What Are The 10 Core Ethical Guidelines

Core Ethical Guidelines
The American Psychological Association has developed 10 core ethical guidelines that are used to keep psychologists on a consistent professional level and to follow the standards expected of all who work in the field with clients. The ten core guidelines include resolving ethical issues, competence, human relations, privacy and confidentiality, advertising and other public statements, record keeping and fees, education and training, research and publication, assessment and therapy (American Psychological Association [APA], 2010a). In this paper, we will focus on the first two sections, resolving ethical issues and competence. The importance of each of these guidelines will be explored and examples of them being used will also be looked at. Having ethical standards is important, without them, it allows psychologists the ability to commit questionable acts against others with no ramifications. Having ethics boards keeps the psychology community in a respectable light, there are specific rules to follow and if someone breaks the rules, there can be consequences for their actions. Section One: Ethical Issues
The first of the ten sections titled resolving ethical issues.
This states that when a psychologist thinks that another psychologist has violated an ethical code, then they need to try to resolve the issue by speaking with the intended person if it is appropriate to do so and if no breach of confidentiality has happened (APA, 2010a). It is important to have an option, sometimes people are unaware of their actions and it is best to correct the behavior before it gets out of hand. By taking the person aside and letting them know what has happened and the risks of their behavior, you are giving them a chance to correct it without risking their