Examining Emotional Support Animals and Role Conflicts in Professional Psychology
Examining Emotional Support Animals and Role Conflicts in Professional Psychology
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DOI：
10.1037/pro0000083
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发表时间：
2016-08-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Boness, Cassandra L.
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作者：
Younggren, Jeffrey N.;Boisvert, Jennifer A.;Boness, Cassandra L.
本文探讨的角色冲突，心理学家可能会面临在他们的做法有关的评估和认证的情感支持动物（ESA）。它回顾了ESA和服务性动物（SA）之间的法律的差异，概述了关于ESA使用的道德准则和法律的政策/法规，并检查了治疗心理学家证明ESA需要时存在的潜在角色冲突。最后，它提出了建议，以协助心理学家留在实践标准，以避免与认证ESA相关的道德和法律的风险。
This article examines the role conflicts that psychologists may face in their practices related to the evaluation and certification of emotional support animals (ESAs). It reviews the legal differences between ESAs and service animals (SAs), outlines ethical guidelines and legal policies/regulations regarding the use of ESAs, and examines the potential role conflicts that exist when a treating psychologist is certifying the need for an ESA. Finally, it makes recommendations to assist psychologists in staying within the standards of practice in order to avoid the ethical and legal risks associated with certifying an ESA.