Principles of CMH Ch. 6 Ethical and Legal Issues

Ethics and laws determine our...

Professional behaviors & identity

What are the five ethical dimensions?

Competent practice (goes beyond academics, supervisors are evaluating your character), client rights (protects the dignity of the client), responsible use of power (balance of power), promote public confidence (show outsiders that counseling is valid profession), and client welfare (highest priority)

What are mandatory ethics?

Minimum standards of care

What are apparitional ethics?

Providing the best practices

Ethics are an ______ of the law about how the law should be ______ _______.

extension; applied correctly

What are some benefits of ethics and laws?

Promote professionalism, guide decision-making, client protection, and counselor protection

_______ with the legal statutes or codes of ethics can carry significant consequences.

Noncompliance

When codes of ethics and laws conflict...

you may have to chose between them

What are the foundation of professional codes of ethics?

Autonomy, beneficence, fidelity, justice, nonmaleficence, and veracity

What are codes of ethics four primary objectives?

Aid in sound decision-making, define best practices, provide professional organization support, and provide educational resources

The 9 sections of the ACA Code of Ethics:

- Counseling relationship

- Confidentiality & privacy

- Professional responsibility

- Professional relationships

- Evaluation & assessment

- Supervision, training & teaching

- Research & publication

- Distance counseling & technology

- Resolving issues

Ethical code violations are brought to the:

State LPC Board and the ACA Ethics Committee

Some important issues in ethics are:

- Competence,

- Informed consent

- Confidentiality

- HIPAA

- Tarasoff case (duty to warn and duty to protect)

- Dual relationships

- Technology