title: Perception of Ethical Misconduct by Neuropsychology Professionals in Latin America.
abstract: To date, extremely limited research has focused on the ethical aspects of clinical neuropsychology practice in Latin America. The current study aimed to identify the frequency of perceived ethical misconduct in a sample of 465 self-identified neuropsychology professionals from Latin America in order to better guide policies for training and begin to establish standards for practitioners in the region. Frequencies of neuropsychologists who knew another professional engaging in ethical misconduct ranged from 1.1% to 60.4% in the areas of research, clinical care, training, and professional relationships. The most frequently reported perceived misconduct was in the domain of professional training and expertise, with nearly two thirds of participants knowing other professionals who do not possess adequate training to be working as neuropsychologists. The least frequently reported perceived misconduct was in the domain of professional relationships. Nearly one third of participants indicated that they had never received formal training in professional ethics.
authors.affiliation: University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Ivan S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Panyavin
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Goldberg-Looney
authors.affiliation: University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.affiliation: University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundations for Science, Spain jcarango@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arango-Lasprilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cross-cultural; Ethics; Latin America; Neuropsychology; Professional issues; Survey