Briefly summarize at least 4 key ethical and professional guidelines and issues that pertain specifically to psychological testing and assessment. One of these areas must include test security. Please also include a brief self-reflection paragraph sharing your thoughts and opinions pertaining to this topic.
Please use resources other than just your textbook. Resources that you might find helpful (but are not limited to these) include the following:
- American Psychological Association (2017). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct; Including 2010 and 2016 Amendments. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index
(See Standard 9: Assessment)
- American Mental Health Counselors Association (2015). AMHCA Code of Ethics. Retrieved from http://www.amhca.org/?page=codeofethics
(See Section I.D: Assessment and Diagnosis)
- American Counseling Association (2014). American Counseling Association 2014 Code of Ethics. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/ethics
(See Section E: Evaluation, Assessment and Interpretation)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA), American Psychological Association (APA), & National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) (2014). Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Washington, DC: Author.
(Learning Objective: 4)
Paper requirements:
Length: no more than 3 double-spaced pages in PDF format.
Writing format: APA style (including Title page, which does not count as one of the 3 pages of content) and references (in-text and full reference page). You do not have to include an Abstract page. See the Resources area of this Blackboard course for links that provide assistance with APA style.