Despite a renewed interest in professional ethics, the focus on ethics in psychology has been predominantly limited to the domains of research and clinical practice. We argue that there is need for further research and action on teaching ethics. We describe the experience of our department in addressing the ethics of teaching through the development of a departmental ethics code and a departmental ethics committee. Based on this attempt at selfregulation, we provide recommendations for improving the ethical climate in academe.
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