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Child Psych

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If a psychologist is faced with a task or situation he or she does not feel he or she has sufficient training and experience in to be able to competently perform, what is the best thing for that person to do first?
  1. Try to access relevant research that provides general guidelines.
  2. Tell his or her supervisor that this is an area where the psychologist has insufficient expertise.
  3. Delegate the job to a more experienced coworker.
  4. Review another psychologist’s file, hoping to find information about what the worker did in a similar situation.
Explanation
Answer: A - If a psychologist is faced with a task or situation he or she does not feel sufficiently knowledgeable about to handle, the first step is self-education by accessing the relevant research findings. This can be easily and quickly accomplished online or in the library. Then, if it is still necessary, the psychologist’s supervisor can be consulted, who would also be the person to decide if the job should be reassigned to someone else. Reading another psychologist’s file violates confidentiality laws and is never appropriate.
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