[Jürg Forster]

in reply to: Social Justice #7103

Thank you, Sergio!
When I add the wording you suggest to the last sentence on page 2, this sentence will be very long and not easy to understand.
Is this what you suggest? It reads like this:

“They advocate for changes in schools or other educational practice settings that are beneficial to children and families as well as educational staff, and minimize biases in the context of a more general orientation to promote social responsibility and civic engagement to improve society.”

Jürg Forster

[Jürg Forster]

in reply to: Use of the word codemn #7082

I agree with you, Aikaterini.
Our Code of Ethics is not about what school psychologists think, but about their professional conduct. The wording ‘they condemn’ is more appropriate in a position statement than in a code of ethics. In line with the outcome of the Zoom meeting of June 16 and your post in this forum, the principle now reads like this:

Respect for the Rights and Dignity of Persons
School psychologists strive to promote and respect the dignity and worth of all people. They acknowledge individual rights to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination. They value the diversity of individuals with respect to characteristics or attributes such as age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, ability, health condition, language, socioeconomic, refugee, or immigrant status.

The consultation is still in progress, and this is the most recent version of this principle.
Jürg Forster

[Jürg Forster]

in reply to: Use of the word Race in our Proposed Code of Ethics #7066

In July 2018, the National Assembly of France unanimously voted to eliminate the word ‘Race’ from the French Constitution.
https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/france-assembly-votes-to-remove-race-French-constitution
Since human beings do not belong to different, biological races, the term has no scientific foundation and is merely a social construct that reminds us of colonialism and slavery.

In German-speaking countries, the word ‘Rasse’ (race) is nowadays used for breeds of horses, dogs and cattle. Using the word ‘Rasse’ in the human context is considered to be evidence of racism. The word has little to do with a particular population, but is telling with respect to the person who uses it.

On pages 2 and 3 of the revised Code of Ethics (draft version), there are lists of features that stand for the diversity of individuals. ISPA members respect this diversity and don’t discriminate against anyone on the basis of such features. Since ‘race’ is a mere construct, it has been removed from these lists in the course of the revision process. The ethnic origin of individuals is best covered by the term ‘ethnicity’ which is far less equivocal than ‘race’.

Jürg Forster

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