CYC 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Unconscious Mind, 6 Years, Therapeutic Relationship
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Chapter 4 legal and ethical considerations of counselors. Ethics a branch of philosophy that focuses on morals and morality in their relationship to making decisions: ethical codes educate professionals about practice conduct, provide a means of accountability and create ways to improve. Professional issues technical, procedural, or cultural standards that members of the profession are expected to accept as part of their practice. Virtues: integrity: acting consistently on personal values, prudence: acting with discernment and restraint, trustworthiness: acting and following on commitments, compassion: deep concern and respect for the individual. Counseling minors involves balancing three social systems: the state, must accept the imperative of maintaining the safety and rights of citizens, including children, the parent or family. Interested in their freedom to raise their children without interference: the minor child, whose vested interested has be self-protection from perceived harm, preservation of privacy, and maintenance of person dignity .