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4 pages in length. The writer discusses who psychologists get involved in fraudulent practices, as well as whether or not a psychologist is entitled to obtain client information under certain circumstances. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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maze that is todays insurance industry is often at the core of why psychologists get involved in fraudulent activity; while this is certainly no excuse, it serves as a reason
why there are those professionals who partake in deceptive activities. Fraud, which is defined as "obtaining something of value or avoiding an obligation by means of deception" (Duffield et al,
2001, PG), illustrates the breakdown that occurs between ones ethical foundation and the temptation to bypass this inherent human characteristic for the benefit of personal - albeit illegal - gain.
The very nature of ethics is to abide by a written - or sometimes understood - code of conduct that speaks to moral duty and obligation. Perhaps nowhere
is this guiding principle more important than in the psychology profession of today. According to Walden et al (2003) - authors of "The Evolution of Ethics: Personal Perspectives of
ACA Ethnics Committee Chairs" in The American Counseling Associations Journal of Counseling & Development - the history, development and ongoing pursuit of the American Counseling Associations (ACA) Ethics Committee "mirrors,
in many ways, the development and maturation of the counseling profession" (p. 106). A reasonable person would think that upholding the established ethics
of professional psychology would be as commonplace as knowing that the sun will rise every morning and set every night. It does not seem feasible for there to be
those within the industry who choose not to abide by the code of ethics while cloaked in their professional persona, instead participating in fraudulent practices so that they may circumvent
a system that - while certainly far from perfect - gives them what they believe to be due cause to sidestep. In order
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