Ethical Dilemmas

Thompson and Russo (2012) wrote this article with the purpose of outlining ethical issues that clinicians may encounter while conducting qualitative research. In addition, Thompson and Russo (2012) provided some suggestions to help clinicians avoid these ethical dilemmas. The article began with a discussion about the importance of understanding ethics as a clinical psychologist, particularly when conducting qualitative research. Specifically, Thompson and Russo (2012) argued that qualitative methods are occasionally viewed as more ethical than qualitative methods, which may lead to researchers being less observant of ethical dilemmas in qualitative studies. Thompson and Russo (2012) also touched on the scrutiny with which research ethics are subjected to. For example, the creation of certain organizations (i.e., Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care) may objectify ethical dilemmas, which could cause researchers to view them as technicalities rather than subjective issues. …show more content…
34). Next, the authors discussed ethical dilemmas related to multiple roles. Specifically, Thompson and Russo (2012) argued that ethical issues related to multiple roles often occur because clinical psychologists try to do too much. For example, clinicians may try to fill the role of the research interviewer as well the clinician. Therefore, it is important for clinical psychologists to remain as objective as possible and to not use their therapeutic skills to obtain certain information during the qualitative interview (Thompson & Russo,