Here it is important to understand what is meant by reputation. If this is the degree to which a psychologist can be trusted as a professional, then it works differently in different countries. For example, licensing of activities with regular external assessment of the quality of work and compliance with ethical rules, which is done by specially created commissions for this purpose. There is currently no such institution in Russia. You can navigate the sea of offers of psychological services through recommendations or publications and presentations of specialists on psychological services and social networks. It often happens that when a specialist speaks out on a particular topic in the public space, they encounter opposing opinions or criticism. This is usually seen in the comments, and you can rely on your perception of a particular point of view, thus subjectively assessing how close you are to the position of a specialist. It happens that the psychologist allows statements on acute or personal topics, is presented too openly, but it is difficult to say unequivocally how this affects his reputation. It's very individual. If a psychologist's statement violates ethical standards, you may be prompted to do so in the comments. But, unfortunately, at the moment it is difficult to recognize all non-professionals and influence the continuation of their practice. Unfortunately, this affects the stereotypical negative perception of psychologists in general.
In fact, legally, in no way. All ethical, moral and social issues are left to the individual conscience of a particular specialist. And a specific specialist can be very different. Here, his personal sophistication, the method in which he works, and how he presents himself to the outside world for his target audience play a role. Even reviews can be inaccurate and misleading.
Here it is important to understand what is meant by reputation. If this is the degree to which a psychologist can be trusted as a professional, then it works differently in different countries. For example, licensing of activities with regular external assessment of the quality of work and compliance with ethical rules, which is done by specially created commissions for this purpose. There is currently no such institution in Russia. You can navigate the sea of offers of psychological services through recommendations or publications and presentations of specialists on psychological services and social networks.
It often happens that when a specialist speaks out on a particular topic in the public space, they encounter opposing opinions or criticism. This is usually seen in the comments, and you can rely on your perception of a particular point of view, thus subjectively assessing how close you are to the position of a specialist. It happens that the psychologist allows statements on acute or personal topics, is presented too openly, but it is difficult to say unequivocally how this affects his reputation. It's very individual. If a psychologist's statement violates ethical standards, you may be prompted to do so in the comments. But, unfortunately, at the moment it is difficult to recognize all non-professionals and influence the continuation of their practice.
Unfortunately, this affects the stereotypical negative perception of psychologists in general.
In fact, legally, in no way. All ethical, moral and social issues are left to the individual conscience of a particular specialist. And a specific specialist can be very different. Here, his personal sophistication, the method in which he works, and how he presents himself to the outside world for his target audience play a role. Even reviews can be inaccurate and misleading.