The Psychology Board Code of conduct for psychologists, part by part, with a worksheet for each

Psychologists follow the Psychology Board of Australia's own Code of conduct for psychologists, in effect from 1 December 2025, set out below part by part. Psychologists were never under the shared Code of conduct; before this code the Board had adopted the APS Code of Ethics in 2010.

1. 1.1Providing safe and effective services1 rowCSV Print
2. 1.2Safe and effective services1 rowCSV Print
3. 1.3Decisions about access to psychologists' services1 rowCSV Print
4. 1.4Conduct during an emergency1 rowCSV Print
5. 2.1Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' health1 rowCSV Print
6. 2.2Cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples1 rowCSV Print
7. 3.1Cultural safety and culturally reflective practice for all communities1 rowCSV Print
8. 3.2Effective communication1 rowCSV Print
9. 3.3Privacy and confidentiality1 rowCSV Print
10. 4.1Working relationships with clients1 rowCSV Print
11. 4.2Informed consent1 rowCSV Print
12. 4.3Children, young people and other clients who might have additional needs1 rowCSV Print
13. 4.4Associated parties1 rowCSV Print
14. 4.5Your response when your service harmed clients1 rowCSV Print
15. 4.6Concerns about psychologists' conduct, health or performance1 rowCSV Print
16. 4.7Maintaining continuity of services1 rowCSV Print
17. 4.8Boundaries1 rowCSV Print
18. 4.9Multiple relationships1 rowCSV Print
19. 4.10Simultaneous services1 rowCSV Print
20. 5.1Respect for other practitioners and colleagues1 rowCSV Print
21. 5.2Teamwork and collaboration1 rowCSV Print
22. 5.3Disrespectful behaviour1 rowCSV Print
23. 5.4Delegation, referral and handover1 rowCSV Print
24. 6.1Optimal services for all members of society1 rowCSV Print
25. 6.2Promotion of psychological wellbeing1 rowCSV Print
26. 7.1Risk management1 rowCSV Print
27. 7.2Psychologists' performance and health1 rowCSV Print
28. 7.3Maintaining and developing psychological knowledge and skills1 rowCSV Print
29. 7.4Continuing professional development (CPD)1 rowCSV Print
30. 8.1Reporting obligations1 rowCSV Print
31. 8.2Vexatious notifications or malicious claims1 rowCSV Print
32. 8.3Integrity of assessment methods and techniques1 rowCSV Print
33. 8.4Public behaviour and statements1 rowCSV Print
34. 8.5Client records1 rowCSV Print
35. 8.6Insurance1 rowCSV Print
36. 8.7Advertising1 rowCSV Print
37. 8.8Legal, insurance and other assessments1 rowCSV Print
38. 8.9Reports, certificates and giving evidence1 rowCSV Print
39. 8.10Your work history1 rowCSV Print
40. 8.11Investigations1 rowCSV Print
41. 8.12Conflicts of interest1 rowCSV Print
42. 8.13Financial and commercial dealings1 rowCSV Print
43. 8.14Non-monetary compensation1 rowCSV Print
44. 9.1Your health and wellbeing1 rowCSV Print
45. 9.2Other practitioners' health and wellbeing1 rowCSV Print
46. 10.1Teaching and supervising1 rowCSV Print
47. 10.2Assessing other practitioners1 rowCSV Print
48. 10.3Provisional psychologists and registrars1 rowCSV Print
49. 11.1Research ethics1 rowCSV Print

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