Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions: Standards and Cases

by Gerald P. Koocher, Patricia Keith-Spiegel

Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity. Good intentions are important, but unfortunately, they do not always protect the practitioner and client from breaches in ethical conduct. Academics, researchers, and students also face a range of ethical challenges from the classroom to the laboratory. The completely updated fourth edition of Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions considers many of the ethical questions and dilemmas that mental health professionals encounter in their everyday practice, research, and teaching. This classic text takes a practical approach to ethics, offering constructive means for preventing problems and recognizing, approaching, and resolving ethical predicaments. Written in a highly readable and accessible style, this new edition retains the key features which have contributed to its popularity, now with over 700 case studies that provide illustrative guidance on a wide variety of topics. New material has been added relating to evolving ethical challenges posed by new case law, electronic records, social media, changes in psychological assessment practice, complex work settings, and ethical issues in addressing human differences and diversity. This edition has been re-framed to include substantial content that extends beyond psychology, including counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work. The case studies now address professionals in each of these fields, supporting interprofessional education and making the material even more applicable and accessible to a wide range of mental health providers and students-in-training.

Genres: Psychology

672 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 16, 2007

Reviews

[CD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Undoubtedly the most important psychology related book I have read so far. The writers have done an excellent job at making such dry subject matter engaging through realistic and humours case scenarios. Recommend to everyone in the mental health profession. 5/5

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some fantastically hilarious cases in here.

[Susan Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent for those in the fields of mental, behavioral, developmental, and addiction health, for professionals and behavioral scientists or anyone with a strong desire to help others, this includes clinical practice and research such as decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity. Good intentions are important, but unfortunately, they do not always protect the practitioner and client from breaches in ethical conduct. Academics, researchers, and students also face a range of ethical challenges from the classroom to the laboratory. This edition has questions and dilemmas that mental health professionals encounter in their everyday practice, research, and teaching with constructive means for preventing problems and recognizing, approaching, and resolving ethical predicaments that includes over 700 case studies that provide illustrative guidance on a wide variety of topics such as new case law, electronic records, social media, changes in psychological assessment practice, mental health practitioners' interface with national security, complex work settings, and ethical issues addressing human differences and diversity with focuses on psychology, including counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work.

[Frank Spencer · Rating 5 out of 5]

covers everything for ethics in the mental health area. Here is one of the authors' web site
http://www.ethicsresearch.com/

[Scarlett · Rating 5 out of 5]

As dry as Ethics is the authors really try to hold your attention. Very well written book.