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Sep 07, 2024
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PSY-709 Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice4 semester credits This course highlights legal and ethical problems that confront psychologists in professional practice and the vital issues facing the profession. Students gain knowledge of the APA code of ethics and standards regarding professional practice and demonstrate familiarity with the laws that establish qualifications, rights, and duties of psychologists in their local jurisdiction. Delivery Method: Distance/Electronically Mediated Grading Default: Letter Only Learning Outcome(s):
- Identify the legal and ethical frameworks and guidelines for professional practice (APA Code of Ethics and Federal/State laws).
- Demonstrate how to access: (a) information about the laws and regulations concerning the practice of psychology in one’s own jurisdiction, and (b) the resources concerning practice in other jurisdictions.
- Develop and practice self-awareness, self-care, and the maintenance of self-awareness and self-care.
- Demonstrate how: (a) in clinical situations, ethical decision-making and problem-solving can proceed in a culturally sensitive manner, and (b) ethical conflicts may be resolved in a culturally sensitive manner.
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