CASE STUDY The psychologist (Dr. Faye deWeigh-Schott) has been seeing a client, Barbie Tuate, for eight weeks regarding a difficult adjustment she was experiencing following separation

DESCRIPTION

In this project you will explore and analyze various ethical dilemmas that arise in the field of psychology, both in research and clinical practice.

 CASE STUDY

The psychologist (Dr. Faye deWeigh-Schott) has been seeing a client, Barbie Tuate, for eight weeks regarding a difficult adjustment she was experiencing following separation and divorce from her husband. She has custody of the two children. Barbie seems to be progressing well during the course of therapy. About four weeks into therapy, she confides in Dr. deWeighSchott that she has been taking a drug prescribed by her family doctor for anxiety and is addicted. She also admits she has been forging these prescriptions for the past four months. Barbie is a nurse and knows she needs to withdraw from this drug but is fearful of the potential legal consequences of her actions. She is planning to refill a forged prescription immediately following the current therapy session. She says she plans to seek medical help for her withdrawal from the drug and she asks Dr. deWeigh-Schott not to tell anyone about her forgery, as this would jeopardize her keeping her job and custody of her two young children.

Read case study.  Prepare a presentation that outline the ethical dilemma. Must be at least 4 slides plus reference slide;

Describe how this could have been avoided.

 Preventing Future Dilemma.

Real-World Examples

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