ETHICS OF

PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT
Submitted To
Mam RABIA JAMEEL
Submitted by
GROUP 05
TANIA QAMAR
SAMIA WAHEED
QANDEEL MANSHA
ANEELA NOOR
ANAM RAZA

 DEFINITION

Ethics are the standards that members of a

profession must follow.
In psychology, APAs ethical principles of
psychologists and code of conduct lays out
standards for psychologists and identifies
behaviors that deserve punishment. The code
includes sections on clinical practice, research and
publication.
Context:
Informed consent
Rapport building
Debriefing
Knowledge of Results
Confidentiality
Test security
Dehumanization
Records, data collection and storage
Divided loyalties
Invasion of Privacy
 Labeling
Respect for the peoples right and dignity .
Unfair discrimination.
Multiple relationships.
Avoiding harm and exploitation.
Reliability
Validity
Objectives of ethics
Informed Consent:
Consent requires affirmative permission before
actions can be taken.
Elements of Informed Consent Agreements.
Must be presented in a clear and understandable
manner
Reason for the test administration.
Tests and evaluations procedures to be used.
How assessment scores will be used.
Who will have access to the results.
If underage is tested written informed consent
must be obtained from the parents, guardian
Rapport building:

Rapport is a state of harmonious understanding

with another individual or group that enables
greater and easier communication.
In other words rapport is getting on well with
another person, or group of people, by having
things in common, this makes the communication
process easier and usually more effective.
Debriefing:

In a "debriefing" a psychologist explains the

purpose of the assesment.Debriefing is important
to make sure the client does not feel harmed from
the assessment in any way.
Confidentiality:
Keep confidentiality of client.
If any test is being used during assessment keep
results private.
Release of results should only be made to another
qualified professional after clients consent.
Labeling:
Problem: a psych. disease is perceived as medical.
Stigma associated with labels such as Learning
Disabled, ADHD, schizophrenic
Records, data collection and
storage:
Psychologists must obtain permission from
their clients/patients before recording their
voices or images during a consultation or
during treatment or before allowing third
parties to listen to/view such material.
Respect for peoples rights and
dignity:
The psychologist must understands respect,
rights, dignity, and self-determination of
client.
Be treated with courtesy, respect, regardless
of age.
UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION:

Discrimination is regarded
as unfair when it imposes burdens or
withholds benefits or opportunities from
any person on one of the prohibited
grounds listed in the Act, namely: race,
gender, sex.
Dehumanization:
Some forms of testing remove any human element
from decision-making process.
Seen as becoming more prevalent with the increase
in computer-testing.
Multiple relations:
Dual relationships or Multiple Relationships in
psychological assessment refers to any situation
where multiple roles exist between a psychologist
and a client. Examples of dual relationships are when
the client is also a student, friend, family member,
employee or business associate of the therapist.
Avoiding harms and exploitation:

Unfair Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Other Harassment
Avoiding Harm
Multiple Relationships
Conflict of Interest
Third-Party Requests for Services
Exploitation
Cooperation with Other Professionals
Test Security:
Test materials must be kept secure.
Test items are not revealed except in
training programs and when mandated by
law, to protect test integrity.
Test items are private property.
Duration. Will it be brief contact or will it be
continuous or episodic contact over a long time?
"We usually don't know how long professional
contact will last.
Termination: The client can terminate the
session if:
Therapist will have countertransference issues that
can interfere with the treatment.
Therapist will realize that the psychotherapy or
other assessment test has moved into an area that
requires expertise he or she does
not have.
Divided loyalties:
Who is the client?
The person being tested, or the institution you
work for?
What if these parties have conflicting interests?
How do you maintain test security?
Invasion of Privacy:
When tested people may feel their privacy is
invaded.
The clinician is always ultimately responsible; this
includes scoring and interpretation.
Knowledge of Results:
Must fully disclose test results in understandable
language
Avoid using theoretical constructs e.g. crystallized
intelligence, ego strength etc.
Do not use technical terms.
Reliability:
Reliability is the degree to which
an assessment tool produces stable and consistent
results.
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Validity:
Validity is defined as the extent to which
an assessment accurately measures what it is
intended to measure.
Validity generally refers to how accurately a
conclusion, measurement, or concept corresponds
to what is being tested.
Biasness:
Culture ,race ,creed, religion ,gender,
socioeconomic status.