Abstract. The close connection between psychology and human rights is discussed through a presentation of the Human Rights Committee in the Norwegian Psychological Association. The importance of human rights education for a human rights-...

Abstract. This article addresses the nature and framework of human rights and its relevance to health care and to applied psychology. It outlines some of the limitations of human rights, but argues that human rights provide a tool for ...

Abstract. Education in ethics and professional regulation are not alternatives; education in ethics for psychologists should not be framed merely as instruction regarding current professional regulation, or “ethical training.” This would ...

Abstract. Within traditional social, community, and clinical psychologies, the human rights framework has typically been interpreted and adopted from a person- or patient-based perspective. While useful and well meaning, ideological values ...

Abstract. Autonomy is a human right and implies the “freedom to make one’s own choices.” The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN-CRPD) is a human rights treaty granting persons with disabilities, such as persons ...

Abstract. Human rights are integral to the work of applied psychologists, particularly when supporting people who may be experiencing some form of vulnerability. As dementia progresses, potential vulnerability increases and the need to ...

Abstract. Psychology aims to be descriptive but depends on norms and values to guide both research and practice. Educational psychology, as a sub-discipline and applied branch of psychology, focuses on describing processes of teaching, ...

Abstract. A crisis of human rights and ethics has engulfed the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA acknowledged “this stain on our collective integrity.” What caused this continuing crisis? How did the APA become so ethically ...

Abstract. Australian immigration detention has been criticized both domestically and internationally for the harm that it creates and promotes and for violating human rights and international law. Psychologists have worked within centers ...