{"id":19670,"date":"2023-10-11T01:39:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T01:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicwritersbay.com\/writings\/visit-your-state-clinical-or-school-counseling-board-website-and\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T01:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T01:39:47","slug":"visit-your-state-clinical-or-school-counseling-board-website-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academicwritersbay.com\/writings\/visit-your-state-clinical-or-school-counseling-board-website-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit your state clinical or school counseling board website and"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='css-tib94n'>\n<div class='css-1lys3v9'>\n<div>\n<p><strong>To Prepare:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit your state clinical or school counseling board website and locate the record of disciplined licensees (there is typically a link on the website to the public record of counselors who have been disciplined due to ethical and legal violations). (VIRGINIA- UNITED STATES)<\/li>\n<li>If your state does not publicly share this information, consider reviewing the website of a different state board that aligns with the ACA Code of Ethics and personally interests you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Post<\/strong>\u00a0the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A summary of the ethical complaint demonstrating a boundary violation (e.g., what boundary violation the licensee was accused of and why), evidence, findings, decision, and disciplinary action taken\/sanctions (e.g., license revoked, license suspended, license surrendered, consent agreement, supervision designation revoked, mandated supervision, mandated continuing education). Note: <em>This information is often contained in the consent agreement made between the state counseling board and the licensee<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Then identify the ethical codes and laws that were violated and offer an explanation to support selection of these codes\/laws.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, put yourself in the situation of the counselor in the ethical complaint you selected, and discuss how you would have avoided this boundary violation if you were in a similar situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RESOURCES<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.dhp.virginia.gov\/Boards\/Counseling\/\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remley, T. P., &#038; Herlihy, B. (2020). <em>Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling<\/em> (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 9, \u201cBoundary Issues\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class='css-6a9esh'>\n<div class='css-eql546'>\n<ul class='css-2imjyh'>\n<li class='css-1960nst'>\n<div class='css-1nylpq2'>\n<div class='css-1yqrwo0'>aca-code-of-ethics3.pdf<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class='css-1960nst'>\n<div class='css-1nylpq2'>\n<div class='css-1yqrwo0'>ethicalstandards2.pdf<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>counseling.org  <\/p>\n<p>2014ACA  Code of Ethics  <\/p>\n<p>As approved by the ACA Governing Council  <\/p>\n<p>AMERICAN COUNSELING  ASSOCIATION <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mission  The mission of the American Counseling Association  is 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.  \u00a9 2014 by the American Counseling Association.  All rights reserved. Note: This document may be reproduced in its entirety without permission for non-commercial  purposes only.  <\/p>\n<p>Contents  ACA Code of Ethics Preamble \u2022 3  <\/p>\n<p>ACA Code of Ethics Purpose \u2022 3  <\/p>\n<p>Section A  The Counseling Relationship \u2022 4  <\/p>\n<p>Section B  Confdentiality and Privacy \u2022 6  <\/p>\n<p>Section C  Professional Responsibility \u2022 8  <\/p>\n<p>Section D  Relationships With Other Professionals \u2022 10  <\/p>\n<p>Section E  Evaluation, Assessment, and  <\/p>\n<p>Interpretation \u2022 11  <\/p>\n<p>Section F  Supervision, Training, and Teaching \u2022 12  <\/p>\n<p>Section G  Research and Publication \u2022 15  <\/p>\n<p>Section H  Distance Counseling, Technology,  <\/p>\n<p>and Social Media \u2022 17  <\/p>\n<p>Section I  Resolving Ethical Issues \u2022 18  <\/p>\n<p>Glossary of Terms \u2022 20  <\/p>\n<p>Index \u2022 21  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2002 2 \u2002\u2022 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>ACA Code of Ethics Preamble  The American Counseling Association (ACA) is an educational, scientifc, and professional organization whose members  work in a variety of settings and serve in multiple capacities. Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse  individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.  <\/p>\n<p>Professional values are an important way of living out an ethical commitment. The following are core professional values  of the counseling profession:  <\/p>\n<p>1. enhancing human development throughout the life span;  2. honoring diversity and embracing a multicultural approach in support of the worth, dignity, potential, and  <\/p>\n<p>uniqueness of people within their social and cultural contexts;  3. promoting social justice;  4. safeguarding the integrity of the counselor\u2013client relationship; and  5. practicing in a competent and ethical manner.  <\/p>\n<p>These professional values provide a conceptual basis for the ethical principles enumerated below. These principles are  the foundation for ethical behavior and decision making. The fundamental principles of professional ethical behavior are  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 autonomy, or fostering the right to control the direction of one\u2019s life;  \u2022 nonmalefcence, or avoiding actions that cause harm;  \u2022 benefcence, or working for the good of the individual and society by promoting mental health and well-being;  \u2022 justice, or treating individuals equitably and fostering fairness and equality;  \u2022 fdelity, or honoring commitments and keeping promises, including fulflling one\u2019s responsibilities of trust in  <\/p>\n<p>professional relationships; and  \u2022 veracity, or dealing truthfully with individuals with whom counselors come into professional contact.  <\/p>\n<p>ACA Code of Ethics Purpose  The ACA Code of Ethics serves six main purposes:  <\/p>\n<p>1. The Code sets forth the ethical obligations of ACA members and provides guidance intended to inform the ethical  practice of professional counselors.  <\/p>\n<p>2. The Code identifes ethical considerations relevant to professional counselors and counselors-in-training.  3. The Code enables the association to clarify for current and prospective members, and for those served by members,  <\/p>\n<p>the nature of the ethical responsibilities held in common by its members.  4. The Code serves as an ethical guide designed to assist members in constructing a course of action that best serves  <\/p>\n<p>those utilizing counseling services and establishes expectations of conduct with a primary emphasis on the role of  the professional counselor.  <\/p>\n<p>5. The Code helps to support the mission of ACA.  6. The standards contained in this Code serve as the basis for processing inquiries and ethics complaints  <\/p>\n<p>concerning ACA members.  <\/p>\n<p>The ACA Code of Ethics contains nine main sections that ad- dress the following areas:  <\/p>\n<p>Section A: The Counseling Relationship  Section B: Confdentiality and Privacy  Section C: Professional Responsibility  Section D: Relationships With Other Professionals  Section E: Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation  Section F: Supervision, Training, and Teaching  Section G: Research and Publication  Section H: Distance Counseling, Technology, and  <\/p>\n<p>Social Media  Section I: Resolving Ethical Issues  <\/p>\n<p>Each section of the ACA Code of Ethics begins with an  introduction. The introduction to each section describes the  ethical behavior and responsibility to which counselors aspire.  The introductions help set the tone for each particular sec- tion and provide a starting point that invites refection on the  ethical standards contained in each part of the ACA Code of  Ethics. The standards outline professional responsibilities and  provide direction for fulflling those ethical responsibilities.  <\/p>\n<p>When counselors are faced with ethical dilemmas that  are diffcult to resolve, they are expected to engage in a care- fully considered ethical decision-making process, consulting  available resources as needed. Counselors acknowledge  that resolving ethical issues is a process; ethical reasoning  includes consideration of professional values, professional  ethical principles, and ethical standards.  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors\u2019 actions should be consistent with the spirit  as well as the letter of these ethical standards. No specific  ethical decision-making model is always most effective, so  counselors are expected to use a credible model of deci- sion making that can bear public scrutiny of its applica- tion. Through a chosen ethical decision-making process  and evaluation of the context of the situation, counselors  work collaboratively with clients to make decisions that  promote clients\u2019 growth and development. A breach of the  standards and principles provided herein does not neces- sarily constitute legal liability or violation of the law; such  action is established in legal and judicial proceedings.  <\/p>\n<p>The glossary at the end of the Code provides a concise  description of some of the terms used in the ACA Code  of Ethics.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2002 3 \u2002\u2022 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u2022 \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 ACA Code of Ethics \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>Section A  The Counseling  <\/p>\n<p>Relationship  <\/p>\n<p>Introduction  Counselors facilitate client growth  and development in ways that foster  the interest and welfare of clients and  promote formation of healthy relation- ships. Trust is the cornerstone of the  counseling relationship, and counselors  have the responsibility to respect and  safeguard the client\u2019s right to privacy  and confdentiality. Counselors actively  attempt to understand the diverse cul- tural backgrounds of the clients they  serve. Counselors also explore their own  cultural identities and how these affect  their values and beliefs about the coun- seling process. Additionally, counselors  are encouraged to contribute to society  by devoting a portion of their profes- sional activities for little or no fnancial  return (pro bono publico).  <\/p>\n<p>A.1. Client Welfare  A.1.a. Primary Responsibility  <\/p>\n<p>The primary responsibility of counsel- ors is to respect the dignity and promote  the welfare of clients.  <\/p>\n<p>A.1.b. Records and  Documentation  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors create, safeguard, and  maintain documentation necessary  for rendering professional services.  Regardless of the medium, counselors  include sufficient and timely docu- mentation to facilitate the delivery and  continuity of services. Counselors  take reasonable steps to ensure that  documentation accurately refects cli- ent progress and services provided.  If amendments are made to records  and documentation, counselors take  steps to properly note the amendments  according to agency or institutional  policies.  <\/p>\n<p>A.1.c. Counseling Plans  Counselors and their clients work  jointly in devising counseling plans  that offer reasonable promise of  success and are consistent with the  abilities, temperament, developmental  level, and circumstances of clients.  Counselors and clients regularly re- view and revise counseling plans to  assess their continued viability and  effectiveness, respecting clients\u2019 free- dom of choice.  <\/p>\n<p>A.1.d. Support Network  Involvement  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors recognize that support  networks hold various meanings in  the lives of clients and consider en- listing the support, understanding,  and involvement of others (e.g., reli- gious\/spiritual\/community leaders,  family members, friends) as positive  resources, when appropriate, with  client consent.  <\/p>\n<p>A.2. Informed Consent  in the Counseling  Relationship  <\/p>\n<p>A.2.a. Informed Consent  Clients have the freedom to choose  whether to enter into or remain in  a counseling relationship and need  adequate information about the  counseling process and the counselor.  Counselors have an obligation to re- view in writing and verbally with cli- ents the rights and responsibilities of  both counselors and clients. Informed  consent is an ongoing part of the  counseling process, and counselors  appropriately document discussions  of informed consent throughout the  counseling relationship.  <\/p>\n<p>A.2.b. Types of Information  Needed  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors explicitly explain to clients  the nature of all services provided.  They inform clients about issues such  as, but not limited to, the follow- ing: the purposes, goals, techniques,  procedures, limitations, potential  risks, and benefits of services; the  counselor\u2019s qualifcations, credentials,  relevant experience, and approach to  counseling; continuation of services  upon the incapacitation or death of  the counselor; the role of technol- ogy; and other pertinent information.  Counselors take steps to ensure that  clients understand the implications of  diagnosis and the intended use of tests  and reports. Additionally, counselors  inform clients about fees and billing  arrangements, including procedures  for nonpayment of fees. Clients have  the right to confdentiality and to be  provided with an explanation of its  limits (including how supervisors  and\/or treatment or interdisciplinary  team professionals are involved), to  obtain clear information about their  records, to participate in the ongoing  counseling plans, and to refuse any  services or modality changes and to  be advised of the consequences of  such refusal.  <\/p>\n<p>A.2.c. Developmental and  Cultural Sensitivity  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors communicate information  in ways that are both developmentally  and culturally appropriate. Counselors  use clear and understandable language  when discussing issues related to  informed consent. When clients have  diffculty understanding the language  that counselors use, counselors provide  necessary services (e.g., arranging for  a qualifed interpreter or translator)  to ensure comprehension by clients.  In collaboration with clients, coun- selors consider cultural implications  of informed consent procedures and,  where possible, counselors adjust their  practices accordingly.  <\/p>\n<p>A.2.d. Inability to Give Consent  When counseling minors, incapaci- tated adults, or other persons unable  to give voluntary consent, counselors  seek the assent of clients to services  and include them in decision making  as appropriate. Counselors recognize  the need to balance the ethical rights  of clients to make choices, their capac- ity to give consent or assent to receive  services, and parental or familial legal  rights and responsibilities to protect  these clients and make decisions on  their behalf.  <\/p>\n<p>A.2.e. Mandated Clients  Counselors discuss the required  limitations to confidentiality when  working with clients who have been  mandated for counseling services.  Counselors also explain what type  of information and with whom that  information is shared prior to the  beginning of counseling. The client  may choose to refuse services. In this  case, counselors will, to the best of  their ability, discuss with the client  the potential consequences of refusing  counseling services.  <\/p>\n<p>A.3. Clients Served by Others  When counselors learn that their clients  are in a professional relationship with  other mental health professionals, they  request release from clients to inform  the other professionals and strive to  establish positive and collaborative  professional relationships.  <\/p>\n<p>A.4. Avoiding Harm and   Imposing Values  <\/p>\n<p>A.4.a. Avoiding Harm  Counselors act to avoid harming their  clients, trainees, and research par- ticipants and to minimize or to remedy  unavoidable or unanticipated harm.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2002 4 \u2002\u2022 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 ACA Code of Ethics \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>A.4.b. Personal Values  Counselors are aware of\u2014and avoid  imposing\u2014their own values, attitudes,  beliefs, and behaviors. Counselors  respect the diversity of clients, train- ees, and research participants and  seek training in areas in which they  are at risk of imposing their values  onto clients, especially when the  counselor \u2019s values are inconsistent  with the client\u2019s goals or are discrimina- tory in nature.  <\/p>\n<p>A.5. Prohibited  Noncounseling Roles  and Relationships  <\/p>\n<p>A.5.a. Sexual and\/or  Romantic Relationships  Prohibited  <\/p>\n<p>Sexual and\/or romantic counselor\u2013  client interactions or relationships with  current clients, their romantic partners,  or their family members are prohibited.  This prohibition applies to both in- person and electronic interactions or  relationships.  <\/p>\n<p>A.5.b. Previous Sexual and\/or  Romantic Relationships  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors are prohibited from engag- ing in counseling relationships with  persons with whom they have had  a previous sexual and\/or romantic  relationship.  <\/p>\n<p>A.5.c. Sexual and\/or Romantic  Relationships With  Former Clients  <\/p>\n<p>Sexual and\/or romantic counselor\u2013  client interactions or relationships with  former clients, their romantic partners,  or their family members are prohibited  for a period of 5 years following the last  professional contact. This prohibition  applies to both in-person and electronic  interactions or relationships. Counsel- ors, before engaging in sexual and\/or  romantic interactions or relationships  with former clients, their romantic  partners, or their family members, dem- onstrate forethought and document (in  written form) whether the interaction or  relationship can be viewed as exploitive  in any way and\/or whether there is still  potential to harm the former client; in  cases of potential exploitation and\/or  harm, the counselor avoids entering  into such an interaction or relationship.  <\/p>\n<p>A.5.d. Friends or Family  Members  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors are prohibited from engaging  in counseling relationships with friends  or family members with whom they have  an inability to remain objective.  <\/p>\n<p>A.5.e. Personal Virtual  Relationships With  Current Clients  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors are prohibited from  engaging in a personal virtual re- lationship with individuals with  whom they have a current counseling  relationship (e.g., through social and  other media).  <\/p>\n<p>A.6. Managing and  Maintaining Boundaries  and Professional  Relationships  <\/p>\n<p>A.6.a. Previous Relationships  Counselors consider the risks and  benefts of accepting as clients those  with whom they have had a previous  relationship. These potential clients  may include individuals with whom  the counselor has had a casual, distant,  or past relationship. Examples include  mutual or past membership in a pro- fessional association, organization, or  community. When counselors accept  these clients, they take appropriate pro- fessional precautions such as informed  consent, consultation, supervision, and  documentation to ensure that judgment  is not impaired and no exploitation  occurs.  <\/p>\n<p>A.6.b. Extending Counseling  Boundaries  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors consider the risks and  benefts of extending current counsel- ing relationships beyond conventional  parameters. Examples include attend- ing a client\u2019s formal ceremony (e.g., a  wedding\/commitment ceremony or  graduation), purchasing a service or  product provided by a client (excepting  unrestricted bartering), and visiting a cli- ent\u2019s ill family member in the hospital. In  extending these boundaries, counselors  take appropriate professional precau- tions such as informed consent, consul- tation, supervision, and documentation  to ensure that judgment is not impaired  and no harm occurs.  <\/p>\n<p>A.6.c. Documenting Boundary  Extensions  <\/p>\n<p>If counselors extend boundaries as  described in A.6.a. and A.6.b., they  must offcially document, prior to the  interaction (when feasible), the rationale  for such an interaction, the potential  beneft, and anticipated consequences  for the client or former client and other  individuals signifcantly involved with  the client or former client. When un- intentional harm occurs to the client  or former client, or to an individual  <\/p>\n<p>signifcantly involved with the client  or former client, the counselor must  show evidence of an attempt to remedy  such harm.  <\/p>\n<p>A.6.d. Role Changes in the  Professional Relationship  <\/p>\n<p>When counselors change a role from  the original or most recent contracted  relationship, they obtain informed  consent from the client and explain the  client\u2019s right to refuse services related  to the change. Examples of role changes  include, but are not limited to  <\/p>\n<p>1. changing from individual to re- lationship or family counseling,  or vice versa;  <\/p>\n<p>2. changing from an evaluative  role to a therapeutic role, or vice  versa; and  <\/p>\n<p>3. changing from a counselor to a  mediator role, or vice versa.  <\/p>\n<p>Clients must be fully informed of  any anticipated consequences (e.g.,  fnancial, legal, personal, therapeutic)  of counselor role changes.  <\/p>\n<p>A.6.e. Nonprofessional  Interactions  or Relationships (Other  Than Sexual or Romantic  Interactions or  Relationships)  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors avoid entering into non- professional relationships with former  clients, their romantic partners, or their  family members when the interaction is  potentially harmful to the client. This  applies to both in-person and electronic  interactions or relationships.  <\/p>\n<p>A.7. Roles and Relationships  at Individual, Group,  Institutional, and  Societal Levels  <\/p>\n<p>A.7.a. Advocacy  When appropriate, counselors advocate  at individual, group, institutional, and  societal levels to address potential bar- riers and obstacles that inhibit access  and\/or the growth and development  of clients.  <\/p>\n<p>A.7.b. Confdentiality and  Advocacy  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors obtain client consent prior  to engaging in advocacy efforts on be- half of an identifable client to improve  the provision of services and to work  toward removal of systemic barriers  or obstacles that inhibit client access,  growth, and development.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2002 5 \u2002\u2022 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u2022 \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 ACA Code of Ethics \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>A.8. Multiple Clients  When a counselor agrees to provide  counseling services to two or more  persons who have a relationship, the  counselor clarifes at the outset which  person or persons are clients and the  nature of the relationships the counselor  will have with each involved person. If  it becomes apparent that the counselor  may be called upon to perform poten- tially conficting roles, the counselor will  clarify, adjust, or withdraw from roles  appropriately.  <\/p>\n<p>A.9. Group Work  A.9.a. Screening  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors screen prospective group  counseling\/therapy participants. To  the extent possible, counselors select  members whose needs and goals are  compatible with the goals of the group,  who will not impede the group process,  and whose well-being will not be jeop- ardized by the group experience.  <\/p>\n<p>A.9.b. Protecting Clients  In a group setting, counselors take rea- sonable precautions to protect clients  from physical, emotional, or psychologi- cal trauma.  <\/p>\n<p>A.10. Fees and Business  Practices  <\/p>\n<p>A.10.a. Self-Referral  Counselors working in an organization  (e.g., school, agency, institution) that  provides counseling services do not  refer clients to their private practice  unless the policies of a particular orga- nization make explicit provisions for  self-referrals. In such instances, the cli- ents must be informed of other options  open to them should they seek private  counseling services.  <\/p>\n<p>A.10.b. Unacceptable Business  Practices  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors do not participate in fee  splitting, nor do they give or receive  commissions, rebates, or any other form  of remuneration when referring clients  for professional services.  <\/p>\n<p>A.10.c. Establishing Fees  In establishing fees for professional  counseling services, counselors con- sider the fnancial status of clients and  locality. If a counselor\u2019s usual fees cre- ate undue hardship for the client, the  counselor may adjust fees, when legally  permissible, or assist the client in locat- ing comparable, affordable services.  <\/p>\n<p>A.10.d. Nonpayment of Fees  If counselors intend to use collection  agencies or take legal measures to col- <\/p>\n<p>lect fees from clients who do not pay for  services as agreed upon, they include  such information in their informed  consent documents and also inform  clients in a timely fashion of intended  actions and offer clients the opportunity  to make payment.  <\/p>\n<p>A.10.e. Bartering  Counselors may barter only if the bar- tering does not result in exploitation  or harm, if the client requests it, and  if such arrangements are an accepted  practice among professionals in the  community. Counselors consider the  cultural implications of bartering and  discuss relevant concerns with clients  and document such agreements in a  clear written contract.  <\/p>\n<p>A.10.f. Receiving Gifts  Counselors understand the challenges  of accepting gifts from clients and rec- ognize that in some cultures, small gifts  are a token of respect and gratitude.  When determining whether to accept  a gift from clients, counselors take into  account the therapeutic relationship, the  monetary value of the gift, the client\u2019s  motivation for giving the gift, and the  counselor\u2019s motivation for wanting to  accept or decline the gift.  <\/p>\n<p>A.11. Termination and  Referral  <\/p>\n<p>A.11.a. Competence Within  Termination and Referral  <\/p>\n<p>If counselors lack the competence to  be of professional assistance to clients,  they avoid entering or continuing  counseling relationships. Counselors  are knowledgeable about culturally and  clinically appropriate referral resources  and suggest these alternatives. If clients  decline the suggested referrals, counsel- ors discontinue the relationship.  <\/p>\n<p>A.11.b. Values Within  Termination and Referral  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors refrain from referring pro- spective and current clients based solely  on the counselor\u2019s personally held val- ues, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.  Counselors respect the diversity of  clients and seek training in areas in  which they are at risk of imposing their  values onto clients, especially when the  counselor\u2019s values are inconsistent with  the client\u2019s goals or are discriminatory  in nature.  <\/p>\n<p>A.11.c. Appropriate Termination  Counselors terminate a counseling re- lationship when it becomes reasonably  apparent that the client no longer needs  assistance, is not likely to beneft, or is  <\/p>\n<p>being harmed by continued counseling.  Counselors may terminate counseling  when in jeopardy of harm by the client  or by another person with whom the cli- ent has a relationship, or when clients do  not pay fees as agreed upon. Counselors  provide pretermination counseling and  recommend other service providers  when necessary.  <\/p>\n<p>A.11.d. Appropriate Transfer of  Services  <\/p>\n<p>When counselors transfer or refer clients  to other practitioners, they ensure that  appropriate clinical and administra- tive processes are completed and open  communication is maintained with both  clients and practitioners.  <\/p>\n<p>A.12. Abandonment and  Client Neglect  <\/p>\n<p>Counselors do not abandon or neglect  clients in counseling. Counselors assist in  making appropriate arrangements for the  continuation of treatment, when neces- sary, during interruptions such as vaca- tions, illness, and following termination.  <\/p>\n<p>Section B  Confidentiality  <\/p>\n<p>and Privacy  <\/p>\n<p>Introduction  Counselors recognize that trust is a cor- nerstone of the counseling relationship.  Counselors aspire to earn the trust of cli- ents by creating an ongoing partnership,  establishing and upholding appropriate  boundaries, and maintaining confi- dentiality. Counselors communicate  the parameters of confdentiality in a  culturally competent manner.  <\/p>\n<p>B.1. Respecting Client Rights  B.1.a. Multicultura<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_post_meta_wrapper\">\n<h6 class=\"post-after-card-heading\">Order a plagiarism free paper now<\/h6>\n<div class=\"post-after-card\">\n<h2>Need your ASSIGNMENT done? 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