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abstracts

the central part, we compare the Code of Professional Ethics of
Psychologists with the Code of Ethical Principles in Social Care.
We highlight those areas of the two codes that complement each
other the most in practice. Furthermore we list the most common
ethical dilemmas and sensitive topics when working with users
through examples. We also present individual possible violations
of both codes and ethical dilemmas that still remain. The paper
concludes with key findings and guidelines for the high-quality
ethical practice of psychologists in the field of social welfare,
especially when working with adults with intellectual disabilities.
Keywords: day care center, adults with intellectual disabilities, Code
of Professional Ethics of Psychologists, Code of Ethical Principles
in Social Care, ethical dilemmas

Ethical Content in the Work of a Psychologist
in Work Organizations
Abstract
Organizational psychologists face ethical dilemmas in various
areas of their work and often find themselves in the middle of
a conflict between an employee and an employer. In addition
to knowing and complying with the legislation, a psychologist,
regardless of their function in the company, is also obliged to
respect the Code of Ethics for human resource managers of
Slovenia and the Psychological Code of Ethics. In the first part
of the presented chapter, reflections on the ethics of action are
gathered along with individual articles of the Code of Ethics for
psychologists, and in the second part the authors explain the
ethics of action within some particularly exposed areas that a
psychologist encounters in their work in an organization. The
presented answers to the exposed ethical dilemmas are a guide in
finding the most appropriate responses, but we must be aware that
there are no universal solutions and that each situation presents
a specific challenge. In their work, psychologists should never
judge an individual from the point of view of their intelligence,
motivation, values, personality structure, etc., but should direct
their questions only to the consistency of the behaviours, actions
and achievements in terms of expectations for the individual’s role
in the organization, namely a guideline for ‘conformity assessment’

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