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Dr. Revere’s former supervisor was thumbing through a psychology journal looking for the article the young clinician he was mentoring had written. After finding the article, the supervisor noticed what appeared to be a full-page advertorial highlighting the doctor’s expertise and also clearly indicating how prospective clients could contact him. At first the supervisor smiled upon seeing that Dr. Revere had acknowledged his own contribution as the psychologist’s mentor. But what puzzled the supervisor was that nowhere on the page was there any statement that the glowing description of Dr. Revere was an ad. What should the supervisor do?
  1. Congratulate Dr. Revere on the fine published article and thank him for acknowledging his own contribution as his protégé’s mentor.
  2. Thank Dr. Revere for the mentoring reference, but ask him if there is anything else he would like to say with regard to that portion of the article.
  3. Ask Dr. Revere directly if the full-page insert was an ad, and if so, demand that it be rewritten with that disclosure.
  4. Compliment Dr. Revere on his heretofore unknown ability to promote himself and jokingly ask how much of his paycheck he had to spend on his ad.
Explanation
Answer: C - It is a violation of the APA Ethics Code for psychologists to promote themselves in paid ads or advertorials without clearly indicating that is what they are doing. Therefore, Dr. Revere’s former supervisor has a professional responsibility to demand clarification as to whether his suspicion that the questionable material is an advertorial is correct. If it is ad, Dr. Revere must then be informed that it needs to be either labeled as such or not used at all.
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