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Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists
Issues, Questions, and Controversies

First Edition
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March 2003 | 488 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Designed to fill a gap in the literature on professional ethics for psychologists, this book covers topics typically neglected in existing books, being more radical and controversial than much of the literature in this area. Rather than take ethical pronouncements associated with some organizations as dogma not to be questioned but simply understood and observed, the editors of this Handbook have encouraged a questioning, critical attitude. This book is therefore in part an attempt to push harder on the ethical impulse in psychologists, pushing beyond `comfort zones' to encourage positions of moral leadership.
 
Preface
William T. O'Donohue & Kyle E Ferguson (both of University of Nevada, Reno)
1. Introduction: Ethics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
 
PART I. FOUNDATIONS
Andrew Lloyd & John Hansen (both of University of Nevada, Reno)
2. Philosophical Foundations of Professional Ethics
Karl H. Henning (St. Francis Xavier University)

Karl H. Henning (St. Francis Xavier University)

Karl H. Henning (St. Francis Xavier University)

Karl H. Henning (St. Francis Xavier University)
3. Moral Reasoning
 
PART II. PSYCHOLOGY & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Ype H. Poortinga (Tilburg University & Catholic University of Leuven) & Karel A. Soudijn (Tilburg University)
4. Ethical Principles of the Psychology Profession & Professional Competence
William T. O'Donohue & Jeffrey A. Buchanan (both of University of Nevada, Reno)
5. The Mismeasure of Psychologists: A Review of the Psychometrics of Licensing Requirements
Gregory J. Hayes (University of Nevada, Reno)
6. Institutional Review Boards: Balancing Conflicting Values in Research
 
PART III. SPECIAL TOPICS
Nicholas A. Cummings (The Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Foundation)
7. Ethics and the Allocation of Healthcare
Robert Miranda, Jr. (Brown University) & Brian P. Marx (Oklahoma State University)
8. Fees and Financial Arrangements
Natalie M. Rice & Victoria M. Follette (both of University of Nevada, Reno)
9. The Termination & Referral of Clients
Derek Truscott & Lori Goodkey (both of University of Alberta)
10. Ethical Principles of the Psychology Profession and Involuntary Commitment
Janet Schank (Wilder Foundation Community Assistance Program) and Rachel Slater, Devjani Banerjee-Stevens, & Thomas M. Skovholt (all of University of Minnesota)
11. Ethics of Multiple & Overlapping Relationships
William C. Follette, Deborah Davis, Markus Kemmelmeier (all of University of Nevada, Reno)
12. Ideals & Realities in the Development & Practice of Informed Consent
Markus Kemmelmeier, Deborah Davis, & William C. Follette (all of University of Nevada, Reno)
13. Seven "Sins" of Misdirection? Ethical Controversies Surrounding the Use of Deception in Research
John P. Gluck, Jordan B. Bell, & Melody Pearson-Bish (all of University of New Mexico)
14. Confronting the Ethical Issues in the Use of Animals in Biomedical & Behavioral Research: The Search for Principles
Henry E. Adams (deceased) & Kristen A. Luscher (both of University of Georgia)
15. Ethical Considerations in Psychological Assessment
 
PART IV. SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Nancy E. Tribbensee, Charles D. Claiborn (both of Arizona State University)
16. Confidentiality in Psychotherapy and Related Contexts
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall (University of Oregon), Gayle Y. Iwamasa (University of Indianapolis), & Jessica N. Smith (University of Oregon)
17. Ethical Principles of the Psychology Profession & Ethnic Minority Issues
David W. Purcell, Stephanie Swann, & Sarah H. Herbert
18. Sexual Orientation & Professional Ethics
W. Lawrence Williams & Kevin D. Williams (both of University of Nevada, Reno)
19. Ethical Issues for Psychologists Working with Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Linda E. Weinberger & Shoba Sreenivasan (both of University of Southern California)
20. Ethical Principles of the Psychology Profession and Correctional Psychology
David F. Richards (University of Nevada, Reno)
21. The Central Role of Informed Consent in Ethical Treatment & Research with Children
Steven R. Thorp (Duke University Medical Center) & Alan E. Fruzzetti (University of Nevada, Reno)
22. Ethical Principles & Practice in Couple & Family Therapy
Susan Jacob-Timm (Central Michigan University)
23. Ethics and the School Psychologist
Jane E. Fisher & Craig Yury (both of University of Nevada, Reno)
24. Issues in the Ethical Treatment of Older Adults

"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

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.

Gerald Davison
University of Southern California

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Dr Michael Boyle
Curr Instruction Ed Psych Dept, Loyola University - Watertower
September 27, 2012

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