5 Flashcards
No code of ethics for psychologists until after…
WW II
Canada adopted APA ethics in
1963
First edition of Code issued in….
1986
Code of ethics
- General Principles
- CPA
- Aspirational
Standards of practice
- Ethical Standards
- CAP
- Enforceable
What are the 4 principles pf the The Canadian Psychological Association Code of Ethics
Principle I: Respect for the Dignity of Persons & Peoples
* Principle II: Responsible Caring
* Principle III: Integrity in Relationships
* Principle IV: Responsibility to Society
CAP Standards of Practice
Attempt to translate codes of ethics into behavioural
criteria (aspirational into enforceable).
* Identify minimally acceptable behaviours.
* The rules are definitive, prescriptive, and proscriptive.
* Ethical standards and expectations evolve and change
as societal norms and expectations evolve and change