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Weltman, J. Y., MacLeish, R., & Bumbaca, J. E. (2015). Deference does not equal abdication: Application of Youngberg to prolonged seclusion and restraint of the mentally ill. Stanford Law & Policy Review, 26(1), 239–251.
Seclusion and restraint are often used in forensic mental health settings. Weltman et al. (2015) discuss the ethical implications of these practices.

American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct.
This webpage outlines all ethical principles and codes of conduct for psychologists. Familiarity with these principles and codes is necessary to ensure that ethical professionalism is practiced.

Grady, M., & Strom-Gottfried, K. (2011). No easy answers: Ethical challenges working with sex offenders. Clinical Social Work Journal, 39(1), 18–27.
Grady and Strom-Gottfried (2011) discuss ethical dilemmas that may arise in work with sex offenders. While the article focuses on social work and sex offenders, the content also applies to other types of forensic mental health work.

Northcentral University Library. (n.d.). PowerPoint presentation. Libguide.
This resource provides guidance on how to prepare a PowerPoint presentation, which is required for this week’s assignment.

Reiter, K., Ventura, J., Lovell, D., Augustine, D., Barragan, M., Blair, T., Chesnut, K., Dashtgard, P., Gonzalez, G., Pifer, N., & Strong, J. (2020). Psychological distress in solitary confinement: Symptoms, severity, and prevalence in the United States, 2017–2018. American Journal of Public Health, 110, S56–S62.
Another topic that has received significant attention due to its ethical implications is solitary confinement. This article reviews one ethical concern related to solitary confinement, which is the negative impact it may have on mental health.

Specialty guidelines for forensic psychology. (2013). American Psychologist, 68(1), 7–19.
This webpage presents the specialty guidelines for forensic psychologists. Those who practice forensic psychology must not only adhere to the ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct, but also to these specialty guidelines which speak to unique ethical issues in the field of forensic psychology.