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| knowledge, skills, and the attitudes, values, and judgments needed to effectively implement them |
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| Knowledge and skills gained through . . . |
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| Formal education, readings, supervision, and professional development, critical think-judgment-evaluation |
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scope of competence refers to the proposal that although one may be competent in one area or aspect of counseling in psychology, it does not mean that you will be competent in other areas
Once one achieves competency in one area, steps must be taken in order to maintain the appropriate level of competency. This process of maintaining competency can be achieved through ongoing education, training supervision, consultation, or other professional development activities |
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| Negligence is a concept which comes from civil law. In the United States legal system, if psychologists practice below what the courts consider to be a reasonable standard of care, they can be accused of negligence |
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| practicing below the level of other reasonable psychologists with similar training and similar theoretical orientations. |
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| impairment can fall under a broad set of concerns which include personal distress, decreased professional functioning, and ethical violationsAn impaired professional can be defined with regards to emphasizing an illness which results from organic problems (such as personal problems or conflict), mental disorders, or chemical dependency. The causes of impairment may vary from burnout, to drug or alcohol abuse, to loneliness or depression, to suffering from a personal loss, all which may lead to unethical behavior |
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| self-care: support system, close, cooperative relationship with group of peers; take time for personal well-being; take time for professional development activities |
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| APA ethics code: Competence |
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| Boundaries of competence; maintain competence (CE); Work based on scientific and professional knowledge; fair and responsible delegation of work to others; personal problems and conflicts (refrain from work-related activities during this time); competence with assessments; therapy; academia; emotional competence |
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| competence with linguistic minorities; principle of justice (nondiscriminatory); competence sexual minorities & religious minorities |
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