Handbook of International Psychology Ethics

Karen L. Parsonson, PhD, is the director of the graduate forensic psychology program and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Houston Victoria. Her research encompasses ethics, forensics, and cross-cultural studies. Formerly a practicing clinical and forensic psychologist for over 25 years, she was also an expert witness for many years. As a clinical hypnotherapist, she was president of the Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis-Alberta Division, teaching clinical hypnosis to healthcare professionals for many years. She has published numerous self-help books, novels, and scholarly articles.

1. Understanding Psychology’s Ethics Codes from an International Perspective: The Importance of Non-Ethnocentric Appreciation and Comparisons Part 1: African Countries: Nigeria and Zambia 2. Development of Nigeria’s Code of Ethics for Psychology 3. Code of Ethics for Psychology Research and Practice in Zambia Part 2: Asian Countries: Indonesia and Singapore 4. The Indonesian Code of Conduct 5. The Singapore Psychological Society Code of Ethics: The Beginning, the Current, and the Future Part 3: Australasian Countries: Australia and New Zealand 6. The Australian Code of Ethics 7. The Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa New Zealand Part 4: European Countries: Hungary, Slovenia and the UK 8. The First "Half of Hundred" Years of the Hungarian Psychologists' Ethics Code 9. Ethics for Psychologists in Slovenia 10. Professional Identity, Behaviour and Values: A Partial and Provocative History of the Code of Ethics of the British Psychological Society 11. The Development of the European Federation of Psychologists Associations’ Meta-Code of Ethics Part 5: South and Central American Countries: Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela 12. Professional Code of Ethics: College of Psychologists of Chile 13. The Colombian Psychological Code of Ethics and Bioethics: A Historical Perspective 14. A History of the Development of the Code of Ethics in Guatemala 15. Psychological Ethics in Venezuela: Past, Present, and Future 16. The Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists 17. An Overview of Findings, Non-Ethnocentric Comparisons, Conclusions and Implications