NZQA registered unit standard
27692 version 1
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Title
Analyse ethical standards in psychological practice
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to analyse
ethical standards in psychological practice.
Classification
Social Science Studies > Psychology
Available grade
Achieved, Merit, and Excellence
Criteria for Merit
The analysis includes a discussion and explanation of the key
issues of compliance relevant to ethical standards within
psychological practice. The discussion shows clear
understanding of the ethical standards and considers more
than one view of the issues of compliance.
Criteria for Excellence
The analysis includes a comprehensive discussion and
explanation of the issues of compliance relevant to ethical
standards within psychological practice. The discussion
includes, with reasons, one or more suggested improvements
to psychological practice to enable compliance with a code of
ethics, and considers the implications of these improvements.
Explanatory notes
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Definition
Ethical standards in psychological practice are the ethical standards that lay out the
rules for conduct in the educational, scientific, or professional work of psychologists.
Ethical practices in psychology concern: resolving ethical issues; competence;
human relations; advertising and public statements; education and training; research
and publication; assessment; therapy.
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This unit standard can be awarded with an Achieved, Merit, or Excellence grade. For
the Achieved grade to be awarded, all outcomes must be achieved as specified in the
outcome statement(s). For Merit or Excellence grades to be awarded, the candidate
must meet the Merit or Excellence criteria specified above.
3
Teachers will provide a set of scenarios containing an issue related to ethical
standards within psychological practice, which may derive from: published research,
historical or contemporary; topical social issues.
4
Outcome of the analysis may be conveyed using written, oral, or audio-visual
presentation in response to a given assignment.
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NZQA registered unit standard
27692 version 1
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Teaching and learning guidelines that inform psychology as it is taught in
Aotearoa/New Zealand schools can be found at
http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz/Social-sciences/Psychology. Assessment support
material for these standards can be found at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz.
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Ethical guidelines for psychology as it is practiced in Aotearoa/New Zealand are
available from the New Zealand Psychological Society,
http://www.psychology.org.nz.
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Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct of the American
Psychological Association (APA) is available from http://www.apa.org/. The Code of
Ethics and Conduct of the British Psychological Society (BPS) is available from
http://www.bps.org.uk/. The Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists of the
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) is available from http://www.cpa.ca/. The
Code of Ethics of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) is available from
http://www.psychology.org.au/.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Analyse ethical standards in psychological practice.
Range
two of – scientific practice, educational practice, professional practice.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Ethical standards in psychological practice are identified and their effectiveness
in ensuring compliance with a named code of ethics is explained.
Range
three ethical standards within psychological practice.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 June 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Comments on this unit standard
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SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016