Ethics Comparison

Professional associations establish codes of ethics to ensure that clinicians uphold the standards of their association in order to protect the clients they serve and the profession they are affiliated with. This paper will compare the codes of ethics of the American Counseling Association (ACA), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

The concern for morality and ethics cuts across all endeavors of human existence. Focusing particularly on the helping professions – Pastoral care, Counseling, medicine, Psychiatry, Social Work, Law, and Teaching - the need for standard professional guidelines for conduct of practitioners becomes of paramount importance. Competence or knowledge of techniques of therapy is important; but A person who needs to be salvaged, who needs spiritual, psychological, emotional, psychiatric healing or direction would rather prefer to interact with an ethically seasoned” half trained

The ACA Code of Ethics states, “when counselors are faced with ethical dilemmas that are difficult to resolve, they are expected to engage in a carefully considered ethical decision-making process,” (ACA, 2014, p. 3). Throughout these three case studies, I will use the seven-step ethical decision-making model to address the important professional issues, relevant ethical codes, and legal standards (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1996). By applying the steps to each case I will share how I came to my resolutions.

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The purpose of this paper is to formulate the margins of responsibility for a counselor in the area of identity and ethics. So the counselor is able to provide the proper care within the realm of the

Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom has been both entertaining and interesting from a counseling standpoint in that it provides a scandalous and as was in most of the cases, a look at what could go wrong if ethics in a clinical counseling setting go awry. Following the characters of Seymour Trotter, Earnest Lash, and Marshal Streider in working with their clients and with each other the ethical lessons to be learned become obviously apparent, if not emotionally painful. Although, numerous issues arise throughout the book, there were at least three that will be covered within the context of this writing. In consideration of each of these ethical breaches there will be dialog on the nature of the ethical issue or violation, where the ACA ethical code applies, ramifications of the ethical issue or violation on both parties, and application of Kitchener?s five primary ethical principles that were involved or violated. In addition, the justification offered by the characters in the book for their actions or considered actions, application to the situation in the setting of Clinical Mental Health counseling, and indication of personal response to the situation presented. Understanding that the use of these ethical principles and considerations as they apply in counseling are unequivocally valuable tools in helping a practitioner in working with clients to make comprehensive decisions that will not create conflict within their ethical parameters and are aligned with the laws

This includes the counselor not having sexual, and romantic relationships as well as not being able to counsel family members through physically and virtually. The counselor is not allowed to enter into a romantic/ sexual relationship with former clients and may not counsel individuals they may have been intimate with in the past since this creates a dual relationship between the client and counselor and there is no longer a barrier of professionalism. The therapeutic relationship is jeopardized due to the sexual and romantic relationship causing the client not to focus on their treatment but instead on the intimacy. There is no justice for the client and other clients since this client is getting more attention and the counselor may end up harming them during the process. For a CRSS they stated that “CRSS professionals will avoid relationships or commitments that conflict with the interests of individuals they serve, impair professional judgment, imply a conflict of interest, or create risk of harm to individuals they serve. When dual relationships are unavoidable, it is the responsibility of the professional to seek supervisory consultation to conduct him/herself in a way that does not jeopardize the integrity of the helping

This paper is a comparison between the codes of ethics of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). This paper aims to present the similarities and differences between the two codes of ethics. There are two main sections on this paper. The first section presents the general similarities and differences of the two codes of ethics. The second section presents the similarities and differences of the two codes of ethics on three specific areas: Confidentiality, Sexual Intimacies and Informed Consent. The author used the codes of ethics of both organizations in the process of comparing and contrasting. The general comparison reveals that the

The counseling profession has dealt in the past to prevent harm from clients but not as much as in the present. However, counseling training programs are emphasizing to students in training how to prevent harming a client due to a previous error in ethical judgments. Currently, counselors to this day are dealing with court cases based on making sound ethical judgments. However, some counselors fail to follow ACA and AMHCA due to their religious beliefs which could harm a client through withholding treatment. The ACA and AMHCA Ethical Codes demonstrate not only how counselors can prevent any harm to their clients but also indicates that counselors need to be culturally sensitive. Delgado-Romero, Forrest, and Lau (2012) depict that Ethnic Minority

The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) is an organization that an association that bases their counseling on Christian principals. The AACC came out with their own set of guidelines for Christian Counselors. The mission of the AACC Code of Ethics (2004) is to (1) help advance the central mission of the AACC—to bring honor to Jesus Christ and promote excellence and unity in Christian counseling; (2) promote the welfare and protect the dignity and fundamental rights of all individuals, families, groups, churches, schools, agencies, ministries, and other organizations with whom Christian counselors work; (3) provide standards of ethical conduct in Christian counseling that are to be advocated and applied by the AACC (and ABCC and CCN) and that can be respected by other professionals and institutions.

Summary and Response 1-Professionalism, Ethics, and Value-Based Conflicts in Counseling: An Introduction to the Special Section A) Summary of Article This article talks about how important the code of ethics is for professionals, specifically the values and expectations of the ACA code of ethics. It discusses how there are personal values versus professional values that must be followed as a counselor. It explains how counselors should not impose their own beliefs onto a client directly or indirectly. It goes into great detail about how conflicts and dilemmas can arise if these are not aligned.

Clinton and Ohlschlager define a code ethics as: “a systematic statement of ethical standards that represent the moral convictions and guide the practice behavior of a group…” (2002 p.245). The AACC Code of Ethics exists to provide counselors with a set of ethical guidelines to for ethical conduct in a field that can be perilous and dangerous to navigate. The two ethical questions raised in situation one are consultation and disclosure.

This paper is comprised of information gathered in order establish and identify ethical boundaries and guidelines that are to be adhered by this counselor. This study also includes information that is needed to obtain necessary licensing and training to ensure proper pastoral care training is received. The importance of this is critical in the rendering of pastoral care. Goals of the counselor as well what is expected of the counselor by his church will also be expressed within this paper. Most importantly the foundation of

In Corey Gerald’s book, Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (2013), it is asserted that Psychotherapy and Counseling requires constant ethical consideration, in both thought and decision, if one hopes to be the best practitioner possible. Through his chapter on ethics, Gerald defines the key ethical types (mandatory, aspirational, and positive) and develops his claim by outlining the many areas in which psychological practitioners must maintain high ethical standards. The purpose of this piece is to educate future practitioners on ethical practice in order to best prepare individuals for the pursuit of helping others. Gerald writes this advisatory literature for psychology students who are considering pursuing a career as a psychotherapist. Truly, Gerald is more than informatory; he seeks to equip students with the knowledge of ethical

In the Code of Ethics of American Counseling Association and The Code of Ethics of National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, there are some similarities and differences from each code of ethics. The similarities between the two codes were: they both describes the ethics of counseling and professionalism in counseling.” Professional counseling is a therapeutic relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals” (American Counseling Association, 2017). Professionalism in counseling is very important. A professional counselor should abide by the code of ethics and can diagnose mental health disorders. Both code of ethics also discussed with any professional that a individual is in has to follow all rules to the Code of Ethics.