APA Code of Ethics

PSY 570 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Prompt: The four milestone assignments in this course will prepare you to complete your final project, a case study analysis. In Milestone Three, you will apply
the APA Code of Ethics to your chosen case study vignette and expand the outline of your final case study analysis paper you began in Milestone Two.
In order to understand how your ethical conflict in your case study is in conflict with ethics you will need to understand the dominant ethical code. Professionals in
the field of psychology refer to the APA Code of Ethics in order to guide their decision making in their work environments. The American Psychological Association
website provides the APA Code of Ethics, which is used in psychology.
For Milestone Three, return to your outline and work on elements 5, 6, and 7 (highlighted in the outline template below). For elements 5 and 6, you will list and
define each principle and standard in an organized fashion. You will then emphasize (highlight, bold, or summarize) which principle and standard could be at
question in your case study vignette. For element 7, you will make a statement discussing the cultural and social considerations in your case. All cases have
considerations of this kind, but they may be less obvious in some case studies. You may also choose to create a hypothetical cultural orsocial consideration (e.g.,
What if a language barrier were present in your case study vignette?) for your case if you do not think it has one. You will expand upon element 7 in Milestone
Four.
1. Title Page
2. Case Study Analysis Abstract
3. Detailed Case Study Vignette Description
4. The Ethical Conflict
5. The APA Code of Ethics Principles
a. Identify and define all five principles
b. Highlight, bold, or summarize all that might apply to your case study vignette’s ethical conflict
c. Justify why highlighted or bolded principles apply to your case study vignette’s ethical conflict
6. The APA Code of Ethics Standards
a. List and define all ten standards
b. Highlight, bold, or summarize all that might apply to your case study vignette’s ethical conflict
c. Justify why highlighted or bolded standards apply to your case study vignette’s ethical conflict
7. Statement of Culture and Social Orientations in the Case Study
8. Statement of Dual Relationships or Multiple Relationship Issues in the Study
9. The Ethical Decision-Making Model (Eight-Step Model)
10. An Alternative Decision-Making Model
11. Summary and Conclusion
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2–3 page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, oneinch margins, with any sources referenced cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
APA Code of Ethics:
Principles
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
justifies why identified
principles might apply to case’s
ethical conflict
Lists and defines all principles in
an organized fashion and
identifies which principles might
apply to case’s ethical conflict
Lists and defines all principles in
an organized fashion
Does not list and define all
principlesin an organized
fashion
25
APA Code of Ethics:
Standards
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
justifies why identified
standards might apply to case’s
ethical conflict
Lists and defines all standardsin
an organized fashion and
identifies which standards might
apply to case’s ethical conflict
Lists and defines all standardsin
an organized fashion
Does not list and define all
standardsin an organized
fashion
25
Statement of
Culture and Social
Orientationsin the
Case Study
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
illustrates considerations with
examples from contemporary
problems
Identifies and explains cultural
and social considerationsin case
or creates a hypothetical
cultural or social consideration if
case does not have one
Identifies cultural and social
considerationsin case or creates
a hypothetical cultural or social
considerationsif case does not
have one but does not explain
them
Does not identify and explain
cultural and social
considerationsin case or create
a hypothetical cultural or social
considerations
20
APA Writing No errorsrelated to APA style or
citations
Minor errors related to APA
style and citations
Some errorsrelated to APA style
and citations
Major errors related to APA style
and citations
15
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, and organization and is
presented in a professional and
easy to read format with
language that is appropriate to
the intended audience
Submission has no major errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, organization or
audience-appropriate
terminology
Submission has major errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, organization, or
audience-appropriate language
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, organization, or
audience-specific language that
prevent understanding of ideas
15
Earned Total 100%