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Acronym
Law/Regulations
Ethics
Responsibilities
General
100
Federal Act of 1990; prohibits discrimination anywhere against a specific minority not just organizations with federal funding
ADA
100
The infliction of physical harm upon the body of a child/elderly, continued psychological damage, or denial of emotional needs
Abuse
100
Suggested standards of conduct based on a set of professional values.
Ethics
100
Considers referrals for evaluation of academic and social performance; considers options to intervene and may lead to a formal evalation for special education services
Child Study Team
100
Describes actions taken out of self-interest.
Egoism
200
This diagnosis describes problems with the ability to govern behavior and regulate attention
ADHD - Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder
200
Any act that involves sexual molestation or exploration, including but not limited to rape, carnal knowledge, sodomy, and unnatural sexual practices
Sexual Abuse
200
The right of counselees to reveal personal thoughts, feelings, and information to the counselor and expect that information to not be disclosed to others; the obligation of professionals to respect the privacy of clients and the information they provide.
Confidentiality
200
The counselor maintains another type of relationship with a counselee besides the counseling relationship
Dual relationship
200
The failure to provide necessary food, care, clothing, shelter, supervision, or medical attention for a child.
Neglect
300
This is the oversight body that sets standards and regulates counseling programs
CACREP - Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
300
Any person or institution who has cause to suspect that a juvenile is being abused or neglected, or has died as the result of maltreatment, shall report the case to the director of the department of social services in the county where the juvenile resides or is found
NC G.S. 7B-301-Duty to Report
300
No absolute moral standard that can be applied universally; must take into consideration the uniqueness of the client, the situation, and the cultural variables involved.
Ethical Relativism
300
The relationship between a counselor and client is not equal; the counselor has a responsibility to the client due to power differential and client’s vulnerable state.
Duty to Owe
300
Individuals “do no harm” – to act that harm is not done to counselee. Professionals avoid actions that risk hurting the counselee.
Nonmaleficence
400
This legislation lays out the role of special education, the conditions that adversely affect the child’s educational performance, and how the school will meet the student's needs in the least restrictive environment
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
400
Court decision that established the precedent for a therapists’ Duty to Protect - counselor’s responsibility to act in a manner that protects the counselee and/or warns potential victims of client’s action
Tarasoff vs. Board of Regents of the University of California
400
The status of a child who is no longer named a dependent of parents income taxes.
Emancipation
400
When the counselor forces their agenda upon a client
Intrusive advocacy
400
This term describes actions that are taken to benefit others.
Altruism
500
Guarantees that parents and eligible students (18 and over) be informed of their rights; permitted to review educational records; ensures that the institution does not give out personally identifiable information without written consent; permission to see the institution’s record of disclosures.
FERPA - Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act of 1974; aka Buckley Amendment
500
Provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (PL 93-112) – guarantees that accommodations will be made due to address a medical condition so that a free and appropriate education can be obtained; no federal funding; monitored by the Office of Civil Rights.
Section 504
500
The counselee’s right to agree to participate in counseling, assessment, or other professional procedures or services after such services are fully explained and understood.
Informed consent
500
Involves feedback on counseling interventions and curriculum delivery skills. The focus is on the development of the counselor’s counseling skills and best if provided by an experienced counselor.
Clinical Supervision
500
Current movement which purports that a person cannot know reality though individual contemplation because reality does not exist as objective fact. Rather, it is determined through interactions with others.
Social Constructivism