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abstracts

psychological functioning for work, traffic, and sports, legal
regulations

Ethical Content in the Work of a Psychologist
in the Field of Sports
Abstract
A sports psychologist must be very flexible in their work, because
the work in sports is dynamic, can change quickly and requires a
lot of adaptation, both to the people in the sport (athletes, coaches)
and to the circumstances of the treatment (competitions, trainings,
halls, stadiums, locker rooms, offices, etc.). This, together with
the direct, immediate presence of a sports psychologist in many
highly emotional experiences of athletes and coaches, implies a
more personal relationship with the clients (mostly athletes) than
is usually the case in psychology. This requires special or additional
ethical considerations. We present some of the most important
ethical dilemmas in the field of sport psychology and define them
in relation to two general ethical codes in psychology (Slovenian –
DPS and European – EFPA) and three specific ethical codes dealing
with the field of sport psychology (European Sports Federation
– FEPSAC, International Association of Sports Psychologists –
ISPP and Association for Applied Sports Psychology – AASP). The
most common ethical dilemmas or possible violations of ethical
principles in sport psychology in Slovenia are the following:
competence, confidentiality, mixed relationships, doping, conflict
between professional ethics and sport values, and ethical conflict
in self-promotion. All sports psychologists in Slovenia must adhere
to the ethical standards of all the aforementioned associations,
something that is also supported by the Sports Psychology
Division of The Slovenian Psychologists’ Association.
Keywords: confidentiality, multiple relationships, self-promotion,
doping, competence

Ethical Content in the Work of a Psychologist in the Police
Force
Abstract
The development of psychology into new areas of specialization
is often accompanied by ethical challenges. Following the general

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