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Child Psych

Category - Ethics and Legality

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Which of the following examples of court testimony that a child psychologist might give would be considered unethical?
  1. Information disclosed by the child in therapy which the psychologist does not necessarily know is accurate.
  2. Conjecture about the child’s relationship with both parents if the psychologist has only met the mother.
  3. Speculative conclusions based on projective tests administered and scored by the psychologist.
  4. Information gathered from evaluations by school professionals that were shared with the psychologist.
Explanation
Answer: B - It would be unethical on the part of the psychologist to comment on what might be the child’s relationship with his father, having never met the father, let alone observed the two of them together. If the two parents are not living together, the mother might be a biased reporting source since she wants to retain custody. Conclusions drawn from the school assessments, therapy sessions, and the psychologist’s own assessments are all admissible in court.
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