Professional Issues and Ethics   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Revised Addendum
   

PY 450 - Professional Issues and Ethics


Prerequisite(s):
PY 415
  and
PY 416
  . Professional, ethical, and legal issues related to the practice of clinical psychology and the psychologist as clinician, consultant, educator, and researchers are critically examined in the course.  Issues considered include privacy, privilege, confidentiality and its limitations, informed consent, patients' rights, malpractice, client-therapist relationships, collegial relationships, and other regulations influencing the practice of psychology. (3 credits)