Ethics and Professional Conduct in Psychology
Ética e Deontologia em Psicologia
Course code: 9219111
Lúcia Maria De Sousa Gomes Gouveia Pais
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
To give students, as future professionals, knowledge about ethic and deontological principles that must be followed in guiding practical work in psychology, whether considering assessment, intervention, or research.
Syllabus:
- Ethics and deontology: conceptual definition.
- Ethics and technique.
- Ethics and deontology in psychological assessment.
- Ethics and deontology in psychological intervention.
- Ethics and deontology in psychological research.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Allan A & Love A (Eds.) (2010) Ethical practice in psychology: Reflections from the creators of the APS Ethical Code. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons
- Bersoff DN (1995) Ethical conflicts in psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
- Hambleton RK (2001) The next generation of the ITC test translation and adaptation guidelines, European Journal Psychological Assessment, 17 (3), 164-172
- Fernández-Ballesteros R, De Bruyn EJ, Godoy A, Homke LF, Ter Laak J, Vizcarro C, Westhoff K, Westmeyer H & Zaccagnini JL (2001). Guidelines for the assessment process (GAP): A proposal for discussion. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 17 (3), 187-200
- Koocher GP & Keith-Spiegel P (2016) Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions: Standards and cases. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press