Ethical Decision Making In Psychology

Ethical Standards and Decision Making
Introduction
There are ten different standards in the code of ethics. All of these standards are important in their own way. However, Competence in psychology is possibly more important. Competence is important because the knowledge available in the psychology field is forever changing. There is always something new to learn and to stay up to date on all information in psychology can be very overwhelming.
With these ten standards being known, the next thing is how to apply them to a real-life situation. When dealing with any new situation that involves one of the standards there is always ethical decisions to be made. With ethical decision making also comes personal values. The ethical decision-making
For this case study competence did not mean that a TSS does not know how to do their job, it does, however, mean they do not know how to do the job of a psychologist or psychiatrist and would not present as if they would. A good TSS knows they were their weaknesses and strengths are and do not venture out of that area.
2.01 Boundaries of Competence
(a) Psychologists provide services, teach, and conduct research with populations and in areas only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, consultation, study, or professional experience (Fisher, 2012).
This standard is relevant to this case study because, as a TSS, they do not have the ability to provide the services of a psychologist or psychiatrist. The TSS needs to explain to the parents, that asking the TSS to perform the duties of a psychologist or a psychiatrist is a clear violation of this ethical standard.
(c) Psychologists planning to provide services, teach, or conduct research involving populations, areas, techniques, or technologies new to them undertake relevant education, training, supervised experience, consultation, or study (Fisher,
This touches on this case because the TSS should refrain from completing the re-evaluation especially for the extra cash because this is not only a personal problem but also an ethical problem. No matter how you look at this case the TSS cannot perform the work-related activities of a psychologist or psychiatrist in a competent manner.
(b) When psychologists become aware of personal problems that may interfere with their performing work-related duties adequately, they take appropriate measures, such as obtaining professional consultation or assistance, and determine whether they should limit, suspend, or terminate their work-related duties (Fisher, 2012).
According to this standard, the TSS should immediately take the correct measures. They should contact the supervisor to get a professional consultation on how to handle the situation with the parents. How they together could properly explain the necessities of a re-evaluation to John’s