code of ethics Flashcards

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4 PRINCIPLES

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-Respect for the Dignity of Persons and Peoples
-Competent Caring for the Well-Being of Persons and Peoples
-Integrity
-Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society

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______________________________ is the most fundamental and universally found ethical
principle across geographical and cultural boundaries, and across professional disciplines. It provides the
philosophical foundation for many of the other ethical principles put forward by professions

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PRINCIPLE I
Respect for the Dignity of Persons and Peoples

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Competent caring for the well-being of persons and peoples involves working for their benefit and, above
all, doing no harm. It includes maximizing benefits, minimizing potential harm, and offsetting or correcting
harm

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PRINCIPLE II
Competent Caring for the Well-Being of Persons and Peoples

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Integrity is vital to the advancement of scientific knowledge and to the maintenance of public confidence in
the discipline of psychology. Integrity is based on honesty, and on truthful, open and accurate
communications.

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PRINCIPLE III
Integrity

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Psychology functions as a discipline within the context of human society. As a science and a profession, it
has responsibilities to society. These responsibilities include contributing to the knowledge about human
behavior and to persons’ understanding of themselves and others, and using such knowledge to improve the
condition of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society

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PRINCIPLE IV
Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society

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RESOLVING ETHICAL ISSUES

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-Misuse of the Psychology Professional’s Works
-Misuse of the Psychology Professional’s Works
-Conflicts between Ethics and Organizational Demands
-Informal Resolution of Ethical Violations
-Reporting Ethical Violations
-Cooperating with Ethics Committee
-Improper Complaints
-Unfair Discrimination Against Complainants and Respondents

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Misuse of the Psychology Professional’s Works

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In instances where misuse or misrepresentation of our work comes to our attention, we take appropriate
and reasonable steps to correct or minimize the effects of such misuse or misrepresentation.

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In instances where our Code of Ethics conflicts with the law, regulations or governing legal authority,
our first step is to take appropriate actions to resolve the conflicts while being committed to our Code
of Ethics. However, if the conflicts cannot be resolved by such means, we adhere to the law, regulations
or governing legal authority.

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Conflicts between Ethics and Law, Regulations or other Governing legal Authority

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In instances where our Code of Ethics conflicts with organizational demands, we make our Code of
Ethics known to the organization. We also declare our commitment and adherence to this Code when
resolving the conflicts.

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Conflicts between Ethics and Organizational Demands

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When we become aware that another psychology practitioner violated our Code of Ethics, we may
resolve the issue by bringing it to the attention of the concerned professional. We do so if informal
resolution is sufficient and if the intervention does not violate confidentiality rights.

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Informal Resolution of Ethical Violations

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  1. If there is likely to have substantial harm to a person or organization, we take further action to
    report violation of the Code of Ethics to appropriate institutional authorities.
  2. However, this does not apply when an intervention would violate confidentiality rights or when we
    are called to review the work of another psychology practitioner whose professional conduct is in
    question.
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Reporting Ethical Violations

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We cooperate with the ethics investigation, proceedings and requirements of any psychological
association we belong to.

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Cooperating with Ethics Committee

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We refrain from filing ethical complaints with reckless disregard or willful ignorance of facts that would
disprove allegations of ethical violations. We also refrain from filing complaints without supporting
factual evidence, as well as coercing people to file ethical complaints against another person.

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Improper Complaints

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  1. We do not discriminate against complainants and respondents of ethical complaints by denying
    them employment, advancement, admissions to academic, tenure or promotion.
  2. This does not rule out taking appropriate actions based on outcomes of proceedings.
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Unfair Discrimination Against Complainants and Respondents

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CONFIDENTIALITY

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-Maintaining Confidentiality
-Limitations of Confidentiality
-Recording
-Minimizing Invasions of Privacy
-Disclosures
-Consultation
-Use of Confidential Information for Other Purposes

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HUMAN RELATIONS

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-Unfair Discrimination
-Sexual Harassment
-Other Harassment
-Avoiding Harm
-Multiple Relationships

-Conflict of Interest
-Third-Party Requests for Services
-Exploitative Relationships
-Cooperation with Other Professionals
-Informed Consent
-Psychological Services Delivered To or Through Organizations
-Interruption of Psychological Services

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In our work-related activities, we shall not discriminate against persons based on age, gender, gender
identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, regional identity, religion, sexual orientation,
exceptionality, occupation, socioeconomic status, educational background, or any basis proscribed by
law

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Unfair Discrimination

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We do not engage in sexual harassment as defined in the Philippine Anti-Sexual Harassment Act (RA
No. 7877).

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Sexual Harassment

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We shall not knowingly harass or demean persons with whom we interact in our work on the bases of
those persons’ age, sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, regional identity,
religion, sexual orientation, exceptionality, language, occupation, or socioeconomic status

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Other Harassment

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We shall take reasonable steps to avoid harming our clients/patients, students, supervisees, research
participants, organizational clients, and others with whom we work, and to minimize harm where it is
foreseeable but unavoidable.

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Avoiding Harm

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We shall refrain from entering into a multiple relationship if the multiple relationship could
reasonably be expected to impair our objectivity, competence, or effectiveness in performing our
functions as psychologists or psychometricians, or otherwise risks exploitation or harm to the
person with whom our professional relationship exists.

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Multiple Relationships

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We shall refrain from taking on a professional role when personal, scientific, professional, legal,
financial, or other interests or relationship could reasonably be expected to (1) impair our objectivity,
competence, or effectiveness in performing our functions as psychologists and psychometricians, or (2)
expose the person or organization with whom our professional relationship exists to harm or to
exploitation.

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Conflict of Interest

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When we agree to provide services to a person or entity at the request of a third party, we shall attempt
to clarify at the outset of the service the nature of the relationship with all individuals or organizations
involved.

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Third-Party Requests for Services

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We shall not exploit persons over whom we have supervisory, evaluative, or other authority such as
clients/patients, students, supervisees, research participants, and employees

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Exploitative Relationships

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Whenever necessary and professionally appropriate, we shall cooperate with other professionals in order
to serve our clients/patients/students effectively and appropriately. (See also Standard 4.05,
Disclosures.)

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Cooperation with Other Professionals

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When conducting research or providing assessment, therapy, counseling, or consulting services in
person or via electronic transmission, telepsychology or video conferencing, telephone, social
media platforms, or other forms of communication, we shall obtain the informed consent of the
individual or group of individuals using language that is reasonably understandable to that person
or persons and peoples, except when conducting such activities without consent is mandated by law
or governmental regulation or as other provided in this Code of Ethics. (See also Standards 8.02,
Informed Consent to Research; 9:03, Informed Consent in Assessments; and 10.01, Informed
Consent to Therapy.)

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Informed Consent

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When delivering services to or through organizations, we shall provide information beforehand to
clients and when appropriate, to those directly affected by the services about (1) the nature and
objectives of the services, (2) the intended recipients, (3) which of the individuals are clients, (4) the relationship we will have with each person and the organization, (5) the probable uses of the services
provided and information obtained, (6) who will have access to the information, and (7) limits of
confidentiality. As soon as feasible, we shall provide information about the results of the conclusions
of such services to appropriate persons.

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Psychological Services Delivered To or Through Organizations

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When delivering services to or through organizations, we shall provide information beforehand to
clients and when appropriate, to those directly affected by the services about (1) the nature and
objectives of the services, (2) the intended recipients, (3) which of the individuals are clients, (4) the relationship we will have with each person and the organization, (5) the probable uses of the services
provided and information obtained, (6) who will have access to the information, and (7) limits of
confidentiality. As soon as feasible, we shall provide information about the results of the conclusions
of such services to appropriate persons.

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Psychological Services Delivered To or Through Organizations

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Unless otherwise covered by contract, we shall make reasonable efforts to plan for facilitating services in
the event that psychological services are interrupted by factors such as illness, death, unavailability,
relocation, or retirement or by the client’s/patient’s relocation or financial limitations, or even unstable or
intermittent internet connections of either or both parties, as in the case of telepsychology.

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Interruption of Psychological Services

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It is our duty to safeguard any information divulged by our clients, regardless of the medium where it
was stored. It is also our duty to make sure that this information is secured and is not placed in areas,
spaces, computers, or gadgets such as laptops and smartphones that are easily accessible to other
unqualified persons.

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Maintaining Confidentiality

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It is our duty to discuss the limitations of confidentiality to our clients, may it be due to regulated
laws, institutional rules, or professional or scientific relationship. In cases where the client is a
minor or is legally incapable of giving informed consent, the primary guardian or legal
representative should be informed about the limitations of confidentiality.

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Limitations of Confidentiality

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It is our duty to obtain consent from clients or their legal representatives before recording the voices or
images of the clients. Before the actual recording, we explain explicitly all anticipated uses of recorded
voices or images of the clients

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Recording

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1.When we consult cases with our colleagues or make written and oral reports, we only reveal
information that is relevant to the purpose for which the communication is made.
2. We discuss confidential information we obtained from our work only to persons clearly concerned
or only for scientific, medical and professional purposes. In such situations, personal identifiers
such as name, address, organizational affiliation, etc. are not disclosed

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Minimizing Invasions of Privacy

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We take reasonable steps to ensure that information to be disclosed will not be misused,
misunderstood or misinterpreted to infringe on human rights, whether intentionally or
unintentionally.

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Disclosures

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We do not discuss with our colleagues or other professionals confidential information that could
lead to the identification of the client, unless the client gave consent or the disclosure cannot be
avoided.

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Consultation

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We do not discuss with our colleagues or other professionals confidential information that could
lead to the identification of the client, unless the client gave consent or the disclosure cannot be
avoided.

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Use of Confidential Information for Other Purposes