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D.1.f. Personnel Selection and
Assignment ........................................... 10
B.6.b. Confidentiality of Records
and Documentation ............................... 8
B.6.c. Permission to Record ......................... 8
B.6.d. Permission to Observe ...................... 8
B.6.e. Client Access ....................................... 8
B.6.f. Assistance With Records ................... 8
B.6.g. Disclosure or Transfer ....................... 8
B.6.h. Storage and Disposal
After Termination ................................... 8
B.6.i. Reasonable Precautions ..................... 8
B.7. Case Consultation.................................. 8
B.7.a. Respect for Privacy ............................ 8
B.7.b. Disclosure of Confidential
Information ............................................. 8
Section C: Professional Responsibility........8
Section C: Introduction................................. 8
C.1. Knowledge of and Compliance
With Standards ....................................... 8
C.2. Professional Competence .................... 8
C.2.a. Boundaries of Competence .............. 8
C.2.b. New Specialty Areas of Practice ..... 8
C.2.c. Qualified for Employment ............... 8
C.2.d. Monitor Effectiveness ....................... 8
C.2.e. Consultations on Ethical
Obligations............................................... 9
C.2.f. Continuing Education ....................... 9
C.2.g. Impairment ........................................ 9
C.2.h. Counselor Incapacitation,
Death, Retirement, or Termination
of Practice ................................................ 9
C.3. Advertising and Soliciting Clients...... 9
C.3.a. Accurate Advertising ........................ 9
C.3.b. Testimonials ....................................... 9
C.3.c. Statements by Others ........................ 9
C.3.d. Recruiting Through
Employment ............................................ 9
C.3.e. Products and Training
Advertisements ....................................... 9
C.3.f. Promoting to Those Served .............. 9
C.4. Professional Qualifications .................. 9
C.4.a. Accurate Representation .................. 9
C.4.b. Credentials ......................................... 9
C.4.c. Educational Degrees ......................... 9
C.4.d. Implying Doctoral-Level
Competence ............................................ 9
C.4.e. Accreditation Status .......................... 9
C.4.f. Professional Membership ................. 9
C.5. Nondiscrimination ............................... 9
C.6. Public Responsibility ........................... 9
C.6.a. Sexual Harassment ............................ 9
C.6.b. Reports to Third Parties ................... 9
C.6.c. Media Presentations .......................... 9
C.6.d. Exploitation of Others ....................10
C.6.e. Contributing to the Public Good
(Pro Bono Publico) .................................. 10
C.7. Treatment Modalities.......................... 10
C.7.a. Scientific Basis for Treatment .........10
C.7.b. Development and Innovation .......10
C.7.c. Harmful Practices ............................ 10
C.8. Responsibility to Other
Professionals ..........................................10
C.8.a. Personal Public Statements ............10
Section D: Relationships With
Other Professionals ............................10
Section D: Introduction ............................. 10
D.1. Relationships With Colleagues,
Employers, and Employees ................. 10
D.1.a. Different Approaches ..................... 10
D.1.b. Forming Relationships ................... 10
D.1.c. Interdisciplinary Teamwork ..........10
D.1.d. Establishing Professional and
Ethical Obligations ............................... 10
D.1.e. Confidentiality ................................. 10
D.1.g. Employer Policies ........................... 10
D.1.h. Negative Conditions ...................... 10
D.1.i. Protection From Punitive Action
D.2. Provision of Consultation Services... 10
D.2.a. Consultant Competency ................ 10
D.2.b. Informed Consent in
Formal Consultation ............................ 10
Section E: Evaluation, Assessment,
and Interpretation ............................... 11
Section E: Introduction .............................. 11
E.1. General ................................................. 11
E.1.a. Assessment ........................................ 11
E.1.b. Client Welfare ................................... 11
E.2. Competence to Use and
Interpret Assessment Instruments...... 11
E.2.a. Limits of Competence ..................... 11
E.2.b. Appropriate Use .............................. 11
E.2.c. Decisions Based on Results ............ 11
E.3. Informed Consent in Assessment ..... 11
E.3.a. Explanation to Clients ..................... 11
E.3.b. Recipients of Results ....................... 11
E.4. Release of Data to Qualified
Personnel ............................................... 11
E.5. Diagnosis of Mental Disorders .......... 11
E.5.a. Proper Diagnosis .............................. 11
E.5.b. Cultural Sensitivity ......................... 11
E.5.c. Historical and Social Prejudices
in the Diagnosis of Pathology ............ 11
E.5.d. Refraining From Diagnosis ............ 11
E.6. Instrument Selection............................ 11
E.6.a. Appropriateness of Instruments .... 11
E.6.b. Referral Information ....................... 11
E.7. Conditions of Assessment
Administration ..................................... 11
E.7.a. Administration Conditions ............ 11
E.7.b. Provision of Favorable
Conditions ............................................. 11
E.7.c. Technological Administration ........ 11
E.7.d. Unsupervised Assessments ........... 12
E.8. Multicultural Issues/Diversity
in Assessment ....................................... 12
E.9. Scoring and Interpretation
of Assessments ...................................... 12
E.9.a. Reporting .......................................... 12
E.9.b. Instruments With Insufficient
Empirical Data....................................... 12
E.9.c. Assessment Services ........................ 12
E.10. Assessment Security.......................... 12
E.11. Obsolete Assessment and
Outdated Results................................... 12
E.12. Assessment Construction ................ 12
E.13. Forensic Evaluation: Evaluation
for Legal Proceedings .......................... 12
E.13.a. Primary Obligations ...................... 12
E.13.b. Consent for Evaluation ................. 12
E.13.c. Client Evaluation
Prohibited .............................................. 12
E.13.d. Avoid Potentially Harmful
Relationships ......................................... 12
Section F: Supervision, Training,
and Teaching ........................................ 12
Section F: Introduction ............................... 12
F.1. Counselor Supervision and
Client Welfare ........................................ 12
F.1.a. Client Welfare .................................... 12
F.1.b. Counselor Credentials ..................... 12
F.1.c. Informed Consent and
Client Rights ......................................... 13
F.2. Counselor Supervision
Competence .......................................... 13
F.2.a. Supervisor Preparation .................... 13
F.2.b. Multicultural Issues/Diversity
in Supervision ....................................... 13
F.2.c. Online Supervision............................ 13
F.3. Supervisory Relationship.................... 13
F.3.a. Extending Conventional
Supervisory Relationships...................13
F.3.b. Sexual Relationships ........................ 13
F.3.c. Sexual Harassment ...........................13
F.3.d. Friends or Family Members ........... 13
F.4. Supervisor Responsibilities.................13
F.4.a. Informed Consent for
Supervision ........................................... 13
F.4.b. Emergencies and Absences ............. 13
F.4.c. Standards for Supervisees ............... 13
F.4.d. Termination of the Supervisory
Relationship .......................................... 13
F.5. Student and Supervisee
Responsibilities......................................13
F.5.a. Ethical Responsibilities .................... 13
F.5.b. Impairment ....................................... 13
F.5.c. Professional Disclosure ....................13
F.6. Counseling Supervision Evaluation,
Remediation, and Endorsement .........13
F.6.a. Evaluation ......................................... 13
F.6.b. Gatekeeping and Remediation ....... 13
F.6.c. Counseling for Supervisees .............14
F.6.d. Endorsements ...................................14
F.7. Responsibilities of Counselor
Educators................................................14
F.7.a. Counselor Educators ........................14
F.7.b. Counselor Educator Competence .. 14
F.7.c. Infusing Multicultural
Issues/Diversity ................................... 14
F.7.d. Integration of Study and Practice .... 14
F.7.e. Teaching Ethics ................................. 14
F.7.f. Use of Case Examples ......................14
F.7.g. Student-to-Student Supervision
and Instruction ..................................... 14
F.7.h. Innovative Theories and
Techniques .............................................14
F.7.i. Field Placements ................................ 14
F.8. Student Welfare ................................... 14
F.8.a. Program Information and
Orientation .............................................14
F.8.b. Student Career Advising ................. 14
F.8.c. Self-Growth Experiences .................14
F.8.d. Addressing Personal Concerns ......14
F.9. Evaluation and Remediation..............15
F.9.a. Evaluation of Students .................... 15
F.9.b. Limitations ........................................ 15
F.9.c. Counseling for Students ..................15
F.10. Roles and Relationships
Between Counselor Educators
and Students ..........................................15
F.10.a. Sexual or Romantic
Relationships .........................................15
F.10.b. Sexual Harassment ........................15
F.10.c. Relationships With Former
Students .................................................15
F.10.d. Nonacademic Relationships ......... 15
F.10.e. Counseling Services .......................15
F.10.f. Extending Educator–Student
Boundaries .............................................15
F.11. Multicultural/Diversity Competence
in Counselor Education and
Training Programs.................................15
F.11.a. Faculty Diversity ............................15
F.11.b. Student Diversity ........................... 15
F.11.c. Multicultural/Diversity
Competence ..........................................15
Section G: Research and Publication .....15
Section G: Introduction ............................. 15
G.1. Research Responsibilities .................. 15
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