ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN COUNSELING Counselors‚ like all professionals‚ have ethical responsibilities and obligations. The counseling literature contains numerous references to ethics and the legal status of the counselor‚ but for a number of reasons ethical problems pose particularly difficult situations for people in the various helping professions. First‚ clear-cut‚ specific ethical codes that provide adequate guidelines for ethical behavior in the very wide range of situations encountered in
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Psychological Testing in the Workplace Introduction Psychological tests are popular among private and public companies‚ government agencies and in the military as well. Psychological testing is used for several purposes‚ they can be used in the pre-employment process‚ and they can be used as an aid in regarding employment retention as well as in job placement. While the uses of psychological testing are wide spread‚ there are issues revolving around the validity and reliability of these tests
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Ethical considerations There are arguably many things to consider as I entered into the field of being a drug and alcohol counselor; yet the code of ethics in which were are sworn to me is of the utmost importance and one I take personally. First we bound to the nine principles that uphold the profession of counseling all of which could be further deduced to their own importance; yet accumulatively these are the principles that guide us in our work. They are as follows: 1) the counseling relationship
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Issues in Psychological Testing PSY/475 October 24‚ 2011 Issues in Psychological Testing What are at least two ethical issues associated with psychological testing? What impact do these issues have on the field of psychological testing? Informed consent involves the process by which a psychologist gain an individual’s voluntary consent prior to the administration of an assessment or test. As stated by Hogan (2007)‚ “The psychologist is responsible for informing the person about
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Ethical Considerations Project Ethical Considerations I believe the ethical considerations in Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital is for all hospitals to provide all information and access to emergency contraceptives to sexual assault and rape victims. In the defense of Brownfield‚ emergency contraceptives‚ Plan B‚ and oral synthetic hormones is the most common type of emergency contraceptives that should have been disclosed to her upon her request. These contraceptives are often
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3.4 Ethical Considerations Ethical issues regarding the organization are possible use of findings and restrictions imposed on research design (Kumar‚ 2011). With regard to the Researches‚ introducing bias‚ providing and depriving individuals of treatment‚ using unacceptable research methodology‚ erroneous reporting and the incorrect use of data are ethical consideration. When considered the participants‚ collecting data‚ seeking consent‚ any type of motivation‚ looking for sensitive information
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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING JEMABEL GONZAGA-SIDAYEN‚ RP‚ RPm‚ M.A. Psychological testing • a field characterized by the use of samples of behavior in order to infer generalizations about a given individual. • Sample behaviors are gathered through the responses to the psychological test and these responses are often compiled into statistical tables that allow the evaluator to compare the behavior of the individual being tested to the responses of a norm group. TYPES OF TESTS • • • •
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Ethical Considerations According to the Internal Review Board (IRB) ethical guidelines‚ the researcher must adhere to the principal investigator’s (PI) responsibilities. IRB guidelines require the PI to obtain written informed consent from all participants. That is to ensure that all target participants are advised of the potential risks‚ benefits‚ and alternatives of the study‚ as well as their rights. It also demonstrates the ethical principles of reverence for persons‚ beneficence‚ and fairness
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and legal pressure on Catholic sponsored hospitals that provide health care‚ because it would contravene their ethical‚ moral‚ and religious principles. Currently‚ the law does not compel religious institutions to provide care that does not comport with their beliefs this is a means that has to stop especially concerning the well-being of the patient. This continual evolution of ethical‚ moral‚ and religious health care delivery‚ however‚ threatens to diminish‚ if not completely shut down the ability
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Ethical Considerations Colleges and Universities hold similar views and policies on plagiarism. They generally include a Code of Honor or Conduct listed in their student handbooks. Students are required to sign a pledge stating they will honor their schools ’ codes. The punishments for disregarding the codes are similar from University to University. Eastern Kentucky University has an Academic Integrity Policy (Eastern Kentucky University‚ 2006‚ para 4). Each student must sign a pledge stating
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