APA ETHICS CODE
3-3.12 & 4-4.07
Macy Morrow, Lauren Hood, and Eric Tam
- Psychologist are not allowed to...
- Harass or discriminate individuals with whom they are working with based on age, gender, culture, religion, socioeconomic status, etc.
- Engage in sexual harassment which the APA Ethics Code defines as sexual solicitation, physical advances, or verbal or nonverbal conduct that is sexual in nature.
- Engage in a multiple relationship in which the relationship could impair the psychologist's judgement.
- Take on a professional role when personal, scientific, legal, or various other factors could become a conflict of interest, impairing there competence or effectiveness.
- Exploit persons with whom they supervise, evaluate, or work with.
- Psychologists are not allowed to....
- disclose confidential information that could lead to identification of clients when speaking to colleagues.
- disclose confidential information or identification of clients in their writings or public media.
- protect clients.
- cooperate with other professionals.
- give clear information to clients.
- receive informed consent from clients.
- make efforts to plan other services in the event that services are interrupted.
- must protect confidential information.
- obtain information before recording voices or images of individuals.
- must disclose confidential information without consent of client only when mandated by law.
Duty of Psychologist
3.00-3.12
What is prohibited according to 3-3.12?
What is prohibited?
4.00-4.07
Overall Purpose
Duty of Psychologist
4.00-4.07
What is allowed according, 3.00-3.12?
What is allowed according to 4.00-4.07?
The protection of the clients mental stability and confidence of the clients.
Psychologists are allowed to...
- discuss patient information within limitations.
- record voices or images of clients with consent.
- create written and oral reports with only necessary information of their clients.
- discuss confidential information only with persons clearly concerned and for only scientific and professional purposes.
- disclose confidential information without the consent of the individual only as mandated by law.
- Psychologists are allowed to....
- cooperate with other professionals in order to benefit the climate or patient
- deliver services through or to. an organization.
- obtain consent from patients through easily understood language.
- take reasonable action in order to avoid harm.
- can take requests of services from third parties.
Unreasonable?
- Confidential information mandated by law