Ethics

The following sites and articles deal with legal & ethical issues with counseling, as well as counselor discipline.

Websites

Center for Ethical Practice
ACA Code of Ethics
 

Articles

Common Disciplinary Actions
Common Ethical Complaints

Ethical Decision Making Model & Guide

Most Codes of Ethics require a counselor to utilize a decision making model when facing an ethical dilemma.

Ethical Decision Making Guide
Ethical Decision Making Model
Ethical Decision Making Map

Gatekeeping

The following articles focus on gatekeeping, the process for protecting the counseling field during counselor education and supervision.

History & Needs of Gatekeeping
APA Reflection on Gatekeeping
Study: Attitudes towards Gatekeeping

Whistleblowing

The following websites and articles are about whistleblowing (reporting unethical behaviors) in the counseling profession.

Websites

Advice for whistleblowing
Whistleblower Support
 

Articles

Whistleblowing Guidelines
Telehealth Whistleblowing
Ethics of Whistleblowing

Client’s Stories

The following websites advocate for and share about clients who have been harmed by unethical counselors.

Surviving Therapist Abuse
Stop Bad Therapy

Discussions: Bad Therapy

Discussions and articles about what makes for unhelpful, harmful, or unethical counseling.

Podcast: Not-so-great Therapy
Article: Signs of an unhelpful counselor

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