The general guidelines for the practice of clinical psychology are a series of principles that form a basic ethical code of conduct. According to the American Psychology Association (APA, 2010), these ethical guidelines include the following principles: beneficence and nonmaleficence, fidelity and responsibility, integrity, justice, respect for people's rights and dignity. These five principles form the basis of the ethical codes and are further elaborated within the …show more content…
These responsibilities are codified in the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology (APA, 2013). This additional set of ethical guidelines addressed the responsibilities of the forensic psychologist that directly relate to the people they interview and to the court system or legal entity that may require their