Ethics and Professional Development

Course Description

This class will explore the values and ethical ideas that guide the professional practice of psychology, including philosophical foundations of ethical principles, professional codes of conduct, professional self-definition and self-regulation, and governmental sanctions (judicial, legislative, and executive). Sample areas covered: history and identity of professional psychology; APA's Ethical Principles and Standards; informed consent; competence; multiple relationships; confidentiality vs. access to clinical information; the ethics of self-care; practicing ethically within organizational pressures and demands; the ethics of multicultural competence/humility; obtaining licensure as a psychologist, and ethical issues in emergent areas of practice such as telepsychology, social media and artificial intelligence. Students are expected to enhance their capacities for ethical reflection and decision-making by learning applicable laws and codes, exploring their own values and commitments, then discussing and working through the dilemmas that arise when these come into conflict. Students will also be encouraged to reflect on their own professional development and understanding of the field as one of life-long learning within a diverse and interconnected community of practice and scholarship.

Code

18:820:613

Credits

3

Subject

820

Programs That Include This Course

• Doctoral Model Course Sequence for Clinical Psy.D. in Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology (Department of Clinical Psychology)