Practice Guidelines Verification

All students in the Counseling Psychology program are expected to familiarize themselves with and adhere to the current ethical standards as well as the practice guidelines and codes of conduct for psychologists. This form is used to provide verification to the program that our students, who are registered for EDPS 61400 Advanced Counseling Practicum, (a) know where to locate, (b) have familiarized themselves with, and (c) are aware of whom to consult regarding the ethical and practice standards / guidelines (e.g., those listed below) related to professional psychology.

• APA. (2007). Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
• APA. (2007). Record Keeping Guidelines. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
• APA. (2002). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. American Psychologist, 57, 1060-1073.
• APA. (1981). Specialty guidelines for the delivery of services by counseling psychologists. American Psychologist,  36, 652-663.
  APA. (1987). General guidelines for providers of psychological services. American Psychologist, 42, 712-723.
• APA. (1993). Guidelines for providers of psychological services to ethnic, linguistic, and culturally diverse populations. American Psychologist, 48, 45-48.
• APA. (2002). Guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice, and organizational change for psychologists. [available at www.apa.org]
• APA. (2003). Guidelines for psychological practice with older adults. [www.apa.org]
• APA. (2003). Guidelines for psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, & bisexual clients. [available at www.apa.org]
• Committee on Professional Practice and Standards. (1993). Record keeping guidelines.  American Psychologist, 48, 984-986.
• Committee on Professional Practice and Standards. (2003). Legal issues in the professional practice of psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 595-600.

This form must be signed and returned to the course instructor, who will retain it in your official program file. Due within the first 3 weeks of the meeting of EDPS 61400.

My signature below indicates that I have received or obtained - and have become familiar with - APA's current ethical and practice guidelines. I also have been advised to asked questions of my program advisor, faculty, or supervisors about any ethical or practice issues or concerns that arise during my tenure in the program.

Student (please print) __________________________________     

Date ________________________________________________

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