Ethical Foundations & Principles
The principle allows individuals the right to make their own decisions and act according to their values.
What is autonomy
When a counselor's values differ from a client's, the counselor must refrain from imposing personal beliefs according to this code.
What is A.4.b Personal Values
This ethical model encourages reflection and collaboration among stakeholders to reach ethical consensus.
What is the Cottone's Social Constructivism Model
Informed consent should be treated as this type of process rather than a one-time event.
What is an ongoing process
Operating only within one's education, training, and supervision aligns with this ethical concept.
What is competence
The ethical principle means to do good and promote the well-being of clients.
What is beneficence
This code emphasizes a counselor's duty to practice only within their competence level.
What is C.2.a Boundaries of Competence
This model includes the stages of interpreting, consensualizing, selecting action, and evaluating.
What is the Tarvydas Integrative Model
This term refers to the legal protection preventing private counseling communications from being revealed.
What is confidentiality
This refers to the acceptable activities and limits of a professional role.
What is scope of practice
This principle refers to keeping promises and honoring the trust placed in the counselor.
What is fidelity
This section of the ACA Code requires counselors to explain counseling purposes, risks, benefits, and limits of confidentiality.
What is A.2.a Informed Consent in the Counseling Relationship
In the Tarvydas model, this stage involves choosing the best ethical and action based on reflection and context.
What is selecting action and planning
What is duty to warn
A counselor who recognizes personal bias and seeks supervision demonstrates this ethical value.
What is self-awareness
This principle is about being truthful and honest in professional interactions.
What is veracity
This code reminds counselors that their primary ethical obligation is to promote client welfare.
What is A.1.a Primary Responsibility
According to Tarvydas, one underlying theme is maintaining an awareness of one's own personal issues.
What is reflective self-awareness
This concept protects clients' right to control what personal information is shared.
What is privacy
Professional ethics are binding because counselors agree to follow them upon joining this type of organization.
What are professional associations.
The principle requires fairness and equal access to counseling services for all clients.
What is justice
This section protects client autonomy through informed consent and mutual understanding.
What is A.2.a Informed Consent in the Counseling Relationship
A situation involving competing ethical principles or unclear standard is known as this.
What is an ethical dilemma
What clients provide written permission to release information, it is known as this.
What is a release of information
Acting to benefit clients while avoiding harm describes a balance between these two principles.
What are beneficence and nonmaleficence