Critical Incidents in the Marriage of Psychology and Technology: A Discussion of Potential Ethical Issues in Practice, Education, and Policy

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 433-439

  Van Allen, Jason ^a   Roberts, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Critical incidents; Ethics; Internet; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755219482     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025278     Document Type: Article

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