Standards of Professional Conduct
Principle 2.14
A member shall provide professional opinions and interventions in an objective and unbiased manner.
A member shall provide professional opinions and interventions in an objective and unbiased manner. Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists
Principle I: Respect for the Dignity of Persons
In adhering to the Principle of Respect for the Dignity of Persons, psychologists would:
Principle I.2Not engage publicly (e.g., in public statements, presentations, research reports, or with clients) in demeaning descriptions of others,including jokes based on culture, nationality, ethnicity, colour, race religion, gender, etc., or ther remarks which reflect adversely on the dignity of others.
Not engage publicly (e.g., in public statements, presentations, research reports, or with clients) in demeaning descriptions of others,including jokes based on culture, nationality, ethnicity, colour, race religion, gender, etc., or ther remarks which reflect adversely on the dignity of others. Principle I.3Use language that conveys respect for the dignity of others (e.g., gender neutral terms) in all written or verbal communication.
Use language that conveys respect for the dignity of others (e.g., gender neutral terms) in all written or verbal communication.Principle I.24Work and act in a spirit of fair treatment to others.
Work and act in a spirit of fair treatment to others.Principle I.35Respect the right of employees, supervisees, students, or psychologists-in-training to reasonable personal privacy.
Respect the right of employees, supervisees, students, or psychologists-in-training to reasonable personal privacy. Principle I.38Be careful not to relay information which they have gained about colleagues, colleagues' clients, students, and members of organizations gained in the process of their activities as psychologists and which the psychologist has reason to believe is considered confidential by those persons, except as required or justified by law.
Be careful not to relay information which they have gained about colleagues, colleagues' clients, students, and members of organizations gained in the process of their activities as psychologists and which the psychologist has reason to believe is considered confidential by those persons, except as required or justified by law. Principle I.40Share confidential information with others only with the informed consent of those involved, or in a manner that the individuals involved cannot be identified, except as required or justified by law, or in circumstances of actual or possible serious physical harm or death.
Share confidential information with others only with the informed consent of those involved, or in a manner that the individuals involved cannot be identified, except as required or justified by law, or in circumstances of actual or possible serious physical harm or death. Principle II: Responsible Caring
In adhering to the Principle of Responsible Caring, psychologists would:
Principle II.1Protect and promote the welfare of clients, students, research participants, colleagues, and others.
Protect and promote the welfare of clients, students, research participants, colleagues, and others. Principle II.2Avoid doing harm to clients, students, research participants, colleagues, and others.
Avoid doing harm to clients, students, research participants, colleagues, and others. Principle II.5Make every reasonable effort to ensure that psychological knowledge is not misused, intentionally or unintentionally, to harm others.
Make every reasonable effort to ensure that psychological knowledge is not misused, intentionally or unintentionally, to harm others. 