Ethics in the Clinical Psychology

Abstract

　　The ethics of the clinical psychology field complies with the ancient domestic and foreign general ethics. And also it has something to do with approach to family relationships.

　　The principle of ethics for the current Japanese clinical psychologists has been widely modeled the principle of ethics for the American clinical psychologists.

　　Based on the principle, the ethics committee was established and treating various ethical issues. The fact of the various incidents will be confirmed completely and discussed at the committee and then given opinions to the board of directors for the resolutions. Since the ethics issues involved in the clinical psychology has close relation with the psychological techniques, the committee faces several difficulties during the discussion. The future assignment the clinical psychologists have to manage attends their duties with conscious of ethics that connect directly to themselves and to the approaches.