Class Lab on Ethical and Deontological Skills in Psychology

This UC aims to know conceptually the concept of Ethics and apply ethical thinking and decision making. Students are expected to develop and train skills in identifying dilemmas and formulating ethical decisions.

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PC1: Introduction to Ethics 1.1 Conceptual distinction related to Ethics, Morals and Deontology 1.2 Historical background: Principles of Bioethics and the Helsinki Declaration 1.3 Normative ethical theories 1.3.1 Theories of Virtue 1.3.2 Deontological Theories 1.3.3 Consequentialist Theories PC2: Ethics in psychology 2.1 Codes of Ethics and Deontology in Psychology: Common Principles 2.2 OPP Code of Ethics: From origins to current structure PC3: Generic Principles of the OPP Code of Ethics PC4: Specific Principles of the OPP Code of Ethics PC5: The ethical decision-making process

The proposed and described teaching methodologies integrate a set of pedagogical innovation practices based on evidence, and adjusted to the objectives and contents of the curricular unit.

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