Everything a researcher would need--there are even articles on
research methodology, laws governing the ethical practice of psychotherapy, informed consent, and a large section of URLs.

[www.trauma-pages.com]

Just a few choice URLs—go the the main site and see what's there for you:

Psychology from undergranduate work to becoming licensed to practice

[ourworld.cs.com]

The Ethics of Psychological Testing

Rights and Responsibilities of Test-Takers

[www.apa.org]

“Tests are defined broadly here as psychological and educational instruments developed and used by testing professionals in organizations such as schools, industries, clinical practice, counseling settings and human service and other agencies, including those assessment procedures and devices that are used for making inferences about people in the above-named settings.”

· A FAQ discusses buying / scoring tests, & patient access to psychological test materials under HIPAA regulations.

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Ethics for Psychotherapists

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Logical Fallacies in Psychotherapy

[kspope.com]

21 Cognitive Strategies To Justify Unethical Behavior
[kspope.com]

7 Fallacies in Psychological Assessment

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A list of articles on therapist ethics may be found here:

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Malpractice & Licensing Pitfalls for Therapists: A Defense Attorney's List
Brandt Caudill, Jr., Esq.

(CMr. Cahill writes:)

Avoiding the Medical Model

‘Faced with the complexities of informed consent, standard of care, note taking, etc., some therapists have tried to opt out of these requirements by simply taking the position that they do not believe in, or endorse the medical model, and therefore they should not be held to it.

‘This has the same effectiveness as reporting to the Internal Revenue service that you do not believe that the tax laws are valid, and that you should not have to comply with them. While this may lead to making the acquaintance of interesting criminal defense and bankruptcy lawyers, it will not cause any change in the IRS's view of the applicability of the tax laws.

‘By the same token, for a psychotherapist to assert that he or she should not be subject to the medical model will be ineffective. The medical model will generally be imposed with or without your agreement.’

(and)

‘Regardless of how lucrative a potential business opportunity seems to be, a therapist must weigh whether that opportunity is worth the potential destruction of his or her career.

[i:d617755e9b]'The heart of the problem lies in the inherent unequal bargaining power between the parties once the therapeutic relationship has been established. [/i:d617755e9b]

'It is almost impossible to establish that an arms length transaction occurred, no matter what legal language is used or what consents are signed.

'Entering into a business relationship with a present or former patient will be viewed with suspicion by most licensing boards, and the burden will be on the therapist to establish that there was not some form of overreaching.

'Some experts will take the position that where the therapist has a business of selling vitamins, food supplements, educational tapes or books, that the attempt to market these directly to people who are also in psychotherapy constitutes an unprofessional secondary business relationship.’

Informed Consent in Counseling Relationships

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Psychology Laws and Licensing Boards in the US and Canada

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The Ethics of Touch
[www.somatics.de]

Codes of Ethics Online

[ethics.iit.edu]