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Ethics in Personnel Psychology

Ethics in Personnel Psychology. How do we define professional ethics?. “Professional ethics are simply codified rules about acceptable and unacceptable behavior within a professional context” (Lowman, 1991, p. 197). . Sources of Ethical Guidelines in Personnel Psychology (1). Societal Level

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Ethics in Personnel Psychology

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  1. Ethics in Personnel Psychology

  2. How do we define professional ethics? • “Professional ethics are simply codified rules about acceptable and unacceptable behavior within a professional context” (Lowman, 1991, p. 197).

  3. Sources of Ethical Guidelines in Personnel Psychology (1) • Societal Level • Everyday morality • Law • Organizational Level • Organizational policies • Contractual obligations • Organizational norms and values

  4. Sources of Ethical Guidelines in Personnel Psychology (2) • Professional level • Scientific ethics • Norms of science (empiricism, transparency, independent replication) • Relevant documents (APA/AERA Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests)

  5. Sources of Ethical Guidelines in Personnel Psychology (3) • Professional ethics • Codes of professional conduct (Specialty guidelines for the delivery of services by I/O psychologists, Ethical principles of psychologists; other relevant professional association codes of ethics [SHRM]) • Issues include: obligations to client and employees, technical competence, accurate representation of qualifications and products, professional relationships

  6. Sources of Ethical Guidelines in Personnel Psychology (4) • Personal ethics • Personal and religious morals • (would you work for a tobacco or pornography company?) • Obligations to employer, self, and family

  7. Ethical dilemmas and sources of ethical transgressions • Conflicts among sources of ethical guidelines • scientific ethics and practitioner ethics • laws and professional and scientific ethics • organizational policies and: scientific and professional ethics, personal ethics

  8. Ethical dilemmas and sources of ethical transgressions (2) • Causes of ethical conflicts • conflicts in goals, roles, values

  9. Examples of Ethical Conflicts • Should a physician report an illegal immigrant to the INS (as Prop. 187 requires) or follow professional code to do what is in the patient’s best interests? • Should an I/O psychologist give manager’s the names of employees who indicate pro-union attitudes on an employee survey?

  10. Resolving Ethical Conflicts • Address possible sources of conflict before proceeding with a project • Deal with conflict right after it happens; do not let it linger • Surface and discuss issues

  11. Questions to Consider (1) • Can ethical conflicts be prevented? • How should conflicts of interest be dealt with? • What do you do if a conflict cannot be resolved • What do you do if you think that someone is behaving unethically?

  12. Questions to Consider (2) • What are possible business and financial consequences of ethical transgressions? • Damage to reputation • Loss of confidence • Loss of business

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