Code of Ethic
Abstract
There are various code of ethics that counselors today apply to their profession to help them be successful. In today’s society, counselors use various ethical codes but the main ethic codes that counselors use are the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) and the American Counseling Association (ACA). The American Counseling Association (ACA) and American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) sets ethical standards to accommodate counselors practicing professional counseling, however the American Counseling Association (ACA) code of ethics does not relate counseling issues in the Christian perspective. The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) was purposely organized for assisting Christian counselors with biblically based values and universal standards for ethical Christian counseling. While the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) code of ethics have many similarities they also have many differences that set the two apart. One major difference between these two codes of ethics is that the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) focuses on the Christian impact in the counseling profession. The code is to be applied to Christian counselors, clients, and the church oversee to evaluate Christian counselors and counseling values, goals, process, and effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) code of ethics to see what similarities and differences they have.
General Similarities and Differences When comparing and contrasting the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) ethical documents both code of ethics have various differences, but one difference noted was the format of the ethic codes. The American Counseling Association (ACA) ethics code is organized
There are various code of ethics that counselors today apply to their profession to help them be successful. In today’s society, counselors use various ethical codes but the main ethic codes that counselors use are the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) and the American Counseling Association (ACA). The American Counseling Association (ACA) and American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) sets ethical standards to accommodate counselors practicing professional counseling, however the American Counseling Association (ACA) code of ethics does not relate counseling issues in the Christian perspective. The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) was purposely organized for assisting Christian counselors with biblically based values and universal standards for ethical Christian counseling. While the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) code of ethics have many similarities they also have many differences that set the two apart. One major difference between these two codes of ethics is that the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) focuses on the Christian impact in the counseling profession. The code is to be applied to Christian counselors, clients, and the church oversee to evaluate Christian counselors and counseling values, goals, process, and effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) code of ethics to see what similarities and differences they have.
General Similarities and Differences When comparing and contrasting the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC) ethical documents both code of ethics have various differences, but one difference noted was the format of the ethic codes. The American Counseling Association (ACA) ethics code is organized
References: 1. http://www.counseling.org/Counselors/ 2. http://www.aacc.net/