Review the “Cautionary Statement for Forensic Use of DSM-5” found in the Learning Resources for this week, paying special attention to the “Excerpt” (disclaimer preceding the text).
Review “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” and “Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology” found in this week’s Learning Resources.
Familiarize yourself with the DSM-5 and how to identify the various disorders contained within.
Identify one disorder from the DSM-5 on which you would like to focus for this Discussion.
Search the Walden library and/or the internet to identify one or more scholarly articles addressing ethical and/or legal issues related to the disorder you selected.
Post the following:
Based on your reading of the “Cautionary Statement for Forensic Use of DSM-5,” acknowledge that you understand your responsibilities as a future forensic psychology professional and explain one question or concern you have related to the statement.
A description of the disorder that you selected from the DSM-5 to focus on for this Discussion
An explanation of the ethical and/or legal issues associated with the disorder that you selected
An explanation of how these ethical and/or legal issues apply to your field of study
