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Maintaining an Ethical Framework for Psychological Assessment: Integrating Technology and Taking on Trends

November 9, 2022 by Hannah

Date/Time
Date - Wednesday, November 9, 2022
12:00 pm EST - 3:15 pm EST

Location
Zoom Interactive Workshop

CE Credits: 3
Price: $ 105


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Maintaining an Ethical Framework for Psychological Assessment: Integrating Technology and Taking on Trends

A ZOOM Live Interactive Workshop

Presenters:
Rebecca Vauter, Psy.D., ABPP, Clinical Psychologist
Former Member of the Virginia Board of Psychology

Mary Beth Heller, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

 


Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the main ethical standards relevant to psychological assessment in the participant’s discipline, as well as any specialty guidelines within relevant subspecialties.
  2. Discuss potential ethical challenges that may arise in the conduct of psychological assessment and a framework for resolving them, including ethical concerns and practical solutions in remote assessment.
  3. Identify and discuss ethical challenges relevant to your specific practice setting/subspecialty and how they relate to and differ from those experienced by individuals working in other subspecialties.

Outline:

I. Defining Assessment
    A. Testing vs. Assessment

II. Relevant Ethics Codes and Professional Guidelines
      A. APA Ethics Code           
      B. APA Guidelines for Psychological Assessment and Evaluation     
      C. NASP Ethics Code
      D. AERA Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
      E. APA Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology (2013)
      F. ACA Ethics Code
      G. NASW Ethics Code

III. Ethical Considerations at Various Phases of Assessment
       A. Preparation
            1. Determining who is the client
            2. Informed consent
            3. Competence
            4. Selection of appropriate instruments

       B. During the assessment
            1. Performance validity
            2. Use of psychometrists
            3. Automated test-scoring and interpretation
            4. Report writing

       C. After the assessment
            1. Requests for modification to reports
            2. Release of data/Test security

IV. Specialty Considerations
       A. Forensic Assessment
            1. Focus on legally relevant factors
            2. Selection and use of assessment procedures
            3. Consideration of assessment settings
            4. Provision of assessment feedback
            5. Documentation and compilation of data considered
            6. Provision of documentation
            7. Differentiating observations, inferences, and conclusions in reports and testimony
            8. Commenting upon other professionals and participants in legal proceedings

        B. Tele-assessment
            1. Maintaining standards
            2. Inter-jurisdictional practice
            3. Informed consent
                 a. How does it differ?
                 b. Privacy considerations
                 c. Client appropriateness guidelines
                 d. Selection of appropriate instruments
                 e. Documentation/Reporting

V. Framework for Ethical Decision Making

VI. Q & A

 


continuing education for American Psychological AssociationThe Center for Ethical Practice is approved by the American Psychological  Center for Ethical Practice is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.


continuing education for National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)The Center for Ethical Practice has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 6768). The Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.


The Center for Ethical Practice (provider #1287), is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Ethical Practice maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/21/2021-3/21/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.

 

 

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Upcoming CE Workshops

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    • Zoom Interactive Workshop

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continuing education for American Psychological Association The Center for Ethical Practice is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.


continuing education for National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) The Center for Ethical Practice has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 6768). The Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.


continuing education Association of Social Work BoardsThe Center for Ethical Practice (provider #1287), is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Ethical Practice maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/21/2021-3/21/2024.

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