NCE Study Guide - Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice

ACA Mission Statement -Answer To enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity. Five Values of the ACA Code of Ethics -Answer 1. To enhance human development for the entire life span. 2. Embrace diversity and multicultural factors since clients are unique. 3. Promote social justice. 4. Safeguard the integrity of the counselor-client relationship. 5. Practice counseling in an ethical/safe manner. Six Foundational Principles for Ethical Behavior -Answer 1. Autonomy 2. Maleficence 3. Beneficence 4. Justice 5. Fidelity 6. Veracity Autonomy -Answer Client's right to control his or her own life. Maleficence -Answer Counselor never uses strategies/interventions or other behavior that could cause harm. Beneficence -Answer Counselor practices for the good of society as well as the client. Justice -Answer The idea that all clients are treated fairly and there is equality. Fidelity -Answer The counselor keeps promises. Veracity -Answer The helper is truthful (e.g. provides an accurate diagnosis. Tarasoff Warning -Answer Duty to warn if reasonably certain that a client is going to harm someone, including contagious life-threatening diseases. Fee Splitting -Answer Unethical if a percentage of fee is used for office use. However, charging a set office fee is ethical. Most instrumental group opposing counselor licensure. -Answer Psychologists In the late 1970s, AACD (American Association for Counseling and Development), now known as ACA since 1992, began focusing heavily on professional credentialing. This led to the formation of what orga