Deontología profesional en psicología: estudio descriptivo de las denuncias atendidas por la Comisión Deontológica del COPC

• Autores: Mila Arch Marín, Conchita Cartil Ferrer, Pilar Solé, Victoria Lerroux, Núria Calderer i Pérez, Alba Pérez González
• Localización: Papeles del psicólogo, ISSN-e 1886-1415, ISSN 0214-7823, Vol. 34, Nº. 3, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: 50 años de los inventarios de Beck. Emancipar la Psicología Clínica), págs. 182-189
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    En las últimas décadas se ha observado un aumento significativo del número de denuncias que se presentan ante las comisiones deontológicas.

    Por ello, la posibilidad de ser demandado es una preocupación creciente para el colectivo profesional. Sin embargo, la investigación sobre ética y deontología en psicología es todavía muy limitada y los datos reales sobre las denuncias presentadas contra los psicólogos ante las Comisiones Deontológicas son prácticamente inexistentes. En el artículo se exponen, los resultados del análisis descriptivo de las denuncias atendidas por la Comisión Deontológica del COPC entre los años 1998 y 2011. Se recibieron un total de 324 denuncias, pero únicamente el 20% conllevaron apertura de expediente disciplinario, siendo el contexto jurídico, el ámbito profesional que más porcentaje de denuncias registró (85%). Entre los motivos de denuncia más prevalentes destacan especialmente:

    realizar valoraciones sin exploración previa y la parcialidad

  • English

    In the last decades a significant increase in the number of complaints has been reported to the Ethics Committee. Thus, the probability to be reported is a growing concern for the professional community of psychologists. However, deontological and ethical investigations are still very limited, and there are hardly any real data on reported complaints registered at the Ethics Committee. This paper presents the results of a descriptive analysis into the complaints dealt with by the COPC Ethics Committee registered from 1998 to 2011. In this study, 324 complaints were attended albeit only 20% brought to the opening of disciplinary proceedings.

    Even more, the legal area is clearly the professional field with the highest number of complaints (85%). Also, the most prevalent complaints reasons are, the evaluation without exploration and the partiality

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