• NCDA Code of Ethics •
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H.1. Research Responsibilities ..............24
H.1.a. Use of Human Research Participants ...24
H.1.b. Need for Research and Review .......25
H.1.c. Deviation from Standard Practice .....25
H.1.d. Independent Researchers ............25
H.1.e. Precautions to Avoid Injury ...........25
H.1.f. Principal Researcher
Responsibility .........................25
H.1.g. Minimal Interference ................25
H.1.h. Multicultural/Diversity Considerations
in Research ...........................25
H.2. Rights of Research Participants .........25
H.2.a. Informed Consent in Research ........25
H.2.b. Deception ..........................25
H.2.c. Student/Supervisee Participation ......25
H.2.d. Client Participation .................25
H.2.e. Condentiality of Information ........26
H.2.f. Persons Not Capable of Giving
Informed Consent .....................26
H.2.g. Commitments to Participants .........26
H.2.h. Explanations Aer Data
Collection ............................26
H.2.i. Informing Sponsors ..................26
H.2.j. Disposal of Research Documents and
Records ..............................26
H.3. Relationships with Research Participants
(When Research Involves Intensive or
Extended Interactions) .................26
H.3.a. Nonprofessional Relationships ........26
H.3.b. Relationships with Research
Participants ...........................26
H.3.c. Harassment and Research Participants . 26
H.3.d. Potentially Benecial
Interactions ...........................26
H.4. Reporting Results ..................... 26
H.4.a. Accurate Results ....................26
H.4.b. Obligation to Report Unfavorable
Results ...............................26
H.4.c. Reporting Errors ....................26
H.4.d. Identity of Participants ...............27
H.4.e. Replication Studies ..................27
H.5. Publication ..........................27
H.5.a. Recognizing Contributions ...........27
H.5.b. Plagiarism .........................27
H.5.c. Review/Republication of Data or Ideas . 27
H.5.d. Contributors .......................27
H.5.e. Agreement of Contributors ...........27
H.5.f. Student Research ....................27
H.5.g. Duplicate Submission ................27
H.5.h. Professional Review .................27
Section I: Resolving Ethical Issues .........27
Section I: Introduction ....................27
I.1. Standards and the Law .................27
I.1.a. Knowledge ..........................27
I.1.b. Conicts Between Ethics and Laws .....28
I.2. Suspected Violations ...................28
I.2.a. Ethical Behavior Expected ............. 28
I.2.b. Informal Resolution ..................28
I.2.c. Reporting Ethical Violations and
Complaints ...........................28
I.2.d. Consultation ........................28
I.2.e. Organizational Conicts ..............28
I.2.f. Unwarranted Complaints ..............28
I.2.g. Unfair Discrimination Against
Complainants and Respondents .........28
I.3. Cooperation with Ethics Committees. . . . . 28
F.7.h. Permanence of Information, Accuracy,
and Audience .........................20
F.7.i. Respect Copyright and Original Sources . 20
F.7.j. Educating Clients about the Role of
Social Media in the Career Development
Process ...............................20
F.8. New & Emerging Technology ...........20
F.8.a. Competence in Using New & Emerging
Technology ...........................20
F.8.b. Informed Consent when Using New &
Emerging Technology ..................20
F.8.c. Limitations of New & Emerging
Technology ...........................21
F.8.d. Emergence of AI in Career
Development .......................... 21
Section G: Supervision, Training, and
Teaching .............................21
Section G: Introduction ....................21
G.1. Client Welfare ........................21
G.1.a. Client Welfare ......................21
G.1.b. Credentials .........................21
G.1.c. Informed Consent and Client Rights ...21
G.2. Supervisor Competence ...............21
G.2.a. Supervisor Preparation ............... 21
G.2.b. Cultural Competence in Supervision ...21
G.2.c. Online Supervision ..................21
G.3. Multiple Relationships ................. 21
G.3.a. Relationship Boundaries .............21
G.3.b. Sexual Relationships .................21
G.3.c. Harassment ........................22
G.3.d. Close Relatives and Friends ...........22
G.3.e. Potentially Benecial Relationships ....22
G.3.f. Relationships with Former Supervisees/
Students ..............................22
G.4. Supervisor Responsibilities ............. 22
G.4.a. Informed Consent for Supervision .....22
G.4.b. Emergencies and Absences ...........22
G.4.c. Standards for Supervisees ............22
G.4.d. Termination of the Supervisory
Relationship ..........................22
G.5. Student Responsibilities & Evaluation,
Remediation, and Endorsement ..........22
G.5.a. Ethical Responsibilities ...............22
G.5.b. Impairment ........................22
G.5.c. Professional Disclosure ..............22
G.5.d. Evaluation .........................22
G.5.e. Limitations & Remediation ...........23
G.5.f. Multiple Roles/Relationships with
Students & Supervisees .................23
G.5.g. Endorsement .......................23
G.6. Responsibilities of Educators ...........23
G.6.a. Educators ..........................23
G.6.b. Integration of Study and Practice ......23
G.6.c. Teaching Ethics .....................23
G.6.d. Peer Relationships ...................23
G.6.e. Innovative eories and Techniques ...23
G.6.f. Field Placements ....................24
G.7. Student Welfare ......................24
G.7.a. Orientation ......................... 24
G.7.b. Self-Growth Experiences .............24
G.8. Multicultural/Diversity Competence in
Education and Training Programs ........ 24
G.8.a. Faculty Diversity ....................24
G.8.b. Student Diversity ....................24
G.8.c. Multicultural/Diversity Competence ...24
Section H: Research and Publication .......24
Section H: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
E.7.a. Administration Conditions ...........15
E.7.b. Technological Administration .........15
E.7.c. Unsupervised Assessments ............ 15
E.7.d. Provision of Favorable Conditions .....15
E.8. Multicultural Issues/Diversity in
Assessment ...........................16
E.9. Scoring and Interpretation of
Assessments ..........................16
E.9.a. Reporting ..........................16
E.9.b. Research Instruments ................16
E.9.c. Assessment Services .................16
E.10. Assessment Security ..................16
E.11. Obsolete Assessments and Outdated
Results ...............................16
E.12. Assessment Construction .............16
E.13. Forensic Evaluation: Evaluation for
sLegal Proceedings .....................16
E.13.a. Primary Obligations ................16
E.13.b. Consent for Evaluation ..............16
E.13.c. Client Evaluation Prohibited .........17
E.13.d. Avoid Potentially Harmful
Relationships .........................17
Section F: Providing Career Services Online,
Technology, and Social Media ..........17
Section F: Introduction ....................17
F.1. Knowledge and Legal Considerations ....17
F.1.a. Knowledge and Competency ..........17
F.1.b. Laws and Statutes ....................17
F.1.c. Outside Assistance ...................17
F.2. Informed Consent and Security .........17
F.2.a. Informed Consent and Disclosure ......17
F.2.b. Condentiality and Limitations ........18
F.2.c. Security ............................18
F.3. Client Verication .....................18
F.4. Providing Career Services Online ........ 18
F.4.a. Benets and Limitations ..............18
F.4.b. Professional Boundaries in Providing
Career Services Online .................18
F.4.c. Technology-Assisted Services ..........18
F.4.d. Access .............................. 18
F.4.e. Communication Dierences in
Electronic Media ......................18
F.4.g. Use of Assessments via Electronic Media 18
F.5. Records ..............................19
F.6. Web Maintenance and Technology
Development .......................... 19
F.6.a. Maintaining Websites and Technology
Resources .............................19
F.6.b. Accessibility Considerations ...........19
F.6.c. Qualications of the Developer or
Provider ..............................19
F.6.d. Managing Job Posting and Searching
Websites or Databases ..................19
F.7. Social Media ..........................19
F.7.a. Creating and Maintaining a Virtual
Professional Presence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
F.7.b. Separating Professional Presence from
Personal Presence ...................... 19
F.7.c. Identifying Professional Roles and
Expertise .............................19
F.7.d. Maintaining Condentiality in Virtual
Spaces ................................20
F.7.e. Respect Privacy of Clients’ Virtual Presence
20
F.7.f. Social Media as Part of Informed
Consent ..............................20
F.7.g. Social Media Policies &
Fair and Equitable Treatment ............20