Aca Code Of Ethics

Having knowledge of group process assists counselors with fulfilling ethical responsibilities such as safeguarding the welfare of clients, emotional safety and progress in recovery. One of the counselor’s major roles is to counseling, information, or advice to group members while facilitating the group process (Myers & Salt, 2013). While facilitating the group there are several things that should be observed. The content of the group is one of the things that a counselor should observe. Other things that should be observed includes the volume of the room, participation, and moods within the group. There are also different ways to intervene in facilitating a group treatment session. One way to intervene is add information to the discussion.
First I would explain to the intern that there is a special guide filled with ethical guidelines and is used specifically for ethical issues. The ACA formed A Practitioner's Guide to Ethical Decision Making in 1996 (ACA Code of Ethics , 2014). This guide suggests that there are seven steps for making ethically-based decisions, the basic elements of each step should be well-known. The seven steps are Identify the problem, apply the ACA code of ethics (or the NAADAC's code of ethics) to the problem, determine the nature and dimensions of the dilemma, generate the potential courses of action, consider the potential consequences of all options, and choose a course of action, evaluate the selected course of action, and finally implement the course of action (ACA Code of Ethics ,
One reason is their beliefs and attitudes may cause them to form preconceived notions about an individuals that are incorrect, which can end up being very serious. Another reason counselors should evaluate his/her own beliefs and attitudes about addictions prior to working with clients because they need to be careful not offend their clients. To add, counselors should also be aware of religious beliefs and behaviors, languages and terminology used within cultures, and attitudes toward deviance, because again some of those things can offend clients (Myers & Salt, 2013). This practice can make a huge difference during the counseling process because it can impact comfortability levels and the chances of the client wanting to proceed with the counseling process. One specific example of this would be statements that claim to describe the overall behavior of a cultural group as a whole. For instance all African American love eating chicken and speak very