Ethical Issues in Clinical Neuropsychology

Shane S. Bush, Ph.D., ABPP, ABPN is in independent practice in Smithtown, NY. He is board certified in Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology and board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as member or chair of the EthicsCommittees of APA's Divisions of Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology and the New York State Psychological Association. He is a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology's Policy and Planning Committee. He an editorial board member of The Clinical Neuropsychologist, co-editing the Ethical and Professional Issues section, and is an editorial board member of the Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology and Applied Neuropsychology. He is co-editor of the book Ethical Issues in Clinical Neuropsychology and co-author of the book Health Care Ethics for Psychologists: A Casebook. He has presented on ethical issues in neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology at national conferences.

• Part 1: The Application of Ethical Standard 2 (Evaluation, Assessment, or Intervention) to Clinical Neuropsychology. Fisher, Johnson Greene and Barth, Evaluation, Diagnosis and Interventions in Clinical Neuropsychology in General and with Special Populations: An Overview. McSweeny and Naugle, Competence and Appropriate Use of Assessments and Interventions. Anderson, Jr., and Palozzi, Ethical Issues in Test Contstruction, Selection and Security. Thompson, Ethical Issues in Interpreting and Explaining Assessment Results. Part 2: Ethical Issues in Clinical Neuropsychology with Special Populations. Fennell, Ethical Issues in Pediatric Neuropsychology. Morgan, Ethical Issues in the Practice of Geriatric Neuropsychology. Sweet, Grote and van Gorp, Ethical Issues in Forensic Neuropsychology. Swiercinsky, Ethical Issues in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Gur, Moberg and Wolpe, Ethical Issues in Neuropsychology in Psychiatric Settings. Wilde, Bush and Zeifert, Ethical Neuropsychological Practice in Medical Settings. Harris, Ethical Decision Making with Individuals of Diverse Ethnic, Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds. Rizzo, Schultheis and Rothbaum, Ethical Issues for the Use of Virtual Reality in the Psychological Sciences. Deidan and Bush, Addressing Perceived Ethical Violations in Clinical Neuropsychology.

The chapters are rich not only with factual content, but also include useful vignettes that are followed by discussion of the various ethical issues they involve ... Its publication represents a much needed and valuable addition to the neuropsychology literature and one hopes that it will receive the wide readership that it deserves. - Journal of Clinical and Experimental NeuropsychologyAny number of its chapters should be required reading for graduate or postdoctoral students in neuropsychology, and the professional in the field who is struggling with role conflict or patient care issues might find this text rich with moral insight and analyses. - Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation