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ETHICAL PRACTICE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY christopher boyle nicholas gamble ETHICAL PRACTICE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd ii 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd iiii 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM ETHICAL PRACTICE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY CHRISTOPHER BOYLE AND NICHOLAS GAMBLE 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd iiiiii 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM 1 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries. Published in Australia by Oxford University Press 253 Normanby Road, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia © Christopher Boyle and Nicholas Gamble 2014 The moral rights of the authors have been asserted. First published 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by licence, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organisation. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: Boyle, Christopher, 1972– author. Title: Ethical practice in applied psychology / Christopher Boyle, Nicholas Gamble. ISBN: 9780195523102 (paperback) Notes: Includes index. Subjects: P sychology, Applied—Moral and ethical aspects—Textbooks. Psychologists—Training of—Moral and ethical aspects—Textbooks. Other Authors/Contributors: Gamble, Nicholas, author. Dewey Number: 158.0715 Reproduction and communication for educational purposes The Australian C opyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10% of the pages of this work, whichever is the greater, to be reproduced and/or communicated by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or the body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act. For details of the CAL licence for educational institutions contact: Copyright Agency Limited Level 15, 233 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) 9394 7600 Facsimile: (02) 9394 7601 Email: [email protected] Edited by Venetia Somerset Text design by Eggplant Communications Typeset by diacriTech, Chennai, India Proofread by Amanda Morgan Indexed by Mei Yen Chua Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only. Oxford disclaims any responsibility for the materials contained in any third party website referenced in this work. 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd iivv 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM ‘Primum non nocere’ (First, do no harm) 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd vv 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd vvii 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM Contents L ist of Figures and Tables xi Preface xii A cknowledgments xiv Abbreviations xvi PART 1 CORE ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS IN AUSTRALIA 1 1 Why Bother with Ethics? 3 Introduction 4 General perception of psychologists 4 The APS Code of Ethics 6 Ethics, the law and morality 8 An ethical code in practice 9 Chapter summary 12 References 12 2 The Three Keys to Ethical Practice: Competence, Confidentiality and Consent 14 Introduction 15 Competence 16 Confi dentiality 24 Informed consent 29 Chapter summary 33 Questions to consider 33 References 33 3 Decision Assistance Model for Australian Psychologists 35 Introduction 36 Ethical decision-making 36 vii 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd vviiii 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM viii Contents The Decision Assistance Model for Australian Psychologists 38 Chapter summary 54 Questions to consider 54 References 54 PART 2 MANAGING BOUNDARIES AND WORKING WITH GROUPS 55 4 Managing Professional Boundaries 57 Introduction 58 Multiple and dual relationships 59 Boundary crossings and violations 63 Power imbalance 65 Non-exploitation of a client 67 Chapter summary 70 Questions to consider 70 References 70 5 Working with Clients who Cannot or Do not Give Consent 72 Introduction 73 Clients who cannot give consent 73 Clients who do not consent to services 83 Other issues when working with clients who may not be able to give consent 84 Chapter summary 86 Questions to consider 86 References 86 6 Diverse Clients 88 Introduction 89 Client diversity 89 Competence with diverse client groups 91 Communication 91 Chapter summary 98 Questions to consider 99 References 99 PART 3 CLIENTS WHO POSE A RISK TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS 101 7 Working with Clients who Pose a Risk to Themselves 103 Introduction 104 Clients with suicidal ideation 105 Self-harm and behaviours that place the client at risk 114 Dangerous or risky client behaviour that endangers the client 117 Chapter summary 119 0000__BBOOYY__EEPPAAPP__2233110022__TTXXTT__SSII..iinndddd vviiiiii 1111//0033//1144 99::2244 AAMM
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