Key Ethical and Practical Problems in Interviewing Individuals with Intellectual Disability

Critical Report and Reflective
Account

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
key ethical and practical problems present in the interview........................................................1
REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT.............................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Professional practice skills are generic skills that enable nurses to understand the legislative
framework, these skills assist them in knowing about the ethical code of conduct which needs to
be followed by them. Present report will lay emphasis on the key ethical and practical problems
present in the interview.
MAIN BODY
key ethical and practical problems present in the interview
The provided interview was ineffective and there were various practical problems that
were depicted in the interview session. The interview was based on forensic psychologists were
been involved in interviewing an individual who was been charged for the crime of assault.
There was also police investigation been done in assault case. The individual was facing
intellectual disability (Reid and et.al., 2018). This disability can affect the criminal justice
system. Any individual who is going through intellectual disability can face various difficulties
and they can also have a lack of understanding of their needs in criminal justice process. It has
also been analysed that professionals who have no expertise and knowledge in this field can
provide the details that nothing can be done under the mental health act 2007, as the person is not
mentally ill. The interview was ineffective as there were was lack of collaboration between the
clinician and accused person. It includes the following:
Ethical Codes of Conduct: The interview was ineffective as there was a lack in ethical
code of conduct. In this the clinician was not been able to analyse needs of participants. They
were also not being able to anticipate the distressing emotions. Individual was confused about
their feelings related to delusion and hallucination. There was also no clarity when the scientific
terminology was being used. The national standards for offenders with intellectual disability was
not being followed. There were no clear line of accountability and also the explicit mechanism
was not used for analysing any gaps. The respect and dignity to offenders with intellectual
thinking problem was not been followed.
The Ethical Forensic Psychologist – Collaboration & Communication; The
communication and collaboration was ineffective as the specialist was unable to identify the
need of offender. It was also being analysed that they both were unable to connect with each
other. It was also being analysed that there were no local pathways that was been developed in
conjunction. The significant terminology was being used and it was difficult for the offender to
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