Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists
Issues, Questions, and Controversies
- William O'Donohue - University of Nevada, Reno, USA
- Kyle E. Ferguson - Scottish Centre for Social Research, Edinburgh
- Gerald Davison, University of Southern California
"The Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists provides a much needed review of the philosophical issues and unanswered questions raised by the Code of Ethics of the American Psychological Association. This book will make an excellent textbook for ethics courses in the social sciences. The coverage of topics makes the book appropriate to address the current movement for Responsible Conduct of Research, a movement that is likely to result in requiring all university personnel to have proficiency in the ethics of research, mentoring, and scholarship."
-Arthur C. Houts, University of Memphis
The Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists provides comprehensive coverage of topics typically neglected in books on ethical issues in psychology. Rather than take ethical pronouncements as dogma not to be questioned but simply understood and observed, William T. O'Donohue and Kyle E. Ferguson encourage a questioning, critical attitude. Divided into four parts, this provocative text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational issues, professional issues, special topics, and special populations.
A distinguished group of scholars and researchers examine
- Moral reasoning and the ethics of professional licensing
- Confidentiality in psychotherapy
- Fees and financial arrangements
- The termination and referral of clients
- The use of deception in research
- Ethnic minority issues
- Consent in the treatment and research of children
The Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists considers the compatibility of science and morality. Challenging readers to question the fundamental philosophical values of professional psychology, the editors and contributors inspire the ethical impulse and encourage active moral leadership.
An essential reference for professional and academic psychologists and counselors, the Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists is also an exceptional primary or supplementary reader for graduate students enrolled in courses on Ethics in Psychology and Ethics and Professional Concerns and for anyone considering the compatibility of science and morality.
Karl H. Henning (St. Francis Xavier University)
Karl H. Henning (St. Francis Xavier University)
Karl H. Henning (St. Francis Xavier University)
"The
Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists provides a much needed
review of the philosophical issues and unanswered questions raised by the Code
of Ethics of the American Psychological Association. This book will make an
excellent textbook for ethics courses in the social sciences. The coverage of
topics makes the book appropriate to address the current movement for
Responsible Conduct of Research, a movement that is likely to result in
requiring all university personnel to have proficiency in the ethics of
research, mentoring, and scholarship."
This carefully edited volume is
comprehensive in its scope, ranging from ethical considerations in research to
the ethics of working with gays and lesbians in psychotherapy to ethical issues
in the use of animals in research. The two dozen chapters are carefully and
clearly written and provide useful guidelines for resolving important questions
and issues. But at least as significant, this book encourages the reader to
think deeply about the many complex issues that are inherent to the study of
behavior and efforts to make changes in people’s lives. Sometimes unequivocal
answers are elusive, but knowing what questions to ask surely enhances our
scientific and applied efforts. A must read.
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