Ethics & Professional Standards
Larry T. Freeman, Director,
Ethics and Professional
StandardsEthics & Professional Standards Services
Have an ethical or professional dilemma?
Need to consult with professionals regarding options?
Ethical dilemmas, revisions and professional standards are all around us these days… from our political leaders in Washington D.C. to our own profession of counseling. Assistance with these issues is at hand. An ACA member receives as a benefit FREE confidential ethical/professional standards consultation Five days a week between 8:30 and 4:30 EST. Most inquiries are answered within 24 hours (it may take up to 72 hours during very busy times, or when inquiries require specific research). The Professional Affairs staff values the opportunity to provide you with this much needed service. Professional assistance is only an e-mail/letter and phone call away. Contact ACA Ethics and Professional Standards Department at 1-800-347-6647, ext. 314 or e-mail: lfreeman@counseling.org.
2005 ACA Code of Ethics.
2005 ACA Code of Ethics (PDF)
Highlights of the ACA Code of Ethics
Note: The 2005 code supercedes the previous 1995 version. If you wish to view the older version for comparison purposes, you may do so here. (PDF)
The New ACA Code of Ethics
David Kaplan, PhD
(6) Hour Course
A major revision of the ACA Code of Ethics was completed in October of 2005 and contains significant changes that will impact professional counselors across all settings and specialties. This course highlights new ethical imperatives in the 2005 ACA ethical code in such areas as confidentiality, dual relationships, multiculturalism and diversity, technology, recordkeeping, diagnosis, end-of-life care, and the selection of interventions. More details...
Ethics Update
(Ten Interviews highlighting major changes in the revised code of ethics)
More Ethics Resources
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