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The role of state school psychology organizations in the promotion of professional ethics
Author(s) -
Pryzwansky Walter B.,
Wenger Ralph D.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197910)16:4<540::aid-pits2310160416>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - professional ethics , promotion (chess) , ethical code , psychology , school psychology , state (computer science) , process (computing) , professional responsibility , engineering ethics , public relations , resource (disambiguation) , professional association , professional psychology , pedagogy , political science , law , computer network , clinical psychology , burnout , algorithm , politics , computer science , engineering , operating system
A survey was conducted to examine the role of state school psychology organizations in advocating for, and monitoring the ethical practice of, their members. Particular attention was directed to the existence and nature of codes of ethics and of due process procedures. The results revealed that 76% (28 of 37) of the responding organizations had adopted a code of ethics, while only 43% (16 of 37) had instituted due process procedures. The responsibility of professional school psychology organizations in serving as a resource to their members in the area of ethics is stressed. An educative approach to the promotion of ethical practice by professional organizations also is presented.