PCN 820 Application of Ethical Codes

Clinical supervisors are expected to be familiar with and uphold the ethical codes, standards, and practices identified by the American Psychological Association and the American Counseling Association when acting in the role as clinical supervisor. Being familiar with these codes and standards helps to ensure the welfare of the patient as well as the educational and training experience of the supervisee. This assignment will allow the learner to become familiar with the expectations of the APA and ACA. The learner will discuss how the ethical guidelines of the ACA or the APA assist the clinical leader faced with an ethical problem.

APA citations must be in 7th edition and contain doi numbers for all citations.
All citations must be peer reviewed and emperical journals.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral level writing. The Manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Directions:
Write a paper (1,000–1,250 words) that discusses how the ethical guidelines of the ACA or the APA assist the clinical leader faced with an ethical problem. Include the following in your paper:
A brief contrast of the ethical standards and philosophies of the ACA and the APA. Which set of standards do you favor? Why?
A research-based discussion of an ethical issue you consider important for a leader in providing clinical supervision.
A discussion of how the organization you favor addresses the issue discussed above in the ethical guidelines of the organization. What specific guidelines address the issue?

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