Ethics
of
Counseling
(Exam
#1)
6
Principle
Ethics
✔✔
Fidelity-
fulfills
trust
Autonomy-
respect
clients
to
make
decisions
Beneficence-
promote
well-being
Justice-
fairness
to
all
clients
Non-maleficence-
doing
no
harm
Veracity-
being
truthful
to
clients
Administrative
Supervision
✔✔
Supervision
where
employers
with
direct
administrative
control
offer
direction
and
guidance
(they
make
sure
you're
doing
your
job)
Bartering
✔✔
Exchange
of
services
for
counseling.
This
is
not
prohibited
by
the
ethical
standards
but
it
is
discouraged
by
a
routine
practice
Boundary
Crossings
✔✔
A
departure
from
a
commonly
accepted
practice
that
occurs
to
benefit
a
client
Boundary
✔✔
a
frame
or
membrane
around
the
therapeutic
dyad
that
defines
a
set
of
roles
for
the
participants
in
the
therapeutic
relationship
Can
a
counselor
go
to
a
client's
events
(weddings,
graduation)
✔✔
-The
counselor
must
consider
the
risks
but
they
can.
Must
take
pre-cautions
such
as
informed
consent,
consultation,
supervision
and
documentation.
-You
also
must
decide
your
motivations
behind
why
you're
going
and
if
it
will
benefit
the
client
or
harm
them
Can
an
LPC
do
couples/family
counseling?
✔✔
Yes
you
can
work
with
couples
as
an
LPC
as
long
as
you
provide
that
you're
competent
to
work
with
couples/families
Can
an
MFT
do
individual
counseling?
✔✔
Yes
as
long
as
you
can
prove
you
are
compotent
Can
you
have
a
sexual
relationship
with
a
current
client?
✔✔
Never
Carl
Rogers
✔✔
-60's-70's
-Left
seminary
at
age
20
to
train
in
psychology
at
Columbia
-Struggled
to
identify
with
trends
in
psychology
at
the
time
-Developed
the
humanistic
person-centered
approach Client
Welfare
✔✔
The
primary
responsibility
of
counselors
is
to
respect
the
dignity
and
promote
the
welfare
of
clients.
Clinical
Case
Notes
✔✔
notes
taken
by
the
clinician
concerning
sessions
with
clients
Clinical
Supervision
requirements
✔✔
-Informed
Consent
form
-Purpose
and
logistics
-Information
about
the
supervisor
-Expectations,
roles
and
responsibilities
-Evaluation
procedures
-Ethics
*Whatever
code
of
ethics
your
supervisor
abides
by,
make
sure
it
does
not
differ
from
your
code
of
ethics
-These
supervisors
reserve
the
right
to
not
sign
off
on
your
hours
Clinical
Supervision
✔✔
the
process
whereby
the
work
of
counselors
is
reviewed
by
other
mental
health
professionals
usually
with
the
goal
of
increasing
the
counselors'
effectiveness
(they
want
you
to
grow
and
get
better)
Common
Issues
in
Counseling
Older/V ulnerable
Adults
✔✔
-10
million
elderly
people
are
abused
each
year ,
1
in
14
are
unreported
from
physical
abuse,
financial
exploitation
-the
elderly
are
the
largest
group
of
adults
vulnerable
to
neglect
Common
Issues
in
Working
with
Children
✔✔
-Confusion
with
confidentiality
-Suspected
child
abuse
and
the
need
to
report
(determining
when
to
file
a
report)
-Multiple
relationships
(specifically
to
school
counselors)
Competence
✔✔
a
combination
of
knowledge,
skill,
and
diligence
Complexities
of
Dual
Relationships
✔✔
-At
times
difficult
to
recognize
-The
potential
for
harm
to
the
client
exists
along
a
continuum
-With
the
exception
of
sexual
relationships,
there
is
very
little
consensus
among
mental
health
professionals
regarding
dual
relationships
-Some
dual
relationships
are
unavoidable
Confidentiality
✔✔
obligation
to
respect
the
client's
privacy
and
to
ensure
that
information
revealed
will
be
protected
from
disclosure
without
consent
Consulting
✔✔
soliciting
the
opinion
or
advice
of
another
professional
(doesn't
have
to
be
with
other
counselors)
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