I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
II. PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS
III. INTERVENTION
IV. RESEARCH AND TEACHING
V. THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
VI. OF ADVERTISING
VII. OF FEES AND COMPENSATION
VIII. DUE PROCESS
ANNEX: REGULATIONS National Ethics Committee OFFICER SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
PRELIMINARY TITLE
Article 1
Article 2
The Psychologist activity is governed primarily by the principles of coexistence and democratically established law in the Spanish State.
Article 3
In the exercise of his profession / Psychologists / to take into account the explicit and implicit rules that govern the social environment in which it operates, considering them as elements of the situation and assessing the consequences of compliance or deviation from them can have in their professional work.
Article 4
He / Psychologists / to reject all impediments or obstacles to their professional independence and the legitimate exercise of their profession, within the framework of rights and duties that traces this Code.
Article 5
The practice of psychology is directed to a human and social purpose, which can be expressed in goals such as welfare, health, quality of life, the full development of individuals and groups in the various fields of individual and social life. Since the / Psychologists / a is not the only professional who pursues these humanitarian and social objectives, it is desirable and in some cases is required interdisciplinary collaboration with other professionals, without prejudice to the powers and know each of them.
Article 6
The Profession of Psychologist / a is governed by principles common to all professional ethics: respect for the individual, human rights protection, responsibility, honesty, sincerity towards clients, prudence in the application of tools and techniques, professional competence , strength of the scientific basis of their objective and professional interventions.
Article 7
He / Psychologists / a not perform by itself, or contribute to practices that violate the freedom and physical and mental integrity of persons. Direct intervention or cooperation in torture and ill-treatment, as well as crime, constitutes the most serious violation of professional ethics / the Psychologists / as. These will not participate in any way, either as researchers, as consultants or as accessories in the practice of torture or other cruel procedures, inhuman or degrading whatever the victims of the same, accusations, crimes suspect which are the subject, or the information to be obtained from them, and the situation of armed conflict, civil war, revolution, terrorism or any other, for which justification for such procedures.
Article 8
All / a Psychologist / a duty to report, at least collegial bodies, about human rights violations, abuse, or conditions of confinement cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of any person who is the victim and who has knowledge in the exercise of their profession.
Article 9
He / Psychologists / to respect the moral and religious criteria of its customers, without this affecting their questioning when necessary in the course of the intervention.
Article 10
In providing its services, he / Psychologist / to make no discrimination of persons on grounds of birth, age, race, sex, creed, ideology, nationality, social class, or any other difference.
Article 11
He / Psychologists / a not profit, for profit or benefit themselves or others, the situation of power or superiority that the exercise of the profession can bestow on customers.
Article 12
Especially in his written reports, he / Psychologist / to be extremely cautious, prudent and critical notions against easily degenerate into devaluing labels and discriminatory gender of normal / abnormal, adapted / unadapted, or smart / poor.
Article 13
Never / Psychologists / a catchment perform maneuvers aimed to entrust to the cases of certain persons, nor proceed in actions to ensure its monopoly almost professional in a particular area. He / Psychologists / a in a public institution will not take advantage of this situation to refer cases to their own private practice.
Article 14
He / Psychologists / a not provide your name or signature to people who illegally without the necessary qualifications and preparation, perform acts of practice of psychology, and denounce cases of intrusion that come to their attention. Nor conceal his degree vain or deceptive activities.
Article 15
When has before personal or institutional interests conflicting seek the / Psychologists / realize their maximum activity in terms of fairness. The provision of services in an institution not exempt from consideration, respect and care for people that may conflict with the institution itself and which he / Psychologists / a, on those occasions when legitimately applicable, must be made supporter to the institutional authorities.
Article 16
The rights and duties of the profession of psychologist is constituted from a principle of professional independence and autonomy, regardless of hierarchical position in a particular organization deal compared to other professional and higher authorities.
Article 17
Professional authority Psychologist / a is based on their training and qualifications for the tasks performed. He / Psychologists / a has to be professionally trained and skilled in the use of methods, tools, techniques and procedures adopted in their work. Part of his work continued effort to update their professional skills. Must recognize the limits of their competence and the limitations of their techniques.
Article 18
Without prejudice to the legitimate diversity of theories, schools and methods, he / Psychologist / to not use methods or procedures which are not sufficiently tested, within the limits of current scientific knowledge. In the case of research to test new techniques or instruments, yet contrasting, he shall so inform their clients before use.
Article 19
All kinds of equipment strictly psychological assessment both as intervention or treatment, is reserved to use / as Psychologists / as, who on the other hand, shall not supply it to other people not competent. The / the Psychologists / as managed or possibly ensure proper custody of psychological documents.
Article 20
When a specific psychological assessment or intervention involving close relationships with other subject areas and skills, he / Psychologist / to try to ensure the appropriate connections either for yourself, either instructing you and guiding customer in that sense.
Article 21
The practice of psychology should not be mixed, either in practice or in public presentation, with other procedures and practices outside the scientific basis of psychology.
Article 22
Notwithstanding the scientific criticism it deems appropriate in the exercise of the profession, he / Psychologist / a not discredit colleagues or other professionals who work with their same or different methods, and speak with respect of schools and types of intervention benefiting from scientific and professional credibility.
Article 23
The practice of psychology is based on the right and the duty of mutual respect between the / Psychologists / ay other professions, especially those who are closer in its different areas of activity.
Article 24
He / Psychologists / a should refuse to carry out the provision of their services when there is certainty that can be misused or used against the legitimate interests of individuals, groups, institutions and communities.
Article 25
By taking charge of an intervention on individuals, groups, institutions or communities, he / Psychologist / to provide adequate information about the essential nature of the relationship established, the problems being addressed, the objectives proposed and the method used. In case of minors or legally incapacitated, it shall inform the parents or guardians.
In any case, it will prevent the manipulation of people and tend towards the achievement of development and autonomy.
Article 26
He / Psychologists / a should end his speech and not extend it with concealment or deception whether the objectives have been achieved, as if after a reasonable time it appears that, with the means and resources at their disposal, is unable to achieve . In this case indicate a person, group, institution or community do what other psychologists or other professionals can take care of the intervention.
Article 27
For no reason will restrict the freedom to leave the intervention and go to another psychologist or professional, but rather, will promote the best possible informed decision capacity of the client. He / Psychologists / a may refuse to simultaneous their intervention with a different by other professional.
Article 28
He / Psychologists / a not leverage the power situation that can provide its status to claim special working conditions or wages higher than those achievable under normal circumstances.
Article 29
Similarly, do not provide confusing situations in which their role and function are equivocal or ambiguous.
Article 30
He / Psychologists / to not interfere with interventions initiated by other psychologists.
Article 31
In cases where the services of psychologists are required to advise and / or make commercial advertising campaigns, politics and the like, he / Psychologist / to assist in safeguarding the accuracy of the contents and respect for people.
Article 32
He / Psychologists / a should be careful not to create false expectations that after being unable to meet professionally.
Article 33
All / a Psychologist / a, in the exercise of his profession, seek to contribute to the progress of science and the psychological profession, research in their discipline, subject to the rules and requirements of scientific work and communicating their knowledge to students and other professionals according to scientific uses and / or through teaching.
Article 34
In the research refuse / Psychologists / a production absolutely in the person of permanent damage, irreversible or avoiding unnecessary larger ones. Participation in any research must be explicitly authorized by the / s person / s with / s that this is done either by their parents or guardians in the case of minors or disabled.
Article 35
When psychological research requires some kind of damage and inconvenience passengers, as electric shock or sensory deprivation, the researcher primarily ensure that the subjects participating in the experimental sessions with true freedom, without constraints of any kind outside, and not will accept only after timely inform about such harm and therefore get their consent. Even having initially consented, the subject may at any time decide to terminate their participation in the experiment.
Article 36
When research requires the use of deception or deceit, he / Psychologist / to ensure that it will not produce lasting damage in any of the subjects, and, in any case, they reveal the nature and need experimental of deception after the session or research.
Article 37
Psychological research, and experimental, observational and natural situations, there will always respect the dignity of people, their beliefs, their privacy, their modesty, with particular delicacy in areas, such as sexual behavior, most individuals booking for privacy, and also in situations-homes, injured, sick, prisoners, etc. - which, besides some social impotence involve a serious human drama to be respected as much as research.
Article 38
Animal experimentation also avoid, or minimize, the suffering, injuries and pains that are not essential and justifiable in late renowned attention to scientific and human value. Surgical operations on animals were carried out under anesthesia and take appropriate measures to avoid possible complications. Personnel directly involved in animal research will continue in their practice procedures housing, management and disposal euthanasia of experimental animals to be found in the Guidelines for ethical conduct in the care and use of animals published by the Association of Psychologists and complies with international standards.
Article 39
In the exercise of his profession, he / Psychologist / to display a scrupulous respect for the right of his client's privacy. Only collect the information strictly necessary to perform the tasks for which it has been required, and always with the client's permission.
Article 40
All the information he / Psychologists / a stated in the exercise of their profession, either explicit verbal statements of their clients, whether in psychometric data or other professional observations performed, is subject to a duty and a right to professional secrecy which could only be waived by the consent of the client. He / Psychologists / to ensure that their potential partners adhere to this confidentiality.
Article 41
When evaluation or psychological intervention occurs at the request of the subject from whom the / Psychologists / to get information, it can only communicate to third parties, with express prior authorization of the individual and within the limits of this authorization.
Article 42
When such evaluation or intervention has been requested by someone else - judges, teaching professionals, parents, employers, or any other applicant evaluators than the subject, the latter or their parents or guardians have the right to be informed of the fact of the evaluation or intervention and recipient of Psychological Report accordingly. The subject of a Psychological Report is entitled to know the contents thereof, provided that it does not derive substantial injury to the subject or to the / Psychologists / a, and although the application of its realization has been made by others .
Article 43
The psychological reports prepared at the request of institutions or organizations in general, other than indicated in the previous article shall be subject to the same duties and rights established general secrecy before, being both / Psychologists / a requesting authority and the corresponding obligation to not disseminate them outside the strict framework for which they were collected.
Enumerations or lists of individuals assessed to be recorded in the diagnostic or assessment data and that they require the Psychologist by other bodies, for the purpose of planning, fund raising or other, must be made by omitting the name and identification data the subject, provided they are not strictly necessary.
Article 44
Professionally acquired information should never he / Psychologists / a serve or benefit themselves or others, or to the detriment of the applicant.
Article 45
The oral, printed, audiovisual or other illustrative clinical cases or for educational purposes or communication or scientific publications, should be such that it is not possible to identify the person, group or institution in question.
In the event that the medium used for these exposures involves a risk subject identification will require the explicit consent.
Article 46
Written and electronic records of psychological data, interviews and test results, if they are kept for some time, it will be under the personal responsibility of the Psychologist in safety and secrecy that prevent unauthorized persons have access to them.
Article 47
For the present, manifest or proprietary third party, unnecessary for professional act, such as trainees or professionals in training, requires the prior consent of the customer.
Article 48
Psychological Reports must be clear, precise, rigorous and intelligible to the recipient. Should express its scope and limitations, the degree of certainty about their various contents owns the informant, current or temporary character, the techniques used in their production, stating in any case the data output of the practitioner.
Article 49
The death of the client, or fade-in the case of public or private-Psychologist does not relieve the obligations of professional secrecy.
Article 50
The advertising of the services offered by the / Psychologists / a will so brief, specifying the title credited to practice, and his status as referee, and if the work areas or techniques used. In no case shall include fees, or any guarantees or claims about their professional worth, competence or success. In any case there will be a proper professional identification of the advertiser.
Article 51
Without prejudice to the criminal liability that may entail, is a serious violation of professional ethics attributed any means - advertisements, plaques, cards, programs, etc.-a qualification that does not possess, as well as names and titles used ambiguous that, even without missing so literal truth can easily mislead or confusion, and also encourage public gullibility about techniques or procedures of dubious effectiveness.
Article 52
He / Psychologists / a not provide his name, prestige or image, as such Psychologist, for advertising of consumer goods, much less for any kind of misleading propaganda.
Article 53
As such psychologist, however, can take part in counseling and information campaigns to the public for cultural, educational, health, labor or other recognized social sense.
Article 54
He / Psychologists / a pseudonym using their professional activity must declare the College of Psychologists for its corresponding record.
Article 55
He / Psychologists / to refrain from accepting financial reward conditions that involve impairment of the trade or unfair competition.
Article 56
However, the / Psychologists / a may exceptionally provide free assessment and intervention to clients who can not afford them, are in obvious need of them.
Article 57
In the free exercise of the profession / Psychologists / a previously inform the customer about the amount of the fees for their professional acts.
Article 58
The College of Psychologists may develop guidelines on minimum fees for professional act according to the nature, duration and other characteristics of each act of practice of psychology.
Article 59
The perception of remuneration and fees are not subject to the success of a particular treatment or result of the action of the Psychologist.
Article 60
He / Psychologists / a, in any case, receive any remuneration related to the derivation of clients to other professionals.
Article 61
The Ethics Commission created by the College of Psychologists, ensure the interpretation and application of this Code. The College of Psychologists ensure the dissemination of this code among professionals and the set of social institutions. Endeavour also that the principles presented here are being studied by all students of psychology at the Universities.
Article 62
Violations of the rules of the Code of Ethics in the Practice of Psychology must be reported to the Ethics Committee. The record shall be conducted under the principles of hearing, contradiction and book, concluding with a proposed resolution of the Commission. The Governing Board, after hearing the person concerned, adopt the resolution from agreeing to the dismissal or the imposition of statutorily appropriate disciplinary action.
Article 63
The College of Psychologists, guarantees the defense of those members who are attacked or threatened seen by the exercise of professional acts, lawfully conducted within the framework of rights and duties of this Code, particularly defending secrecy and the dignity and independence of Psychologist.
Article 64
The College of Psychologists seek to have the provisions of this Code of Ethics, which represent a formal commitment collegiate institutions and the profession in Spanish society, to the extent that the values of society itself as essential to the exercise of a profession of high human and social meaning, they become part of the law guaranteed by the public powers.
Article 65
When a psychologist is seen in the conflict of laws adverse incompatible legal and as of this Code of Ethics, which collide in a specific case, resolved in consciousness, informing stakeholders and the College Ethics Committee.
REGULATIONS National Ethics Committee OFFICER SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
PREAMBLE
The Code of Ethics of the profession of psychologist / a is intended to serve as a standard of professional conduct in the practice of psychology in any of its forms, his work mainly governed by the principles of conviviality and democratically established law and must take into account performance that explicit and implicit rules that exist in the social environment in which it operates.
Title VIII of the Code of Ethics for Psychologists includes the general framework for the grievance procedure and processing of claims attributing to the Ethics Committee of the College of Psychologists function to ensure the interpretation and application of this Code.
The local offices of the College of Psychologists have been forming, or are in the process of doing so Territorial Ethics Commissions which are primarily for the dissemination and implementation of the Code in their areas, and process complaints submitted to them by users and collegiate , with particular efforts to promote better awareness and development of performance and where appropriate proposing resolutions to the respective Governing Boards.
Compete now the College of Psychologists establish and regulate the operation of the National Ethics Committee, which has been operating temporarily from November 1991, promulgating the Regulation which has been approved by the Board of Governors at its meeting State November 7, 1992.
I. Aims of National Ethics Committee
The National Ethics Committee (CDE) of the College of Psychologists have the following purposes.
1.1. Ensuring dissemination and enforcement of the Code of Ethics of Psychologists in the field of competence.
1.2. Promote and coordinate the activities of the Ethics Commissions of local offices.
1.3. Assume the responsibilities of the Regional Ethics Commissions in the following cases:
- While not been formed.
- When a Territorial Practice Committee agreed incompetence and inhibited in favor of the National Ethics Committee.
- At the request of the Board of Government.
1.4. Establish relationships with other colleges Ethics Commissions, associations, institutions or other bodies, both nationally and internationally.
1.5. To process and propose resolutions, on appeal, of the Records of conduct referred to it by the Delegations or proposal of the Board of Government.
1.6. Assuming the knowledge of ethical demands in which conflicts of territorial jurisdiction between two or more delegations.
II. COMPOSITION, DURATION AND RENEWAL National Ethics Committee
2.1. The National Ethics Committee as ex officio members shall be made by the Presidents of the Ethics Commissions of the local offices of the College of Psychologists, or other professional organizations with which so arrange-and failing that, temporarily, by the Coordinators of Issues deontological designated the respective Governing Boards. Also form part of the National Ethics Committee with voice but without vote a member of the State Governing Board of the College of Psychologists will act as liaison with it.
2.2. The National Ethics Committee shall have a President, Vice President, Secretary and Deputy Secretary, who shall be elected by ballot from among the ex officio members with voice and vote of the Commission at the first regular meeting of the Commission, to be held after the adoption of this Regulation . Charges will occupy for a period of four years. If an elected member ceases as the Commission, will continue in office in office until a new election is necessary in the first regular meeting held by the Committee. Charges may be reelected only for another four years.
2.3. The working sessions will be convened and moderated by the President. The Secretary shall keep minutes of the meetings and take care of the processing of current files and the custody of documents. Vice President and Deputy assume the respective substitutions or sickness absence and assume the tasks delegated to them. The agreements at meetings shall be taken by simple majority, dissenting opinions can be expressed. No proxy voting will be accepted. The Legal Counsel of the College of Psychologists will be present at the deliberations and act as a consultant with voice but no vote.
2.4. The National Ethics Committee shall meet at least twice a year or at the request of one third of its members.
2.5. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Deputy Secretary, assisted by Counsel shall constitute the Standing Committee.
III. CLAIMS PROCESSING PROCEDURES
3.1. In the first instance, complaints or claims must be made in writing in a sealed envelope and sent to the President of the National Ethics Committee.
3.2. When the National Ethics Committee acting on appeal the Ethics Committee of the Provincial Delegation processed in the first, must provide all documents and information available on the subject to the Secretary of the National Ethics Committee, with due reservation.
3.3. No complaints or lawsuits accepted anonymously.
3.4. It will secure the booking on the procedure followed and stakeholders within the limits established by law, and according to the characteristics of the resolutions adopted.
3.5. On the report of the Secretariat and Legal Affairs, the Standing Committee of the National Ethics Committee may:
a) Admission to hearing the complaint.
b) Not to allow the application admissible.
3.6. Upon acceptance of the application, a decision is being processed through an emergency procedure or normal.
3.7. In the emergency procedure the complaint or claim shall be considered by an Instructor, member of the National Ethics Committee appointed for the purpose and settled by him with the Permanent Commission, within two months raising written report.
3.8. In the normal procedure, the Instructor will be appointed hearing to all interested parties with the assistance of consultants to the National Ethics Committee deems appropriate.
3.9 The resolution within the normal procedure will be 8 months.
3.10. The Instructor will submit written reports to both the process and input from consultants, to be studied by the National Ethics Committee or Standing to adopt such a proposal.
3.11. The National Ethics Committee raise proposal to the Board of State Government to adopt its decision and communicate it to the parties concerned.
3.12. All documentation and evidence relating to ethics records will be filed under guarantees to orchestrate the Secretary, for 5 years, out of which will be destroyed.
3.13. To facilitate the development of research on issues of ethics and psychology the Secretary prepare summaries of scientific-professional for each and every one of the cases investigated, with due guarantee of confidentiality and discretion, posibilitanto form an ethical casuistry. These summaries will be filed in the documentation service of the College of Psychologists may be consulted by the lawyer.
IV. - FINAL PROVISIONS
4.1. Any questions that arise in the interpretation of these rules shall be decided at the discretion of the National Ethics Committee.
4.2. The ex officio members of the National Ethics Committee may not be members of Governing Boards and Government of the College of Psychologists.
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