Working with older clients involves a number of unique ethical challenges, including those related to the array of health concerns psychologists do not often encounter with younger clients, such as Alzheimer''s disease. This book presents a decision-making framework and clinical vignettes to help clinicians navigate such complex quandaries.
Perhaps the greatest challenge for geropsychologists is balancing the principles of respecting client autonomy and promoting client welfare, especially when a client''s decision-making capacity is in question. Geropsychologists also must negotiate the competing interests and expectations of clients and their relatives, other health care professionals, and the institutions in which many older adults are evaluated and treated.
To help geropsychologists navigate these complex issues, Bush, Allen, and Molinari introduce a structured decision-making process that draws heavily from principle-based and positive ethics, provid
Trade Review“This is not a book that will collect dust on shelves—it will be a key reading in graduate psychology courses in geropsychology, neuropsychology, ethics, and assessment.” —
PsycCRITIQUES "The easy-to-follow decision-making model provided in Ethical Practice in Geropsychology will help clinicians make the most ethically sound decisions possible in challenging situations. Clinical vignettes illustrate how to handle ethical and legal issues in a variety of contexts and also will stimulate though and discussion." —SirReadaLot
"An exceptional contribution to the field, this book integrates ethics into the complex world of geropsychology practice. It will be useful for clinicians and educators alike." —Peter A. Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP, Director, Institute of Gerontology, and Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
"This volume combines historical roots and contemporary theory with actual case examples. It fills a gap in ethics texts, addressing not only common clinical dilemmas but also those relating to business practices, research collaboration, and professional advocacy." —Jennifer Moye, PhD, ABPP, VA Boston, Boston, MA; Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
I. Foundational Competencies 1. Integrating Psychology and Gerontology
2. Establishing and Maintaining Competence in Geropsychology
3. Ethical Issues and Decision Making in Geropsychology
II. Functional Competencies and Cases 4. Assessment of Older Adults
5. Intervention in Geropsychology
6. Consultation, Administration, and Business Practices in Geropsychology
7. Education, Training, and Research in Geropsychology
8. Setting-Specific Ethical Challenges in Geropsychology
9. Advocacy in Geropsychology: Promoting Services and Protecting Rights
Afterword
References
Index
About the Authors
