Main description:

The Handbook of International Psychology Ethics discusses the most central, guiding principles of practice for mental health professionals around the world. For researchers, practicing mental health professionals, and students alike, the book provides a window into the values and belief systems of cultures worldwide. Chapters cover ethics codes from psychological associations and societies on five continents, translating each code into English and discussing vital questions around how the code is put into practice, what it means to association members and society at large, as well as how the code was developed within its unique historical, political, and cultural context.

Contents:

1. Understanding Psychology's Ethics Codes from an International Perspective: The Importance of Non-Ethnocentric Appreciation and Comparisons Part 1: African Countries: Nigeria and Zambia 2. Development of Nigeria's Code of Ethics for Psychology 3. Code of Ethics for Psychology Research and Practice in Zambia Part 2: Asian Countries: Indonesia and Singapore 4. The Indonesian Code of Conduct 5. The Singapore Psychological Society Code of Ethics: The Beginning, the Current, and the Future Part 3: Australasian Countries: Australia and New Zealand 6. The Australian Code of Ethics 7. The Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa New Zealand Part 4: European Countries: Hungary, Slovenia and the UK 8. The First "Half of Hundred" Years of the Hungarian Psychologists' Ethics Code 9. Ethics for Psychologists in Slovenia 10. Professional Identity, Behaviour and Values: A Partial and Provocative History of the Code of Ethics of the British Psychological Society 11. The Development of the European Federation of Psychologists Associations' Meta-Code of Ethics Part 5: South and Central American Countries: Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela 12. Professional Code of Ethics: College of Psychologists of Chile 13. The Colombian Psychological Code of Ethics and Bioethics: A Historical Perspective 14. A History of the Development of the Code of Ethics in Guatemala 15. Psychological Ethics in Venezuela: Past, Present, and Future 16. The Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists 17. An Overview of Findings, Non-Ethnocentric Comparisons, Conclusions and Implications