6-1 Notes

6-1 Notes

detail timely precise

Reply 6-1 RL (250 words, 1 reference)

Furlong (2013) believes it is too difficult for there to be universally recognized record-keeping practices and guidelines as there are various areas within clinical psychology so it should be individualized based on the area of practice. This would allow the different aspects of clinical psychology to have their own practices with record keeping depending on the context of what they do. It does make sense that less could be better if it ends up in court out of context. However, it is necessary that psychologists maintain records that are accurate and detailed enough for understanding and evaluation as a patient works through treatment. “Records may be especially important when there are significant periods of time between contacts or when the client seeks services from another professional. Appropriate records can also help protect both the client and the psychologist in the event of legal or ethical proceedings. Adequate records are generally a requirement for third-party reimbursement for psychological services” (American Psychological Association, 2007, p 993). It would be practical for the psychologist to have detailed enough record keeping tracking the treatment provided and any progress the client has made during the course of treatment. This should be able to be done while not divulging into details that may not be necessary to keep a record of in case it is taken out of context. If the psychologist focuses on the main facts, events, and services provided, this should allow for treatment to continue while protecting themselves and their client.

Reply 6-1 KK (250 words, 1 reference)

The APA Ethic Code, Standard 6.01 proves that psychologists must create, maintain, disseminate, store, retain, and dispose of records in an appropriate manner and that it benefits those that the psychologist works with (APA, 2017). Part of the psychologists’ obligation is to keep proper records of their sessions. Another aspect of record keeping for a psychologist is that these records are detailed and accurate. This is an important factor since a psychologist will see many patients if their record keeping is not accurate or detailed how can they review to continue helping the patient. I can say I would not want to rely on my member so I would not think a psychologist should.

I understand why they would feel less is better so there is no wrong interpretation and so that they can protect the patients. If someone needs to read the records but is not trained in the field I can see how misinterpretation can happen. Record keeping is not just protecting the patient but it does protect the psychologist if there would be any statements from the patient that there was wrongdoing. The process of keeping good records involves the attention of understanding legal obligations, ethical standards, and other external limitations, as well as the demands of the professional framework (APA, 2017).

Reply 6-2 KG (250 words, 1 reference)

Section 5, of the APA Psychological guidelines (Standards), addresses the issues surrounding advertising and other Public Statements which can be best defined as any type of paid material or advertising (deal/publicity ) including but not limited to “unpaid advertising, product endorsements, grant, licensing applications, brochures, printed matter, directory listings, personal resumes as well as printed or electronic transmissions, statements in legal proceedings, lectures, oral presentations, and all published materials” (Fisher, C. B. (2009).

Advertising can lead to both ethical violations as well as legal ones especially when the advertisement calls for the psychological professional to lie about a particular product or service. According to APA Psychological guidelines in no way is any psychological professional allowed to make knowingly false, fraudulent, or misleading statements which exaggerate their own professional training, experiences, affiliations, fees, research findings publications or competence level.

In the field of Psychology website advertising can potentially lead to the violation of other ethical standards because so many so-called psychological professionals are in fact not professional at all.

Most websites that advertise psychological professional services are in ethical violation due to substantial gaps in ethical compliance as well as lacking to notify customers that these services may be restricted in specific states ,due to state laws/jurisdictions.

These web psychologists provide no real proof that online psychological services work over the traditional “face-to-face” sessions. Therefore, the statements provided by websites may in themselves be highly deceptive as they give customers the impression that, they are receiving individualized counseling, assessment, or therapeutic services which have no proven value of being such (Fisher, C. B. (2009).