American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC), a Fortune 500 company, and their Chief Executive Officer (CEO),Dan Amos, were recently recognized by Ethiosphere Magazine as the World’s Most Ethical Company for the fourth consecutive year (Aflac Named Most Ethical Company for Fourth Consecutive Year, March 2013). This award is given to companies who demonstrate a commitment to ethical leadership, corporate social responsibility, and compliant practices. More information about the methodology and selection criteria and the complete list of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies can be viewed at http://ethisphere.com/wme. “The research-based Ethisphere® Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption, and sustainability. Ethisphere Magazine, which publishes the globally recognized World's Most Ethical Companies Ranking, is the quarterly publication of the Institute” (Aflac Named Most Ethical Company for Fourth Consecutive Year, March 2013). AFLAC has won this award seven times.…
The overall goal of psychology is to systematically explore human judgement, behavior, well-being and it can teach us important facts about how humans differ from the way traditionally described by economics.…
Knapp,S., & VanderCreek,L. (2006). Practical ethics for psychologists: A Positive approach. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.…
References: American Psychological Association (2012) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Retrieved Oct. 4, 2012, from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx?item=3…
The provided ethics code can be used only to psychologists evolutions that may be part of either scientific, educational or even professional duties as psychologists. Every professional must articulate the basic values, principles, as well as, standards of the ethical codes. This is to make sure that the professional is guided through professional conduct regardless of their functions or area of work. These codes identify the vital values on which the professional work idea may be based on. The codes also summarizes clear ethical ideas that can reflect the professional’s vital values and build a set of provided ethical standards that should be applied by the professional. The codes are also designed to assist the professionals to identify appropriate obligations incases of bartering conflict or ethical irregularities. The ethical codes provide the professional to adhere to the values or principles whether new or old professional practitioner.…
The degree in which an individual is able to become ethical actually dictates the level that the individual is able to function with the discipline in either personal, social, spiritual, and organizational issues. Ethics have the ability to support not only psychological knowledge, but personal growth, health, and development. Individuals who choose to pursue a career in psychology will have a deeper understanding of ethics and the capacity to be able to function ethically and morally. Pappajohn (n.d.) explained that, “regardless of career or educational direction, it is the responsibility of each person to act and make judgments according to his or her evolving understanding of morality” (p.…
Gottlieb, M.C. (1993). Avoiding Exploitive Dual Relationships: A Decision-Making Model. Journal of Psychotherapy, 30(1), 41-48. Retrieved from http://kspope.com/dual/gottlieb.php…
Ethics is a requirement for human life. It is our means of deciding a course of action. Without it, our actions would be random and aimless. There would be no way to work towards a goal because there would be no way to pick between a limitless numbers of goals. Even with an ethical standard, we may be unable to pursue our goals with the possibility of success. To the degree which a rational ethical standard is taken, we are able to correctly organize our goals and actions to accomplish our most important values. Any flaw in our ethics will reduce our ability to be successful in our endeavors. Since psychology and morality are related, moral theories must be psychologically realistic which consequently includes behaviorally/motivationally realistic. This correlation between our cognitive processes and our resulting behavior are two variables of ethics that must be considered and thereby examined closely. While psychological egoism isn’t an ethical theory and rather discusses our motivation for certain behaviors, we still find the connection to this example and examples from previous chapters.…
References: American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethics and principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved 17 November 2011 from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx#…
The role of ethics is a significant aspect in the field of psychology. Ethics is the concept of relevant rules of conduct that signifies the performance in a service; research or an experiment. There are numerous ethical concerns that may arise in the psychology settings, enhance the American Psychological Association created specialty guidelines and code of ethics for psychologist in various areas in psychology to abide by the rules and avoid any ethical violations. This paper will discuss the relationship between the APA's "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct" and the AP-LS "Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists'. "…
Ethics plays an important part in everyday life. A person working in an environment with people from different cultures, and customs may encounter ethical conflicts. Situations may arise in which ethical decisions may conflict with organizational values.…
The history of counseling and psychology has oppressed culturally diverse populations in the fact that it is traditionally geared towards middle and upper class whites. The counseling profession originated from Western societies that have a different outlook on social and personal problems than other non-Western societies (Sue & Sue, 2008). According to Dr. Sue, three reasons that counseling oppresses culturally diverse populations are 1) The mode of counseling is class bound – aimed at middle and upper class 2) Standard English is used with multilingual populations and 3) Values are culture bound- primarily white middle class (Laureate Education, 2008).…
Mary is a student in your class. As you prepare for your final exam comprised of essay questions, you notice her copying and pasting her responses directly from the internet. The university has well known policies concerning academic dishonesty, and the consequences for violating them include expulsion. You know that Mary is the first in her family to attend…
In regards to ethical codes, first and foremost, within the progression of forming decisions concerning ones professional behavior, a psychologist ought to think carefully about the ethical code, as well as relevant laws, and the rules of the psychology board. Furthermore, in the event that the ethical code forms a higher standard of behavior than is mandatory by law, in that case the psychologist is required to sustain the higher ethical standard. Two ethical codes or standards to be discussed according to Fisher (2009) the first Standard is denoted as Resolving Ethical Issues, and the third Standard is Human Relations.…
A defining feature of psychology and ethics is the element of “the unknown” within the field. From the diverse clientele, to the variety of issues psychologists are constantly exposed to, there is no concrete approach towards providing effective treatment for a client seeking counsel. It is undeniable that a large majority of psychologists’ work is dependent on their personal clinical judgment. What does exist, however, is a code of ethical guidelines that helps psychologist navigate through the obstacles in their career. While ethics is an extremely valuable tool to individuals in the field, it can also be a source of conflict (Fisher, 2013). With being a psychologist…