Phi 2000 - Code of Conduct

Marquis O Ward

PHI2000

November 19, 2017

        In this paper I will be evaluating the ethical principles of psychologist and code of conduct. This ethical approach teaches us the proper way in evaluating patients. It also gives us guidelines and rules essential in protecting those rights. As we dig deeper into this ethical approach, we will understand what it means to be a psychologist. In turn, understanding the psychologist code of conduct will make for a better professional in the work place.

        There are many different ethical codes of conduct, but one really sticks out at me. The ethical principles of psychologist and code of conduct, has my attention. I aspire to be a professional psychologist, and strive to learn every code associated with that job. I must understand, “What the code is and does?” The code is like a guideline for psychologists. It covers the scientific, educational, and professional roles for a psychologist. The Ethics Code provides ways for a psychological standard of professional conduct, adhered too by the APA and by other bodies that chose to adopt them. (Remtulla, 2017) The Ethics Code is not intended to be a basis of civil liability, but the basis and starting point of conduct among these professionals. The code also prompts us to protect the basis of human rights, because it’s a central importance of our freedom. In following this code, it provides specific standards in most situations psychologist finds themselves in. The ethical theory I think that this is associated with, is the deontological theory.

        Deontological theory is the one that suggest the right action, is the action that follows the rules. (Bianca, 2017) This theory is a rule based approach, and anything that conflicts with it is wrong. Deontological theories judge the morality of choices form standards established, and not from what consequences those choices may bring. Most deontologists believe that some of your choices, can’t be justified by their effects. One example, is giving others their personal psychological information. We had an example were a teacher was experiencing a severe psychological disorder. The individual was taking medication for it. In doing so, without constant medication that individual may change. As a concerned parent, I would have told someone in the conservation of those children. As a professional, and according to this code of conduct, that would be the wrong course of action. It doesn’t matter how inherently good their consequences are, some choices are morally forbidden. In this sense, for such deontologists, the right is said to have priority over the good. If an act is not in accordance with the right, it may not be undertaken. It doesn’t matter the good that the action might produce. There are two other ethical classification we didn’t discuss, virtue ethics and consequentialist. These ethical approaches haver their disadvantages and advantages in the workplace.