Psychologist work at the request of third parties

School
Employment
Legal

Setting

When a Psychologist agree to provide

services to a person at the request of
third person

Psychologist should explain his role

(e.g., therapist, consultant, diagnostician, or

expert witness)

Clarification of who is the client and

clarification of the nature of relationship with

individuals

Explanation of limits of confidentiality

Discuss of probable uses of services provided

Discuss the information obtained

Who is the client?

Psychologist

should identify whether the third

party or the individual receiving the services is
the client.

Encourages

psychologists to name one

person or entity as the client

Clarification of the nature of relationship

with individuals
Ethical

duty to clarify the nature of

relationships, regardless of what they are
called; to conduct an informed consent
conversation that describes the
psychologists role; and

to explain the resulting limitations on

confidentiality as they will apply to each
party

Explanation of limit confidentiality

Cases involving Family member
Rules

for confidentiality with minor

Psychologist

should discuss how each partys

confidentiality may be affected by the third
party involvement

Psychologist

should clarify their policy at the

outset of therapy

Services to or through organization

Limits

of confidentiality should be defined in

advance

Exploitative Relationships
Psychologists

do not engage in sexual relationships

with students or supervisees in training over whom the
psychologist has evaluative or direct authority,
because such relationships are so likely to impair
judgment or be exploitative.

 Psychologists

do not engage in sexual intimacies

with current patients or clients.

Psychologists

do not accept as therapy patients

or clients persons with whom they have engaged
in sexual intimacies.