DQ 13: Codes of practice and ethical issues
Homework help – Write a 750-word paper discussing codes of practice and ethical issues that must be considered when using psychological assessments. Address the following in your paper:
A description of at least three ethical issues including multicultural and diversity issues
Implications of each ethical issue
Ways to avoid the ethical issues in psychological assessments
A discussion of how a clinician assesses behaviors that stem from cultures or subcultures
A discussion of how a client’s academic/education, career, personal, and social development impacts assessment choice Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed. Describe where, if at all, EBP appears (e.g., the mission, vision, philosophy, and/or goals of the healthcare organization, or in other locations on the website). Then, explain whether this healthcare organization’s work is grounded in EBP and why or why not.
Include a discussion of how these ethical issues are addressed in “Section E: Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation” from the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics located at: http://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf.
Include at least three scholarly references in addition to
Cohen, R., Swerdlik, M., & Sturman, E. (2013). Psychological testing and Assessment. New York: McGraw-Hill.
