Our Services

Get 15% Discount on your First Order

[rank_math_breadcrumb]

GC

This assignment will allow you to apply knowledge gained for implementing ethical and legal boundaries that counselors are required to adhere to in their scope of practice.

Write a 1,750-2,100-word analysis on counselor ethics and responsibilities. Provide a thoughtful response to each of the sections listed below, include specific, concrete examples to explain your ideas. Use the section headings provided below to structure your analysis. Your final analysis should be one cohesive paper addressing all six sections along with an introduction and conclusion.

Part One

Please note that the entirety of part one must be written in the third person.

Section 1: Client Rights

Describe how you will incorporate the following five principles of ethical practice to maintain your clients’ rights: autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and fidelity.

Discuss the informed consent process and how it protects client rights including: billing, right to privacy, HIPAA compliance, and compliance with credentialing board requirements for incorporating informed consent into practice.

Section 2: Responsibility to Warn and Protect 

Identify the factors that you will consider to determine your “duty to warn” and “duty to protect” responsibilities as a counselor. Be sure to consider ethical guidelines as well as the laws pertaining to the “duty to warn” and “duty to protect” in the state in which you plan to practice.

Section 3: Client Record-Keeping 

Discuss the role of client record keeping in protecting a client’s right to a professional standard of care and the counselor from liability.

Part Two

Section 4: Self-Care  

Please note that section 4 must be written in the first person.

Refer to the code of ethics that best fit your program of study (NAADAC Code of Ethics (and the AACC Codes if you are in the Christian Counseling track) and review the section relating to Professional Responsibility. Discuss the following:

· What does the Code of Ethics say about self-care?

· How do you plan on maintaining a healthy balance between your professional and personal life?

· What healthy self-care activities have you engaged in in the past or present?

· What healthy self-care activities have you considered but haven’t yet implemented?

· What are some red flags suggesting that you may need to address personal issues to avoid personal impairment?

· How do you feel about counselors being counseled? Some programs require it. Do you agree with that concept?

Section 5: Advocacy

Review the websites for the professional associations, found in the topic resources, that best fit your program of study (NAADAC and the AACC). Find a way to advocate for the counselors and the profession at the governmental level. For example, you may go to the American Counseling Association (Government Affairs > Take Action). In 75-150 words, summarize how you can get involved.

Section 6: Counselor Values 

Select two of the following issues you feel strongest about from the list below. Describe your personal values and attitudes towards the selected issues as well as how you would counsel objectively the client in each situation you selected. Reference ethical codes from AACC, ACA, NBCC, and/or NAADAC.

· Abortion
. (A 19-year-old rape victim wants an abortion. The young woman is firm in her plans.)

· Gay adoption. (John and Bill, after living in a committed relationship for 7 years, decide that they want to begin a family. They have differing opinions about whether to use a surrogate mother or adopt a child.)

· Assisted suicide. (Eleanor, an 87-year-old with terminal cancer, has decided to end her life but is undecided about how to discuss this with her family, or if she should discuss it with them at all. She seeks your guidance in this decision but is not interested in revisiting her decision to end her life.)

· Open marriage. (Both spouses in a couple you are counseling are having sex with partners other than their spouse, which they claim are not contributing in any way to their current marital difficulties. They want your help in strengthening their marriage, but they are both committed to the “open marriage” concept that does not require sexual monogamy.)

 Include at least six scholarly resources in addition to the textbook.

 Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

This assignment meets the following NASAC Standards:

15) Understand the variety of insurance and health maintenance options available, and appreciate the importance of helping clients access those benefits.

20) Understand the addiction professional’s obligation to adhere to generally accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct in the helping relationship.

47) Inform the client of his/her confidentiality rights, program procedures that safeguard them, and the exceptions imposed by statute.65) Apply confidentiality-related legal restrictions appropriately.

110) Protect client rights to privacy and confidentiality in the preparation and handling of records, especially in relation to the communication of client information with third parties.

112) Prepare and record treatment and continuing care plans that are consistent with agency standards and comply with applicable administrative rules.

116) Demonstrate ethical behaviors by adhering to established professional codes of ethics that define the professional context within which the counselor works, in order to maintain professional standards and safeguard the client.

118) Adhere to federal and state laws, and agency regulations, regarding addictions treatment.

120) Utilize a range of supervisory options to process personal feelings and concerns about clients.

121) Conduct culturally appropriate self-evaluations of professional performance, applying ethical, legal, and professional standards to enhance self-awareness and performance.

124) Develop and utilize strategies to maintain physical and mental health.

Share This Post

Email
WhatsApp
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Reddit

Order a Similar Paper and get 15% Discount on your First Order

Related Questions

Literature

Can I please have help with assignment? With this paper, you will analyze a short story of your choice and divulge the hidden meaning(s) found in the text. You may choose any of the essays on this link (or another scholarly work of your choosing):  Short Story ChoicesLinks to an

English homework

PLEASE here is the feedback of the teacher ,PLEASE I BEGGING YOU TO READ THE INSTRUCTION , image1.png image2.png

mus

Identify an historically significant action that was made by someone (an individual artist and/or group) in Twentieth-Century American Popular Music. Describe its genre and place it in the historical context. Objectives: The student is expected to listen and respond critically to music and to articulate an informed, personal reaction in

su db

Answer The Following Discussion Questions: Q1:  As illustrated in the image, there are five psychological domains. Which psychological domain are you most interested in? Why? Explain how the domain contributes to the study of psychology.   STEP 1: First, write a response with at least EIGHT substantial sentences, integrating concepts you

Interpreting Myths Through Metaphor Discussion

 In Chapter Two of World Mythology, Andy Gurevich presents a compelling exploration of how myth and metaphor shape our understanding of the world. He introduces the classical Greek concepts of Logos and Mythos to show the dual pathways of human thought—one grounded in logic and rational analysis, the other in

Analyzing the Key Aspects of Management.

Please see attached for instructions Report: Analyzing the Key Aspects of Management. Objective: This report aims to develop your understanding of the key aspects of management, including managerial functions, the various types of managers, the roles they play, and the skills they need to succeed. You will demonstrate your ability

Midterm Reflection

my overall grade in class is a 88.8 SA 4 Midterm Reflection.html Overview Fixed vs Growth Mindset from Accredited Online Training Purpose Reflection is an opportunity to look back and think about what has occurred in the past and make adjustments for the future. For our class, it is an

Plan and Communicate a Time-Based Task

Plan and Communicate a Time-Based Task SCENARIO: On Monday morning, you arrive at work and discover you have an email from your manager, Sara, about a customer service issue. She is worried because one of the company’s most important clients did not receive their shipment. While she acknowledges it isn’t your

English Homework

Week Four This week you will read a selection of literary works from the Victorian Age to the twentieth century. Student Learning Outcomes Addressed:    · Identify key ideas, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions. · Analyze literary works

Discussion Post help

Vital Signs: HR 76, RR 14 BP 130/98, Temp 100.0 oral, O2 sat-92% Introduction: Maggie is a 27 year old. Filipina single woman, accompanied by an aunt and uncle with whom she lives. Chief Complaint: ” I have schizophrenia and I need my medications ordered.” History of Chief Complaint: The

assigment reflective

assigment Week 4 Reflective Essa(y)    Learning is an ongoing process. We learn by studying, by creating, and by reflecting on what we have done.  This paper may use a first person voice, since it is YOUR reflection. No AI should be used in this essa(y).   In this final essa(y),

English assignment discussion

discussion For this discussion, you will consider your response to your final reflection essa(y) including the source you have found to extend your primary essa(y) themes and ideas.  Initial Post (250 words total for both paragraphs):   First, search the KU Online Library to find a source that supports the

Understanding Mythology and Creation Myths Objective

 This discussion board assignment aligns directly with the Chapter One learning objectives by encouraging students to define and incorporate key vocabulary terms, such as cosmogony, archetype, or monomyth, into their written responses, thereby reinforcing their comprehension and application of foundational terms (Objective 1 – Bloom’s: Remembering, Understanding). By asking students

Check the file

My topic is 4th topic مشاريع مادة األمن الصناعي -270/81 د. خالد العنزي تاريخ التسليم 2520/July/17 Write: 2500-3000 words double-spaced essay: 1- What are the main safety and ergonomic precautions associated with computer use? 2- What are the causes of al-Ahmadi refinery explosion in 2000? 3- What are the main

mu

Assignment Prompt: Identify an historically significant action that was made by someone (an individual artist and/or group) in Twentieth-Century American Popular Music. Describe its genre and place it in the historical context. Objectives: The student is expected to listen and respond critically to music and to articulate an informed, personal

WEEK 3 assigment

   ONE QUESTION Considering a Woman’s Individual Identity: Lepucki’s Use of Rhetorical Writing Strategies Jane Dough English Department ENC 1101: English Composition I Keiser University August 20, 2025 2 Considering a Woman’s Individual Identity: Lepucki’s Use of Rhetorical Writing Strategies In the essay “Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them”

week3

Annotating a LITERARY Text: Poem Annotating involves interacting with the text and making meaning of what you are reading rather than simply reading for theme. Every so often, stop and record OBSERVATIONS about different elements that you see in your poem such as tone,  speaker, language,  imagery, symbolism, or other