CPA code V2

Question 1

What are the ethical principles in order?

Answer 1

1. Respect for the dignity of persons and people
2. Responsible caring
3. Integrity in relationships
4. Responsibility to society

Question 2

What is the first step in ethical decision making?

Answer 2

Identify all the individuals and groups potentially impacted by the decision

Question 3

What is the second step in ethical decision making?

Answer 3

Identify ethically relevant
1. Issues and practices (e.g., moral rights, values, wellbeing, best interest)
2. Relevant characteristics of the individuals or groups involved
3. Context of circumstances of the ethical dilemma (e.g., cultural, economic, historical, legal etc.)

Question 4

What is the third step in ethical decision making?

Answer 4

Consideration of the impact of your own:
1. biases, external pressures, self-interest
2. cultural, social, historical, economic, institutional, legal, or political context/background

Question 5

What is the fourth step in ethical decision making?

Answer 5

Development of alternative courses of action

Question 6

What is the 5th step in ethical decision making?

What should be taken into account?

Answer 6

Risks and benefits: Analysis of the likely short-term, ongoing, and long-term, risks and benefits of each course of action
(for each group involved or likely to be affected)

Taking into account: relevant individual and cultural, social, historical, economic, institutional, legal, and political contextual factors

Question 7

What is the 6th step in ethical decision making?

Answer 7

Decision: Make a decision after the application of principles, values, standards, and laws

Question 8

What is the 7th step in ethical decision making?

Answer 8

Action, with a commitment to assume responsibility for the consequences of the action

Question 9

What is the 8th step in ethical decision making?

Answer 9

Evaluation of the results of the course of action

Question 10

What is the 9th step in ethical decision making?

Answer 10

Assume responsibility for consequences of action

Re-engaging in the decision-making process if the ethical issue is not resolved

Question 11

What is the 10th step in ethical decision making?

Provide examples

Answer 11

Prevention: Appropriate action to prevent future occurrences of the dilemma

(e.g., communication and problem solving with colleagues and team members or other collaborators; changes in procedures and practices).

Question 12

What are psychologists expected to do when engaged in a time-consuming ethical deliberation process?

Answer 12

1. Consult with the individuals and groups affected
2. Consult with colleagues or relevant others

Question 13

What is important for psychologists to do when they are dealing with an ethical dilemma with no clear answer, even after going through all the steps and consulting?

Why?

Answer 13

Use a decision-making process that is explicit enough to bear public scrutiny

If the psychologist can demonstrate that every reasonable effort was made to apply the ethical principles of this Code and resolution of the conflict has had to depend on the personal conscience of the psychologist, such a psychologist would be deemed to have followed this Code.

Question 14

If you have concerns about unethical behaviour of another psychologist what should you do?

Answer 14

Depends on the nature/severity of the activity
- if you think the behaviour is mainly due to a lack of sensitivity, knowledge, or experience bring the concern to them directly
- if the unethical behaviour is more serious, bring concerns to regulatory body

Question 15

Define “Primary client”

Answer 15

An individual or group (e.g., couples, families, organizations, communities)

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