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Lecturer(s)
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Kučera Dalibor, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Hořejšová Petra, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Block A: Ethical Foundations for Psychology Ethics as Part of Psychology Definition of ethics; the relationship between ethics, morality, and law. Normative, descriptive, and applied ethics. Why ethics is essential for regulating psychologists' professional conduct. Core Ethical Approaches and Theories Deontological ethics, consequentialism, virtue ethics, care ethics. Relevance to psychology; typical limitations of theories when addressing practical dilemmas (uncertainty, role conflicts, context). Fundamental Ethical Principles in Psychological Practice Respect for persons, competence, responsibility, and integrity. The relationship of principles to theories and professional values. Conflicts between principles and typical ways of resolving them. Values and Professional Identity of the Psychologist Personal and professional values, their alignment and potential conflicts. Development of the professional identity of psychologists and psychology students; the role of reflection and professional communities. Ethical Dilemmas in Psychology The nature of dilemmas (conflicts of values/principles); ethics as a decision-making process. Structured approaches to dilemma resolution, working with alternatives and consequences. Ethical Codes of the Psychological Profession Purpose and function of codes; the code as a practical application of principles and values. Basic work with a code in case analyses (interpretation, argumentation, documentation of reasoning). Block B: Applied Ethics in Practice (standards, research, data, publications, technology) Professional Standards, Regulation, and Institutional Accountability Standards and their application (practice vs. research; the role of the organization). Responsibility, oversight, auditability, documentation practices, and team-based decision-making. Research Ethics and the Protection of Participants Informed consent, risk communication, burden minimization, debriefing. Specifics of research with children and in schools (consents, the role of school/family), vulnerable groups, ethics review of projects. Privacy, Confidentiality, and Secure Data Practices (including GDPR) Pseudonymization/anonymization, access control, encryption, retention, data sharing, handling sensitive data. Translating ethical requirements into concrete safeguards. Responsible Science and Research Integrity Transparency, preregistration, sharing data/code (when yes/no), reproducibility. Prevention of questionable research practices (QRP), ethics of interpreting and reporting results. Publication Ethics, Authorship, and Intellectual Property Authorship and credit (including contributorship), conflicts of interest, peer review, plagiarism and self-plagiarism, predatory practices. Ethics of communicating findings in the public sphere and the media. 12-13. Technology in Psychology and Digital Practice (AI, HCI, online services) Transparency, fairness, bias, accountability, validity, and tool limitations. Ethical aspects of online communication and services (safety, boundaries, documentation). Risk management and prevention of failures in digital contexts (competence, supervision, self-care).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), E-learning
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Learning outcomes
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The course provides a concise, systematic introduction to psychological ethics and ethical decision-making in both academic research and professional practice. Students will acquire core ethical concepts, theories, principles, and approaches to working with ethical dilemmas, including the use of ethical codes. In the subsequent applied part, the course focuses on professional standards, ethical review of research, and participant protection (informed consent, risk communication, debriefing), as well as confidentiality and secure data management, including GDPR, with attention to the specifics of working with children, school populations, and vulnerable groups. The course also covers research integrity, publication ethics (authorship, transparency), and the ethical implications of technologies (AI, HCI) and online services, including professional boundaries, communication, and burnout prevention.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Seminar work
Successful completion of the course requires a submission of an assigned quality paper. The assignment detailed instructions will be published in MS Teams. Students submit the term paper in written form via MS Teams by the specified deadline. This is followed by an oral colloquium, during which students receive feedback on their paper; the final assessment is based on the quality of the submitted paper as well as examination result.
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Recommended literature
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Cílek, V., Dražan, J. (2017). Poutník časem chaosu: rozhovor s Janem Dražanem. Praha: Zeď.
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Cílek, V. (2007). Krajiny vnitřní a vnější. Praha: Dokořán.
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Frankl, Viktor Emil; Jochmann, Vladimír. Lékařská péče o duši : základy logoterapie a existenciální analýzy. Brno : Cesta, 2006. ISBN 80-7295-085-1.
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Halík, Tomáš. Divadlo pro anděly : život jako náboženský experiment. Vyd. 1. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7422-051-7.
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Halík, Tomáš. Prolínání světů : ze života světových náboženství. Vyd. 1. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2006. ISBN 80-7106-834-9.
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Halík, Tomáš; Šimotová, Adriena. Stromu zbývá naděje : krize jako šance. Vyd. 1. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7106-989-8.
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Jankovský, Jiří. Etika pro pomáhající profese. 2., aktualizované a doplněné vydání. Praha : Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7553-414-9.
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Křivohlavý, J. (2012). Hořet, ale nevyhořet. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství..
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Lindsay, Geoff. Etika pro evropské psychology. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Triton : Hogrefe-Testcentrum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86471-37-2.
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Machovec, Milan. Smysl lidské existence. 5., nezměn. vyd. Praha : Akropolis, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7304-143-4.
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Matějček, Zdeněk. Psychologické eseje (z konce kariéry). Vyd. 1. V Praze : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0892-8.
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Novotná, Hedvika,; Špaček, Ondřej,; Šťovíčková, Magdaléna. Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. Vydání první. Praha : FHS UK, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7571-025-3.
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Schmidbauer, Wolfgang. Syndrom pomocníka : [podněty pro duševní hygienu v pomáhajících profesích]. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-369-7.
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Vácha, Marek Orko. Místo, na němž stojíš, je posvátná země : o kruhu úcty k člověku, přírodě a celému vesmíru. První vydání. Brno : Cesta, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7295-104-8.
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Weiss, Petr. Etické otázky v psychologii. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7367-845-6.
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