Confidentiality, ethics, and informed consent.

Pipes, Randolph B.; Blevins, Teresa; Kluck, Annette S.

doi:10.1037/0003-066x.63.7.623

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“…Most participants felt strongly that confidentiality is a very important ethical obligation. Pipes, Blevins and Kluck (2008) illustrate the complications that can arise in discussing confidentiality because the term 'consent' is used as a catchall by psychologists to mean two quite different things about confidentiality. Firstly, consent is an acknowledgement of confidentiality's limits and secondly that it means that the candidate being assessed consents to the disclosure of specific information.…”

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“…Firstly, consent is an acknowledgement of confidentiality's limits and secondly that it means that the candidate being assessed consents to the disclosure of specific information. Pipes et al, (2008) suggested that only the latter should be called consent. Fisher (2008b) states that clients should be advised regarding the laws that limit confidentiality and then limit disclosure to the extent legally possible.…”

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Discourses regarding ethical challenges in assessments - Insights through a novel approach

Levin

Buckett

2011

SA j ind psychol

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Orientation: From a pragmatic approach, a novel method called ‘the town hall focus group’ was utilised to provide insight into discourse regarding ethical issues in psychological assessments. This article contributes to the understanding of the practice of ethics in assessments and suggests the use of this particular method to facilitate discourse regarding ethical issues.Research purpose: To illustrate a forum where ethical discourse can occur in a practical fashion in order to deal with the diversity of situations, questions, demands and responsibilities experienced by psychologists.Motivation for the study: Although codes and guidelines on assessment exist, many psychologists feel that despite the existence of ethical beacons, they are often faced with challenges for which no obvious solution is evident. A need exists for ethical discourse by which psychologists grapple with unique situations through an active dialectical process.Research design, approach and method: A qualitative research approach was employed using the town hall focus group. The study was conducted with a convenience sample of 108 psychologists and practitioners.Main findings: The town hall focus group method provided an opportunity and platform for ethical discourse regarding the ethical challenges experienced by psychologists.Practical/managerial implications: This article contributes to the understanding of the practice of ethics in assessments by illustrating a platform for ethical discourse regarding ethical issues experienced in assessments. The town hall method appears to be valuable as it provides a forum to discuss ethical challenges where members are allowed to share their experiences and thus gain access to peer support, insight and shared resources.Contribution/value-add: Although the focus group results are not transferable, this article proposes it as a useful method contributing to the understanding of the ethical issues and challenges experienced in assessments. The novel method applied and described facilitates peer discourse regarding ethical challenges. This method could be replicated and applied in other contexts as a means of contending with ethical challenges within a supportive environment.How to cite this article: Levin, M.M., & Buckett, A. (2011). Discourses regarding ethical challenges in assessments - Insights through a novel approach. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology/SA Tydskrif vir Bedryfsielkunde, 37(1), Art. #949, 13 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v37i1.949

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Discourses regarding ethical challenges in assessments - Insights through a novel approach

Levin

Buckett

2011

SA j ind psychol

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“…Kress et al (2005) suggested that counselors should conduct a thorough assessment of their clients' cultural realities and develop an appreciation of the layered contextual issues associated with their use of the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000). Pipes, Blevins, and Kluck (2008) suggested that whenever addressing ethical issues such as confidentiality, clients' cultural considerations are especially important. A discussion of the cultural and ethical issues associated with using the DSM-IV-TR is complex and is beyond the scope of the present article.…”

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Ethical Dimensions of Diagnosing: Considerations for Clinical Mental Health Counselors

Kress

Hoffman

Eriksen

2010

Counseling and Values

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There are numerous ethical considerations inherent within the process of assigning a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; DSM‐IV‐TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) diagnosis. In this article, general ethics considerations such as informed consent and confidentiality, accuracy of diagnosis, and multiple relationships are examined as they relate to clinical mental health counselors' use of the DSM‐IV‐TR. The article concludes with the authors' suggestions for ethically sensitive diagnostic practices.

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“…Second, Pipes et al (2008) made several comments about laws, one of which referred to Behnke's (2004) "doors" model. I endorse his metaphor as a useful reminder that APA Ethical Standard 4.05 (Disclosures) allows information to leave the room in only three circumstances: (first door) with client consent, (second door) when mandated by law, or (third door) when allowed by law for a valid purpose.…”

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“…(For this I am especially grateful, since my own state's privacy law allows approximately 40 exceptions to confidentiality, not to mention the unreasonably broad exceptions legally allowed by the federal HIPAA regulations.) Pipes et al (2008) found it "a little inconsistent" (p. 623) that I criticized the use of legal arguments as the foundation for thinking about confidentiality yet suggested that one may breach confidentiality if the legal system demands it. The ethical practice model (Fisher, 2008) is ethics based in the sense that it is constructed from our profession's ethical standards, not structured around laws.…”

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Clarifying confidentiality with the ethical practice model.

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2008

American Psychologist

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Confidentiality, ethics, and informed consent.

Cited by 7 publications

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Discourses regarding ethical challenges in assessments - Insights through a novel approach

Discourses regarding ethical challenges in assessments - Insights through a novel approach

Ethical Dimensions of Diagnosing: Considerations for Clinical Mental Health Counselors

Clarifying confidentiality with the ethical practice model.

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