PAP CODE OF ETHICS FOR

PHILIPPINE PSYCHOLOGISTS
Prepared by: Minera Laiza C. Acosta, MP, RPm
Roles of a Registered Psychometrician (as defined by
RA 10029 “Philippine Psychology Act of 2009”
 Administer, score and interpret psychological tests

-paper and pencil intelligence, achievement, and

interest tests
-Objective personality tests
 Preparing written reports of assessment results

 Initial intake interviews

 Works under the supervision of a licensed psychologist

at all times
ETHICS
The Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for
Psychologists (2008)
- International Union of Psychological Science
- International Association of Applied Psychology

Principle 1- Respect for the dignity of all human

beings
-Unique worth
-Inherent dignity
-Diversity
-Customs and beliefs of cultures
Principle 2- Competent caring for the Well-Being of Others
-Demonstrate an active concern for the well-being of
individuals, families, groups, and communities
-Uphold the value of taking care to do no harm to
individuals, families, groups, and communities
-Uphold the values
-Maximizing benefits
-Minimizing potential harms
-Taking responsibility for correcting or offsetting
harmful effects that have occurred as a result of their
activities
 -developing and maintaining competence
-self-knowledge
Principle 3- Integrity
-Uphold the value of truthfulness
-Honest, accurate and open communications
-Avoid incomplete disclosure of information
-Maximizing impartiality and minimizing biases
- Not exploiting others for personal,
professional, or financial gain
- Avoid conflicts of interest
Principle 4- Professional and Scientific
Responsibilities to Society
-Uphold the discipline’s responsibility
-Increase scientific and professional knowledge to
promote well-being
-Use of knowledge for beneficial purposes
-Conduct its affairs in ways that promote well-being
-Promote and maintain the highest standards of the
discipline
Cont.
-Ensure that members are adequately trained in
their ethical responsibilities and required
competencies
-Develop its ethical awareness and sensitivity,
and to be self-correcting
 Code of Ethics
Psychological Association of the Philippines

VII. Assessment
Bases for Assessment
-Use of appropriate assessment techniques
-Expert opinions regarding the psychological
characteristics of a person
-Discuss limitations of opinions and the basis of our
conclusions and recommendations
-Informed consent prior to the assessment except
 -when it is mandated by the law
-when it is implied such as in routine educational,
institutional and organizational activity
-when the purpose of the assessment is to
determine the individual’s decisional capacity
-We educate our clients
-nature of our services
-financial arrangements
-potential risks
-limits of confidentiality
-Third party interpreter
-the confidentiality of test results
-security of the tests
-limitations of the obtained data
Assessment Tools
-select and administer only those tests which are
pertinent
-data collection, methods and procedures are
consistent with current scientific and professional
developments
 -Tests
-standardized, valid, reliable and has
relevant normative data
-appropriate to the language, competence and
other relevant characteristics of client
-Obsolete and Outdated Test Results
-we do not base our interpretations, conclusions,
and recommendations on outdated test results
-We do not provide interpretations, conclusions,
and recommendations on the basis of obsolete tests
-Interpreting Assessment Results
-consider validity, reliability, and
appropriateness of the test
-We should therefore indicate our
reservations regarding the interpretations
-consider the purpose of the assessment and
other factors such as the client’s test taking
abilities, characteristics, situational, personal,
and cultural differences
Release of Test Data
-test results and interpretations are not used by
persons other than those explicitly agreed upon by
the referral sources
-We do not release test data in the forms of
raw and scaled scores, client’s responses to test
questions or stimuli
Explaining Assessment Results
-release test results only to the sources of
referral
-Use non-technical language
-We explain findings and test results to our
clients or designated representatives
-When test results needs to be shared with
schools, social agencies, the courts or industry, we
supervise such releases
Test Security
-The administration and handling of all test
materials (manuals, keys, answer sheets, reusable
booklets, etc.) shall be handles only by qualified users
or personnel.
Assessment by Unqualified Persons
-We do not promote the use of assessment tools
and methods by unqualified persons except for training
purposes with adequate supervision
-We ensure that test protocols, their interpretations
and all other records are kept secured from unqualified
persons
Test Construction
-We develop tests and other assessment tools
using current scientific findings and knowledge,
-appropriate psychometric properties,
validation, and standardization procedures