Ethics Lecture Flashcards
Use of CPA code of ethics
- Guide psychologists conduct, thinking, and planning
- Helps to resolve ethical questions, issues, or dilemmas
- Inform development of codes of conduct or other specific codes
- Assist in adjudication of complaints against psychologists
Four guiding principles
1.) Respect for the dignity of persons and peoples
2.) Responsible caring
3.) Integrity in relationships
4.) Responsibility to society
Respect for dignity
Standards:
- General respect
- General rights
- Non-discrimination
- Fair treatment/due process
- Informed consent
- Freedom of consent
- Protect vulnerable persons
- Privacy
- Confidentiality
- Extended responsibility
Responsible caring
Standards:
- General caring
- Competence and self-knowledge
- Risk/benefit analysis
- Maximise benefit
- Minimize harm
- Offset/correct harm
- Care of animals
- Extended responsibility
Integrity in relationships
Standards:
- Accuracy/honesty
- Objectivity/lack of bias
- Straightforwardness and openness
- Avoidance of incomplete disclosure and deception
- Avoidance of conflict of interest
- Reliance on the discipline
- Extended responsibility
Responsibility to society
Standards:
- Development of knowledge
- Beneficial activities
- Respect for society
- Development of society
- Extended responsibility
CPA decision-making process
1.) Identify persons affected by decision
2.) Identify ethically relevant issues/practices
3.) Consider own biases, external pressure, personal needs, self-interest , or sociocultural context that could influence choice selection
4.) Develop alternative courses of action
5.) Short and long-term cost/benefit analysis for each course of action on persons likely involved
6.) Choice of course of action
7.) Action, with commitment to assume responsibility for action
8.) Evaluate results of course of action
9.) Assume responsibility for consequences of action or re-engage in decision-making process if ethical issue not resolved
10.) Take appropriate action to prevent future occurrences of dilemma
