Counselor Relationship
non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome.
nonmaleficence
moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.
Ethics
a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands.
Burnout
Counselors use assessments include a wide array of formal and informal instruments and strategies, such as standardized and nonstandardized tests, questionnaires, inventories, checklists, observations, portfolios, performance assessments, rating scales, surveys, interviews, and other measures in order to justify a ...
a mental health diagnosis
Fostering the right to control the direction of one’s life
Autonomy
Sexual and/or romantic counselor-client interactions or relationships with former clients, their romantic partners, or their family members are prohibited for a period of...
5 years per ACA
also would accept never.
something connected to law or a government's system of rules.
Legal or legality
Exercise, Eat a balanced diet, Practice good sleep habits, Ask for help... all are examples of ways to prevent
burnout
Dealing truthfully with individuals with whom counselors come into professional contact
Veracity
being a counselor where “everybody knows your name” in the community is most likely...
a deviation from classical therapeutic activity that is harmless, non-exploitative, and possibly supportive of the therapy itself.
Boundary crossing
the state of keeping or being kept secret or private.
Confidentiality
The counselor takes on the suffering of patients who have experienced extreme stress or trauma, which often occurs in a short period of time when compared to burnout which happens over a period of time.
Compassion fatigue
Honoring commitments and keeping promises, including fulfilling one’s responsibilities of trust in professional relationships.
Fidelity
the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities
Social justice
Any situation where multiple roles exist between a therapist and a client.
Dual Role
to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from violent behavior where the patient has communicated an actual threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims.
Duty to protect
the emotional residue of exposure that counselors have from working with people as they are hearing their trauma stories and become witnesses to the pain, fear, and terror that trauma survivors have endured.
Vicarious trauma
These are maintained for a minimum of seven years after the client's discharge or death, or, in the case of a minor, for three years after the client reaches the age of maturity under state law or seven years after the date of the client's discharge or death, whichever is longer.
client records
a counselor's obligation to warn identifiable victims.
A duty to warn
a harmful or potentially harmful act against the client's desire, committed by the therapist, to the patient and the therapy process. It constitutes exploitation of the patient.
Boundary violation
a guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct business honestly and with integrity.
code of ethics
Accepting a gift of $500 from a client so they can schedule sooner is...
unethical
Treating individuals equitably and fostering fairness and equality
Justice
The state where Dr. Stead lives
Washington