APA Format
In a professional paper, what are the elements of the title page?
What are:
Running Head
Title (3 double-spaces from top)
Name (2 double-space from title)
Affiliation
As a student, Dr. Padilla was assigned to a forensic practicum site that solely did family court cases. Dr. Padilla's father, with whom she lived with and is very close to, was a judge in the family court. Her supervisor was familiar with her dad, served on a few committees with him, and had some cases in the past with him as the presiding judge. What are the ethical considerations for this scenario?
Conflict of Interest; Dual Relationship; Student Disclosure of Personal Information
Dr. Padilla took the practicum site. She discussed the conflict with her supervisor at the outset of the training. Dr. Padilla and her supervisor agreed that any cases that listed her dad as a current or past presiding judge would be assigned to someone else. Additionally, Dr. Padilla requested to be recused from all cases from all judges that served in the same regional court as her father. As a student, Dr. Padilla was not ethically required to disclose this information to litigants.
CBT
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Standard 9
What is Assessment
This Principle says that psychologists strive to benefit those in our care, safeguarding their welfare and rights.
Double Points for identifying the correct letter of the principle.
Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
This replaces "Introduction" as a header and starts every paper (professional and student).
What is the title of the paper.
At the end of internship, Dr. Padilla started therapy with a psychologist who worked at the agency where she did her internship. Dr. Padilla never had this psychologist in any evaluative capacity during her time as a student and therapy was in this psychologist's private practice. The therapeutic relationship ended in 2014, after a total of 5 sessions (post-doc got very busy). In 2015, Dr. Padilla left for the mainland. In 2019, she returned to work at the agency as a provider, alongside the other psychologist. As part of being colleagues, as well as having children the exact same age, Dr. Padilla and the other psychologist developed a friendship in 2020 due predominantly to the close living proximity and isolation created by the pandemic. What is/are the ethical consideration(s)?
Multiple Relationship
While it is clear that a multiple relationship occurred at several points of this scenario, this poses a minimal ethical risk. First, the potential for exploitation of me being a student was nil, as the other psychologist never had nor will never have evaluative authority. Second, my privacy as the patient was protected by seeing the other psychologist in their private practice, as opposed to the agency where they worked. Third, as a member of a small professional community, there is always potential for patients to be/become colleagues and we are entitled to quality care. Lastly, even though this was not a sexual relationship, the 2 year principle could be applied. The friendship started 6 years after the termination of care.
APAIT
American Psychological Association Insurance Trust
Standard 6
This Principle recognizes fairness and equitable access to the benefits of the contributions of psychology.
Principle D: Justice
Correct this parenthetical citation:
It was reported that 20 out of 20 students enjoy sleep more than doing APA format writing labs (Padilla, 2023).
This citation is formatted correctly according to APA 7th edition (and factual)
None- Dr. Padilla is short and it was crowded, allowing her to finish her drink and convince her friends to leave to go to another bar without being seen by the former co-worker or the husband.
ASPPB
Association for State and Provincial Psychology Boards
Standard 8
What is Research and Publication
This Principle aims to respect the dignity and an individual's right to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination.
Principle E:Respect for People's Rights and Dignity
If you are citing the same reference for information in one paragraph, how can you cite to make your paper clear and concise, while giving appropriate credit?
Padilla (2023) investigated student preferences for memory consolidation. The study found that all participants preferred sleep for memory consolidation as opposed to repetition (e.g., engaging in regular writing labs). Additionally, the study revealed that a combination of proper sleep and repetition allowed students to more efficiently retrieve information.
Dr. Padilla is a licensed psychologist doing research in her capacity as a psychologist. She was asked to consult with an athletic team as part of a separate role of Sport Consultant. At the conclusion of the sport consultation presentation, Dr. Padilla used the remaining time to inform players of her research and her need for participants. She verbally discussed the informed consent, administered paper copies of the informed consent, as well as administered paper copies of the demographic information and inventory. All the players were given the documents, and the same amount of time to complete the forms, as not to single out anyone who did not want to participate. Players were informed that if they do not wish to participate, they can turn in the blank forms to the envelop at the end of the time. Dr. Padilla stayed in the vicinity should questions arise, but with enough distance as not to be able to see who was writing and who was not. What are the ethical considerations?
Client/Patient, Student, and Subordinate Research Participants; Multiple Relationships
After consulting with several colleagues prior to this meeting, it was determined that this was an ethical and appropriate research method. No identifying information was collected and all participants were given the same parameters. An argument can be made that Dr. Padilla's presence while taking the survey may have led to undue influence/pressure to complete the form, as she will be assisting the team with sport consultation. However, it was determined that the benefits of the information acquired by the survey outweighed the risk of such influence.
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Policy Act
Standard 7
What is Education and Training
This Principle seeks to promote the accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in all practices as a psychologist.
Principle C: Integrity
If you are writing a literature review or paper without original research, what point of view, voice, and tense are most appropriate to use in order to clearly and concisely communicate your findings?
BONUS: How can you check for readability/ease of reading in Word?
Third person, active voice, and past tense
BONUS:
Flesch Reading Ease (scored on 1-100, with scores around 30 or below for academic writing being ideal; 20 or below for psychological reports- depending on audience)
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (identifies what grade level your reader needs to have in order to best understand your writing; 12th-ish grade ideal for academic papers; 6-8th grade ideal for psychological reports, depending on audience)
While working in a hospital setting, Dr. Padilla was called to consult with medical staff for a patient they believed lacked capacity to consent. The medical doctor requested that Dr. Padilla evaluate on site to determine capacity to consent to medical treatment. The patient presented with psychosis and had a septic infection in two of her fingers. The medical doctor felt it necessary to amputate. Essentially, this doctor wanted permission from Dr. Padilla to cut this patient's fingers off without her expressed, written consent. What are the ethical considerations?
SO MUCH- Boundaries of Competence; Providing Services in Emergency Situations; Third Party Request for Services; Informed Consent
Naturally, I declined to give my professional permission to chop off a patients fingers. Though she was psychotic, and her condition may eventually be life threatening, a brief conversation would not allow me the proper information to determine capacity to consent. Furthermore, this was beyond the boundaries of my competency for a variety of reasons- and morally felt sketchy.
PCIT
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Standard 5
This Principle says that we establish relationships based on trust, responsibility, and concern for ethical compliance.
Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility