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    Ethics Update

    Ten Interviews highlighting major changes in the 2005 ACA Code of Ethics

    • Part 1 - The end of 'clear and imminent danger'
    • Part 2 - Romantic/sexual relationships
    • Part 3 - Allowing dual relationships
    • Part 4 - End-of-life care for terminally ill clients
    • Part 5 - A new focus on cultural sensitivity
    • Part 6 - Permission to refrain from making a diagnosis
    • Part 7 - New mandates for selecting interventions
    • Part 8 - New requirement to have a transfer plan
    • Part 9 - Ethical use of technology in counseling
    • Part 10 - Obligations for protecting the confidentiality of the deceased

    More Ethics Resources

    • A Practitioner's Guide to Ethical Decision Making
    • State Licensure Boards that have Adopted the ACA Code of Ethics (PDF) (2010)
    • Ethical issues related to conversion or reparative therapy
    • ALGBTIC Competencies (revised 2012)
    • Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding the Use of Social Media in Counseling (2011) Kaplan, D. M., Wade, M. E., Conteh, J. A., Martz, E. T. 

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