THE ETHICS CODE AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICES

The 1992 revision of the Ethics Code of the American Psychological Ass ociation is more detailed than its predecessor. Sections with direct r elevance to neuropsychological assessment practice are discussed. Comm entary and specific recommendations are provided regarding the issues of avoiding harm to the patient, competence of the practitioner, test validity, test interpretation, maintenance of records, use and supervi sion of nondoctoral personnel, forensic activities, release of raw dat a, documentation of results, multiple relationships, and fees. Clinici ans are urged to adhere to the Ethics Code rather than to a personal s tandard of professional behavior.