Ethical and Legal Issues in Counsel

Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling
Ethical Standards and Laws
„Each professional counselor has an enormous responsibility to uphold the public trust
and must seek high levels of training, education, and supervision in the ethical
application of counseling practices, in particular because counselors often practice
behind closed doors with little oversight.
„There are a number of resources and sources of information that can help guide
professional counselors as they strive to assist clients in an ethical and legal manner:
„Ethical standards created by professional associations
„Federal and state laws and regulations
„Policies, guidelines, and procedures created by state boards of education and local
school systems
„Ethical standards are normally developed by professional associations to guide the
behavior of a specific group of professionals.
„Ethical standards help to:
„Educate members about sound ethical conduct
„Provide a mechanism of accountability
„Improve professional practice
„The ACA’s Code of Ethics is based on Kitchener’s five moral principles: autonomy,
justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and fidelity.
„Autonomy refers to the concept of independence and the ability to make one’s own
decisions.
„Justice means treating each person fairly, but it does not mean treating each person
the same way.
„Beneficence refers to doing good or what is in the best interests of the client.
„Nonmaleficence means doing no harm to others.
„Fidelity involves the concepts of loyalty, faithfulness, and honoring commitments.
„Laws are more prescriptive than ethical standards, have been incorporated into code,
and carry greater sanctions or penalties for failure to comply.
„When ethics and laws appear to be in conflict with each other, the professional
counselor must attempt to resolve the conflict in a responsible manner.
„Because there are greater penalties associated with laws, the counselor will often
follow the legal course of action if there is no harm to the client.
„Some professional associations have their own ethical standards or best practice
guidelines.
„These codes of ethics and guidelines parallel ACA’s Code of Ethics but speak more
directly to the specialty area
„Best practice guidelines are not ethics, per se, but do recommend practice standards
that professional counselors should strive to uphold.
„When determining which code of ethics to follow, consider:
„What is the setting in which one is practicing, and is there a particular code that app

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