No code of ethics for psychologists until after…
WW II
Canada adopted APA ethics in
1963
First edition of Code issued in….
1986
Code of ethics
Standards of practice
What are the 4 principles pf the The Canadian Psychological Association Code of Ethics
Principle I: Respect for the Dignity of Persons & Peoples
* Principle II: Responsible Caring
* Principle III: Integrity in Relationships
* Principle IV: Responsibility to Society
CAP Standards of Practice
Attempt to translate codes of ethics into behavioural
criteria (aspirational into enforceable).
* Identify minimally acceptable behaviours.
* The rules are definitive, prescriptive, and proscriptive.
* Ethical standards and expectations evolve and change
as societal norms and expectations evolve and change