Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 510 - RULES OF STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS › Chapter 510-4 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 510-4-.02 - Code of Ethics; APA Ethical Standards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Resolving Ethical Issues.
(a) 1.01 Misuse of Psychologists' Work.
If psychologists learn of misuse or misrepresentation of their
				work, they take reasonable steps to correct or minimize the misuse or
				misrepresentation.
(b) 1.02
			 Conflicts Between Ethics and Law, Regulations, or Other Governing Legal
			 Authority.
If psychologists' ethical responsibilities conflict with law,
				regulations, or other governing legal authority, psychologists make known their
				commitment to the Ethics Code and take steps to resolve the conflict. If the
				conflict is unresolvable via such means, psychologists may adhere to the
				requirements of the law, regulations, or other governing legal
				authority.
(c) 1.03
			 Conflicts Between Ethics and Organizational Demands.
If the demands of an organization with which psychologists are
				affiliated or for whom they are working conflict with this Ethics Code,
				psychologists clarify the nature of the conflict, make known their commitment
				to the Ethics Code, and to the extent feasible, resolve the conflict in a way
				that permits adherence to the Ethics Code.
(d) 1.04 Informal Resolution of Ethical
			 Violations.
When psychologists believe that there may have been an ethical
				violation by another psychologist, they attempt to resolve the issue by
				bringing it to the attention of that individual, if an informal resolution
				appears appropriate and the intervention does not violate any confidentiality
				rights that may be involved. (See also Standards 1.02, Conflicts Between Ethics
				and Law, Regulations, or Other Governing Legal Authority, and 1.03, Conflicts
				Between Ethics and Organizational Demands.)
(e) 1.05 Reporting Ethical Violations.
If an apparent ethical violation has substantially harmed or is
				likely to substantially harm a person or organization and is not appropriate
				for informal resolution under Standard 1.04, Informal Resolution of Ethical
				Violations, or is not resolved properly in that fashion, psychologists take
				further action appropriate to the situation. Such action might include referral
				to state or national committees on professional ethics, to state licensing
				boards, or to the appropriate institutional authorities. This standard does not
				apply when an intervention would violate confidentiality rights or when
				psychologists have been retained to review the work ofanother psychologist
				whose professional conduct is in question. (See also Standard 1.02, Conflicts
				Between Ethics and Law, Regulations, or Other Governing Legal
				Authority.)
(f) 1.06
			 Cooperating With Ethics Committees.
Psychologists cooperate in ethics investigations, proceedings,
				and resulting requirements of the APA or any affiliated state psychological
				association to which they belong. In doing so, they address any confidentiality
				issues. Failure to cooperate is itself an ethics violation. However, making a
				request for deferment of adjudication of an ethics complaint pending the
				outcome of litigation does not alone constitute noncooperation.
(g) 1.07 Improper Complaints.
Psychologists do not file or encourage the filing of ethics
				complaints that are made with reckless disregard for or willful ignorance of
				facts that would disprove the allegation.
(h) 1.08 Unfair Discrimination Against
			 Complainants and Respondents.
Psychologists do not deny persons employment, advancement,
				admissions to academic or other programs, tenure, or promotion, based solely
				upon their having made or their being the subject of an ethics complaint. This
				does not preclude taking action based upon the outcome of such proceedings or
				considering other appropriate information.