Overview
First, compose a 5- to 7-slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:
- Provide an analysis of the code of ethics of a mental health discipline (psychologists, counselors, social workers) and the ethical principles of an organization/agency that provides integrated behavioral health care. It can be an organization you are familiar with or one who search online.
- In your analysis, include the following:
- What similarities and discrepancies exist between the codes of ethics from the mental health discipline and the organization that provides integrated behavioral health care services?
- Give specific examples of where they align or differ.
- How would you manage any competing demands or values of these two ethical codes/guidelines?
- Resource:
- Currier, J. M., Fox, J., Vieten, C., Pearce, M., & Oxhandler, H. K. (2023). Enhancing competencies for the ethica integration of religion and spirituality in psychological services.Links to an external site. Psychological Services, 20(1), 40–50. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000678
- Evans, M. E., Bruns, E. J., Armstrong, M. I., Hodges, S., & Hernandez, M. (2016). New frontiers in building mental, emotional and behavioral health in children and youth: Introduction to the special sectionLinks to an external site.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(2), 103–108. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000154
- HealthCare.gov. (n.d.). Affordable Care Act (ACA)Links to an external site.. https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/affordable-car...
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Health reform fact sheet: Summary of the Affordable Care Act.Links to an external site. KFF Health News. https://www.kff.org/health-reform/fact-sheet/summa...
- Hudgins, C., Rose, S., Fifield, P. Y., & Arnault, S. (2013). Navigating the legal and ethical foundations of informed consent and confidentiality in integrated primary careLinks to an external site.. Families, Systems, and Health, 31(1), 9–19. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031974
- The Joint Commission. (2016). Behavioral health care and human services: What we offer.Links to an external site. https://www.jointcommission.org/accreditation/beha...
- Weng, S. S. (2022). Ethics in integrated health care: Social workers’ perspective. Links to an external site.Ethics and Behavior, 32(3), 259–272. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2021.1883431
- Codes of Ethics
- American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct: Including 2010 and 2016 amendments.Links to an external site. APA. https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index
- American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA code of ethics: As approved by the ACA Governing Council.Links to an external site. https://www.counseling.org/resources/aca-code-of-e...
- American Medical Association. (n.d.). Delivering care: Ethics.Links to an external site. https://www.ama-assn.org/about-us/code-medical-eth...
- National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). Read the code of ethics.Links to an external site. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of...
- American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct: Including 2010 and 2016 amendments.Links to an external site. APA. https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index