APA Ethical Standards

Confidentiality is one of the most important aspects when working with clientele. Our text defines confidentiality as, “rooted in a client’s right to privacy, is at the core of effective therapy. “(Corey et al. 2014). Anna Martin describes confidentiality in a little more detail by stating that, “patient confidentiality means maintaining private information about a client, and ensuring that no unauthorized person has access to this” (2017).As an individual working within a helping profession, one of the main goals to hold should be to keep clients protected and have their best interest in mind. Although keeping a client’s information confidential is often in the best interest for the client’s safety, this is not always the case. Certain instances may arise where it is essential to break confidentiality. Throughout this paper, we will look deeper into different situations where breaking or keeping confidentiality is necessary. Specifically, we will consider confidentiality principles as a counselor.

The American Counseling Association has also developed a Code of Ethics that all counselors are bound to follow to uphold the integrity of the profession. The Code of Ethics has a specific area devoted solely to research and how procedures should be handled. First and foremost, researchers should follow all federal, state, and local laws pertaining to research with human subjects (ACA, 2005). The Code of Ethics also explains that researchers are responsible for the well being of their subjects and they should take special precautions to avoid harm in any way, including physical,

The ACA is an educational, scientific, and professional organization that works to accomplish improved mental health, wellness, awareness, and education. The ACA establishes a code of ethics to provide guidance on ethical practices for professional counselors. The code explains ethical

Psychologists are committed to increasing scientific and professional knowledge of behaviour and people's understanding of themselves and others and to the use of such knowledge to improve the condition of individuals, organisations, and society (APA, 2010). The PSI preamble (2010) states “the authority of psychologists derives from the scientific methods of investigation on which their knowledge is based, and the ethics which govern all their professional activity. They accept that codes of ethics are necessary to protect the interest of clients and prevent misuse of psychological knowledge. The Ethics Code provides a common set of principles and standards upon which psychologists build their professional and scientific work. The following is a rough and general summary of the principles that are addressed by the APA, PSI and BPS;

We are going to explore the world of ethical issues in psychology. As in any medical or mental health fields there are rules we all must follow as professionals. In this essay today we will be exploring a case study where we have a young lady who has been stricken by a mental disability. We will be looking at the facts in which her disability was handled by a professional in the field of psychology. We also will be discussing the rights and wrongs that are presented in her case study. We will also be discussing the APA ethical codes and gain a clearer understanding of where some things went wrong and why shall we begin.

The EAI indicates that ethical guidelines have changed from individual character to organizational ethics (Ethics Awareness Inventory, 2011). The prime focus of this change are client-patient relationships in psychological counseling and clinical practice (Fisher, (2013). Psychological counseling and clinical practice are both constructed on ethical guidelines with the possibility for misuse of power and negligence to discretion (Fisher,

The APA ethical guidelines help to ensure that all psychological research maintains the integrity that it does not do harm or conflicts with the majority of the human populations moral ethical codes. However, in some situations the APA ethical guidelines must be viewed as just that: guidelines. If a study has the potential to benefit humanity as a whole and does not result in the permanent or irreparable harm to a human being then some guidelines must be permitted to be stretched or even broken in the interest of human advancement and scientific progression. After all the goal and responsibility of a psychologist is to enhance our understanding of human behavior as well as to find ways to use this information to better society and humanity

The APA code of ethics general principles intent is to guide and inspire psychologist toward the highest ethical standards of the profession. The five basic principles are beneficence and nonmaleficence, fidelity and responsibility, integrity, justice, and respect for people’s rights and dignity.

I believe as a profession it is important for all psychologists to have a set of standards that all individuals should strive to meet, for this profession it is the APA Code of Ethics. Having all psychologists aspire to an ethical code gives all psychologists a sense of unity, this is particularly important when the field is so vast and includes so many different careers, especially those in the helping profession. Most importantly it is essential to have a set of ethical standards that must be followed whenever work is being completed with humans. I do not necessarily believe that one particular code of ethics would be better than another. For example, if psychologists instead followed the AU’s core values that would be acceptable so long

Principle 2 of the AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding states that, “the coder must refuse to participate or conceal unethical practices or procedures and report such practices (www.ahima.org). HIMs must ensure that they set the example for their staff when it comes to ethical behavior. Often the direction of upcoding and down coding comes from a trusted superior in which the coder may be afraid to question their authority. HIMs professionals

Several organizations face ethical dilemmas and professional challenges on a daily basis. Assistance on how to correctly approach the issue can be found in a company’s code of ethics. A code of ethics is a written set of guidelines and protocols issued by an organization to its workers and management to help them conduct their actions in accordance with its primary values and moral standards. It aids to create a unified understanding of the boundaries within an organization and the standards set for interrelating with clients and customers alike. A code of ethics is essential for all companies and business establishments, and the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American School Counselor Association is no exception. It is necessary to follow the ACA code of ethics or any company for that matter to avoid the myriad of law suits that would be filed daily. After reviewing the ACA code of ethics, I was able to relate to some of their guidelines.

I agree with Jeff Probst about what he considers to be “endlessly entertaining”. The producers create conflict and stress for the people in the show to see how they will get themselves out of the situation. I would enjoy being a producer of that show because of the entertainment one could have with messing with the contestants.

As a counsellor I have an obligation to follow professional standards and apply appropriate behaviour defined by mental health associations. The purpose of this is to prevent harm to clients as well as to define my own professional values.

American Psychological Association was established in 1892 with 31nmembers and it grew rapidly after World War II. Currently, in the subfield of psychology APA has around 30 divisions and 130,000 members who include researchers, clinicians, consultants, educators and students. The purpose of APA is to excel as a valuable, effective and influential organization advancing psychology as a science. The strategic goals include increasing psychology’s role in advancing health and increasing acknowledgment of psychology as a science.

Ethical Principles of Psychologists and the Code of Conduct are very important guidelines in any workforce. “These guidelines serve a purpose to guide and inspire psychologists toward the very highest ethical ideals of their profession” (APA, 2002). There are five major parts of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct guidelines. These parts include, Beneficence, Responsibility, Integrity, Justice, Respect for People 's Rights and Dignity. These are also known as principals that start from A, and end in E. All of these guidelines are to be obeyed when working in our chosen career.