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Professional Practice and Ethics Overview

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Professional practice and ethics in counseling encompass the principles,

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guidelines, and standards that guide the conduct

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and behavior of counselors in their interactions with clients, colleagues,

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and the profession as a whole.

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Professional counselors must become very familiar

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with ethical and legal practice considerations and with historical perspectives

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and advocacy models.

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Counselors also must understand the roles of professional organizations

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and the diverse nature of credentialing,

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as well as the counseling specialties in counseling  practice.

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The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational

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Programs defines standards for Professional and Ethical Practice as follows:

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Studies that provide an understanding of

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the following aspects of professional functioning.

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History and philosophy of the counseling profession and its specialty areas.

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The multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across

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specialty areas and their relationships with

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human service and integrated behavioral health care systems,

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including interagency and interorganizational collaboration and consultation.

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Counselors' roles and responsibilities as members of interdisciplinary

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community outreach and emergency management response teams.

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The role and  process of the professional counselor

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advocating on behalf of the profession.

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Advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers

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that impede access, equity, and success for clients.

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Professional counseling organizations, including membership benefits,

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activities, services to members, and current issues.

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Professional counseling credentialing, including certification,

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licensure, accreditation practices and standards,

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and the effects of public policy on these issues.

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Current labor market information relevant to opportunities for

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practice within the counseling profession.

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Ethical standards of professional counseling organizations

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and credentialing bodies and applications of ethical

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and legal considerations in professional counseling.

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Technologies impact on the counseling profession.

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Strategies for personal and professional self-evaluation and

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implications for practice.

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Self-care strategies appropriate to the counselor role

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and the role of counseling supervision in the profession.

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This section describes the keys to professional practice and ethics

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including history of ethical standards

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and ethical dilemmas, confidentiality and virtue ethics, regulatory standards,

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legal and political issues, research, process, data, and sampling,

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measurements and analysis, research and counseling, careers in counseling,

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counseling settings, private practitioner,

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private practices, managed care, and technology in counseling.