Ethics in Psychology and the Mental Health Professions: Standards and Cases

by Patricia Keith-Spiegel and Gerald P. Koocher

Book Overview

Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity. Good intentions are important, but unfortunately, they do not always protect the practitioner and client from breaches in ethical conduct. Academics, researchers, and students also face a range of ethical challenges from the classroom...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195149114
• ISBN13: 9780195149111
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.9" x 7.0"