Sexting and mandatory reporting: ethical issues in youth psychotherapy

IF 1.8 3区 哲学 Q2 ETHICS
D. Nelson, T. Schulte, W. Packman, E. Bunge
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Engaging in sexting, such as sending or receiving of sexual words, pictures, or videos via technology, is a common behavior in minors and a rising trend. This study aimed to understand the ethical dilemmas that clinicians face when working with minors that engage in sexting under current mandated reporting standards. For this study, 178 graduate students and licensed clinicians who work with minors in the state of California completed an online survey involving vignettes concerning issues of sexting behaviors in adolescents. Participants were asked to read each vignette and answer a series of questions regarding their knowledge and attitudes related to the presented issue and whether or not they would breach confidentiality in each case. Results indicated that participants, who had undergone specific training in issues of social media and technology, were significantly more likely to have more declarative knowledge of mandated reporting requirements (p < .05), however, their reporting behavior was not significantly different from those, who had not previously had any training. Younger clinicians tended to report less than older clinicians. This study highlights the discrepancy that exists between the knowledge of mandated reporting standards relevant to sexting behaviors and clinicians’ reporting practice.
性别歧视和强制性报告:青少年心理治疗中的伦理问题
摘要从事色情短信,如通过技术发送或接收色情文字、图片或视频,是未成年人的常见行为,并呈上升趋势。这项研究旨在了解临床医生在处理根据现行强制性报告标准从事色情短信的未成年人时所面临的道德困境。在这项研究中,178名在加利福尼亚州从事未成年人工作的研究生和持证临床医生完成了一项在线调查,涉及青少年性短信行为问题的小插曲。参与者被要求阅读每个小插曲,并回答一系列关于他们对所提出问题的知识和态度的问题,以及他们在每种情况下是否会违反保密规定。结果表明,接受过社交媒体和技术问题专门培训的参与者更有可能对强制性报告要求有更多的陈述性知识(p<0.05),但他们的报告行为与之前没有接受过任何培训的参与者没有显著差异。年轻的临床医生往往比年长的临床医生报告更少。这项研究强调了与性短信行为相关的强制性报告标准的知识与临床医生的报告实践之间存在的差异。
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