The Lessons of the Development of the First APA Ethics Code: Blending Science, Practice, and Politics

Joyce, Nicholas R.; Rankin, Thomas J.

doi:10.1080/10508422.2010.521448

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“…Before World War Two, APA had declined to develop a code, even though professional psychologists had initiated one in 1933, because scientific psychologists had been averse to addressing applied psychologists’ practices (Joyce & Rankin, 2010). After applied psychologists rejoined a reorganized APA after the war, development of a code proceeded, as complaints to the APA ethics committee motivated psychologists to protect the public from quackery, charlatanism, and false advertizing perpetrated by some applied colleagues.…”

Section: A Historical Perspective On Codes Of Ethicsmentioning

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Introduction to ethics in psychology: Historical and philosophical grounding.

Walsh¹

2015

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

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I introduce 4 diverse position papers on ethics in psychology in which the individual authors present critical reflections on the standard ethical discourse in North American psychology and 3 commenters offer individual commentaries on these papers. After defining key terms in ethics in psychology I give a historical overview of the Codes of Ethics and their subsequent editions that have been adopted by the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association respectively. Then I summarize 5 approaches to moral philosophy that have been applied to ethics in psychology generally and the Codes in particular. Although the 2 Codes differ in some respects historically and philosophically, they are quite similar in other respects. I conclude with a brief preview of the position papers and the commentaries.

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Section: A Historical Perspective On Codes Of Ethicsmentioning

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Introduction to ethics in psychology: Historical and philosophical grounding.

Walsh¹

2015

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

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“…The American Psychological Association was founded in 1892 and developed its ethics code 60 years later: it was approved in 1952 as the balance of psychologists shifted from scientists to clinicians (Joyce and Rankin 2010). Marking the onset of formal psychology professional practice, the first licensure act was passed in Connecticut in 1945 (Carlson 1978;Nelson 2007), the first version of the Examination for Professional Practice (EPPP) in 1964, with competence the primary standard.…”

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The Importance of Competency-based Clinical Supervision and Training in the Twenty-first Century: Why Bother?

Falender

Shafranske

2011

J Contemp Psychother

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Providing clinical supervision is challenging. Responding to the provocative question, ''Why competency-based clinical supervision?'' this paper provides the rationale of greater accountability in transforming supervision practice to a competency-based one. This emphasizes a focus on strength-based competency assessment and continuous professional development. Competence, an essential defining ethical component, is described. The progression of historical development of competencybased approaches in psychology, the range of available competency-based applications, and the benefits of competency-based supervision practice are discussed.

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“…The modus operandi was that of an expert committee. This is a common approach but another which has been used is to analyze empirical evidence of ethical challenges reported by psychologists in their practice, for example by seeking out vignettes from association members; see Joyce and Rankin (2010) for a history of the American Psychological Association (APA). The first meeting of the Task Force was January 12-13, 1990.…”

Section: Development Of the Efpa Meta-code Of Ethicsmentioning

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Transnational Ethical Guidance and the Development of the EFPA Meta-Code of Ethics

Lindsay

2011

European Psychologist

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Ethical practice is one of the fundamental characteristics of a profession. The development of common codes was an early aim of the European Federation of Professional Psychologists Associations (EFPPA), now the European Federation of Psychologists Associations (EFPA), which sought to develop common standards across Member Associations. This paper describes: the development of the Meta-Code of Ethics, approved in 1995; the subsequent review of its fitness for purpose, leading to the second edition in 2005; and other guidance on ethical practice, including procedures for the evaluation of alleged unethical practice and for determining corrective actions to be taken, including mediation. The success of the Meta-code is reviewed, including its contribution to current initiatives to develop universal ethical practice by psychologists, in the context of new challenges arising from developments within psychology and from changes within society, including concerns about national security.

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The Lessons of the Development of the First APA Ethics Code: Blending Science, Practice, and Politics

Cited by 15 publications

References 48 publications

Introduction to ethics in psychology: Historical and philosophical grounding.

Introduction to ethics in psychology: Historical and philosophical grounding.

The Importance of Competency-based Clinical Supervision and Training in the Twenty-first Century: Why Bother?

Transnational Ethical Guidance and the Development of the EFPA Meta-Code of Ethics

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