PSY3120 Lecture 2: Counselling Lecture 2 Notes
11 Aug 2018
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Aps: australian psychological society, the aps is the largest professional association for psychologists in australia, with over 30,000 members. "the aps is committed to advancing psychology as a discipline and profession. It spreads the message that psychologists make a difference to peoples lives" Informed consent: making sure the client is fully aware of the services there are provided and, general principle b: propriety has explicit agreement, psychologist ensure that they are competent to deliver the psychological serves they provide. They provide services to benefit and not to harm . Professional maturity: there will be no doubt be a period of time where you may feel that you"re not benefiting your client. It is a mistake to equate behaving legally with being ethical. It is an ethical and legal requirement of all health practitioners: essential and basic foundations. It means the client is informed about what therapy they are having and they give their permission for it.
