Review the Ethical Standards for Psychotherapy.

The American Psychological Association's (APA) Ethical
Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct can be compared to the formal structure
of a constitution.  It is structured with an introduction, a preamble, general
principles and specific ethical standards. In the Introduction the document’s intent,
organization, procedural considerations, of the Ethics Codes are discussed. The Preamble
and General Principles are the goals that should guide psychologists toward the highest
ideals of psychology. The actual standards are written in generalizations.  If they are
ignored or not followed as ethical law by the psychologists they can lose their license
to practice.  The standards are:

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“Standard 1: Resolving Ethical
Issues

Standard 2:
Competence

Standard 3: Human
Relations

Standard 4: Privacy and
Confidentiality

Standard 5: Advertising and Other Public
Statements

Standard 6: Record Keeping and
Fees

Standard 7: Education and
Training

Standard 8: Research and
Publication

Standard 9:
Assessment

Standard 10:
Therapy”