College of Education
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Lexington, KY 40506-0017
Department of Educational
and Counseling Psychology

EDP 606 Professional Issues
Fall, 2004
Dr. Wm. E. Stilwell
westil3@pop.uky.edu
606-257-3395
606-257-5662FAX

Nature of the Course

I. Description

EDP 606 is a two-semester professional course in the graduate curriculum of Counseling Psychology. The course will be taught by Program Faculty and will address both historical and current professional topics. Included will be the professional identity of the Counseling Psychologist, an intense study of the ethical of the ethical guidelines provided by the American Psychological Association for practice and for research, legal aspects of psychological practice including licensing and confidentiality, research and training issues in Counseling Psychology, issues in counseling minorities and special populations, and current topics of professional concern. II. Learning Objectives
  1. To identify and explore core components of Counseling Psychology as a psychological specialty area (odd numbered year);
  2. To identify and discuss contrasting models in Counseling Psychology Training and the competencies that are generated under alternative models (odd);
  3. To become knowledgeable about critical professional issues that guide the practice of counseling psychologists, including ethical and legal concerns (even numbered year);
  4. To examine and evaluate the range of issues and concerns for diverse client populations, and some alternative modalities for constructive intervention (odd);
  5. To consider research strategies that are appropriate for Counseling Psychology and ethical implications for their use (both);
  6. To project and evaluate career opportunities for the Counseling Psychologist (odd);
  7. To develop and maintain productive student participation in the procedures, content, and management of the doctoral program in Counseling Psychology (both).
III. Course Format EDP 606 is conducted as a seminar. Each week a resource professor or student member will present a topic and coordinate the discussion. From time to time a resource person from outside the program will be asked to present a topic as well. Students will be responsible for regular attendance, prior reading of the material assigned, contribution of one seminar paper and discussion, and active participation in the class discussion. The examination at the close of the second semester of EDP 606 serves as a preliminary section of the doctoral qualifying examination, and is required for all second year doctoral students in Counseling Psychology. IV. Assignments Reading lists will be made available on email. In addition each seminar instructor may wish to assign additional articles or publications. These readings will be declared two weeks in advance of the seminar in which they will be discussed. Each student will be expected to create their own homepage and make the URL available by the Final Examination date. V. Evaluation Evaluation of progress will be determined by the following criteria:
  1. Attendance: at least 90% of the seminars. (10%)
  2. Participation in class discussions (article summaries, oral contribution). (25%)
  3. Construct own webpage (5%) by the last class prior to the Final Examination date.
  4. First year students will complete a scholarly paper on a professionally relevant topic. (See the list of topics and paper attributes) (45%). Scoring for the paper will follow this rubric: APA format (1), use of pronouns (1), paragraph construction (1), content (3), 5-URL citations (1), 5-old citations (1), and the electronic version of the Quality Assurance form (1). The paper is submitted as an attachment by the last class prior to the Final Examination date.
  5. Second year students will complete and demonstrate a webquest on one of the Ethical Principles or Standards.
  6. First year students will make a power-point presentation of the professionally relevant topic to the class, with handouts (30 minutes). In the presentation, the individual will demonstrate/discuss the application of the APA Ethical Principals to a selected topic. (15%)
  7. Preliminary examination (Second Year ONLY) will be given on the Friday before Thanksgiving.
Final course grades will be assigned on the basis of accumulated performance criteria. Because of the seminar nature of the course, no "I" grades will be assigned. Students who miss substantial segments of the coursework will be expected to make up the deficit in the semester the course is again offered (even numbered years). If a student has serious problems in meeting course requirements, students are expected to work out a satisfactory arrangement with the professor prior to the Final Examination.VI. Texts American Psychological Association (2003). Ethical Principles. Washington, DC. American Psychological Association (2001). Publication Manual, Fifth Edition. Washington, DC.

Bershoff, D. N. (2003). Ethical conflicts in psychology (3rd Edition). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Canter, M. B., Bennett, B. E., Jones, S. E., Nagy, T. F. (1994). Ethics for psychologists: A commentary on the APA Ethics Code. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Abstracts & Articles; Therapy Research & Therapist Resources; Ethics, Malpractice, & Psychology

Ethical Standards for Internet On-line Counseling (ACA)

Statement by the Ethics Committee on Services by Telephone, Teleconferencing, and Internet (APA)

Standards for the Ethical Practice of WebCounseling (NBCC) Counseling Psychology Program Handbook
VII. Suggested Paper Topics The paper topics for the immediate future will be a part of an overarching project to facilitate learning the ethical principles and standards. In the 21st century we are struck by the opportunities provided us by technology. Accordingly, the five principles and ten ethical standards will be approached by constructing a webquest for each principle and/or standard and by writing a supporting document. Second year students will work on the webquest project. We will learn how to construct a webquest. Several members of the class are technologically advanced; other members of the class represent unknown quantities. Together we shall learn.

First year students will write a major paper. You may select one of your own interest and show the application of the ethical principles to the topic! If you feel you need additional help in writing your paper, please contact The Writing Center.

Ethical considerations in prescription privilege
Pros and cons of professional licensing
Master's level practitioners
Ethical issues in assessment
Professional identity of counseling psychologists
Ethical dilema presented by the impaired student/therapist/faculty member
The case for skill in counseling minorities (e.g., ethnicity, age, sexual orientation)
Integrating theory into supervision
Technology interface with understanding the APA Ethical code
Pros and cons of managed psychological services
Counseling Psychology: one of four or one of many specialties
A prevention-community view of counseling psychology
Integrating scientific and personal values in professional counseling
The Counseling Psychologist as a Health Professional
Empirically validated treatments
New frontiers for ethical principles and code of conduct
Ethical considerations in the assessment of special populations
 VIII. Paper Outline In order to help you prepare your paper for this course, the following outline is suggested. In making this suggestion I am not saying that you will be evaluated on how closely you follow the outline. I am pointing out that you can effectively cover almost any topic with the following structure:

Problem. In this section you will want to characterize the problem. You might handle part of the definition of the problem by raising some rhetorical questions which you will subsequently try to answer in the course of the full paper (about 1 1/2 pages); Define terms. In this section you do not have to use "define terms" as a heading, but the section allows you to establish the territory which you will cover in the paper. This statement of terms also defines the limits of your paper (about 1 page); Review the literature. In this section let me suggest that you examine alternative and conflicting views in the literature. In the several subsections in your discussion cite a minimum of five journal references from more than 20 years ago, five journal references from the last ten years, and five URLs. Raise five research questions. Now that you have become an "expert" in a counseling psychology area, you are ready to raise some questions which heretofore have not been answered (about 1 page); and,Summary. In this section which is very small and probably less than a half of a page, you will summarize what you have done in the previous 13-14 pages. Please cover the major issues in a manner which is comfortable to you. Please do use the heading and referencing systems described within the American Psychological Association's publication manual (5th Edition).

IX. Office Hours

Please make an appointment, preferably on-line, prior to meeting with me. Do not make an appointment for an emergency; come in. X. CHEATING AND PLAGARISM The minimum punishment for either of these offenses is an "E" in the course.

XI. DISABILITY

If you are a student with a disability, please obtain appropriate certification through the Disability Resource Center

XII. SCHEDULE

Turn off cell phones and pagers in class.

Date Topic Assignment Presenter(s)
August 25 Orientation/Warm-up Examine EDP Forms .
September 1 Questing for Webquests Bring sample quests to class show and tell 140 TEB
September 8 Continue the quest construct model for quest

 show and tell 140 TEB
September 15 Handbook Q& A
Orientation to ethics		 Handbook Review
Read Bershoff 1		 Dr. Stilwell
September 22 Practicum/internship:
Opportunities, guidlines
Program Research (EDP 765)		 Handbook Review
Paper topics due
Bersoff 2		 Dr. Stilwell
September 29 APA Code of Ethics

APA Code Notes
APA Code of Ethics
Bersoff 3

Dr. Stilwell
October 6 Code of Conduct
Practicum Application 1 Oct		 KRS 319 and 201KAR26:145
KRS 335.500 and 201KAR36:040
site information form
site interview form 		 
October 13 Confidentiality Confidentiality Notes
Bersoff 4

  
October 20 Dual Relationships Bersoff 5  
October 27 Assessment Ethics Bersoff 6  
November 3 Research Ethics Bersoff 8  
November10 Forsensic Ethics Bersoff 9 Mary Bolin-Reece at 3:45 on Counseling Center work
Larry Iten at 5:00 on IRB
November 17 Second Year FINAL 11/19  
November 24 Intervention Ethics Bershoff 7  
December 1 Business of Psychology Bersoff 10
December8 Webquest/Paper Presentations  

Pei yi Lin, Teri Cox, Ali Kaplan, Erin Rooks, Carolyn Brodnicki, Jean Tzou, Russell Hall, Mindi Wallpe
December 13 Webquest/Paper Presentations 5:00 PM   Lee Walmsley, Ruth Ridin-Malon, Jaime Guerrro, Jessica Campbell, Danielle Stevens-Watkins, Lynda Fereday, Jenny Weber, Tara Kidwell, Monicah Muhomba


All submitted papers must be accompanied by a Quality Assurance Contract. Electronic submissions included.

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