MULT1025 Professions: Reflective Statement on ACAP and APS Ethics

This report provides a comparative analysis of the ACAP Student Code of Conduct and the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Code of Ethics, highlighting their similarities and differences. It explores how both codes aim to promote ethical behavior among students and professionals, emphasizing respect, integrity, and adherence to regulations. The report further discusses the strengths and limitations of ethical codes in general, using the ACAP context as an example, noting issues such as over-breadth and potential conflicts. It examines the relationship between personal and professional values, particularly focusing on the principle of respect and its implications for ethical living and learning. Finally, it reflects on ways to develop and apply ethical codes in both academic and professional settings, emphasizing the importance of self-regulation and continuous learning. The document concludes that while ethical codes have limitations, they are essential for fostering a culture of ethical behavior and professional responsibility. Desklib offers a variety of resources, including past papers and solved assignments, to support students in their academic endeavors.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
PART 1 The similarities between the two codes.........................................................................3
The main differences between the two codes..............................................................................4
PART 2 Outlining the strengths of ethical codes.........................................................................4
Outlining the limitations of the ethical codes..............................................................................5
The relationship between personal and professional values of ethical living and learning.........5
The ways for developing and applying the ethical codes to work and study..............................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
ACAP Student code of conduct refers to the rules and regulations that are made by the
Australian College of Applied Professions so that the students of the college must follow them or
behave according to these code of conduct (STUDENT INFORMATION AND CONDUCT,
2021). The Australian College gave emphasis on the behaviour of the students that they must
properly or with the respect and the dignity with the staff members as well as with the other
students. There are the policies of the Australian College that sets or defines the code of conduct
for the students that they must behave in an appropriate and courteous manner and the
discourteous behaviour or the actions are not tolerated by the institution.
Whereas the APS code of ethics refers or means to the Australian Psychological Society
ethical codes that promotes some of the main and basic principles of ethics and also set the
specific standards in order to guide the members of the institution as well as the psychologists
(Wofford and Hoge, (2021). This report shows the similarities and the differences between these
two codes and also the relationship between the professional and the personal values of ethical
living and learning. It also shows the effective ways in order to develop the ethical codes.
MAIN BODY
PART 1 The similarities between the two codes
Generally the ethics and the code of conducts are related or connected with each other as
the ethics refers to the governing principles that mainly explains the difference between right and
wrong whereas on the other hand code of conduct are motivated towards accountability that are
helpful in increasing the moral values and the trust of the people. ACAP student code of conduct
and the APS code of ethics are similar codes as they are used or applied in order to encourage the
students so that they can behave in a specific form of ethical behaviour by the students and the
staff members (Fox, and et.al., 2020). The ethical principles provides the basic or the main
guidance about the choices as well as the values of the students that can have the power to
influence or affect the decision making process.
Code of conduct or the rules and regulations of the College states the there are some
actions that are appropriate and some of them are appropriate in order to perform. One of the
basic similarity between both the codes is that they must or compulsory be followed by the
members of the institution or the organization. The standards that are set or defined about the

behaviour of the student by the Australian College for both the codes is to promote a healthy
environment of mutual respect between all the students and the staff of the organization. This
will help to increase the moral values of the students.
The main differences between the two codes
Along with similarities between the ACAP code of conduct and the APS code of ethics
there are some differences between these codes as both the codes are related to the behaviour of
the students and the staff members of the college. But every individual have their own behaviour
and the different point of views regarding the ethics and there can be a various ways of
conducting the behaviour. Generally the ethical standards refers to the wide rage of set of values
or the approaches of the decision making that empowers the students in order to make the
judgements according to their own choices or the preferences (Russell, Grant and Morton,
(2020). The students have their independent judgements that are applicable to the most proactive
action.
On contrary to the ethical standards the code of conduct or the conduct standards are not
based on the specific set of values and there is less or the little judgement requires and these can
be obeyed or there must a penalty for the violation of the rules or the regulations. The code
provides the fair and the clear set of expectations that must be fulfilled by the students and the
type of actions regarding its acceptation or the prohibition.
PART 2 Outlining the strengths of ethical codes
The ethical codes can be able to build the trust as well as the credibility among the brand
value of the organization and the stakeholders. A code gave emphasis on the discussions and the
compliance of the ethics. It also encourages or empowers the employees in order manage or
handle the ethical dilemmas. It helps the employees to detect or find the services, documents and
the resources related to the ethical codes of the organization (Lattie and et.al., (2020). Following
are the strengths of the ethical codes of The Australian College of Applied Professions -
Same rules for everyone- The Australian college make same rule and regulations for everyone
those who are the part of the institution. So, there is no dissimilarities between the staff members
as well as between the students. The rules regarding the ethics are similar whether it is for the
students or for the teachers.
Environment of integrity and respect- The students of the Australian college must treat the staff
members of the college with respect and dignity. However, they cannot behave partially with the

other students and also give them their privacy to do the things (Whitaker and et.al., (2019).
This is the basic ethic of the college to give respect and to behave in an ethical manner with
everyone in the college premises. So, it is one of the main strength of the college that is helpful
in building the trust regarding the brand value of the college. It also leads to the growth and the
success of the organization.
Outlining the limitations of the ethical codes
As there are many strengths of the ethical codes of the Australian College of applied
Professions there are some disadvantages or the limitations of these codes which will create the
hurdles in the path of the success of the organization. Following are the limitations of Australian
College are Ethical codes are one of the broad guidelines and are restricted and also it cannot be
applied in all the situations. So, it is very difficult to predict all the problems related to the moral
values. If there is any internal conflicts because of the overlapping of the codes there is no
solution provided by these codes in order to resolve or overcome the current problem or the
situation. Mostly the code of ethics cannot be obeyed as one of the final moral authority (Burns
and et.al., (2020).
Sometimes the Australian College may find or face the difficulties in maintaining the
standards of the professional ethics of the students for which they are giving them the training
related to the profession selected by the students. So, it can create problems for them if they do
not follow the ethical code of their profession. One of the biggest limitation of the code of ethics
is that sometimes these codes are not effectively linked or connected with the concept of
integrity of the institution (Santa-Helena and et.al., (2021). The codes may contains the wrong
details or the information that are not able to fulfil the expectations or the objectives of the
college or the organization.
The relationship between personal and professional values of ethical living and learning
One of the basic and the most important principle of APS code of ethics is the principle
of respect and dignity. This principle focuses or gave emphasis on the communication of the
respect for the other students and the staff members of the Australian College. The behaviour or
the respect can be communicated through actions and the language of an individual. As this
principle plays an essential and important role in the personal as well as in the professional life
of every individual somewhere it is also related to my personal life (Dao, Xu and Liu, (2019). If
I gave respect and dignity to other people then only I can expect the same in return. The ethical

behaviour help to interact with the number of people effectively. It is also helpful in my
professional life as through this principle I can be able to learn the adequate behaviour with the
other people. So, I can be able to interact or contact or communicate with more and more people
effectively and also expects the respectful behaviour for them towards me.
The principle of respect also teach me the qualities of a good and productive person that I
can applied in my day to day life and also in the future. If I can behave in an adequate manner or
properly with the other students and the staff members of the college, I can be able to attract the
others. This will enhance or develop my personality and I can be the most favourable student
among my teachers or the lecturers. This can also boost my confidence and motivates me to
behave properly in front of others. In the future when I will choose my profession the principle
of respect help me in order to maintain a healthy environment as well as the relations with my
colleagues and also with the head of the department.
The ways for developing and applying the ethical codes to work and study
From the APS code of ethics I want to develop the main principle of ethical behaviour
and loyalty. With the help of this principle I can be able to communicate with my friends, family
and also with the other students in the college. In order to develop the ethical behaviour firstly I
will control and manage my code of conducts or the behaviour according to the ethics which
means in an adequate and proper manner (LaLonde and et.al., (2021). The main challenge that I
faced in this context is that I cannot bear the misconduct and can not be able to control my
aggression. So, in this way I will be responsible to violate or breach the rules and regulation
towards the college.
In this context I will try to develop my understanding by controlling on the aggressive
side of my nature and also I can do meditation as well as yoga in order to keep myself calm. I
will also take the help of my teachers so that they gave me the guidance or teach me the right
path for the future. If I can be able to learn the ethical behaviour it will help me in my
professional life as well as in my daily life as it will improve or reduce my bad qualities
effectively and quickly. Developing a code of ethics is one of the essential and important thing in
my life because by developing these codes I can imagine my growth, development and the
success in my life (Rezaei and Zebardast, (2021). I will try or put my full efforts to not to breach
any rules of the College and must follow the code of conduct related to the responsibilities of
academics and also the general responsibilities.

CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that the comparison of the two codes
explains some of the similarities as well as the dissimilarities between the two codes. It also
shows the contrast of the codes. However, it can also be concluded that there are some
advantages of the code of ethics regarding the respect, dignity, integrity, etc. that are helpful for
the organization. On the other hand there are some disadvantages or the limitations of these
ethical codes that may creates many problems in the smooth running of the institution.
From the above report it can also be concluded that there are the basic principles of the
code of ethics that must be followed by the organization so that it can be able to achieve the
growth and the productivity of the institution. These principles are somewhere related to the
personal or the professional life of an individual. Reflective statement about the development of
the principle of the code of ethics. It can also be concluded that there are some of the major
responsibilities of the students as well as the staff members of the organization that must be
followed in order to serve the ethics or to behave in an ethical manner.

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