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REPUBLIC ACT No. 10029. AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE A PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
- PREAMBLE
- Respect for the Dignity of Persons and Peoples
- Competent Caring for the Well-Being of Persons and Peoples
- Integrity
- Professional and Scientific Responsibilities to Society
- GENERAL ETHICAL STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
- I. RESOLVING ETHICAL ISSUES
- D. Bases for Scientific and Professional Judgments
- E. Delegation of Work to Others
- III. HUMAN RELATIONS
- H. Exploitative Relationships
- IV. CONFIDENTIALITY
- V. ADVERTISEMENTS AND PUBLIC STATEMENTS
- D. Media Presentations
- E. Testimonials
- B. Confidentiality of Records
- C. Withholding Client Records
- D. Fees and financial arrangements
- ETHICAL STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES IN SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
- VII. ASSESSMENT
- J. Test Construction
- VIII. THERAPY
- I. Interruption
- J. Termination
- IX. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- X. RESEARCH
- C. Informed Consent for Recording Voices and Images in Research
- D. Research Participation of Client, Students and Subordinates
- E. Dispensing with Informed Consent for Research
- F. Offering Inducements for Research Participation
- G. Deception in Research
- H. Debriefing
- I. Observational Research
- J. Humane Care and Use of Animals in Research
- K. Care for the Environment
- L. Reporting Research Results
- L. Plagiarism
- M. Publication Credit
- N. Duplicate Publication of Data
- O. Sharing Research Data for Verification
- P. Reviewers
- Q. Limitations of the Study
Ethics is at the core of every discipline. The Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists speaks to the common moral framework that guides and inspires psychology practitioners worldwide toward the highest ethical ideals in their professional and scientific work. Psychologists and psychometricians recognize that they carry out th...
Respect for the dignity of persons and peoples is the most fundamental and universally found ethical principle across geographical and cultural boundaries, and across professional disciplines. It provides the philosophical foundation for many of the other ethical principles put forward by professions. Respect for dignity recognizes the inherent wor...
Competent caring for the well-being of persons and peoples involves working for their benefit and, above all, doing no harm. It includes maximizing benefits, minimizing potential harm, and offsetting or correcting harm. Competent caring requires the application of knowledge and skills that are appropriate for the nature of a situation as well as th...
Integrity is vital to the advancement of scientific knowledge and to the maintenance of public confidence in the discipline of psychology. Integrity is based on honesty, and on truthful, open and accurate communications. It includes recognizing, monitoring, reporting, and managing potential biases, multiple relationships, and other conflicts of int...
Psychology functions as a discipline within the context of human society. As a science and a profession, it has responsibilities to society. These responsibilities include contributing to the knowledge about human behavior and to persons’ understanding of themselves and others, and using such knowledge to improve the condition of individuals, famil...
We subscribe to the following general ethical standards and procedures as we conduct ourselves in the various aspects of our professional and scholarly activities as psychology practitioners. These general standards and procedures refer to: I. how we resolve ethical issues in our professional lives and communities; II. how we adhere to the highes...
Misuse of the Psychology Professional’s Works In instances where misuse or misrepresentation of our work comes to our attention, we take appropriate and reasonable steps to correct or minimize the effects of such misuse or misrepresentation. Conflicts between Ethics and Law, Regulations or other Governing legal Authority In instances where ou...
We shall base our work upon established scientific and professional knowledge of the discipline. (See also Standards II.A (e), Boundaries of Competence; VIII.B.(a), Informed Consent to Therapy; V.A, Avoiding of False Deceptive Statements; V.C, Workshops, Seminars, and Non- Degree-Granting Educational Programs; VII. E, Interpreting Assessment Result...
In cases where we shall have to delegate work to employees, supervisees, or research or teaching assistants or when using the services of others, such as interpreters, we shall take reasonable steps to: Avoid delegating such work to persons who have a multiple relationship with those being served that would likely lead to exploitation or loss of ...
Unfair Discrimination In our work-related activities, we shall not discriminate against persons based on age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, regional identity, religion, sexual orientation, exceptionality, occupation, socioeconomic status, educational background, or any basis proscribed by law. Sexual Harass...
We shall not exploit persons over whom we have supervisory, evaluative, or other authority such as clients/patients, students, supervisees, research participants, and employees. (See also Standards III.E, Multiple Relationships; VI.D, Fees and Financial Arrangements; ___, Barter with Clients/Patients; IX.G, Sexual Relationships With Students and Su...
Maintaining Confidentiality It is our duty to safeguard any information divulged by our clients, regardless of the medium where it was stored. It is also our duty to make sure that this information is secured and is not placed in areas, spaces, computers, or gadgets such as laptops and smartphones that are easily accessible to other unqualified p...
Avoidance of False or Deceptive Statements As developer or promoter of psychological advices, programs, books, or other products, we make sure that announcements include scientifically acceptable and factually informative material, and that these are presented in a highly professional manner without any trace of sensationalism, exaggeration, or s...
We are cautious when we provide public advice or comment through printed materials, social media platforms, radio or television programs, internet or other electronic transmission to ensure that our statements are: based on our professional knowledge, training or experience in accord with appropriate psychological literature and practice; consi...
We do not ask for testimonials from current and past clients, their legal representatives, or other persons, who due to certain situations might be vulnerable to undue influence of our psychological services, activities or programs.
We maintain confidentiality in creating, storing, accessing, transferring, and disposing of our records in whatever form or media these are encoded and stored. When confidential information is entered into databases or other systems that are available to other people, we use codes, passwords, and other techniques to avoid the inclusion of any per...
We may not withhold records that are requested and needed by and for a client’s emergency treatment, solely because payment has not been received.
We reach an agreement with the recipients of our psychological services specifying compensation and billing arrangements as early as is feasible in the professional relationship. We do not misrepresent our fees.
We subscribe to the following ethical standards and procedures related to these specific functions of psychology practitioners: psychological assessment, therapy, education and training, and research. These standards and procedures shall also apply in the conduct of telepsychology, even in situations when the psychological services are rendered for...
Bases for Assessment The expert opinions that we provide through our recommendations, reports, and diagnostic or evaluative statements are based on substantial information and appropriate assessment techniques. We provide expert opinions regarding the psychological characteristics of a person only after employing adequate assessment procedures ...
We develop tests and other assessment tools using current scientific findings and knowledge, appropriate psychometric properties, validation, and standardization procedures.
Confidentiality We regard confidentiality as an obligation that arises from our client’ s trust. We therefore restrict disclosure of information about our clients except in instances when mandated or regulated by the law. For evaluation purposes, we discuss the results of clinical and counseling relationships with our colleagues concerning mate...
We assume orderly and appropriate resolution of responsibility for our client in instances when our therapy sessions are interrupted (i.e., due to internet connectivity issues during telepsychotherapy), or when the entire service is terminated. Proper distress protocols are undertaken in situations when sessions are interrupted due to internet co...
We terminate therapy when we are quite sure that our client no longer needs the therapy, is not likely to benefit from therapy, or would be harmed by continued therapy. In cases when therapy is prematurely terminated, we provide pretermination counseling and make reasonable efforts to arrange for an orderly and appropriate referral. We can also...
Design of Education and Training Programs We shall take reasonable steps to ensure that education and training programs are designed to provide the appropriate knowledge and proper experiences, and to meet the requirements for licensure, certification, or other goals for which claims are made by the program. (See also Standard 5.03, Descriptions ...
Rights and Dignity of Participants In all aspects, we respect the rights, safeguard the dignity, and protect and promote the welfare of research participants. Before beginning any research work in a community not our own or not familiar to us, we obtain essential information about their mores, culture, social structure, customs, and traditions....
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
We acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge, methods, findings, interventions, interpretations, and conclusions. In cases wherein our research touches on social policies and structures of communities which we do not belong, we thoroughly discuss the limits of our data with respect to their social policy. We do not conceal disconfirming evid...
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May 13, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that psychological incapacity, often used as a ground for nullity of marriages, is a legal concept and not a medical condition.
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