M2 Flashcards
It is essential that you read and understand the ethical code of your profession. If you practice ethically, you can predict how clients may respond.
ETHICS IN HELPING PROCESS
“The codes promote professional empowerment by assisting professionals and professionals- in-training to:
(a) keep good practice,
(b) protect their clients,
(c) safeguard their autonomy, and
(d) enhance the profession”
“the habitual and judicious use of communication, knowledge, technical skills, clinical reasoning, emotions, values, and reflections in daily practice for the benefit of the individual and community being served
Competence
This organization provides a good example of a statement on competence and its relationship to issues of diversity. Note the emphasis on continuing to learn and expand one’s qualifications over time.
American Counseling Association’s ethics statement (2005
. Counselors practice only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, state and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. Counselors will demonstrate a commitment to gain knowledge, personal awareness, sensitivity, and skills pertinent to working with a diverse client population.
Boundaries of Competence
is one of the most important elements in counseling
Informed consent
The counselor tells the client the goals, procedures, benefits, and risks of the counseling process, and the client agrees to what has been outlined.
Informed Consent
This means that what you hear in class role-plays or what is said to you in a practice session needs to be kept to yourself.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Trust is built on your ability to keep confidences.
CONFIDENTIALITY
As part of informed consent, clients need to be made aware of the difficulties of maintaining confidentiality, as hackers, phone taps, or simple errors in pushing the wrong key can result in information going to others.
TECHNOLOGY
practitioners should inform clients of the benefits, limitations, and potential risks of using these communication devices.
TECHNOLOGY
recognize that dual or multiple relationships may increase the risk of harm to, or exploitation of clients, and may impair professional judgment.
POWER
—having more than one relationship with a client—can cause problems.
Dual relationships
Counseling and psychotherapy focus on the individual, but it is also critical to consider the client’s social context.
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY
The ——- demands action from you to prevent problems by acting as an advocate for your client.
social justice approach
Human service professionals provide services without discrimination or preference based on age, ethnicity, culture, race, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
STATEMENT 17
Human service professionals are knowledgeable about the cultures and communities within which they practice. They are aware of multiculturalism in impact on the community as well as individuals within the community. They individuals and groups, their cultures and beliefs.
Statement 18
Human service professionals are knowledgeable about the cultures and communities within which they practice. They are aware of multiculturalism in impact on the community as well as individuals within the community. They individuals and groups, their cultures and beliefs.
Statement 18
