title: The ethical confrontation of the unethical forensic colleague.
abstract: In the course of clinical and forensic work, psychologists sometimes discover serious weaknesses in knowledge, performance, or ethics in other psychologists' work. The ethical code of the American Psychological Association mandates confronting such a psychologist prior to making a professional complaint. This mandatory confrontation typically is omitted because of a sense of awkwardness or a fear of insulting the other psychologist. Education and training in psychology does not cover this sensitive and important area. In this article, sample templates of letters are provided to meet that ethical requirement and to begin to resolve problem behaviors by colleagues.
authors.affiliation: The University of Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: McKinzey
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011361:Professional Competence; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D011584:Psychology / Q000941:ethics*; D035642:Whistleblowing