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Decoding the ethics code : a practical guide for psychologists /

By: Fisher, Celia B
Material type: BookPublisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2012.Edition: Updated 2nd ed.Description: xxxvi, 357 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781412994378 (pbk.)Subject(s): Psychologists -- Professional ethics | Psychology -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 174/.915 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Intended to serve as a practical guide for psychologists, graduate students, consumers, and professionals in related fields, this updated second edition includes the current APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct with the 2010 amendments including a discussion of the involvement of psychologists in interrogations related to national security. It includes discussions of the rationale behind and application of each ethics code standard, and gives examples of behaviors that would be in compliance with, or in violation of, these standards. Icons mark sections relevant to specific areas outside of traditional psychology including criminal justice, health care, gender, ethnicity, education, employment, etc. Appendices include the text of the current Ethics Code as well as relevant readings on ethics and human rights, especially in regards to the use of torture.
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"Includes the 2010 APA amendments to the ethics code".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intended to serve as a practical guide for psychologists, graduate students, consumers, and professionals in related fields, this updated second edition includes the current APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct with the 2010 amendments including a discussion of the involvement of psychologists in interrogations related to national security. It includes discussions of the rationale behind and application of each ethics code standard, and gives examples of behaviors that would be in compliance with, or in violation of, these standards. Icons mark sections relevant to specific areas outside of traditional psychology including criminal justice, health care, gender, ethnicity, education, employment, etc. Appendices include the text of the current Ethics Code as well as relevant readings on ethics and human rights, especially in regards to the use of torture.

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