Counseling Ethics: Be Informed
One of the most trying experiences in a person’s life is going through counseling. You often are sharing your deepest secrets with a stranger. That is not only frightening, but if the stranger is not properly trained and credentialed then it can be dangerous. Even if the counselor is trained and credentialed, ethical dilemmas can often present themselves and some people do go over the line.
If you are going to be seeking a counselor for any reason, you might want to learn a little bit about professional counseling ethics. It helps to know what others in the profession expect of your counselor. Ethics is that body of knowledge mutually agreed upon by members of the same profession and where counseling is concerned there are fine lines that most counselors agree should not be crossed. You ought to know what those are.
The Layperson’s Guide To Counseling Ethics is a free download PDF that you can have just because you are curious. The American Counseling Association (ACA) has its own written code of ethics. Both of these resources are free and downlodable.
Feel free to browse the ACA website and get to know the counseling profession’s code of ethics before you meet with your counselor.
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