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PSYCH 550 - Professional Ethics in Psychology


Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor
This course is designed to provide a pragmatic understanding of the ethical principles guiding psychologists in their roles as clinicians, researchers, supervisors, and teachers. We will focus on the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Codes of Conduct. This will include a review of the rules and procedures of the licensing boards and the consequences of code violations. A second major objective of this course is to help you to formulate your own “code” of ethical decision-making as a psychologist in-training. We will discuss common personal and professional circumstances that place psychologists in challenging ethical situations. In addition, you will each have the opportunity to explore the ways in which your own personal “ethos” is consistent (or inconsistent) with your legal and ethical responsibilities as a psychologist. We will pursue this goal by reviewing case studies, role-playing ethical dilemmas, and sharing our own personal experiences as researchers, clinicians, teachers, and students. These exercises will allow you to define your own process of ethical decision-making that you can return to throughout your career in psychology.

3 credits



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