This document discusses the potential ethical issues that can arise for military forensic psychology professionals when they are involved in multiple relationships. Specifically, it addresses how the ethical guidelines presented in previous weeks regarding multiple relationships, multicultural competence, and working with LGB clients may be at risk of being violated. It prompts the reader to identify possible strategies for resolving ethical dilemmas that could occur in situations involving multiple relationships for forensic psychology professionals.

1. Choice 1: Ethics in Multiple Relationships
Multiple relationships and ethical issues for military forensic
psychology professionals.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the various ethical guidelines first presented in Weeks 2
and 3.
Post by Day 3 a response to the following:
Explain specific ethical guidelines that are at risk of being
violated during situations in which the forensic psychology
professional might be involved in multiple relationships.
Identify possible strategies to resolve these ethical dilemmas.
American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethical principles
of psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/
American Psychological Association. (2016d). Specialty
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2. http://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/forensic-
psychology.aspx
American Psychological Association. (2002). APA guidelines
on multicultural education, training, research, practice, and
organizational change for psychologis ts. Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/policy/multicultural -
guidelines.aspx
American Psychological Association. (2016b). Practice
guidelines for LGB clients. Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/guidelines.aspx