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- Title
Examining the personal-professional distinction: ethics codes and the difficulty of drawing a boundary.
- Authors
Pipes, Randolph B; Holstein, Jaymee E; Aguirre, Maria G
- Abstract
The Ethics Code of the American Psychological Association (APA) applies to the professional role behaviors of members and not to their personal behavior. This article discusses some of the difficulties inherent in drawing distinctions between the personal and the professional. Consideration is given to the importance of clarifying public statements. Four ethics codes other than the APA Ethics Code are examined for how they treat the personal-professional distinction. A number of questions are posed to assist in determining the tilt a behavior takes. A concluding recommendation suggests that APA Ethical Standards be applied only to professional role behaviors, whereas aspirational principles might be applied to personal behavior.
- Publication
The American psychologist, 2005, Vol 60, Issue 4, p325
- ISSN
0003-066X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0003-066X.60.4.325