Ethical Dissemination - Eppp Skills

1. What must you do before presenting others' ideas, data, or wording as part of your work?

   Provide appropriate credit and citations; avoid plagiarism. Ethical integrity demands proper attribution to respect intellectual property and avoid misrepresentation of originality.

2. Find the ethical correction: "Board-certified psychologist" when no such board certification exists.

   State actual credential (e.g., licensed psychologist); remove false claim. Misrepresenting credentials deceives the public; ethical practice requires truthful statements to maintain professional integrity.

3. Identify the ethical issue: Using a current client's 5-star review on your website.

   Improper testimonial from a current therapy client. Using current client testimonials exploits therapeutic vulnerability and violates advertising ethics to prevent coercion.

4. What is the minimum ethical requirement before using identifiable client information in a public forum?

   Obtain the client's written authorization (release). Written authorization protects client confidentiality and ensures informed consent before public use of identifiable information.

5. What is the ethical requirement regarding conflicts of interest when educating the public?

   Identify and manage conflicts; prioritize integrity and welfare. Managing conflicts upholds ethical principles of integrity and prioritizes public welfare over personal gain.

6. What is the best practice if you want to share a clinical vignette but avoid identification risk?

   Use de-identified, disguised details and obtain authorization if needed. De-identification minimizes risks to client privacy while allowing ethical sharing of educational material.

7. What is the core ethical requirement for accuracy when sharing psychological information publicly?

   Statements must be truthful, not false, deceptive, or fraudulent. Ethical principles require accuracy in public sharing to maintain trust and prevent harm from misinformation.

8. Which ethical principle most directly supports providing information that benefits the public and avoids harm?

   Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence. Principle A guides psychologists to promote welfare and minimize harm through responsible knowledge dissemination.

9. Which APA Ethics Code standard primarily governs public statements about psychology services?

   Standard 5: Advertising and Other Public Statements. APA Ethics Code Standard 5 ensures psychologists make accurate public statements to avoid misleading the public about services.

10. Identify the ethical issue: Sharing raw Rorschach images on social media for "education."

    Test security breach; do not disseminate secure test materials. Sharing secure test materials publicly compromises assessment integrity and violates ethical safeguards for test security.

11. Identify the ethical issue: Presenting another researcher's slide content without attribution.

    Plagiarism; attribution/citation is required. Failing to attribute sources constitutes plagiarism, breaching ethical standards of honesty and credit in scholarly work.

12. Identify the ethical problem: Advertising "guaranteed cure" for PTSD in 2 sessions.

    Deceptive claim; efficacy must be evidence-based and qualified. Guaranteed cure claims are unethical as they misrepresent evidence-based limitations and could mislead vulnerable individuals.

13. What is the ethical rule for using copyrighted test materials in trainings or online posts?

    Do not reproduce secure or copyrighted materials without permission. Respecting copyright protects intellectual property and maintains ethical standards in educational dissemination.

14. What is required when you are paid to promote a product or service related to psychology?

    Disclose the financial relationship and avoid deceptive claims. Disclosure of financial ties promotes transparency and prevents deceptive promotion that could mislead the public.

15. What is the ethical rule about claiming professional credentials in public communications?

    Represent degrees, licensure, and competence accurately. Accurate credential claims prevent deception and ensure the public can make informed decisions about professional qualifications.

16. Identify the ethical problem: Posting a client success story with recognizable details, no release.

    Breach of confidentiality; written authorization is required. Posting identifiable details without authorization violates confidentiality standards, risking client harm and trust.

17. Identify the ethical requirement: You are paid to endorse an app you discuss in a webinar.

    Disclose the paid relationship and avoid misleading statements. Disclosure ensures transparency, preventing conflicts of interest from undermining the integrity of the endorsement.

18. What is the ethical rule about implying endorsement by an organization in an advertisement?

    Do not imply endorsements unless they are factually supported. Implying unsupported endorsements violates ethical standards by potentially deceiving the public about affiliations or approvals.

19. What must you do when your public statement could be interpreted as providing personal clinical advice?

    Clarify it is general information and not a professional relationship. Clarification prevents misunderstandings that could imply an unauthorized professional-client relationship.

20. Which ethical principle most directly supports protecting privacy when disseminating case material?

    Principle E: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity. Principle E emphasizes safeguarding individuals' privacy and confidentiality in all psychological activities, including dissemination.

21. What is the ethical expectation for competence when communicating psychological knowledge outside your expertise?

    Do not present beyond competence; seek consultation or refer. Maintaining competence ensures accurate information and protects the public from misinformation outside one's expertise.

22. What is the ethical risk of sharing specific test items or scoring rules publicly?

    Compromises test security and can invalidate future assessments. Public sharing of test details undermines assessment validity and breaches ethical obligations to protect test integrity.

23. What is the ethical requirement when describing the efficacy of a treatment to the public?

    Describe benefits and limits accurately and consistent with evidence. Accurate representation of treatment efficacy upholds scientific integrity and prevents public harm from unsubstantiated claims.

24. Identify the best ethical response: Media asks for comment outside your specialty area.

    Decline or provide limited general info and refer to an expert. Responding outside expertise risks misinformation; ethics require competence or referral to uphold public trust.

25. What is the ethical rule about client testimonials used in advertising?

    Do not solicit or use testimonials from current therapy clients. Testimonials from current clients are prohibited due to vulnerability and potential exploitation in therapeutic relationships.

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