This article examines the role conflicts that psychologists may face in their practices related to the evaluation and certification of emotional support animals (ESAs). It reviews the legal differences between ESAs and service animals (SAs), outlines ethical guidelines and legal policies/regulations regarding the use of ESAs, and examines the potential role conflicts that exist when a treating psychologist is certifying the need for an ESA. Finally, it makes recommendations to assist psychologists in staying within the standards of practice in order to avoid the ethical and legal risks associated with certifying an ESA.

中文翻译：

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检查职业心理学中的情感支持动物和角色冲突。

本文探讨了心理学家在与情感支持动物 (ESA) 的评估和认证相关的实践中可能面临的角色冲突。它审查了 ESA 和服务性动物 (SA) 之间的法律差异，概述了有关使用 ESA 的道德准则和法律政策/法规，并检查了治疗心理学家证明需要 ESA 时存在的潜在角色冲突。最后，它提出建议以帮助心理学家遵守实践标准，以避免与认证 ESA 相关的道德和法律风险。