Ethique et déontologie

The course aims to provide a foundation for a shared ethical culture across helping professions, while raising students’ awareness of the diversity of ethical frameworks and professional practices specific to different disciplines. In particular, it offers:

• theoretical tools for ethical reflection in psychology;
• an overview of the legislation governing the profession, together with an analysis of the Code of Ethics for Psychologists and its appendices;
• a comparative analysis of the codes of ethics applicable to psychologists, speech and language therapists, and educational psychologists (code currently under development);
• reflection on cross-cutting ethical principles, including responsibility, confidentiality, autonomy, and professional boundaries;
• meetings with professionals from a range of fields, who are invited to present ethical dilemmas encountered in their professional practice;
• reflection on ethical issues in psychological research.

 

This course aims to raise students’ awareness of ethical and professional conduct issues relevant to their future professional activities.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• analyse professional practice in psychology through ethical and professional conduct frameworks, both in the context of the clinical relationship and with regard to its broader societal implications;
• articulate and critically examine the boundaries of professional practice by identifying situations involving tensions or dilemmas based on examples drawn from professional practice.

Lectures delivered by Gaétane DELIENS and Emilie CASPAR, with occasional contributions from external guest speakers.

The course is structured around two complementary components. The first builds on students’ initial representations to progressively introduce the relevant theoretical concepts, while the second confronts these concepts with contextual realities, encouraging the reflective application of knowledge to professional situations. Case studies and vignettes provided by professionals enable students to identify ethical dilemmas and draw on their knowledge of the Code and its appendices to propose solutions adapted to the specific circumstances.

A participatory teaching approach is used (e.g., Wooclap and buzz groups). At the end of each class session, students are invited to complete a learning-structuring worksheet.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

The lecture slides will be available on the UV.

Recommended reading: Bourguignon, O. (2008). Éthique et pratique psychologique (Vol. 3). Editions Mardaga.

Course notes

• Université virtuelle

Contacts

Contact with the professors regarding the course should preferably take place during class (during the break or immediately after class).

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination

written examination

• Closed question with Multiple Answers (MAQ)

The exam consists of 20 QRM-type questions, meaning that each question has multiple answer options, and several of these options may be correct. Each question is worth 1 point. For each correct option selected, you receive 1 divided by the number of correct options. However, if an incorrect option is selected, you lose the entire point for that question.

Example: For a question with 5 options, 3 correct and 2 incorrect, you receive 0.33 points (1/3) for each correct option selected. If you select even one incorrect option, regardless of how many correct options you selected, you lose the point for that question (0/1).

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The grade is based on the result of the written exam (/20).

Language(s) of evaluation

• french