Codes of Ethics Comparative Chart
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Codes of Ethics Comparative Chart
Instructions
Human services professionals often need to make ethical decisions when providing support to clients.
Research the organizations in the chart below. Websites for the organizations can be found in Ch. 1 of Issues and Ethics in the Helping Profession.
Complete the following tables to compare several organizations and their guidelines about their responsibilities to their clients, their responsibilities to service providers, their attitudes concerning the duty to warn and the duty to protect, and cultural considerations.
Responsibility to Client
Organization
Responsibility to client
National Organization of Human Services (NOHS)
Human service professionals respect the integrity and welfare of the client at all times. Each client is treated with respect, acceptance and dignity.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Marriage and family therapists advance the welfare of families and individuals. They respect the rights of those persons seeking their assistance, and make reasonable efforts to ensure that their services are used appropriately.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
They provide only those services and use only those techniques for which they are qualified by education, training, or experience.
American Counseling Association (ACA)
The primary responsibility of counselors is to respect the dignity and promote the welfare of clients.
Responsibility to Provider
Organization
Responsibility to provider
National Organization of Human Services (NOHS)
When a conflict arises between fulfilling the responsibility to the employer and the responsibility to the client, human service professionals advise both of the conflict and work conjointly with all involved to manage the conflict.
American
Codes of Ethics Comparative Chart
Instructions
Human services professionals often need to make ethical decisions when providing support to clients.
Research the organizations in the chart below. Websites for the organizations can be found in Ch. 1 of Issues and Ethics in the Helping Profession.
Complete the following tables to compare several organizations and their guidelines about their responsibilities to their clients, their responsibilities to service providers, their attitudes concerning the duty to warn and the duty to protect, and cultural considerations.
Responsibility to Client
Organization
Responsibility to client
National Organization of Human Services (NOHS)
Human service professionals respect the integrity and welfare of the client at all times. Each client is treated with respect, acceptance and dignity.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Marriage and family therapists advance the welfare of families and individuals. They respect the rights of those persons seeking their assistance, and make reasonable efforts to ensure that their services are used appropriately.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
They provide only those services and use only those techniques for which they are qualified by education, training, or experience.
American Counseling Association (ACA)
The primary responsibility of counselors is to respect the dignity and promote the welfare of clients.
Responsibility to Provider
Organization
Responsibility to provider
National Organization of Human Services (NOHS)
When a conflict arises between fulfilling the responsibility to the employer and the responsibility to the client, human service professionals advise both of the conflict and work conjointly with all involved to manage the conflict.
American