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Record Nr.

UNISA996201590903316

Autore

Francis Ronald D (Ronald David), <1931->

Titolo

Ethics for psychologists / / Ronald D. Francis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : British Psychological Society/Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-54871-9

9786612548710

1-4443-0651-0

1-4443-0652-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Disciplina

174.915

174/.915

Soggetti

Psychologists - Professional ethics

Psychology - Moral and ethical aspects

Psychology - Research - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-300) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ethics for Psychologists; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Conceptual Issues in Ethics; 1 Background to Ethics; 2 Theories and Explanations; 3 Ethical Gradualism; Part II Principles and Codes; 4 Key Principles; 5 Codes and Covenants; 6 Legal Issues; Part III Practical Issues in Ethics; 7 Ethical Infrastructures; 8 Identifying the Client; 9 Research Ethics; Part IV Decision-Making Issues; 10 Broad Issues of Practice; 11 The Quantification of Ethics; 12 Decision Making; 13 Case Prescriptions; 14 Worked Cases; 15 Further Cases for Consideration

Appendix I: The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations Meta-CodeAppendix II: The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ethics for Psychologists, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive handbook covering the full range of ethical challenges that confront psychologists in practice and research Written for all psychology practitioners and researchersAddresses new concerns such as 'whistleblowing', quantifying ethics, and Internet-related issuesFeatures greatly



expanded section of case studies, resolutions, and work exercisesSuitable for all English-speaking countries beyond just North AmericaIncludes guidance on a variety of national ethics codes, including the European Meta-Code of Ethics a