Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the Grenyer & Lewis (2012) “Prevalence, Prediction, and Prevention of Psychologist Misconduct” article and the APA Practice Central’s Professional Health and Well-being for Psychologists , Tips from Practitioners on Finding Work-Life Balance , and Tips for Self-Care online articles.
Select two complaints presented in the Grenyer & Lewis article (see Table 1) and explain the ramifications of these violations applying the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct to each situation. Assess the role of the APA in assisting psychology professionals in the identification of potential areas of misconduct. Describe and recommend a course of action to avoid these areas. Evaluate the contemporary role of psychology professionals and elaborate on the relationship between self-care and the issue of maintaining ethical principles and professional standards. Identify one or two self-care tips, tools, or suggested courses of action provided on the APA’s Self-care resources for psychologistswebsite that might address the issues which lead to the chosen complaints.
Guided Response: Review
several of your classmates' posts and respond to at least two of your
peers who selected different complaints from those you chose by 11:59
p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required
replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive
discourse in this discussion.
Summarize your personal
reaction(s) to the reality of psychology professionals violating the
ethical code in your peer’s selected complaints. Critically examine your
peer's recommended course of action to avoid these complaints. Do you
agree or disagree? Support your rationale with evidence from the
required readings. Suggest any changes that you think might improve the
efficacy of your colleague’s plan. Continue to monitor the discussion
forum until 5:00 p.m. MST on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who
replies to your initial.
Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.