When Is Differential Treatment Discriminatory? Legal, Ethical, and Professional Considerations for Psychology Trainees With Disabilities

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-339

  Taube, Daniel O ^a   Olkin, Rhoda ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind; Discrimination; Reasonable accommodations; Supervision; Trainees with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUPPORT GROUP;

DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JUDGMENT; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 83155173616     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025449     Document Type: Article

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