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Originally Posted by Salmon77
Of course the APA is about protecting the psychologist. It's a professional organization for psychologists. The article might have been more effective for you if it were about the client, but it's written about by, for, and about psychologists, not for clients.
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That is not true.
One primary reason professional organizations exist, including the APA, is to protect the integrity of the profession.
The APA itself says the code is to protect the public:
"This Ethics Code is intended to provide specific standards to cover most situations encountered by psychologists. It has as its goals the welfare and protection of the individuals and groups with whom psychologists work and the education of members, students and the public regarding ethical standards of the discipline."
I think the article would have been ok if about liability or protecting the therapist, and the APA has sections about that, but not under the ethics section by the ethics Director. He is teaching other therapists, leading by example, and is setting the ethics standards of the APA.