Psychologist

The psychologist should agree to treat the fifteen year old girl without the parents consent. Illinois law allows a psychologist to provide therapy to any minor 12 years of age or older without the consent or prior knowledge of their parents (405 ILCS 5/3-501). The therapy is limited to 5 sessions lasting no longer than 45 minutes per session. However, any additional therapy will require consent by a parent or guardian. The psychologist should agree to treat the girl not only because it is…

behavioral, and emotional disorders. Therefore, not only clinical psychologists treat the disorders, but also prevent them from happening (apa.org). As clinical psychology has many sub-specialties, psychologists can specialize in different aspects of the science, which result in working in different work settings. Clinical psychologists work in academic settings as teachers and researchers,…

significant difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist has always been the ability to prescribe medication. This has been the greatest defining difference that most people see between those two professions. Clinical psychologists have recently perused prescription privileges these days. A former president of the American Psychological Association, Patrick H. DeLeon, and many others has also promoted the movement as well (Pomerantz 50). But clinical psychologists still do not have the…

career choice. A clinical psychologist prevents, evaluates, and treats mental and emotional disorders in individuals. Education is the most prominent part of a clinical psychologist’s career; otherwise, they would not be considered a true psychologist. A bachelor’s degree usually fulfills most of the requirements for a doctoral program in clinical psychology. Licensure is required to become a psychologist. In order to earn a psychology license, prospective psychologists must typically earn a…

The Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologist outlines ten steps to assist ethical decision making. The purpose of this paper will be to apply the CPA Code to an ethical dilemma presented in class. In the vignette presented, a school psychologist was seeing a grade 1 boy and became friendly with his father. The psychologist and the father dated for a few months. Once their relationship ended the father laid a complaint against the psychologist because their relationship constituted…

In scenario one a psychodynamic psychologist may ask, do you act out because you’re upset or frustrated? Does your mother and teacher make you angry? Do you do what you want whenever you want? An area that would interest this psychologist in observing is his personality, specifically when he is acting upon his impulses. This psychologist may suggest that his personality is forming this way because the ID is fighting to become conscious, pushing his superego into his unconscious making this…

military psychology and forensic psychology. In most jobs, there is a type of psychologist that help in certain situations. In my future career, I will like to become a social worker in the child protective services because it was always my dream to help children get out of abusive homes and select a safe environment for them to stay. In my line of work the type of psychologist that are involved is a called Child Psychologist, which focus on helping children adjust to…

What Forensic Psychologists Do Forensic psychologists use psychological principles in legal issues (American Psychological Association, 2011). The field is concerned with a various amount of legal problems of a psychological nature (Reber, 2001). These psychologists typically provide second opinions in legal debates and diagnose crime victims (Cherry, 2015). When forces under the law are unable to determine a reason behind a crime, a forensic can provide psychotherapy to evaluate the mindset of…

All psychologists realize that they have an ethical obligation to provide confidentiality to their patients. However psychologists encounter other issues of how to handle confidentiality when treating a minor. Although they may want to preserve the minor’s right of confidentiality, they must also follow the laws of their states. In the case of the fifteen year old seeking therapy, the therapist could begin treating her without the consent of her parents. According to Illinois law because she…

Ethical Issues Psychologists are faced with many problems ethically when it comes to using restrictive procedures. Restrictive procedures are misunderstood with not many guidelines or policies to help psychologist know when the procedures are appropriate and ethical. Research by Spreat and Lipinski (1986) searched for answers on restrictive procedures in state policies, guidelines, and federal laws on the use of restrictive procedures (Spreat, 1986). The researchers found very vague and mixed…