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Call for Comments on Ethical Standard 1.02 and Related Materials

  1. Message from 2008 and 2009 Ethics Committee Chairs
    The 2008 and 2009 Ethics Committee chairs explain the background and process of examining how the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002) addresses conflicts between ethics and law.

  2. Call for Comments on Standard 1.02
    APA invites members and the public to participate in examining how the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002) addresses conflicts between ethics and law.

  3. Provisions in the APA Ethics Codes That Address Conflicts Between Ethics and Law: A History
    Provisions that address conflicts between ethics and law from each APA ethics code dating back to APA’s first ethics code, published in 1953.

  4. Evolution of Ethical Standard 1.02 from the 1992 Ethics Code to the 2002 Ethics Code (PDF 17.4K)opens in new window
    Texts of Ethical Standard 1.02 from each of the seven revision drafts of the 1996-2002 ethics code revision process.

  5. Comments Submitted During the 2002 Ethics Code Revision Process Regarding Ethical Standard 1.02
    Texts of all comments regarding Ethical Standard 1.02 submitted during the 1996-2002 ethics code revision process.

  6. Changing the Ethics Code Outside the Standard Revision Process
    Discussion of criteria and related texts for changing the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct outside the normal ethics code revision process.

  7. Feedback from Fall 2008 Consolidated Meetings regarding Ethical Standard 1.02 (PDF, 502K)opens in new window
    Feedback from fall 2008 Consolidated meeting governance groups regarding APA’s examination of Ethical Standard 1.02.

  8. Health and Mental Health Association Codes of Ethics: Provisions Regarding Conflicts between Ethics and Law (PDF, 158K)opens in new window
    A table reviewing and analyzing how other health and mental health association ethics codes address conflicts between ethics and law.

  9. New Business Item submitted to APA Council of Representatives in August, 2008 (PDF, 369K)opens in new window
    A New Business item submitted by members of APA Council of Representatives in August 2008 calling for an Ethics Committee recommendation regarding language of Ethical Standard 1.02 for the August 2009 Council meeting.

  10. a. 77 Comments Received Online in Response to December 2008 “Call for Comments on Standard 1.02” (PDF, 164K)opens in new window
    b. 4 Comments Received Hard Copy in Response to December 2008 opens in new window“opens in new windowCall for Comments on Standard 1.02”opens in new window (PDF, 940K)

  11. Ethics Committee June 2009 recommendation to Council of Representatives, Ethical Standards 1.02 and 1.03 (PDF, 56K)opens in new window

  12. August 2009 Council Item regarding standards 1.02 and 1.03 (PDF, 2MB)opens in new window

  13. NBI #34E Movers’ Response to Ethics Committee’s Report, Including Moversopens in new window’opens in new window Substitute Motion (PDF, 35K)

  14. Response to Ethics Committee June 2009 Recommendation to Council, Standards 1.02 and 1.03 (PDF, 25K)opens in new window

  15. a. 192 Comments Received Online in Response to August 2009 “Provide Your Wording and Rationale for Ethical Standards 1.02 and 1.03” (PDF, 241K)opens in new window
    b. 5 Comments Received Hard Copy in Response to August 2009 opens in new window“opens in new windowProvide Your Wording and Rationale for Ethical Standards 1.02 and 1.03”opens in new window (PDF, 437K)

Date created: 2009

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