Ethics Office
APA Ethics Office
APA's Ethics Office promotes ethics throughout the field of psychology. The office supports the Ethics Committee in adjudicating ethics cases, offers educational programming, provides ethics consultations, and serves as a resource to members and the Association in addressing new ethical dilemmas as psychology grows and evolves as a discipline. If you are an APA member, the Ethics Office is here to serve you. Please let us know how we may best do so.
The APA Ethics Code
The American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, adopted by the APA Council of Representatives in August 2002, became effective in June 2003. Council amended the Ethics Code in 2010 and 2017. The code provides guidance for psychologists in all of their professional roles.
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Review the New Ethics Committee Notice
The Ethics Committee Notice containing information regarding expulsions from APA and Resignations While Under Ethics Investigation (PDF, 147KB) is now available for review by current APA members. This Notice is not available for review by student affiliates or international affiliates. You may review the Notice by logging onto your MYAPA account.
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Winner of the 2021 Ethics Graduate Writing Competition
Meet the 2021 Ethics Committee Graduate Student Writing Competition winner and learn how you can apply.
- Education and Assistance: For questions about the Ethics Code and how we may be able to assist you and provide additional information, please contact the Ethics Office.
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