___________________________________ Code of Ethics for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
another qualified professional who specializes in the evaluation of individuals with similar conditions. • Counselors shall follow administration and interpretation protocols for all tests and assessments, including the use of appropriate computer software. • Counselors shall comply with identified information and data security protocols identified by test publishers when using published tests and assessments. Research • Counselors shall protect the welfare of research participants by taking all appropriate precautions to prevent negative psychological or physical effects. • Counselors shall protect the identities of research participants by appropriately disguising data, except when there is a specific written client authorization for an identified appropriate reason. • Counselors conducting research with
• Counselors shall comply with applicable guidelines when designing, conducting, or reporting research, including those of the relevant institutional review board. • Counselors shall credit the work of contributors, including students who have contributed to research or publication either by joint authorship, acknowledgment, or other appropriate means. • Counselors shall comply with intellectual property laws and accepted publication guidelines.
Counselor Education Competence
• Counselor educators shall stay current with, and be well informed about, counseling-related professional issues and developments. • Counselor educators shall engage in teaching and
student supervision activities only with respect to their areas of professional knowledge and competence.
underrepresented groups must take into consideration their historical, diverse, and
• Counselor educators shall ensure that all teaching activities are based on current research and evidence- based practices. • Counselors who are counselor educators shall maintain professional licensure and/or certification consistent with their practice and teaching activities, including specialization areas, such as school, clinical mental health, rehabilitation counseling. • Counselors who are counselor educators shall maintain competency in the delivery models and tools they use for teaching, supervision, and research. Multiple Relationships: • Counselor educators shall avoid non-academic relationships with counseling students during the student’s participation in the educator’s training program. • Counselor educators shall not engage in intimate
multicultural experiences, and only use techniques and approaches based on established, clinically sound theory applicable to underrepresented populations. • Counselors shall take credit only for research activities they have performed or authored. • Counselors shall provide appropriate disclosures prior to research participation, and appropriately report to and debrief participants regarding the subject and features of the study after research data is collected. • Counselors shall provide critical information, through a written informed consent process, to potential research subjects that will assist them in reaching a determination about participation. This information shall include the research purpose, process, duration, risks, potential consequences, and procedures, as well as the participant’s right to refuse or withdraw from participation. • Counselors shall accurately report results of research, including limitations and variables that may have impacted the findings. • Counselors shall not employ deceptive techniques in research unless there are no alternatives and there is significant prospective scientific, educational, or clinical value to the research, and will not use any techniques that can be reasonably expected to cause harm. • Prior to conducting research with students, counselors shall carefully follow ethical standards, including requirements regarding participant, supervisee, and client confidentiality and multiple relationships.
or sexual relationships with current students or individuals who were students enrolled in the counselor’s program within the past 5 years.
Prohibited sexual or romantic intimacy engagements include physical contact and electronic interactions. Gatekeeping Counselor educators shall serve as professional gatekeepers and assume responsibilities related to the evaluation of their students’ professional behaviors and dispositions. Coun- selor educators shall establish clear, written behavioral and dispositional expectations for students, including student remediation.
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