How would you answer this classmate to an discussion answer The case studies in this article include various ethical issues. The resolutions are an important part of ethical practice. Ethical standards have been applied to each of the reviewed cases. When a psychologist meets with a patient, the information shared should be confidential, the psychologist should provide written consent with is fully explained, and any verbal consent should be noted (Ashton & Sullivan, 2018). The Electronic Health Record is widely utilized, and is a great way to share information; likewise, notes should be written as if the patient will read them and the facts listed should be neutral (Hudgins et al., 2013).

Ms. A is a patient expressing to her oncologist that she isthat expresses to her oncologist that she is feeling depressed (Nielson et al., 2013). She is then referred to a psychologist. Her psychologist explains some of the consent but doesn't mention that Ms. A will be admitted to an institution if she indicated a probability of self-harm (Nielson et al., 2013). Once the patient is notified of admittance, she is very upset and expresses confusion (Nielson et al., 2013). Ethical standards that should have been used are for the psychologist to have obtained consent, and to explain who has access to the Electronic Health Record of Ms. A (Nielson et al., 2013).

Ms. C is seeking a pre-surgical evaluation to reduce the risk of having a mastectomy, and she says her children are her reason for doing so (Ashton & Sullivan, 2013). She also has extensive family trauma, both physical and sexual (Ashton & Sullivan, 2013). During her evaluation, the nurse asks for her to explain her past family trauma, which is not pertinent to her evaluation (Ashton & Sullivan, 2013). The standard that should be followed is 4.06 which states that only necessary information should be obtained to complete the consultation or evaluation (APA, 2010).

References:

American Psychological Association. (2010)., Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct., http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx.

Ashton, K., & Sullivan, A. (2018). Ethics and Confidentiality for Psychologists in Academic Health Centers.Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings,25(3), 240-249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-017-9537-4

Hudgins C, Rose S, Fifield PY, Arnault S, Navigating the legal and ethical foundations of informed consent and confidentiality in integrated primary care, Families, Systems, & Health, 2013, 31, 9, 19, 10.1037/a0031974

Nielsen BA, Baum RA, Soares NS, Navigating ethical issues with electronic health records in developmental-behavioral pediatric practice, Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2013, 34, 45, 51, 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3182773d8e