Identify and discuss the most common reasons for unethical decision-making among psychology professionals. Once you have established some reasons why unethical decision-making may occur in the field, discuss the conditions under which a professional will be more vulnerable to making unethical decisions.
PSY 570 Module One Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
Prompt: The four short paper assignments in this course provide you with an opportunity to explore course concepts to develop your own ideas about ethics in
psychology. In this short paper, you will identify and discuss one common reason for unethical decision making among practicing psychology professionals in your
chosen field of psychology. Such reasons include:
Incompetence
Ignorance
Misinformation
Irresponsibility
Vengeance
Lack of boundaries
Tendency to overshare
Once you have established a reason why unethical decision making may occur in your chosen field of psychology, you will identify and discuss one condition
under which a professional is more vulnerable to making an unethical decision. Such conditions include:
Inadequate anticipation
Unavoidable dilemma
Inadequate sources of guidance
Loyalty conflicts
Conflicting ethical principles
Conflicting legal and ethical responsibilities
After identifying and discussing one reason and one condition for unethical decision making, you will find three research articles from the Shapiro Library to
further investigate this reason and condition. From your research you will identify a problem of practice at the root of the reason and a problem of practice at the
root of the condition. Based on your research, you will propose a strategy to resolve each problem of practice.
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2–3 page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-
inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
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Rubric
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Reasons for Unethical
Decision
Making
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
illustrates reason with
example(s)
Identifies and discusses reason
for unethical decision making
among professionals in the field
of psychology
Identifies but does not discuss
reason for unethical decision
making among professionals in
the field of psychology
Does not identify or discuss
reason for unethical decision
making among professionals in
the field of psychology
25
Risk Conditions for
Unethical Decision
Making
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
suggests strategies to work
around these conditions
Identifies conditions that place
a professional at risk for
unethical decision making and
explains how they encourage
unethical decision making
Identifies conditions that place
a professional at risk for
unethical decision making but
does not explain why they
encourage unethical decision
making
Does not identify conditions
that place a professional at risk
for unethical decision making
25
Problem of Practice Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers insights for chosen
professional field
Describes a problem of practice
from reasons and risk
conditions for unethical
decision making
Does not describe a problem of
practice from reasons and risk
conditions for unethical
decision making
Does not identify a problem of
practice from reasons and risk
conditions for unethical
decision making
15
Research Meets “Proficient” criteria and
discusses applications of
resources for remediating or
preventing the problem
Includes at least three scholarly
resources and explains problem
of practice’s origin
Includes at least three scholarly
resources but does not explain
problem of practice’s origin
Does not include at least three
scholarly resources
15
Professional Field Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides examples of how
content relates to chosen field
Discusses how content of short
paper connects to chosen
professional field
Discusses how content of short
paper connects to chosen
professional field
Does not discuss how content
of short paper connects to
chosen professional field
10
APA Writing
No errors related to APA
organization, grammar, style,
and citations
Minor errors related to APA
organization, grammar, style,
and citations
Some errors related to APA
organization, grammar, style,
and citations
Major APA errors related to
organization, grammar, style,
and citations
10
Earned Total 100%