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- American Psychological Association
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- 10.1037/a0020168
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Abstract
2010 Amendments to the 2002 “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” The following amendments to the 2002 “Ethical Principles standard be used to justify or defend violating human of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” (the Ethics Code; rights. American Psychological Association, 2002) were adopted Original Language With Changes by the APA Council of Representatives at its February Marked 2010 meeting. The changes involve the last two sentences of the final paragraph of the Introduction and Applicability INTRODUCTION AND APPLICABILITY section and Ethical Standards 1.02 and 1.03. The amend- ments became effective June 1, 2010. A history of these If psychologists’ ethical responsibilities conflict with law, amendments to the Ethics Code is provided in the “Report regulations, or other governing legal authority, psycholo- of the Ethics Committee, 2009” in this issue of the Amer- gists make known their commitment to this Ethics Code ican Psychologist (American Psychological Association, and take steps to resolve the conflict in a responsible Ethics Committee, 2010). manner. If the conflict is unresolvable via such means, Following are a clean version of the revisions and a psychologists may adhere to the requirements of the law, version indicating changes from the 2002 language (in- regulations, or other governing authority in keeping with serted text is underlined; deleted text is crossed out). The basic principles of human rights. full Ethics Code with the amendments is available at www.apa.org/ethics; a print copy may be obtained from the 1.02 Conflicts Between Ethics and Law, Regulations, APA Ethics Office. or Other Governing Legal Authority Final Amendments If psychologists’ ethical responsibilities conflict with law, regulations, or other governing legal authority, psycholo- INTRODUCTION AND APPLICABILITY gists clarify the nature of the conflict, make known their commitment to the Ethics Code, and take reasonable steps If psychologists’ ethical responsibilities conflict with law, to resolve the conflict consistent with the General Princi- regulations, or other governing legal authority, psycholo- ples and Ethical Standards of the Ethics Code. If the gists make known their commitment to this Ethics Code conflict is unresolvable via such means, psychologists may and take steps to resolve the conflict in a responsible adhere to the requirements of the law, regulations, or other manner in keeping with basic principles of human rights. governing legal authority. Under no circumstances may this standard be used to justify or defend violating human 1.02 Conflicts Between Ethics and Law, Regulations, rights. or Other Governing Legal Authority 1.03 Conflicts Between Ethics and Organizational If psychologists’ ethical responsibilities conflict with law, Demands regulations, or other governing legal authority, psycholo- gists clarify the nature of the conflict, make known their If the demands of an organization with which psychologists commitment to the Ethics Code, and take reasonable steps are affiliated or for whom they are working are in conflict to resolve the conflict consistent with the General Princi- with this Ethics Code, psychologists clarify the nature of ples and Ethical Standards of the Ethics Code. Under no the conflict, make known their commitment to the Ethics circumstances may this standard be used to justify or de- Code, and to the extent feasible, resolve the conflict in a fend violating human rights. way that permits adherence to the Ethics Code. take rea- sonable steps to resolve the conflict consistent with the 1.03 Conflicts Between Ethics and Organizational General Principles and Ethical Standards of the Ethics Demands Code. Under no circumstances may this standard be used to If the demands of an organization with which psychologists justify or defend violating human rights. are affiliated or for whom they are working are in conflict REFERENCES with this Ethics Code, psychologists clarify the nature of the conflict, make known their commitment to the Ethics American Psychological Association. (2002). Ethical principles of psychol- Code, and take reasonable steps to resolve the conflict ogists and code of conduct. American Psychologist, 57, 1060 –1073. consistent with the General Principles and Ethical Stan- American Psychological Association, Ethics Committee. (2010). Report of dards of the Ethics Code. Under no circumstances may this the Ethics Committee, 2009. American Psychologist, 65, 483– 492. July–August 2010 American Psychologist 493 © 2010 American Psychological Association 0003-066X/10/$12.00 Vol. 65, No. 5, 493 DOI: 10.1037/a0020168 This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers. This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.
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Published: Jul 1, 2010