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You are invited to participate in a web-based online survey on ethical beliefs and behaviors related to psychotherapy practice. This research is conducted as a project of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.

Please complete the following short questionnaire, the results of which will be used exclusively for scientific purposes. The research was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade (Republic of Serbia). This Board gives approvals to all researchers who submit an application and prove that their research is within the standards of the Ethical code of Serbian psychologists. The applicant must explain the goals and the methods of the research in detail, the number of respondents, the procedure of recruiting respondents, characteristics of respondents (in case they are from a vulnerable group or underage), eventual deceptive procedures and debriefing methods. The applicant must also send the research questionnaires in order for the Review Board to see if there are any questions that can present emotional risks for respondents. The Review Board also needs to know if the respondents will be recorded or if they will not be anonymous to the researcher. In the end, the applicant must explain the ways he or she will use the gathered data.

The link to the approved projects list of the Institutional Review Board:
http://www.komocetis.f.bg.ac.rs/project.php?p=26

If you have any doubts, problems or concerns related to the participation in this research please contact the Institutional Review Board at komocetis@f.bg.ac.rs

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or exit the survey at any time. There is a possibility that you may find some of the questions to be sensitive, but you are free to decline to answer any particular question you do not wish to answer for any reason. It takes between 5 and 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

Your survey answers will be sent to a link at SurveyMonkey.com where data will be stored in a password protected electronic format. Survey Monkey does not collect identifying information such as your name, email address, or IP address. Therefore, your responses will remain anonymous. No one will be able to identify you or your answers, and no one will know whether or not you participated in the study.

If you have questions about the study please contact Nikola Petrović, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade (Serbia) and General Secretary of the Serbian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. Email: nicholas.petrovic@gmail.com

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* 1. Please select your choice below. Selecting the “Agree” option indicates that you have read the above information and you voluntarily agree to participate in the research.

If you agree to participate in the research please press the button CONTINUE.

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