Ethics is an ongoing process in counseling in which every counselor should have some sort of knowledge about. Standard ethical codes and guidelines are not like basic recipes. They are very broad and vague. Ethical codes are often use for what you need to do, but not always how you should do it. Ethics is a word that’s widely used and an integral piece to the helping profession. Ethics is important for all individuals who are working in the helping profession, including mental health, rehabilitation
Ethical Decision-Making Models Decision-making in the field of psychology refers to a cognitive process that results in a selection among multiple possible solutions in a situation (Colman, 2008). Decision-making is based on available information from the environment as well as intrinsic information and existing schemas (Rogerson, Gottlieb, Handelsman, Knapp & Younggren, 2011). These internal schemas, along with knowledge and personal preferences, influence the decision-making process. Ethical
clients and counselors. Boundaries can include small things such as gifts, outside of the office meeting, eating lunch, and of course physical touch, sexual relations and personally networking socially. A dual relationship can be defined as both therapeutic and personal when it comes to the relationships that occur between counselor and client (Pearson, B & Piazza N). Although they are relatively easy to define, it can be considered difficult when legality and ethics are involved.
Ethical issues are common in the field of mental health, and so mental health counselors rely heavily on sound ethical decision-making to navigate difficult decisions that affect the client’s wellbeing, law, and the counselor’s own liability. Using ethical decision-making models, counselors can make better decisions, however, there are factors outside of the counselor’s control influence these decisions in negative and positive ways. These factors include the education and experience of the counselor
Ethical Case Study 2: Sally Goes to School Shanda Woody Montreat College Ethical Case Study 2: Sally Goes to School A fundamental aspect of ethics in counseling is the right to informed consent. Informed consent reflects respect for the client as an individual and promotes self-governing during the counseling process (Pope & Melba, 2011). The American Counseling Association Ethical Decision Making Model provides counselors with a
Ethical Case Study: Caught in the Middle Not a single counselor or therapist can honestly say that he or she has gone unscathed when it comes to being faced with an ethical dilemma. At some point in the counselor’s career, he or she will be faced with a dilemma. So, the question is not if, but when the counselor is faced with an ethical dilemma, how will he or she address it? It is very important that resources such as colleagues, codes of ethics, rules and regulations and state laws are readily
As a professional counselor, what should one do in when personal values conflict with those of the client? Furthermore, what happens when core beliefs are in stark contradiction between counselor and client? According to the American Counseling Association (ACA), a professional counselor must practice within the bounds of the ACA Code of Ethics, which provides the framework for upholding the ethical commitment of professional counselors and depicts the core professional values and principles of
be a licensed counselor a professional has to take exams that based on ethics. The counselor must function at a mandatory level of competence with knowledge of the basic standards. However, most clients would appreciate an aspirational counselor that conducts themselves above reproach. They understand the sprit and principle behind the code of ethical behavior. There are consequences if the counselor does not know or follow the codes. They may walk the line that runs between ethical and unethical
protects not only the professional but the client or patient that the profession serves. These rules and regulations guide the professional and try and prevent decisions that might be detrimental to both parties. These rules and regulations are designed to protect the interests of the clients and avoid malpractice lawsuits of certain degrees. This research paper will concentrate on ethical issues in the field of the counseling profession. Even though Licensed Professional Counselors go through rigorous
Ethical Issues Faced When Counseling Oppressed Populations Psychologists are aware of cultural, individual, and role differences, including those due to age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status. Psychologists try to eliminate the effect of their work of biases based on those factors, and they do not knowingly participate in or condone unfair discriminatory practices. (APA, 1992, pp. 1599-1600) The American Psychological