The first decision was to identify the key players in this vignette, these are the people that will be affected by the psychologist decisions. There are the client, the Worker's Compensation insurance company and the attorney these are the people who will be affected by the ethical decisions of the psychologist.
The second decision was the identifications of ethically relevant issues and there where six domains that ethical standards where affected and they where: 1). Privacy and Confidentiality, 2). Therapy, 3). Conflict of interest, 4). Competence, 5). Assessment and 6). Informed consent. These domains where identified as ethical dilemmas that will affect the psychologist in dealing with the interest of the client.
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The client has developed PTSD and symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts of the event that triggered the symptoms (DSM-5). The goal here was for the client to get treatment as soon as possible, then she has a better chance of getting better. PTSD, has been known to cause serious psychological disorder and when left untreated can lead to substance abuse, anger management issues, loneliness and severe depression. If she has been displaying symptoms already, then she needs help as soon as possible. The benefit is to not prolong her suffering, nothing good happens if PTSD was left …show more content…
The psychologist has an ethical obligation to the client due to the established relationship. The client's trust in this relationship constitute an essential component of the relationship and the psychologist needs to uphold APA standards in the context of the relationship. The psychologist should have done the Informed consent (Standard 3.10 informed consent, Standard 10.01 Informed Consent to Therapy, Standard 9.03 Informed Consent in Assessment) as early as feasible before any therapeutic session can take place. Due to informed consent being an on going process, any issues that arise should be addressed at the inception of services and thereafter. Maintaining confidentiality (4.01) is essential in a situation like this due to the fact that the client needs to be dully informed about professional and legal obligations that may require the psychologist to disclose (Standard 4.05) sensitive and confidential information if required by law or to protect others from harm. The client has retained an attorney and the attorney wants the psychologist to testify at the hearing. In order to avoid harm, the psychologist needs to practice within the boundaries of his/her knowledge (Standard 2.02); the psychologist needs to be aware of forensic roles and needs to be well versed in judicial or administrative rules governing forensic roles. The psychologist should agree to testify as an
The second decision was the identifications of ethically relevant issues and there where six domains that ethical standards where affected and they where: 1). Privacy and Confidentiality, 2). Therapy, 3). Conflict of interest, 4). Competence, 5). Assessment and 6). Informed consent. These domains where identified as ethical dilemmas that will affect the psychologist in dealing with the interest of the client.
The third decision …show more content…
The client has developed PTSD and symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts of the event that triggered the symptoms (DSM-5). The goal here was for the client to get treatment as soon as possible, then she has a better chance of getting better. PTSD, has been known to cause serious psychological disorder and when left untreated can lead to substance abuse, anger management issues, loneliness and severe depression. If she has been displaying symptoms already, then she needs help as soon as possible. The benefit is to not prolong her suffering, nothing good happens if PTSD was left …show more content…
The psychologist has an ethical obligation to the client due to the established relationship. The client's trust in this relationship constitute an essential component of the relationship and the psychologist needs to uphold APA standards in the context of the relationship. The psychologist should have done the Informed consent (Standard 3.10 informed consent, Standard 10.01 Informed Consent to Therapy, Standard 9.03 Informed Consent in Assessment) as early as feasible before any therapeutic session can take place. Due to informed consent being an on going process, any issues that arise should be addressed at the inception of services and thereafter. Maintaining confidentiality (4.01) is essential in a situation like this due to the fact that the client needs to be dully informed about professional and legal obligations that may require the psychologist to disclose (Standard 4.05) sensitive and confidential information if required by law or to protect others from harm. The client has retained an attorney and the attorney wants the psychologist to testify at the hearing. In order to avoid harm, the psychologist needs to practice within the boundaries of his/her knowledge (Standard 2.02); the psychologist needs to be aware of forensic roles and needs to be well versed in judicial or administrative rules governing forensic roles. The psychologist should agree to testify as an