Professional and Ethical

principles in guidance
counseling
D.I.A.S.S
Contents
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Responsibilities and
INTRODUCTION Accountabilities of Professional All principles
Counselors

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Ethics Outro Quiz
 Introduction
The Professional and Ethical principles in guidance
counseling

How is it important?
Why do they need it?
 RESPONSIBLITIES AND
ACCOUNTABILITIES OF PROFESSIONAL
COUNSELOR

• As registered and • They are accountable to their

• They are responsible clients, the professional body,
licensed professionals,
counselors are
for the practice of their and the government.

protected. They are profession in • It is critical that the counselor

and the client fully understand
governed by scientific accordance with their
the nature of the concerns,
theories, practices, and mandates and which leads to a contract to
processes as well as professional guidelines take action on a mutually
professional standards and ethics. agreed upon problem.
and ethics.

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THE PRINCIPLES
OF A
PROFESSIONAL
COUNSELOR

Principle 1: Respect for
the rights and dignity
of the client
Guidance counselors honor
and promote the
fundamental rights, moral
and cultural values, dignity,
and worth of clients. They
respect clients’ rights to
privacy, confidentiality, self-
determination and
autonomy, consistent with
the law.
PRINCIPLES
Principle 2:
Competence
Guidance counselors maintain
and update their professional
skills. They recognize the
limits of their expertise,
engage in self-care, and seek
support and supervision to
maintain the standard of their
work. They offer only those
services for which they are
qualified by education,
training, and experience.
Principle 3:
Responsibility
Guidance counselors are
aware of their professional
responsibility to act in a
trustworthy, reputable, and
accountable manner toward
clients, colleagues, and the
community in which they work
and live. They avoid doing
harm, take responsibility for
their professional actions; and
adopt a systematic approach
to resolving ethical dilemmas.
Principle 4:
Integrity
Guidance counselors seek to
promote integrity in their
practice. They represent
themselves accurately and
treat others with honesty,
straightforwardness, and
fairness. They deal actively
with conflicts of interest,avoid
exploiting others, and are alert
to inappropriate behavior on
the part of colleagues.
 Ethics of a
professional
counselor
1. Respecting the rights and dignity of every human person.
2. Respecting the client’s rights as self-governing individual.
3. Being committed to the client’s well-being.
4. Being fair to all clients by providing equal opportunity to all
who availed the counseling service.
5. Enchancing the quality of thier professional knowledge and
application.
6. Being responsive to the society.
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