scholarly journals Funding of Gambling Research: Ethical Issues, Potential Benefit and Guidelines

2016 ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyoun S. Kim ◽  
Keith S. Dobson ◽  
David C. Hodgins
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Disordered Gambling ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Industry Funding ◽  
Gambling Industry ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations

There has been an unprecedented growth of legalized gambling opportunities in Canada over the past two decades, partly to generate revenues without raising taxes. Unfortunately, for 2-3% of the Canadian population, gambling can become disordered (i.e. develop into a gambling addiction). To help attenuate the harms and prevalence of disordered gambling, all provincial governments earmark a portion of gambling revenues for the prevention, treatment and research into disordered gambling. However, the field of gambling studies has recently come under criticism in the way research is conducted. At the forefront of the criticism is the issue of accepting funding from the gambling industry. We provide an overview of the ethical considerations, potential ethical issues, and the possible benefits of accepting such funding. The aim of the present paper is not to argue for or against accepting industry funding, but rather to delineate the potential ethical issues and benefits related to that acceptance. More importantly, we provide a summary of best practice ethical guidelines, and recommendations to guide in the ethical decision making process in accepting or declining funding from gambling industry. To this end, we use the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists as a framework in which to situate our guidelines and recommendations. Given that Canadian researchers have a long history and continue to contribute valuable knowledge in the field of gambling studies, it is of important for gambling researchers to be aware of the ethical considerations and issues related to funding from gambling industry.

Ethics and Evaluative Consultations with Children in Small to Mid-Sized Australian Non-Government Organisations

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Program Improvement ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Children’S Voices

The value of listening to children's voices is well acknowledged. The vast body of literature surrounding this topic discusses children's voices in pedagogy, theory, methodology, and through empirical research. While some of this literature has focused on ethical considerations surrounding evaluative consultations with children in applied practice settings, there is a shortage of literature specifically relevant to small and medium-sized nongovernment organisations (NGOs). These organisations typically conduct consultations on a smaller scale and with fewer resources than their larger counterparts. This paper refers to Australian ethical guidelines using a practice example from a mid-sized NGO to examine ethics in child consultation from a practice-based program improvement perspective. The paper examines whether consultations with children always require formal ethics approval and discusses terminology and considerations surrounding ethical decision making processes.

Ethical issues in social marketing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Eagle ◽  
Stephan Dahl ◽  
David Low
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Frameworks

Many social marketers assume that because they are focusing on positive behaviour change they may expect fewer ethical issues arising from their work than conventional, commercial marketing. However, such a view is sadly too simplistic. This chapter focuses on the ethical issues facing social marketing. It argues that social marketers face an even greater potential for ethical issues and gives examples of these by focusing on targeting, stigmatization, victim blaming, coercion, and the use of financial incentives, among others. Recognizing the manifold potential for ethical challenges, and the lack of a decisive manner in which to resolve them easily, it then discusses ethical frameworks which can aid social marketers in formulating a response to potential issues and arriving at a considered decision. The chapter concludes by discussing the potential role of a professional code of ethics, and how this can aid future ethical decision-making.

Ethics in Neonatal Pain Research

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Axelin ◽  
Sanna Salanterä
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Pain Research ◽  
Neonatal Pain ◽  
Clinical Pain ◽  
Parental Informed Consent

A literature review of 98 articles concerning clinical pain research in newborn infants was conducted to evaluate how researchers report the ethical issues related to their studies and how journals guide this reporting. The articles were published in 49 different scientific journals. The ethical issues most often mentioned were parental informed consent (94%) and ethical review approval (87%). In 75% of the studies the infants suffered pain during the research when placebo, no treatment or otherwise inadequate pain management was applied. Discussion about benefits versus harm to research participants was lacking. A quarter of the journals did not have any ethical guidelines for submitted manuscripts. We conclude that ethical considerations did not play a significant role in the articles studied. Missing and superficial guidelines enable authors to offer studies with fragile research ethics.

Ethical Considerations for Psychophysiology Studies

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Roger A. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
British Psychological Society ◽  
The Uk

All psychology research should strictly adhere to ethical principles outlined by the researcher's local governing body. In the UK, this is the British Psychological Society (BPS). However, in papers advising on methodology used in psychophysiology (a research area within psychology), issues linked to ethics are rarely mentioned despite the invasive nature of this type of research. Guidelines published by local governing bodies are never mentioned. In this paper, important ethical issues in psychophysiology research are discussed with respect to BPS guidelines. Recommendations are made for ensuring ethical practice when conducting psychophysiology research. This paper is intended for those new to psychophysiology research (postgraduate and undergraduate students) and should be read in conjunction with the BPS ‘Code of ethics and conduct’.

Ethical Considerations for Mental Health Providers Responding to Disasters and Emergencies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel B. Thielman ◽  
Glenn Goss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Dual Agency

Ethical considerations in psychiatry may have spiritual dimensions that are not always apparent to mental health providers. The ethical issues faced by responders to disasters and emergencies can be particularly thorny because ethical guidelines from professional bodies frequently do not address particular situations that arise in disaster settings. This chapter discusses the issue of dual agency in disaster situations. It also addresses concerns about psychiatric competencies in disaster response, especially where no guidelines exist. It addresses concerns raised by the need for documentation and confidentiality and discusses the limits of psychiatric explanatory models during times of disaster. Additionally, the chapter reviews ethical and spiritual dimensions of specific psychosocial interventions when used with the general public affected by disasters in non-Western cultural settings.

Qualitative research ethics on the spot

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Øye ◽  
Nelli Øvre Sørensen ◽  
Stinne Glasdam
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Institutional Review Boards ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Review Boards

Background: The increase in medical ethical regulations and bureaucracy handled by institutional review boards and healthcare institutions puts the researchers using qualitative methods in a challenging position. Method: Based on three different cases from three different research studies, the article explores and discusses research ethical dilemmas. Objectives and ethical considerations: First, and especially, the article addresses the challenges for gatekeepers who influence the informant’s decisions to participate in research. Second, the article addresses the challenges in following research ethical guidelines related to informed consent and doing no harm. Third, the article argues for the importance of having research ethical guidelines and review boards to question and discuss the possible ethical dilemmas that occur in qualitative research. Discussion and conclusion: Research ethics must be understood in qualitative research as relational, situational, and emerging. That is, that focus on ethical issues and dilemmas has to be paid attention on the spot and not only at the desktop.

Ethical Considerations in Using Social Media to Engage Research Participants: Perspectives of Australian Researchers and Ethics Committee Members

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 12-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Hokke ◽  
Naomi J. Hackworth ◽  
Shannon K. Bennetts ◽  
Jan M. Nicholson ◽  
Patrick Keyzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Human Research Ethics ◽  
Additional Support

Researchers increasingly use social media (SM) to recruit, retain, and trace participants, yet empirical literature investigating the ethics of engaging participants via SM is lacking. We conducted a survey of 401 Australian researchers and human research ethics committee (HREC) members to examine their experience, attitudes, and ethical concerns toward engaging participants via SM. Data revealed that researchers and HREC members share similar concerns and attitudes about using SM in general and in research. We identified a strong demand for additional support, training, and guidance on SM research ethics. This need reflects researchers’ and HREC members’ limited confidence and knowledge of ethical issues in this context and a lack of awareness of available SM-specific ethical guidelines.

Empowerment or exposure? Ethical dilemmas of visual methods with vulnerable migrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-340
Author(s):  
Melissa Hauber-Özer ◽  
Meagan Call-Cummings
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Participatory Inquiry

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a typology of the treatment of ethical issues in recent studies using visual participatory methods with immigrants and refugees and provide insights for researchers into how these issues can be more adequately addressed.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents the results of a scoping study as a typology of ethical considerations, from standard IRB approval to complete ethical guidelines/frameworks for research with refugee/migrant populations.FindingsThe review reveals that there is a broad spectrum of ethical considerations in the use of visual participatory methods with migrants, with the majority only giving cursory or minimal attention to the particular vulnerabilities of these populations.Originality/valueThis paper encourages university-based researchers conducting participatory inquiry with migrant populations to engage in deeper critical reflection on the ethical implications of these methods in keeping with PAR's ethico-onto-epistemological roots, to make intentional methodological choices that are congruent with those roots and to be explicit in their description of how they did this as they disseminate their work.

Navigating the “Passaggio” Between Voice Therapy and a Singing Lesson: Ethical Considerations for the Speech-Language Pathologist

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 658-661
Author(s):  
Katherine McConville
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Voice Therapy ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Therapeutic Purpose ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Language Pathology

Purpose The purpose of this article is to discuss factors that guide ethical decision making in determining what constitutes medically necessary voice therapy that involves or targets singing, which is distinct from a singing lesson. Method Different treatment tasks and scenarios are identified, and their rationales are compared with deference to precedent literature and relevant portions of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Code of Ethics. These materials are referenced in an effort to define the boundaries between voice therapy involving singing technique and a singing lesson. Results Suggestions regarding goal writing and documentation to highlight apparent boundaries are made. Conclusions In the care of injured voices, both precedent and ethical principles support speech-language pathology treatment that targets singing. However, it is incumbent upon the treating speech-language pathologist to determine when they are venturing into tasks that no longer serve a therapeutic purpose and to refer the patient for voice lessons as appropriate.

Ethical Considerations for Play Therapy Supervision

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Laura Jean Fazio-Griffith ◽  
Reshelle Marino ◽  
Michael Leeman
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Therapy Process ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
American Counseling Association ◽  
Supervision Process

This chapter will address the ethical considerations for play therapy supervision. The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics will be discussed in relation to the supervision process. Ethical issues that will occur during the play therapy process will be presented and discussed. The role of the supervisor in assisting the supervisee during the play therapy process and working with parents/caregivers will be explored in relation to ethical issues. A case study will highlight some ethical issues and provide some implications for discussion.

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