Ethics

Overview

This lesson aims to examine the role of ethics for the student counsellor. It will:

  • Give reasons for ethical conduct
  • Show some of the damaging practices that sometimes occur
  • Consider how to avoid such problems.

Focus Questions

  1. What are the effects of student counsellors behaving in dishonest and incompetent ways?
  2. What kinds of professional standards do student counsellors need to meet?
  3. What kinds of unethical practices do they need to avoid?
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