한국건강심리학회의 윤리강령에 건강심리학자가 전문적 역할을 수행하는 과정에서 따라야할 기본 원칙과 기준이 제시되어 있지만 다양한 상황에서 부딪히는 구체적인 윤리 문제를 해결하려면 윤리강령 자체 뿐 아니라 그 취지와 특수상황에 대한 보다 심도 깊은 이해와 분석이 필요하다. 이에 본 논문에서는 노년층이나 말기환자 관련, 온라인상담 등의 텔레헬스, 조직 내 갈등 등 다양한 상황들에서 이미 제기되고 있거나 제기될 가능성이 큰 윤리 문제들에는 어떤 것들이 있으며 그러한 상황에서 어떻게 윤리적으로 접근해야할지 윤리강령과 지침 및 관련 연구를 검토하면서 논하였다. 그러한 과정에서 특수한 장면이나 상황에서도 예외성보다는 윤리강령의 보편성을 존중하는 방향으로 윤리적 문제를 해결할 것을 촉구하였다.
Korean Health Psychological Association Ethics Code set forth enforceable rules for conduct as health psychologists in professional roles. In order to resolve ethical problems health psychologists encounter in various situations, they need to examine and understand the particular situations and their risks as well as the Ethics Code. In this article, ethical problems that occurred or are bound to occur in a variety of situations such as caring the elderly and terminally ill patients, telehealth, conflicts with organizations were discussed in terms of their nature and approaches toward resolution reviewing relevant principles and guidelines. This study intends to help health psychologists take an ethical course of action in difficult and complicated situations or when there are conflicts between the ethical and realistic demands.
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