Ethics Autobiography Article 2022

Running head: ETHICS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ETHICS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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ETHICS AUTOBIOGRAPHY1
Professional behaviour is the ability to maintain a degree of professional standard and
capability to perform. It means that it is the ability of the professional, working in a particular
field of work, to have the adequate knowledge and the proper skills. The person is able to follow
the proper code of ethics by following the proper protocol and is able to maintain his
professionalism while he delivers his services as a practitioner. Professional behaviour in the
field of psychology requires the practitioner to be follow certain steps that include him being
objective with his clients so that he is able to manage conflicts that arise in his values (Johnson &
May 2015). There are four ethical principles that a psychologist needs to follow: respect,
responsibility, integrity and competence (BPS, 2020). These principles are important to maintain
a code of conduct while facing transference and countertransference in certain situations. For
example, if a professional feels attracted to the client and feels that his feelings are causing
hindrance in his work, then he may decide to discontinue hi sessions and refer the person to some
other professional.
Professional behaviour should always be built in the sense of what is right and wrong
behaviour. According to me, the right professional behaviour includes being respectful to the
clients and abiding by the BPS code of ethics (BPS, 2020). A wrong professional behaviour
would be when the professional makes extremely inappropriate comments towards their clients,
or they try to manipulate their clients by misusing their power to give advice to them in order to
benefit themselves. An example of wrong professional behaviour would be when the client might
be using transference and flirting with the professional however, the professional does not warn
her and takes advantage of the situation. A right professional behaviour in this case would be
helping the client heal by using the transference and if that does not work then he may refer the
client to another professional.

ETHICS AUTOBIOGRAPHY2
According to my family and my culture, being self-aware and having morality is
extremely important in maintain a professional behaviour. They always emphasise that I should
never get into any profession for wrong reasons. The benefit of the clients should always be a
priority and not money.
The person that I admire, professionally and ethically and wish to emulate is Carl Rogers.
I exceedingly admire his perception and outlook of human beings among all other therapists and
psychologists, who practice professionally. He was one of the few psychologists who gave
importance to unconditional love and looked humans through a positive approach. He focused on
the clients’ needs passionately and had a proper ethical way to go about his work (Crisp, 2014).
He made an educational video to demonstrate the techniques of therapy through his counselling
session with the clients and would ask for their consent before moving forward with the idea. I
feel like this is necessary, as the matter of clients’ confidentiality is extremely important. I aspire
to become a therapist like Carl Rogers as his compassion towards his clients resonates with my
idea of helping the clients.
Certain aspects in the field of psychology that I feel compatible with and strongly relate
to is how psychology is the only field unlike other fields, where the sole purpose of the
profession is to help people. Psychology, by its nature is a person-oriented profession. It focuses
on making the lives of people better and helping them improve their quality of life. Many people
in the world are struggling with severe mental disorders that hinder their daily functioning.
Psychologists help such people to cope with the problems and overcome their mental challenges
(Burton et al., 2017). Though the job can be stressful sometimes, it is an incredibly satisfying
occupation. This profession may also give me the opportunity to control my own life and set my
own working hours. However, there are certain attributes that I feel less compatible with such as