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The American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct (APA, 2010) are foundational partly because they prove the ethical and legal definition of how psychologists ought to behave and conduct themselves professionally. Failure to abide by the enforceable standards advanced by the APA may result in a wide range of negative consequences ranging from harm, to the client as well as potentially embarrassing and consequential disciplinary hearings, to the loss of one’s professional license. Due to these implications, for these ethical standards to be useful to both the mental health professionals and consumers of mental health services, it is important that they are clear, effective, and continue to meet the need of the diverse stakeholders that they are designed to serve (Gaumnitz & Lere, 2004).
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Maragakis, A., O’Donohue, W. (2016). Quality Improvement, Professional Competence, and the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct. In: O'Donohue, W., Maragakis, A. (eds) Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26209-3_19
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