Code of Conduct Principles
This professional expectation contends that psychologists must maintain this with their clients, ensuring private information is not disclosed without consent.
What is confidentiality?
According to Standard 6.02, psychologists must store client records in a way that ensures this.
What is confidentiality?
You just obtain this from research participants ensures they are fully informed and agree to participate voluntarily.
What is informed consent?
Standard 9.01 requires psychologists to base their assessments on tools and methods that have this.
What are validity and reliability?
These are aspirational.
What are ethical principles?
According to Standard 2.01, psychologists must ensure this is sufficient in the areas they practice, including education, training, and supervised experience.
What is competence?
Under Standard 6.01, psychologists must create and maintain these to ensure accurate and timely documentation of services.
What are professional records?
Standard 10.05 prohibits psychologists from engaging in this type of unethical relationship with current therapy clients.
What is a sexual relationship?
This act provides specific instructions for preserving and protecting health care information including mental health service data.
What is HIPPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
Standard 1.04 emphasizes the need to address suspected ethical violations through this action whenever possible.
What is informal resolution?
This ethical dilemma occurs when a psychologist has a dual role, such as being both a therapist and a business partner.
What is a conflict of interest?
Standard 8.01 requires psychologists to obtain this from participants before conducting research, ensuring they understand the study's nature and purpose.
What is informed consent?
Standard 9.06 requires psychologists to ensure that assessment reports and interpretations are based on this.
What is accurate data?
A legal concept. It's granted by the state, applies to the judicial or court system only, and must be claimed by the client.
What is privilege?
This guiding principle emphasizes the responsibility to "do no harm" to clients.
What is Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence?
Standard 1.06 requires psychologists to cooperate with these when investigating ethical violations.
What is regulatory bodies?
Standard 3.01 prohibits psychologists from engaging in this type of harmful or unjust treatment based on age, gender, race, or other characteristics.
What is discrimination?
Standard 5.05 prohibits psychologists from soliciting testimonials from these individuals due to the potential for undue influence.
Who are current clients?
Standard 7.04 prohibits educators from requiring students or trainees to disclose this type of information unless explicitly justified.
What is personal information?
Standard 10.07 sets a strict minimum time limit of this many years after therapy ends before any sexual relationships with former clients can be considered.
To whom the Ethics Code applies.
What is all psychologists who are operating as a psychologist?
Psychologists are aware of and respect cultural, individual, and role differences, including those based on age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status, and consider these factors when working with members of such groups. This falls under this section of the guidelines.
What is Principle E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity?
Standard 2.03 requires psychologists to maintain competence by doing this throughout their careers.
What is engaging in continuing education?
Standard 3.03 emphasizes that psychologists must not engage in this behavior, which involves using their position to take advantage of others.
What is exploitation?
Standard 6.04 requires psychologists to discuss this aspect of their services with clients as early as possible in the professional relationship.
What is fees?
Standard 7.06 emphasizes that supervisors must avoid exploiting this type of relationship with their students or trainees.
What is the power differential?
Standard 9.08 prohibits psychologists from promoting or using these types of psychological assessments.
What are obsolete or invalid tests?
Formal rules, enforced by the government, that require certain behaviors and prohibit other behaviors
What are laws?
Someone who relies on another person to take care of them.
What is a vulnerable person?
Standard 1.08 prohibits psychologists from filing these types of complaints.
What is frivolous complaints?
Under Standard 4.02, psychologists must inform clients of these exceptions at the outset of the professional relationship.
What is limitations to confidentiality?
Standard 5.01 reminds psychologists that they must not exaggerate or misrepresent these in advertisements.
What are their credentials, achievements, or expertise?
Standard 8.04 requires psychologists to explain this aspect of the research process to participants at the conclusion of a study.
Standard 10.02 allows psychologists to provide therapy without informed consent in these situations.
What are emergency situations?
The American Psychological Association’s ethical guidelines are formally referred to as this.
What is the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct?
A set of personal beliefs and convictions.
What are morals?
According to Standard 1.07, psychologists must not retaliate against individuals for this reason.
What is reporting ethical violations?
Duty to protect laws have been adopted by some states because of this case.
What is the Tarasoff Case?
Standard 6.02 specifies that psychologists must plan for the proper transfer or disposal of client records in the event of this.
What are retirement, death, or relocation?
Standard 8.07 requires psychologists to avoid using this controversial research method unless justified by significant scientific, educational, or applied value.
What is deception?
Standard 10.03 encourages psychologists to use this type of therapy format when treating multiple clients with overlapping issues.
What is group therapy?
This approach to ethics focuses on what psychologists should NOT do and seeks to avoid harm, unethical behavior, and poor conduct
What is traditional ethics?