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Professional Ethics I Course Outline

This 3 credit hour course on professional ethics is offered during the fall 2021 semester as part of the ADCP program at NUMl. The course is designed to help students recognize ethical issues, understand ethical dilemmas, and apply decision making processes when encountering ethics problems. Students will learn about ethics codes and explore topics through readings, lectures, discussions, and presentations. Assessment of student learning will include exams and class participation. 80% attendance is required to pass the course.

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Professional Ethics I Course Outline

This 3 credit hour course on professional ethics is offered during the fall 2021 semester as part of the ADCP program at NUMl. The course is designed to help students recognize ethical issues, understand ethical dilemmas, and apply decision making processes when encountering ethics problems. Students will learn about ethics codes and explore topics through readings, lectures, discussions, and presentations. Assessment of student learning will include exams and class participation. 80% attendance is required to pass the course.

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Professional Ethics

Instructor: Humera Tufail


Email: humera.tufail@numl.edu.pk
Credit Hours: 3
Course Code: Psy-701
Semester: Fall 2021
Program: ADCP (1st Semester)

Course Description
This is an ethics course designed to sensitize students to ethical decision making, including an
awareness of ethical issues, knowledge about what constitutes an ethical dilemma, and an
understanding of the steps to take when one encounters an ethical dilemma. Ethics will be
explored broadly with respect to psychology including research, practice, as well as more
focused topic areas/issues and their application. The learning outcomes will be achieved through
assigned readings/tutorials of key ethical standards in the field of psychology (the APA Code of
Ethics for Psychologists, and other Code of Ethics like BPS and Australian Psychological
Association) and supplemented by articles that explore particular issues in depth. Furthermore
Professional grooming with relevance to personal and career will be focused.

Specific Learning Outcomes:

In completing this course, students should be able to:

1) Identify ethical standards used in psychology, most notably the APA’s Code of Ethics for

Psychologists

2) Conceptualize common ethical dilemmas which occur during the practice of psychology

(research, teaching, supervision, practice, etc.).


3) Interpret major ethical concerns/concepts (i.e., presented through the assigned readings) in the

context of their own professional behavior/training.

4) Apply Decision-Making Process to ethical dilemmas.

5) Demonstrate appropriate academic independence, tolerance of a degree of uncertainty,

personal organization, and time management in completing assigned course tasks.

Lecture Content:

The format of the class is a combination of short lectures with discussion-based, active learning.

The background required to understand the lectures and to participate in the discussion is

achieved through assigned readings as well as knowledge gained in earlier classes. In class, we

will discuss ethical issues through case examples and practice addressing ethical dilemmas

through vignettes. Attendance and active participation in the class is expected. Students are

expected to lead the class in a presentation on a special topic of their interest.

My role and responsibilities are as follows:

To engage your interest in ethics in psychology and develop your understanding of ethical

issues. To support you in your exploration of what are often “grey” rather than “black and white”

issues. To facilitate your learning by assigning relevant readings, delivering brief lecture-based

material (if appropriate), and focusing on realworld ethical decision making and dilemmas

through case examples/vignettes.

Encourage and foster an open class environment that facilitates lively discussion. Be available to

answer your questions in class, by email, and by appointment (this doesn’t mean solving

dilemmas for you though!).


Course Content

Weeks Course Contents Readings

Week 1 Introduction to Ethics and Professionalism


Code of Ethics of APA, CPA, BPA Chapter 13 Developing your
Broad Principles Clinical and Counseling Skills
Sources of Counselling Ethics Chapter 3 Sources of
Dark side of Professional Ethics Counselling Ethics
Article Dark side of Professional
Ethics (2013) Knapp ,Gottlieb
Week 2 Self-as-therapist Article DPR Model Bannet Lewy
DPR Model
Personal care
Stress Management

Week 3 Ethical Decision Making Chapter 4 Practical Ethics for


Ethical Decision Making Skills Psychologist
The five Steps Model Article: Avoiding the road to
Emergency Decision Making ethical disaster…
Cultural Competence
Week 4 Informed Consent and Confidentiality Chapter 8 Practical Ethics for
Informed consent Psychologist
Confidentiality
Limits of confidentiality
Record keeping and Fee
Sexual Abuse
Week 5 Competence APA Ethical standards and Code
Boundaries of Competence of Conduct
Maintaining Competence
Judgment
Self-awareness
Personal Growth Models

Week 6 Assessment Chapter 12 Practical Ethics for


Competence Psychologist
Informed Consent
Assessments
Test Security
Week Responsibility to the client Chapter 6, 9 and 10 Standards
7&8 Respect for client autonomy and ethics for counseling
Avoiding the exploitation of clients
Confidentiality
Week Assessment & Therapies In Pakistan Presentations (10 marks )
9& 10 Ethics, Therapies, Assessment Tools,

Week Multiple Relationships and Professional Chapter 6 Practical Ethics for


11 Boundaries Psychologist
Human Relations
Concurrent and consecutive multiple
relationship
Unavoidable multiple Relationship
Subtle Boundary Crossings
Role Conflicts
Multiple Relationship with supervisor,
supervisee, teacher
Sexual Relationship

Week Life Endangering Patients Chapter 9 Practical Ethics for


12 Harm to others Psychologist
Suicidal Patients
Abuse
Infectious Diseases
Week Dealing with Personal Distress
13 Supervision
Reflective Journal
Peer supervision
Week Role-Plays of Professionalism and Ethics 5 marks
14

Week Post-assessment and Course Reflection


15

Attendance

80% attendace is mandatory.

Attendance will not be marked after 5 minutes of class commencement.


Suggested Readings

1. Your Graduate Training in Psychology (2012): Giordano, Davis, Lincht (Chapter

13 Developing your Clinical and Counseling Skills)

2. Standards and Ethics ForCounselling in Action (2015): Bond (Chapter 3 Sources

of Counselling Ethics).

3. Practical Ethics for Psychologists A positive Approach (2006) :Knapp,

VandeCreek

4. Foundations of Professional Psychology (2011) by:Melchert

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