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PAP CODE OF ETHICS Flashcards

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The Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) adopted a Code of Ethics for Clinical
Psychologists in the ___,

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1980s

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The first draft of this Code was presented to the PAP Board of Directors on ___.

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April 18, 2009

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The final version was approved by the Board of Trustees on their regular meeting on ____.

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August 26, 2022

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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 ___

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July 22, 2008

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objectives of the Universal Declaration are:

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A. Evaluate the ethical and moral relevance of their code of ethics
B. To use as template to guide tye development or evolution
C. To encourage global thinking while encouraging action that is sensitive
D. To speak with a collective voice

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Principle I

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Respect for the dignity of persons and peoples

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Principle II

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Competent Caring for the Well-being of persons and peoples

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Principle III

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Integrity

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Principle IV

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Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society

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most fundamental and universally found ethical principle across geographical and cultural boundaries, and across professional disciplines. It provides the
philosophical foundation for many of the other ethical principles put forward by professions.

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Principle I- Respect for the Dignity of persons and peoples

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Principle I related values

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  • Respect for the diversity aming persons and people
  • respect for the customs an beliefs
  • free and informed consent
  • privacy for individuals
  • protection for confidentiality
  • fairness and justice
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involves working for their benefit and, above
all, doing no harm. It includes maximizing benefits, minimizing potential harm, and offsetting or correcting
harm.

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Principle II- Competent Caring for the well-being of persons and peoples

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Principle II related values

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  • active concern for the well-being of an individual, families
  • taking care to do not harm
  • maximizing benefits and minimizing potential harm (maleficence and non maleficence)
  • correcting or offsetting harmful effects
  • developing and maintaining competence
  • self-knowledge
  • respect for the ability of individuals
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vital to the advancement of scientific knowledge and to the maintenance of public confidence in the discipline of psychology. It is based on honesty, and on truthful, open and accurate
communications.

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Principle III- Integrity

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Principle III related values

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  • honest truthful and accurate communications
  • avoiding incomplete disclosure of information
  • maximizing impartiality and minimizing biases
  • not exploiting persons and peoples
  • avoiding conflicts of interest
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functions as a discipline within the context of human society. As a science and a profession, it
has responsibilities to society. These responsibilities include contributing to the knowledge about human behavior and to persons’ understanding of themselves and others, and using such knowledge to improve the condition of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society.

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Principle IV- Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society

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Principle IV related values

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  • to increase scientific and professional knowledge
  • to use psychological knowledge for beneficial purposes
  • to conduct its affairs
  • to promote the highest ethical ideals on the scientific, professional and educational
  • to adequately train and supervise
  • to develop its ethical awareness
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In resolving ethical issues,misuse of the psychology professional’s work we ___

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take appropriate and reasonable steps to correct or minimize the effects of such misuse or misrepresentation.

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In instances where our Code of Ethics conflicts with the law, regulations or governing legal authority,
our first step is to ____

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take appropriate actions to resolve the conflicts while being committed to our Code of Ethics.

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However, if the conflicts cannot be resolved by such means__

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we adhere to the law, regulations
or governing legal authority

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In instances where our Code of Ethics conflicts with organizational demands, ___

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  • we make our Code of Ethics known to the organization.
  • We also declare our commitment and adherence to this Code when
    resolving the conflicts.
22
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When we become aware that another psychology practitioner violated our Code of Ethics, we may ___

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resolve the issue by bringing it to the attention of the concerned professional. We do so if informal resolution is sufficient and if the intervention does not violate confidentiality rights.

23
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If there is likely to have substantial harm to a person or organization, ___

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  • we take further action to report violation of the Code of Ethics to appropriate institutional authorities.
  • However, this does not apply when an intervention would violate confidentiality rights or when we
    are called to review the work of another psychology practitioner whose professional conduct is in
    question.
24
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We cooperate with the ___

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ethics investigation, proceedings and requirements of any psychological
association we belong to.

25
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We refrain from filing ethical complaints with ___

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reckless disregard or willful ignorance of facts that would disprove allegations of ethical violations.

We also refrain from filing complaints without supporting
factual evidence, as well as coercing people to file ethical complaints against another person.

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We do not discriminate against complainants and respondents of ethical complaints by ____

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  • denying them employment, advancement, admissions to academic, tenure or promotion.
  • This does not rule out taking appropriate actions based on outcomes of proceedings.
27
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Republic Act 10029

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The Philippine Psychology Act of 2009

28
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As specified in Republic Act 10029 (or The Philippine Psychology Act of 2009), ___

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only licensed and
registered psychologists and psychometricians are legally allowed to practice their profession. Our practice as psychology practitioners are within the boundaries of what the law prescribes.

We shall provide services, teach, and conduct research with persons/populations in areas o

29
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Boundaries of Competence

So as not to deprive individuals or groups of necessary services, for which we do not have existing
competence, we may provide the service, as long as:

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a. we have closely related prior training or experience, and
b. we make a reasonable effort to obtain the competence required by undergoing relevant research,
training, consultation, or thorough study.

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Providing Services in Emergencies

We shall make available our services in emergency situations to ___

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  • individuals for whom the necessary mental
    health services are not available to ensure these individuals are not deprived of the emergency services they
    require at that time.
  • However, we shall immediately
    discontinue said services as soon as the emergency has ended, and ensure that appropriate competent
    services are made available.
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Maintaining Competence

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We shall regularly engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities to ensure our services
remain to be relevant and applicable.

32
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As such, the accumulation of a prescribed number or CPD points shall
be necessary for the renewal of one’s professional license, as provided in___ .

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Republic Act 10912, or the Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016

33
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Delegation of works to others

In cases where we shall have to delegate work to employees, supervisees, or research or teaching assistants or when using the services of others, such as interpreters, we shall take reasonable steps to:

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  1. Avoid delegating such work to persons who have a multiple relationship with those being served
    that would likely lead to exploitation or loss of objectivity;
  2. Authorize only those responsibilities that such persons can be expected to perform competently on
    the basis of their education, training, or experience, either independently or with the level of
    supervision being provided;
  3. Inform the client that the task is delegated and they have a choice to discontinue or reschedule; and
  4. See that such persons to whom work is delegated are able to perform these services competently.
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Personal Problems and Conflicts

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  • We shall refrain from initiating an activity when we know or anticipate that there is a substantial
    likelihood that our personal problems will prevent us from performing work-related activities in a
    competent manner.
  • When we shall become aware of personal problems that may interfere with performing work-
    related duties adequately, we shall take appropriate measures, such as obtaining professional consultation or assistance, and determine whether we should limit, suspend, or terminate these
    work-related duties.
  • It remains our foremost ethical obligation as mental health professionals to take care of our own
    health and well-being, so that we can continue rendering competent service to others.
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Human relations
A. Unfair Discrimination

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we shall not discriminate against persons based on age, gender, gender
identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, regional identity, religion, sexual orientation,
exceptionality, occupation, socioeconomic status, educational background, or any basis proscribed by
law

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HUMAN RELATIONS

B. Sexual Harassment

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We do not engage in sexual harassment as defined in the Philippine Anti-Sexual Harassment Act (RA
No. 7877).

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HUMAN RELATIONS

C. Other Harassment

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We shall not knowingly harass or demean persons with whom we interact in our work on the bases of
those persons’ age, sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, regional identity,
religion, sexual orientation, exceptionality, language, occupation, or socioeconomic status.

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HUMAN RELATIONS

D. Avoiding Harm

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  • We shall take reasonable steps to avoid harming our clients/patients, students, supervisees, research participants, organizational clients, and others with whom we work,
  • to minimize harm where it is
    foreseeable but unavoidable.
39
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The multiple relationship occurs when a psychology practitioner is in a professional role with a person and at the same time

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(1) is in another role with the same person or

(2) is in a relationship with a person closely associated with or related to the person with whom the psychology
practitioner has the professional relationship or

(3) promises to enter into a future relationship with that client/patient or a person closely associated with or related to that client/patient.

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HUMAN RELATIONS

Conflict of interest

We shall refrain from taking on a professional role when personal, scientific, professional, legal,
financial, or other interests or relationship could reasonably be expected to

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(1) impair our objectivity,
competence, or effectiveness in performing our functions as psychologists and psychometricians, or

(2)
expose the person or organization with whom our professional relationship exists to harm or to
exploitation

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HUMAN RELATIONS

Exploitative Relationships

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We shall not exploit persons over whom we have supervisory, evaluative, or other authority such as clients/patients, students, supervisees, research participants, and employees

42
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HUMAN RELATIONS

Cooperation with other professionals

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Whenever necessary and professionally appropriate, we shall cooperate with other professionals in order to serve our clients/patients/students effectively and appropriately.

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HUMAN RELATIONS

Informed consent

For persons who are legally
incapable of giving informed consent, we shall nevertheless

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(a) provide an appropriate explanation,

(b) seek the individual’s assent,

(c) consider such persons’ preferences and best interests, and

(d)
obtain appropriate permission from a legally authorized person, if such substitute consent is
permitted or required by law. When consent by a legally authorized person is not permitted or required by law, we shall take reasonable steps to protect the individual’s rights and welfare.

44
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When delivering services to or through organizations, we shall provide information beforehand to
clients and when appropriate, to those directly affected by the services about __

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(1) the nature and
objectives of the services,

(2) the intended recipients,

(3) which of the individuals are clients,

(4) the relationship we will have with each person and the organization,

(5) the probable uses of the services
provided and information obtained,

(6) who will have access to the information, and

(7) limits of confidentiality.

45
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We may release information to appropriate individuals or authorities

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only after careful deliberation
or when there is imminent danger to the individual and community.

46
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LIMITATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY

In court cases, information
should be __

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limited only to those pertinent to the legitimate request of the court.

47
Q

When we consult cases with our colleagues or make written and oral reports, we only reveal
information that is ___

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relevant to the purpose for which the communication is made.

48
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We discuss confidential information we obtained from our work only to persons clearly concerned or only for

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scientific, medical and professional purposes. In such situations, personal identifiers such as name, address, organizational affiliation, etc. are not disclosed.

49
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We may disclose confidential information only when

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  • the client or legal representative gave their consent, unless it is prohibited by law.
  • the source of referral and with a written permission from the client if it is self-referral.

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50
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We may disclose confidential information without the consent of the client or legal representative
only when it is mandated by law or permitted by law for valid purposes such as:

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(a) when professional services are needed to be provided;

(b) when appropriate professional consultations are needed to be obtained;

(c) when the client, psychology practitioner, or others are needed to be protected from harm; and,

(d) When payments for psychological services are needed to be obtained from a
client who does not pay for services as agreed

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