Ethical Influences in Psychology

The legal landscape is perpetually changing. Psychologists must remain abreast of these changes to avoid potentially damaging issues to individuals and careers. In this assignment, you will consider the current federal and state legal issues discussed in the last two modules and their influence on psychology ethics.

General Requirements:

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This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.
This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

Directions:

Choose either a current federal or a current state issue which is influenced by and/or is influencing psychology ethics.

Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) in which you discuss the influence of the selected issue. Include the following in your paper:

A detailed explanation of the issue.
A discussion of how the issue influences psychology ethics from an objective (scholarly) perspective.
A discussion of how the issue influences psychology ethics from a subjective (personal) perspective.
A discussion of how, if at all, the issue is influenced by current psychology ethics.The American Psychological Association (APA) governs psychology in practice and psychological research. The judicial system also governs areas of psychology and research as a separate entity. The APA administers sanctions in unethical practices or research and the judicial system charges and administers judicial rulings, which result in but are not limited to fines leading up to expulsion and including incarceration (Knapp et al., 2007). Current Federal influencers of consent to telehealth.
The psychologist and psychological researcher have a duty to maintain awareness, compliance, and up to date on governing laws and ethical practices. Compliance and prevention of legal and ethical penalties belong to the psychologists and defined path to address the welfare of human participants and social well-being (Placeholder1). However, existing and developing laws, affect or influence the decisions and approach of issues in the professional psychological community (Placeholder2).Ethical Influences in Psychology

Current Ethical Concern

Influences psychology ethics from a scholarly point of view

Influences of the issue of psychology ethics from a personal point of view

Influences of the current psychological ethics concern

Conclusion

References

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Jolly, K., Sidhu, M., Bower, P., & Madurasinghe, V. (2019). Improving recruitment to a study of telehealth management for COPD: a cluster randomised controlled “study within a trial” (SWAT) of a multimedia information resource. Trials, 20(1), 453. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3496-z

Jacobson, N. C., Bentley, K. H., Walton, A., Wang, S. B., Fortgang, R. G., Millner, A. J., Coombs III, G., Rodman, A. M., & Coppersmith, D. D. L. (2020). Ethical dilemmas posed by mobile health and machine learning in psychiatry research. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 98(4), 270–276. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.2471/BLT.19.237107

Edwards-Stewart, A., Alexander, C., Armstrong, C. M., Hoyt, T., & O’Donohue, W. (2019). Mobile applications for client use: Ethical and legal considerations. Psychological Services, 16(2), 281–285. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/ser0000321

Schepens Niemiec, S. L., Vigen, C. L. P., Martínez, J., Blanchard, J., & Carlson, M. (2021). Long-Term Follow-Up of a Lifestyle Intervention for Late-Midlife, Rural-Dwelling Latinos in Primary Care. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(2), 1–11