Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers who chose a case study different from the one you selected

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Setting Boundaries When Working with Clients

Prior to beginning work on this week’s discussion, please review Standard 3: Human Relations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Please also read the Asay and Lal (2014) “Who’s Googled Whom? Trainees’ Internet and Online Social Networking Experiences, Behaviors, and Attitudes with Clients and Supervisors,” Harris and Robinson Kurpius (2014) “Social Networking and Professional Ethics: Client Searches, Informed Consent, and Disclosure,” and Taylor, McMinn, Bufford, and Chang (2010) “Psychologists’ Attitudes and Ethical Concerns Regarding the Use of Social Networking Web Sites” articles.

For this discussion, you will examine ethical issues encountered by clinical and counseling psychologists in the digital age. Begin by reviewing the cases of Dr. Arnold and Dr. Washington listed below and selecting one of these ethical dilemmas for analysis.

Case 1
Dr. Arnold is a clinical psychologist who specializes in child and adolescent issues. From time to time, she provides consultation on high lethality cases within the juvenile court system. Recently, she was referred a case involving a 15-year-old male who has a history of aggression, angry outburst, destructive behavior, and cyberstalking.  Concerned for her safety and well-being, Dr. Arnold input the client’s name into a search engine, which yielded the client’s social network page. Dr. Arnold is uncertain whether or not to look at the client’s social network page.

Case 2
Dr. Washington is a counseling psychologist who specializes in trauma and self-harming behavior. Recently, he received a “friend request” from a former client who he provided individual therapy to six months ago. Dr. Washington opted not to accept the “friend request,” but considered sending a private message to the client with the social networking policy from his informed consent.  Dr. Washington is uncertain whether or not to send the private message to the client.

In your initial post, assume the role of a colleague to the doctor named and analyze the ethical issues encountered in your chosen case. Given the situation described in the case study, recommend how your colleague should proceed. Provide support for your response by citing the required articles for this discussion. Consider the current and potential actions of your colleague and explain whether or not he or she is currently, or potentially will be, in violation of the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Provide support for your explanation by citing Standard 3: Human Relations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Explain how your colleague might avoid this type of ethical dilemma in the future. Describe what policy or policies you might put in place if you were your colleague.

Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers who chose a case study different from the one you selected by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.

In your responses, evaluate the recommendations suggested by your peer. State whether you agree or disagree with your peer’s recommendation to the doctor on how to proceed. Suggest other ethical implications your peer may not have considered in this case. What follow up questions might you ask your peer to aid in the ethical assessment of the case? In addition to the suggestions provided by your peer, what recommendations might you make to the doctor so that he or she might avoid these types of dilemmas in the future? What additions or changes might you make to the policy or policies suggested by your peer?

Will the $99 price tag allow the company to sell the 8 million blow dryers that it wants to sell?   Will the price be high enough to allow for the company to make a 20% profit on the product?

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Question 1
John is playing a video game in which he needs to catch balls. He earns 20 points for each of the first 25 balls that he catches and 112 times the regular score for every additional ball that he catches. How many points does he earn for catching 30 balls?

Question 2

Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow.

The XYZ Company has developed a new blow dryer. It says that the blow dryer uses state-of-the-art cool-wind technology to eliminate split ends and still dry your hair as fast as a traditional blow dryer. The company is pricing the product at $99 and expects to sell 8 million units in the first year after release. The estimated market size for the product is 64 million people.

The item will be sold to retail wholesalers for $50 each. Any amount that the customer would not pay from the $99 price tag would have to come off of the wholesale price. The company considers the product to be financially viable and worth the risk if it generates an estimated minimum profit margin of 20%.

You should answer the following questions:

  • Will the $99 price tag allow the company to sell the 8 million blow dryers that it wants to sell?
  • Will the price be high enough to allow for the company to make a 20% profit on the product?

Discussion 3

Be constructive and professional with Andrew and Charles post, advancing the conversation with questions and examples

Andrew post

Gasoline operated automotive vehicles are a product that has been around for many years. The product lifecycle has shown to last over the decades and has transformed from primitive versions to much more advanced versions running off computerized systems. Even though the market is huge and still thriving today, there is a greater emphasis on renewable energy sources and the health of our planet. This has caused a ripple in the lifecycle and marketing of this product. Automotive makers are having to develop electric cars and cars that are safer for the environment. It does not look good for the lifecycle of our traditional combustion engines. One huge change already has been the hybrid cars running half combustion and half electric. The most recent has been electric cars like the Tesla models. More and more are seen on the roads today. This is forcing the marketing strategies to change and a change in the sales market of the product line. Due to the high cost of such products, it will be many years till the conversion but as with any new technology the market will have to change to meet the demands. This may happen quicker than expected. As written by CNN.com (2019), “According to Bernstein, dramatic declines in the price of batteries will allow leading automakers to sell fully electric vehicles for less than cars powered by gasoline and diesel as soon as 2022.”

Charles post

I actively work in research for a product called CoStar, which is a commercial real estate marketing and information service. Per QuickMBA, there are 4 stages in a product life cycle: Introduction, Growth, Maturity, and Decline. The product I work on was introduced in the late 1980’s and quickly spread through the commercial real estate broker community. Deals were made with some of the largest brokerages to provide information and marketing services, but our information wasn’t great yet and had a lot of gaps. Since the company going public in 1998, our product seems to be stuck in a perpetual growth phase. New features are added constantly, and the information the database contains is constantly being improved and updated by a team of over a thousand people. We don’t have a lot of competition, mainly because we’ve gotten large enough as a company to purchase competitors outright if we can’t beat their pricing or product. We’ve added ways for our clients to access the product, with Apple Store mobile apps, and we have Android apps in development. After over two decades the product doesn’t seem to be slowing down, and is so unique within the industry that there isn’t a need for differentiation. This is good for our marketing team, because the constant improvements and additions to what we offer incentivizes new clients that might not have seen value in what we had just weeks or months before.

In response to Brittany, comment on facts about the normal distribution your peers have posted, supporting your response by explaining why it captures your interest or describing how the principle can be applied in psychology and/or everyday life.

Brittany post

A normal distribution in data values can be classified as a frequency distribution described as a symmetric bell-shape, consisting of only one peek that corresponds to the mean, median, and mode of the observed data values (Bennett, et al, 2014).  What I found to be interesting about the normal distribution is that it occurs in observed when the studied values are influenced by many factors including genetics or environment.  I find this so interesting because it can be applied to many topics relating to the psychology field.  Many of the objects that are studied can be influenced by multiple factors and normal distribution can help properly describe the findings of studies.

I also found the 68-95-99.7 rule to be interesting.  This rule acts as a guide for data values that fall between 1, 2, or 3 standard devations of mean (Bennett, et al, 2014).  For a normal distribution, this rule states that about 68% of data lie within one standard deviation of mean, 95% lie within 2 standard deviation of mean, and 99.7% of value lies within 3 standard deviations.  This rule is interesting and helpful in identifying and unusual data values, and how it relates to the normal distribution.

Differentiate between a professional role that may legitimately exist as a multiple relationship and a professional role that does not

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Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation using the outline created in Week 4. Include the following:

  1. A short role-play transcript that showcases the multiple relationship issue: Ms. Dot is a counselor developing a romantic interest and giving him movie tickets for them to go out together  in hopes of having their feelings returned. He turns them down.
  2. A brief discussion of the main issue(s) presented in the role-play.
  3. Methods to identify and resolve the issue(s) in an ethical way, citing specific applicable ACA, AMHCA, or NBCC ethical codes
  4. Describe methods for setting healthy boundaries
  5. Differentiate between a professional role that may legitimately exist as a multiple relationship and a professional role that does not
  6. Specific legal statutes related to the issue
  7. Potential consequences related to the issue(s) for the client, supervisee, student, faculty, or professional, as applicable to the topic

Using this outline:

I. Introduction

II. Virtual Relationships with Clients

A. Ethical Appropriateness

B. Relationship Expectation to Client

C. Personal Information Client is Privy to

1. Setting Boundaries

D. Conclusion of Relationship After Treatment

IV. Bartering

A. Ethical Responsibilities

B. Setting Boundaries

C. Benefits to the Counselor/Client Relationship

V.  Gift-Giving

A. Client Motive

B. Counselor Responsibility/Response

C. Ethical Considerations

1. State Laws

2. Gifts Considered Appropriate

VI. Romantic and Sexual Relationships

A. Therapist Advances

B. Client Advances

VII. Conclusion

Analyze how validity in psychometrics, as you explored in Unit 4, is different from a validity scale in a test of personality. Describe this difference in terms of their definitions. Provide at least two examples of validity scales.

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To V or Not to V

Resources

Attributes and Evaluation of Discussion Contributions.

Professional Communications and Writing Guide.

In this unit, you are introduced to personality tests and issues with their development and use. One particular area of debate involves the inclusion of validity scales in tests of personality. While many concerns may exist, the use of such scales appears to be increasing and they continue to be utilized and interpreted.

For this discussion:

Analyze how validity in psychometrics, as you explored in Unit 4, is different from a validity scale in a test of personality. Describe this difference in terms of their definitions. Provide at least two examples of validity scales.

Integrate and cite the AERA standards from Chapter 10, “Psychological Testing and Assessment,” of your Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing text that directly address validity scales. Provide your interpretation of the standards and the use of validity scales. Do the standards permit, reject, or provide guidance on integrating such scales in a report? In your own words, state how one should, or should not, proceed with validity scales.

Cite at least one advantage and one disadvantage regarding the use of validity scales. The test authors provide several pros and cons of using validity scales in personality assessment. Based on your readings, including preparation for this discussion, what is your position on this issue; that is, using and interpreting validity scales on a measure of personality?

When you post this discussion, change your subject line to Use, or Don’t Use.