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Dobro odbiorcy w kodeksach etyczno-zawodowych psychologów - głos w dyskusji
Client welfare in psychologists’ ethics codes - a voice in debate

Author(s): Paweł Boski
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: professional ethics; ethical code; cross-cultural psychology; assertiveness training; individualism

Summary/Abstract: The point of departure for the remarks made in my text is Katarzyna Sikorska’s paper, opening a debate on ethical issues involved in the profession of psychologist. The paper itself is, in my opinion, a solid presentation of these issues as they appear in international and Polish codes. Against this backdrop, my remarks concern the situation in Poland. They describe this situation as advanced disintegration of the community of Polish psychologists caused by the weakness of Polish Psychological Association (PTP) and by the failure to take into account the cultural rootedness of most treatments used in psychologists’ work. The latter remark refers to the failure to take into account both the cultural identity of clients and the cultural rootedness of products imported into the country.

  • Issue Year: 16/2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 617-623
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish