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12 Cards in this Set
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Confidentiality
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primary obligation; broken only @ request of client except duty to warn/duty to protect
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Consultation
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use of a specialist in a particular area to help with a work-related problem. Consultation usually occurs as needed (ad-hoc) & always has a problem-solving function. Consultants do NOT have administrative authority. Consultees are free to reject the suggestions
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Ethical Complaint Process
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four stages--Inquiry, Investigation, Adjudication, & Appeal
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Adjudication 6 levels of sanctions
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advise--inappropriate, but not clearly unethical behavior
warn--behavior unethical & must cease reprimand--behavior unethical & psychologist should have known better, but consequences minor Censure--harm has occurred & actions are deliberate or persistent time limited resignation--behavior both unethical & harmful. Psychologist must reapply to be re-instated expulsion--offense so injurious & severe & the member is deem unrehabilitatable |
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fact witness
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legal term; testifies about facts relevant to the particular case
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expert witness
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witness who can offer an opinion ro conclusion
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insanity
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legal term refers to a defendant's ability to distinguish between right & wrong
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malpractice
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negligent failure, resulting in harm to the client, to meet the duty to a client that arises out of a professional relationship
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privacy
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the right of an individual to pick & choose the time, circumstance, & extent to which he/she wishes to share with or withhold from others his/her attitudes, beliefs, behavior, & opinions. Particularly relevant in employment selection
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privilege
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legal term referring to the statutory right which protects the client from having his/her confidences revealed during judicial proceedings w/o his/her permission. The client is the "holder of the privilege" meaning that only he/she (or parents) has the right to waive it, except in certain legally defined circumstances.
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supervision
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function concerned with seeing that the quality of psychological services meets acceptable standards. supervision occurs on a continuous basis & is focused on the general work-related activities of the supervisee. A supervisor has administrative authority over subordinates.
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Tarasoff
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legal case Tarasoff v. Regents of UC
CA Supreme Court ruled that when a psychotherapist's client makes a serious threat of physical violence against an identifiable victim, the therapist must take reasonable care to protect the victim. |
