Making Ethics Your Best Friend
CPD Workshop
The aim of this CPD workshop is to assist provisional and early career psychologists to understand the importance of ethical awareness and the use of the Ethical Decision Making Model to evaluate concerns and determine appropriate courses of action.
The training will include:
Live Lecture
Group Discussion
Activities
Homework
A range of resources such as templates, reading materials, tip sheets will be provided.
Session Schedule
Session Schedule:
Session 1 – Introductions and Understanding the prevalence of types of ethical misconduct
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Session 2 –Understanding the Ethical Decision Making Model
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Session 3 – Mandatory reporting requirements
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Session 4 – Becoming familiar with the Code of Ethics – Principle A – with a focus on:
Informed consent
Confidentiality
Release of information to clients, lawyer, under subpoena
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Session 5 – Becoming familiar with the Code of Ethics – Principle B with a focus on:
Competence
Record keeping
Provision of psychological services at the request of a third party
Provision of psychological services to multiple clients
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Session 6 – Becoming familiar with the Code of Ethics – Principle B (Continued) with a focus on:
Termination of psychological services
Psychological assessments
Delegations of professional tasks
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Session 7 – Becoming familiar with the Code of Ethics – Principle C with a focus on:
Reputable behaviour
Communication
Conflict of interest
Non-exploitation and Financial arrangements
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Session 8 – Five Moral Principles – Autonomy, Nonmaleficence, Beneficence, Justice, Fidelity
