Research Topic and Paper Outline:

Potential Topics for Paper Remember any topic not on the list requires approval from the instructor by the end of Week Three. See the syllabus for specific instructions on the paper. Remember that each of the issues below is to be examined from the point of view of ethics and the professional practice of psychology

Who is the Client?

Client/Patient Rights

Failure to Warn/Protect

False Memories

Liability In General

Informed Consent

Managed Care

Record Keeping

Sexual Misconduct.

Gender/Sexual Orientation

Geriatrics/Practice in skilled nursing facilities

Chronic Health Problems/Operating in the behavioral medicine arena

Racial/Ethnic/Cultural/Linguistic Issues

HIPAA

Internet/electronic media

Consent to treatment by a child

Prohibitions against Disclosure

Authorized and Mandated Disclosure

Child and Elder Abuse Mandated Reporting Laws

Dual Relationships (non-sexual boundary violations)

Parents Access to Children’s Records

Child Custody Evaluations

Fraudulent Billing Practices

Comparison of State Practice Acts

Privileged Communication

Aspirational Principles

Ethical issues with HIV+ clients and other infectious diseases controlled by health department guidelines

Psychologists and medication (consultation and prescription)

Ethical issues in family and marital therapy

Ethical issues in Supervision

Ethical issues in research with human participants

Ethical issues in the care and conduct of research with animals