Ethics In Counseling Chapter 1

Inter-related, Same

While morals, value and ethics are ()-(), they do NOT mean the () thing.

Morals

Customs or norms within social systems

Values

Guides professional choices while respecting other’s values, even if it’s incongruent to yours.

Bracketing

Setting aside personal values (and/or) asserting personal beliefs onto a client.

Ethics

Conduct judged as good or right for counselors as a professional group

Relativism

Cases of ethical absolutism rely on a priori, however it’s stressed that we should follow ethical (), understanding there is subjectivity in applying them based on context, cultural differences, and the situation itself.

Intersect

Self interest and altruism will () in your experiences as a counselor. Our focus on altruism relates to client well-being, while self-interest may involve protecting the counselor.

Principle, always

() ethics are prima facie obligations that are () considered! 6 of these are included in the ACA and involve autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity.

Aspirational Ethics

Striving for the highest level of care for clients and is closely related to the concept of best practice.

Credible

A counselor must be able to justify and clearly state a () ethical decision-making model if responding to a complaint filed to the ACA or with a licensing board.

Involve

When making ethical decisions, always () the client in the decision-making process throughout the entire process.

Moral traces

lingering feelings of doubt, discomfort, or uncertainty that counselors may experience after they have resolved an ethical dilemma that can indicate a decision did not fully align with ethical standards that one needed to follow.