Ethical & Professional Issues

Question 1

With ethics & legality, the actions of a psychologist who waived a co-payment fee would be….

Answer 1

unethical & illegal

Question 2

What are the two exceptions of a therapist waiving a co-payment fee?

Answer 2

1. If the insurance pre-approves the waiver
2. The therapist is not increasing rates to get insurance to cover more

Question 3

Does a signature or verbal consent guarantee the informed consent of a participant in psychological research?

Answer 3

A signature does not guarantee consent & written consent is preferable over verbal consent

Question 4

Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of evaluation

Answer 4

level 1: reaction
level 2: learning
level 3: behaviour
level 4: results