EPPP ETHICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

EPPP ETHICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS A avoid making a recommendation and, instead, leave the final decision to the court. B make a recommendation only if the assessment has involved procedures that have been validated for this purpose. C make a recommendation only if he/she was not retained by one of the parents but was retained by the court. D make a recommendation only if it is based on adequate psychological data and consideration of the best interests of the child. - Answer-d. CORRECT This is the closest to the provisions of APA's Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Family Law Proceedings. There are no prohibitions against making recommendations in custody situations. However, a psychologist must always be very careful about recommendations that may have an important impact on the lives of others. Dr. R. B. Traight obtains the permission from a child's mother and father before beginning an evaluation that will be used by the court to help determine custody rights. Before the evaluation is completed, however, the mother withdraws her consent. Dr. Traight should: A make a custody recommendation on the basis of the information he has already obtained. B continue the evaluation since the father has not withdrawn his consent. C continue the evaluation since both parents gave their consent prior to beginning the evaluation. D contact the court to determine the appropriate course of action. - Answer-d. CORRECT Given the limited information provided in this question, this is the best response of those given. Whenever one parent does not give consent (or withdraws his/her consent) for an evaluation in a custody case, the psychologist should seek guidance from the court on how to proceed. DON'T evaluate with both parents consent! Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1976) established: