canvas for Chapter 64B19-17.003 Advertising and Chapter 64B19-19 Psychological records
Week 12
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://ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/community-based-participatory-research-cbpr/docview/1989544302/se-2?accountid=6579
See link in Canvas for authorship credit
See link in Canvas for NSU Library video Format in APA Style
Using Academic Writer
Week 13
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
Sharma, R. (2020). The unwritten rules of professional etiquette: Building a positive reputation in graduate school. Habile Press.
Florida Statute Chapter 490
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0490/0490ContentsIndex.html
Section 490.009 Discipline
Florida Statute Chapter 456 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.062.html
Sections 456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement;
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.074.html
Chapter 456.074 Certain healthcare practitioners; immediate suspension of license.
Week 14
Final exam