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ACA Code of EthicsAs approved by the ACA Governing Council
2005
AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
www.counseling.org
,Mission
The mission of the American Counseling Association is to
enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the
development of professional counselors, advancing the
counseling profession, and using the profession and prac-
tice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity
and diversity.
© 2005 by the American Counseling Association.
All rights reserved. Note: This document may be reproduced without permission for educational purposes.
Contents
ACA Code of Ethics Preamble 3
ACA Code of Ethics Purpose 3
Section A
The Counseling Relationship 4
Section B
Confidentiality, Privileged
Communication, and Privacy 7
Section C
Professional Responsibility 9
Section D
Relationships With Other Professionals 11
Section E
Evaluation, Assessment, and
Interpretation 11
Section F
Supervision, Training, and Teaching 13
Section G
Research and Publication 16
Section H
Resolving Ethical Issues 18
Glossary of Terms 20
, ACA Code of Ethics Preamble
The American Counseling Association is an educational, scientific, and
professional organization whose members work in a variety of settings and
serve in multiple capacities. ACA members are dedicated to the enhancement
of human development throughout the life span. Association members
recognize diversity and embrace a cross-cultural approach in support of the
worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of people within their social and
cultural contexts.
Professional values are an important way of living out an ethical
commitment. Values inform principles. Inherently held values that guide
our behaviors or exceed prescribed behaviors are deeply ingrained in
the counselor and developed out of personal dedication, rather than the
mandatory requirement of an external organization.
ACA Code of Ethics Purpose
The ACA Code of Ethics serves five main purposes: Each section of the ACA Code of Ethics begins with an Intro-
duction. The introductions to each section discuss what
1. The Code enables the association to clarify to current and counselors should aspire to with regard to ethical behav-
future members, and to those served by members, the ior and responsibility. The Introduction helps set the tone
nature of the ethical responsibilities held in common by for that particular section and provides a starting point
its members. that invites reflection on the ethical mandates con-
2. The Code helps support the mission of the association. tained in each part of the ACA Code of Ethics.
3. The Code establishes principles that define ethical behav- When counselors are faced with ethical dilemmas that
ior and best practices of association members. are difficult to resolve, they are expected to engage in a
4. The Code serves as an ethical guide designed to assist carefully considered ethical decision-making process.
members in constructing a professional course of action Reasonable differences of opinion can and do exist
that best serves those utilizing counseling services and among counselors with respect to the ways in which val-
best promotes the values of the counseling profession. ues, ethical principles, and ethical standards would be
5. The Code serves as the basis for processing of ethical applied when they conflict. While there is no specific
complaints and inquiries initiated against members ethical decision-making model that is most effective,
of the association. counselors are expected to be familiar with a credible
model of decision making that can bear public scrutiny
The ACA Code of Ethics contains eight main sections that and its application.
address the following areas: Through a chosen ethical decision-making process
Section A: The Counseling Relationship and evaluation of the context of the situation, counse-
Section B: Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, lors are empowered to make decisions that help expand
and Privacy the capacity of people to grow and develop.
Section C: Professional Responsibility A brief glossary is given to provide readers with a con-
Section D: Relationships With Other Professionals cise description of some of the terms used in the ACA
Section E: Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation Code of Ethics.
Section F: Supervision, Training, and Teaching
Section G: Research and Publication
Section H: Resolving Ethical Issues
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