Code of Ethics and Professionalism in Light of Cultural Competency: A Guideline for Saudi Psychologists, Supervisors, and Trainees

Alqahtani, Mohammed M. J.; Altamimi, Nadia

doi:10.1007/s12646-016-0354-x

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“…Training opportunities in telepsychology can prepare students to improve, implement, and assess advanced modalities for psychological health care [26] . This document highlights the need for training with sufficient cultural competency skills, which will be paving the way for trainees to obtain better telepsychology skills in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries [9] .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, this guideline for telepsychology services during COVID-19 is considered an additional protocol based upon the background of the general psychology guideline in Saudi Arabia [9] . Core values endorsed by the available telepsychology guidelines are that process and practical management should be followed in the same way as in the clinical face-to-face consultations [28] .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The current document maintains the major parts of the methodological approach of the general guideline [9] , and the following methodological steps were applied.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Providing a psychological intervention that offers culturally competent services is important to delivering responsive psychological care in telepsychology [9] , [29] . Due to cultural norms and help-seeking beliefs, patients could not access mental health services [30] .…”

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“…Psychologists in Saudi Arabia always provide clinical services in accordance with codes of ethics and professionalism in light of cultural competency [9] . However, the existing Saudi ethical code of conduct and related guidelines and policies does not explicitly address telepsychology in details ( Table 1 ).…”

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Toward establishing telepsychology guideline. Turning the challenges of COVID-19 into opportunity

Alqahtani

Alkhamees

Alkhalaf

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Ethics, Medicine and Public Health

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Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has obstructed the classical practices of psychological assessment and intervention via face-to-face interaction. Patients and all health professionals have been forced to isolate and become innovative to continue receiving and providing exceptional healthcare services while minimizing the risk of exposure to, or transmission of, COVID-19. Aim This document is proposed initially as a guide to the extraordinary implementation of telepsychology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to extend its implementation to use fundamentally as the main guideline for telepsychology services in Saudi Arabia and other Arabic communities. Method A professional task force representing different areas of professional psychology reviewed, summarized, and documented methods, policies, procedures, and other resources to ensure that the recommendations and evidence reviews were valid and consistent with best practices. Results The practice of telepsychology involves the consideration of legal and professional requirements. This paper provides a guideline and recommendations for procedural changes that are necessary to address psychological services as we transition to telepsychology, as well as elucidates and demonstrates practical telepsychology frameworks, procedures, and proper recommendations for the provision of services during COVID-19. It adds a focused examination and discussion related to factors that could influence the telemedicine guideline, such as culture, religion, legal matters, and how clinical psychologists could expand their telepsychology practice during COVID-19 and after, seeking to produce broadly applicable guidelines for the practice of telepsychology. Professional steps in practical telemedicine were illustrated in tables and examples. Conclusion Telepsychology is not a luxury or a temporary response. Rather, it should be considered part of a proactive governance model to secure a continuity of mental health care services. Arabic communities could benefit from this guideline to telepsychology as an essential protocol for providing mental health services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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confidence: 99%

“…The current document maintains the major parts of the methodological approach of the general guideline [9] , and the following methodological steps were applied.…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Alkhamees

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International Perspectives on Psychotherapy

Hofmann¹

2017

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Middle East

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Huppert²

2017

International Perspectives on Psychotherapy

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Code of Ethics and Professionalism in Light of Cultural Competency: A Guideline for Saudi Psychologists, Supervisors, and Trainees

Cited by 13 publications

References 40 publications

Toward establishing telepsychology guideline. Turning the challenges of COVID-19 into opportunity

Toward establishing telepsychology guideline. Turning the challenges of COVID-19 into opportunity

International Perspectives on Psychotherapy

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