2011

The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2005, Section G.1) are in accordance with these federal regulations and acknowledge that the appropriate treatment of research participants is a fundamental ethical responsibility. As such, most, if not all, counselors and counselor researchers appreciate the value and importance of IRB review and approval. However, it is often the case that researchers wait until their research proposals are completed to begin work on their human subjects‟ application and hurriedly complete this application in their rush to begin collecting data. Rather than being viewed as a vital and integral component of the research process, the creation and submission of an IRB application is often considered a hoop to jump through (Dell, Schmidt, & Meara, 2006) and an inconvenience blocking the path to actually “conducting” one‟s research.