ETHICAL/LEGAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING PRCATICE ETHICAL STANDARDS The importance of knowing the contents of professional codes of conduct and the purposes and limitations of such codes is essential to the understanding of ethical and legal issues in counseling. school counselors should have at least a basic understanding of their ethical responsibilities ‚ necessarily provide answers to the many specific dilemmas that practitioners will face. When the standards do not
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RUNNING HEADER: LEGAL ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN THE FIELD OF COUNSELING Legal Ethical & Professional Issues in the Field of Counseling Legal Ethical and Professional Issues in Consultation What are the legal and ethical issues as it pertains to consultation? Legal issues are relevant in two areas‚ laws governing the practice of your profession and criminal and civil laws that either directly or indirectly impacts the counseling professional practice. Laws
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Specific ethical issues that may be challenging for me and how I might deal with these issues in future counseling practice I have identified three specific ethical issues that may prove challenging to me in future counseling practice. They are 1) countertransference‚ 2) not becoming non-defensive if an ethics complaint is lodged against me‚ and 3) remaining fastidious in regards to record keeping. That I am aware of these matters and their possibility of arising means I am one step ahead of ethical
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Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice Ethical decision-making is an evolutionary process that requires you to be continually open and self-critical. Recognizing the potential for countertransference: what are your own needs? Do you have areas of unfinished business? Are there potential personal conflicts that would interfere with helping the client? Do you recognize your own areas of prejudice and vulnerabilities? Counselor impairment often leads to countertransference. The more common
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Unit 7: Florida Licensure and Certification Shereena Khan COUN5217 Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Counseling August 28‚ 2016 Dr. Angela Banks-Johnson Florida License and Certification In the pursuit of becoming a mental health counselor (MHC) certain licenses and certifications are needed. While the requirements vary by state‚ this paper will focus on the requirements graduate students need in order to become a MHC in the state of Florida. Upon completing the required educational
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Diploma *In* Psychology: Ethical Issues In Psychology And Counseling Asking For Help {draw:frame} When one asks for help‚ it could mean that one is unable to solve the problems that trouble him or her. Moreover‚ that also means that one has no grip over his or her problems and is seeking for a way out. By asking for help‚ one hopes to get assistance to ease or relieve his or her burden. A person with emotional difficulties might find it hard for them to function normally‚ therefore school
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Ethical‚ Legal‚ And Professional Issues In Counseling — Presentation Transcript 1. James F. Whittenberg‚ M.Ed.‚ CSC‚ LPC Rivera High School‚ Brownsville ISD Doctoral Candidate‚ Capella University‚ Minneapolis‚ MN Counselor’s Institute‚ South Padre Island‚ TX January 27-29‚ 2011 2. This presentation is intended to raise awareness of ethical‚ legal‚ and professional issues in counseling and reduce the risk of unethical or unlawful behavior that might result in legal complications for counselors
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the complexity of the counseling profession‚ counselors will be confronted with ethical issues that will question the steps they should take in order to work with a client. In order to maintain professionalism‚ counselors consult with colleagues‚ the Ethical Decision Making model‚ the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics‚ and obtain legal advice before deciding what steps they should take with specific ethical dilemmas. The present case describes an ethical dilemma that refers to
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ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN COUNSELING Counselors‚ like all professionals‚ have ethical responsibilities and obligations. The counseling literature contains numerous references to ethics and the legal status of the counselor‚ but for a number of reasons ethical problems pose particularly difficult situations for people in the various helping professions. First‚ clear-cut‚ specific ethical codes that provide adequate guidelines for ethical behavior in the very wide range of situations encountered in
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Ethical standards are essential when counseling both children and adults. These standards “serve as protection to the public by delineating the boundaries within which counselors should practice” (Henderson & Thompson‚ 2016‚ p. 111). Ethical standards also serve to protect counselors. When it comes to counseling children‚ there are two major ethical issues‚ which are informed consent and confidentiality. In order to begin counseling sessions counselors must obtain informed consent; however‚ this
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