Professional Issues and Ethics   [Archived Catalog]
2012-2013 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

PC 450 - Professional Issues and Ethics


Prerequisite(s): PC 417  and PC 418 . Professional, ethical, and legal issues related to the practice of clinical psychology and the psychologist as clinician, consultant, educator, and researcher are critically examined in this 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)