On being ethical in unethical places: the dilemmas of South African clinical psychologists

Hastings Cent Rep. 1990 Mar-Apr;20(2):11-5.

Abstract

Practicing under the social and economic conditions created by apartheid, South African clinical psychologists face the task of questioning both the traditional values and the traditional social role of their profession. Dilemmas of trust, confidentiality, and professional competence highlight the limits of professional ethical codes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Black People
  • Black or African American*
  • Child
  • Clinical Competence
  • Codes of Ethics
  • Confidentiality
  • Dissent and Disputes*
  • Ethics, Medical*
  • Female
  • Group Processes*
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Male
  • Mental Health Services / standards
  • Moral Obligations
  • Psychology, Clinical / standards*
  • Role
  • Social Conditions
  • Social Values
  • South Africa
  • Trust