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Are Psychologists Violating their Ethics Code by Conducting Death Penalty...

By: Celia B. Fisher, Ph.D. @CeliaBFisher Imagine you are a forensic psychologist asked during the sentencing phase of a capital punishment case to assess the mental status of a homeless, African...

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Are the Workers Alright? Moral Distress Among Mental Health Researchers

By Adam L. Fried, Ph.D. Psychologists and psychiatrists have devoted increased attention to their own self-care in response to high levels of stress in treating individuals with serious mental health...

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Issues of Research Ethics in the Facebook ‘Mood Manipulation’ Study: The...

  By: Michelle Broaddus, Ph.D. A recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a mood manipulation experiment conducted by Facebook scientists during one week...

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Issues of Research Ethics in the Facebook ‘Mood Manipulation’ Study: The...

  By: Michelle Broaddus, Ph.D. A new study using Facebook data to study “emotional contagion,” and the ensuing backlash of its publication offers the opportunity to examine several ethical principles...

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Dr. Celia B. Fisher to give webinar on the ethical conduct of clinical...

Dr. Celia B. Fisher’s widely-cited book on the APA Ethics Code. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) CE Webinar Friday, January 30, 2015 11am – 12:30pm EST / 10 – 11:30am CST / 9 –...

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Terminating therapy, Facebook policies, Incorporating spirituality and...

  Clinical psychologists can face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis as a result of the nature of their work: clients revealing confidential and sensitive information during each session. Questions such...

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Asst. Director Dr. Adam Fried Takes Over as Ethics Editor for Clinical...

Fordham University Center for Ethics Education Assistant Director Dr. Adam Fried is the new editor of the ethics column of The Clinical Psychologist, a publication of the American Psychological...

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APA Bars Psychologists from Participating in National Security...

    Earlier this month, the American Psychological Association (APA) voted almost unanimously to adopt a policy banning psychologists from participating in national security interrogations, including...

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Professional Boundaries in Your Backyard: The Ethics of Practice in Embedded...

Developing appropriate professional boundaries with clients/patients can be one of the most challenging therapeutic tasks to negotiate, irrespective of one’s level of training or experience. But what...

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Stopping Pseudoscience & Protecting Children’s Lives: Fordham’s Dr. Celia B....

A report released today is a major step in President Obama’s commitment to expand the number of states enacting “Leelah’s Law,” which would ban the use of conversion therapy to change the sexual...

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Exploring Faculty Responsibilities Toward Students in Distress

On Wednesday, November 18th, the Fordham University Center for Ethics Education will host a seminar exploring faculty responsibilities towards students in distress. The event will take place from...

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Ethics & Society 2015 Year in Review

Starting with a national discussion on vaccinations, public health and autonomy, and ending with widespread reflection on yet another mass shooting, 2015 had no shortage of ethics-related news and...

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Confidentiality and Disclosure Dilemmas in Psychotherapy with Adolescents

Dr. Adam Fried Psychologists who provide mental health services to adolescents and their families must navigate complex ethical challenges with respect to confidentiality and disclosure...

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Psychologists not immune from prohibition on diagnosing famous figures

Image viaAs consumers of the media, it is not uncommon to “diagnose” public figures with various mental disorders, depending on their representation in the press. But for psychologists and...

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Psychologists who “Analyze” Trump are Violating the Public Trust

Image via As the 2016 presidential election approaches, psychologists are gaining media attention by diagnosing candidates as having personality disorders, especially for the Republican nominee.  But...

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Relying on Psychological Assessments do not Right Death Penalty Wrongs for...

Image via Although the death penalty is on the decline in the United States, the case of James Rhodes highlights the ethical quagmire facing forensic psychiatrists and psychologists whose evaluations...

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Fordham’s Dr. Elizabeth Yuko Address Ethics of Web Self-Diagnoses

Image via Millions of people use websites like WebMD every day to gain insight on a range of medical issues from cancer to mental health. This practice, or “cyberchondria,” is a new digital phenomenon...

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Diagnosis at a Distance Continues to Undermine Public’s Ability to Evaluate...

Image via Gage Skidmore President Donald Trump’s first week in office was spent signing executive orders regarding the Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines, visa and refugee programs and a wall...

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Fordham University’s Dr. Celia Fisher on Reversal of the Goldwater Rule

Image via The American Psychoanalytic Association announced earlier this month that members of the association no longer need to abide by the long-established “Goldwater Rule” named after 1964...

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Fordham University’s Dr. Celia Fisher Awarded APA Ethics Educator Award for...

Click to view slideshow. Fordham University’s Center for Ethics Education Director Dr. Celia Fisher is the 2017 recipient of the ninth annual American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Committee...

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