Chapter 4

Question 1

–Contains the history of the development of the Code of Ethics

Answer 1

Preface

Question 3

What year?
– The ______ (PAP) adopted a Code of Ethics
for Clinical Psychologists
What year?
– the Board of Directors of the PAP resolved
to constitute a committee to revise the
code of ethics, with the goal of updating
the code and making it more inclusive and
applicable to all psychologists.

Answer 3

Psychological Association of the Philippines
1950
2007

Question 4

What year?
– the PAP Board of Directors appointed DR.
ALLAN B. I. BERNARDO as Chair of the
Scientific and Professional Ethics
Committee, in compliance with the PAP
Charter. The PAP Board also appointed Dr.
Ma. Lourdes A. Carandang, Dr. Natividad
A. Dayan, Dr. Rosalito De Guzman, and
Ms. Anna Guerrero as members of this
committee.

Answer 4

2008

Question 5

What year?
– The committee conducted a day-long workshop to
finalize the proposed Code of Ethics for Philippine
Psychologists.
– The committee was strongly influenced by existing
codes from other countries (which is reflected in the
scope and structure of the Code),
– The code was contextualized with the realities and
constraints within the professional environments
that Philippine psychologists do their work.

Answer 5

Feb,27\2009

Question 6

What year?
–The first draft of the Code was
presented to the PAP Board of
Directors.

What year?
–The draft was further revised
and finally ratified by the PAP
board of Directors.

Answer 6

APRIL 18, 2009
JULY 24, 2009

Question 7

– Psychologists in the Philippines adhere to the following
Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists
that was adopted unanimously by the General Assembly of the
International Union of Psychological Science in Berlin on July
22, 2008 and by the Board of Directors of the International
Association of Applied Psychology in Berlin on July 26, 200

Answer 7

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

Question 8

– Ethics is at the core of every discipline that deals with
moral principles.
– The Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for
Psychologists speaks to the common moral
framework that guides and inspires psychologists
worldwide toward the highest ethical ideals in their
professional and scientific work.

Answer 8

PREAMBLE

Question 9

– to evaluate the ethical and moral relevance of their codes of
ethics;
– to use as a template to guide the development or evolution of
their codes of ethics;
– to encourage global thinking about ethics, while also
encouraging action that is sensitive and responsive to local
needs and values; and
– to speak with a collective voice on matters of ethical concern.

Answer 9

Objectives of the Universal Declaration
of Ethical Principles for Psychologists