Provide an example of a situation that could be legal but unethical. Explain your response.

 Provide an example of a situation that could be legal but unethical. Explain your response.

What are the most common disorders you treat? ADHD

What are at least two legal issues associated with clinical psychology? Provide an example of a situation that could be legal but unethical. Explain your response.

2.      What are at least two ethical issues associated with clinical psychology? Provide an example of a situation that could be ethical but illegal. Explain your response.

3.      Define professional boundaries, boundary crossings, and boundary violations. What effects do boundaries have on the therapeutic relationship?

4.      What are at least two cultural limitations associated with assessment and treatment? In your response, discuss the use or misuse of assessment instruments, therapy techniques, research results, or any other facet of clinical practice that could have potentially harmful, culture-specific implications.

Refer to the University of Phoenix Material: Professional Interview and Response Guidelines for assignment guidelines.

Interview two helping service professionals from two different settings, such as a school, hospital, or prison. Ensure that at least one of the interviewees is a clinical psychologist.

Provide the name and work environment of the two professionals you interviewed.

Ask the following questions to each of your interviewees:

  • In what setting do you practice? Child and Adolescents How long have you been practicing?-20 years
  • What are your specialties or areas of clinical focus?
  • What are the most common disorders you treat? ADHD
  • Do you have any special certifications or training beyond your original graduate coursework?
  • How do you approach therapy or treatment? Do you use specific modalities, techniques, or interventions?
  • What ethical and legal issues do you think are the most challenging or common?
  • Do you have an opinion on where you think the field of psychology is heading?
  • What do you enjoy most about your work?
  • What advice would you provide an aspiring psychologist or therapist?

Discuss, in a 350- to 700-word response, the similarities and differences of how these professionals approach treatment in their settings.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Professional Interview and Response Guidelines

The following guidelines must be followed when completing the Professional Interview and Response assignment due in Week Four.

Accepted modes of interview:

  • In person
  • E-mail
  • Telephone 330-720-5768 Kenith R. Wallace Jr. PSY.D. Vienna, Ohio 44410
  • Other Internet medium

Possible methods of interviewee selection:

  • Word of mouth
  • Personal association
  • Internet search
  • Print media or other advertisement

Accepted interviewee criteria:

  • One of the interviewees must be a licensed clinical psychologist who has been active in his or her practice longer than 5 years.
  • The second interviewee may be licensed or license-eligible in a profession that provides mental health services. This interviewee must not be a student in a graduate program. The following is a list of potential interviewees:
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