Psychology code of ethics

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  1. Hi, my name is Abigail Navarre.
  2. And today I will be narrating
  3. my presentation on the Psychology Code of Ethics.
  4. So what are the code of ethics?
  5. The psychology code of ethics. Let me give you a brief background.
  6. The ethics was
  7. the psychology code of Ethics was established in the year in 1953
  8. by the American Psychological Association or A
  9. P
  10. A.
  11. Now,
  12. this code was put in was put in place to
  13. stand as a guide for professionals in their practice.
  14. And it has gone over several revisions.
  15. The code of ethics, main functions are
  16. to protect the public professional, identity and integrity,
  17. ethical decision making, self-regulation and professional standards.
  18. Now keep these functions in mind when we go over the 10 ethical principles.
  19. In the next slide.
  20. Now, in this slide, I will go over the 10
  21. ethical principles found in the Code of Psychology Code of Ethics.
  22. I will go into further detail below.
  23. So one
  24. respect for autonomy and dignity,
  25. psychologists should respect the rights and
  26. dignity of individuals and promote their autonomy
  27. and self determination.
  28. They should protect their clients, privacy
  29. and confidentiality,
  30. competence.
  31. Psychologists must maintain a high level
  32. of professional competence in their work.
  33. They should only provide services and interventions within
  34. the scope of their training and experience.
  35. Three integrity
  36. psychologists should act with honesty,
  37. accuracy and transparency in their professional activities.
  38. They should avoid conflicts of interest and
  39. provide unbiased and injective information to clients.
  40. Four
  41. beneficient and nonmeal
  42. efficient psychologists have a responsibility to act in ways
  43. that benefit their clients and promote their well-being.
  44. They should strive to do no harm and minimize potential risk.
  45. Six
  46. confidentiality,
  47. psychologists are required to protect the confidentiality of client information
  48. except in situations where there is a legal or ethical obligation
  49. to disclose information.
  50. They should discuss the limits of confidentiality with client
  51. seven professional boundaries.
  52. Psychologists must establish and maintain appropriate professional
  53. boundaries with their clients to ensure objectivity,
  54. prevent exploitation and avoid dual relationships
  55. that can impair professional judgment.
  56. A cultural sensitivity and diversity.
  57. Psychologists should be sensitive to and
  58. respect cultured individual and role differences
  59. including those related to age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion,
  60. sexual orientation and socioeconomic status.
  61. Nine, research ethics
  62. psychologists conducting research must adhere to ethical guidelines
  63. for the protection of participants rights and well-being.
  64. This includes obtaining informed consent, minimizing potential harm,
  65. ensuring confidentiality and accurately reporting findings.
  66. 10 professional responsibility psychologists
  67. should promote ethical behavior within
  68. the profession and address ethical violations by colleagues.
  69. They should also engage in ongoing professional development
  70. and stay informed about relevant ethical standards and legal requirements.
  71. Now, after reviewing all these 10 ethical standards,
  72. we can see that a lot of conflicts may arise.
  73. And now I'll go over that in the next slide.
  74. So I decided to only cover three conflicts that I personally
  75. feel I wanted to talk about in this presentation today.
  76. And that is confidentiality and privacy,
  77. dual relationships and boundaries of therapeutic relationships.
  78. So, confidentiality and privacy,
  79. the principles of confidentiality which ensures that psychologists protect the
  80. privacy of their clients con conflict with other ethical considerations.
  81. For instance, in cases where a client possesses a threat to themselves or others,
  82. psychologistss may face a dilemma about
  83. breaching confidentiality to ensure safety.
  84. Two dual relationships,
  85. dual relationships occur when a psychologist has multiple roles with a client
  86. such as being a therapist and a friend or employer.
  87. These relationships can raise ethical concerns
  88. as they may compromise objectivity,
  89. professional boundaries and the well-being of the client.
  90. Now three
  91. boundaries of therapeutic relationships,
  92. maintaining appropriate boundaries and therapeutic relationships is crucial
  93. to inter professionalism and prevent harm.
  94. However, establishing and maintaining these boundaries can be challenging,
  95. particularly when dealing with complex issues such as physical contact,
  96. social media interactions or personal disclosures.
  97. So in the next slide,
  98. I will talk about how I would potentially resolve these conflicts.
  99. So after some thought,
  100. how would I feel about these conflicts and how would I deal with them?
  101. Well,
  102. I've listed three main tactics I feel could
  103. help me to potentially avoid any professional conflicts.
  104. One communication
  105. I would first
  106. off get
  107. as familiar with the code of ethics as I can as I can and fully understand it
  108. before starting to meet any clients.
  109. When potential conflicts were to rise,
  110. I'd be able to communicate to my clients how I
  111. can better assist them without going against the code of ethics
  112. to planning.
  113. This is another word I wrote down because during my thought process,
  114. I felt like going into any situation with a plan of action
  115. would be the best way to avoid any conflict between psychologist and client.
  116. Three. Clear intent
  117. is something I thought about when I revealed the due relationship.
  118. And how in order to avoid any overstepping of boundaries between client
  119. and psychologists,
  120. the clear intent must be present because I've
  121. heard friends becoming too attached to the therapist
  122. and this can cause a misperception on the dynamic between client and therapist.
  123. So now after reviewing and going over how it would resolve potential conflicts,
  124. I'd like to just summarize everything and just go over a little reflection,
  125. you know,
  126. going over the psychology code of ethics only makes
  127. me want to become a clinical psychologist more.
  128. It really pushes me to forward to strive towards a better understanding of the code.
  129. It's almost like the code is there
  130. to keep us from basically getting too emotionally
  131. involved in our clients lives or situation.
  132. But I can't say for certain if by me knowing the code and me following the rules,
  133. who is to say I could potentially put in,
  134. be put in a situation or doing the right thing means going against the code of ethics.
  135. But because
  136. I have my own per I have my own personal beliefs and spiritual beliefs.
  137. I know no matter what I would choose the right thing,
  138. even if that means having to go against the code of ethics.
  139. You know, after learning about the psychology, code of ethics,
  140. I feel like overall it has been put in place to help social workers come to a solution
  141. when faced with any ethical dilemma.
  142. So thank you for your time and I hope you enjoyed my presentation
  143. and I look forward to any feedback. Thank you.