Professional ethical concerns and recommendations on psychological interventions during the covid-19 pandemic in China

TY - JOUR

T1 - Professional ethical concerns and recommendations on psychological interventions during the covid-19 pandemic in China

AU - An, Qin

AU - Gao, Jun

AU - Sang, Zhiqin

AU - Qian, Mingyi

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021, Tech Science Press. All rights reserved.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - When COVID-19 pandemic hit China, Chinese clinical psychologists, counselors and other practitioners reacted quickly to provide psychological interventions for different target groups. Different professional ethical concerns and potential transgressions arose during different stages of pandemic. This paper aimed to summarize different ethical concerns and transgressions during different stages of pandemic in China, as well as how the professional ethical workgroup in the registration system of clinical psychologists and professional organizations of Chinese Psychological Society (CPS) to publish a series of documents as recommendations on ethical practice. It is hoped by providing a picture of “problems vs. solutions” in terms of professional ethical issues on psychological interventions for COVID-19 pandemic in China, the paper may provide certain inspirations as well as emotional support to clinical practitioners from other countries and regions who have been fighting the pandemic.

AB - When COVID-19 pandemic hit China, Chinese clinical psychologists, counselors and other practitioners reacted quickly to provide psychological interventions for different target groups. Different professional ethical concerns and potential transgressions arose during different stages of pandemic. This paper aimed to summarize different ethical concerns and transgressions during different stages of pandemic in China, as well as how the professional ethical workgroup in the registration system of clinical psychologists and professional organizations of Chinese Psychological Society (CPS) to publish a series of documents as recommendations on ethical practice. It is hoped by providing a picture of “problems vs. solutions” in terms of professional ethical issues on psychological interventions for COVID-19 pandemic in China, the paper may provide certain inspirations as well as emotional support to clinical practitioners from other countries and regions who have been fighting the pandemic.

KW - COVID-19 pandemic

KW - Ethical guidelines

KW - Professional ethical concerns

KW - Professional organization

KW - Psychological interventions

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85102786773

U2 - 10.32604/IJMHP.2021.014422

DO - 10.32604/IJMHP.2021.014422

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85102786773

SN - 1462-3730

VL - 23

SP - 87

EP - 98

JO - International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

JF - International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

IS - 1

ER -