Ethics Analysis Paper

Running Head: Ethics Analysis Paper

Ethics Analysis Paper
Jennifer Prescott
Liberty University

Abstract
Today there is a great deal of emphasis placed on ethical behavior and its impact on the counseling relationship. As a counselor our first job is to do no harm. As responsible practitioners we must follow a code of ethics in order to best serve our clients and our mission to do no harm. This research has shown how the ethical systems are influenced by the world views, beliefs, and values of the organizations that create them. In this paper the ethics code of the ACA and the ethics code of the AACC were evaluated, compared and contrasted. The choice of the ethic code a practitioner will follow impacts their counseling practice greatly. The purpose of this paper was to compare and contrast the varying ethical systems f the ACA and the AACC and explain why they differ. What was found during the research and writing of this paper was an overwhelming amount of research supporting the idea that the ethics codes differed due to the worldview of the organization that authored them.

Ethics Analysis Paper
There are many factors that one must consider when processing and choosing a code of ethics to follow. The AACC and the AAC both provide ethical codes of conduct for the practitioner. As a Christian counselor there are many things that directly impact our ethical decisions. Our Christian world view, our epistemology, and value systems have a direct impact in which ethical code we will choose and apply to our practice.
Christian Worldview
A world view is how a person you perceives the world,tyheir your actions in the world, and their your understanding of the world. Christian counselors have a Christian world view and believe that all truths are Gods truths. Our worldview, our beliefs, has a direct impact on how we counsel others and our ethical system. Our personal belief on the