Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists

Issues, Questions, and Controversies

"The
Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists provides a much needed
review of the philosophical issues and unanswered questions raised by the Code
of Ethics of the American Psychological Association. This book will make an
excellent textbook for ethics courses in the social sciences. The coverage of
topics makes the book appropriate to address the current movement for
Responsible Conduct of Research, a movement that is likely to result in
requiring all university personnel to have proficiency in the ethics of
research, mentoring, and scholarship."

This carefully edited volume is
comprehensive in its scope, ranging from ethical considerations in research to
the ethics of working with gays and lesbians in psychotherapy to ethical issues
in the use of animals in research. The two dozen chapters are carefully and
clearly written and provide useful guidelines for resolving important questions
and issues. But at least as significant, this book encourages the reader to
think deeply about the many complex issues that are inherent to the study of
behavior and efforts to make changes in people’s lives. Sometimes unequivocal
answers are elusive, but knowing what questions to ask surely enhances our
scientific and applied efforts. A must read.