Ethics Update

New requirement to have a transfer plan

David Kaplan June 2, 2008

Counseling Today is publishing a monthly column focusing on new aspects of the revised ACA Code of Ethics (available online at www.counseling.org/ethics). American Counseling Association Chief Professional Officer David Kaplan conducted the following interview with ACA Ethics Code Revision Task Force members Harriet Glosoff and Rocco Cottone. Standard C.2.h. Counselor Incapacitation or Termination of Practice…continue reading

End-of-life care for terminally ill clients

David Kaplan

Editor’s note: American Counseling Association members received the 2005 ACA Code of Ethics bundled with the December 2005 issue of Counseling Today. Completed over a three-year period, this revision of the ethical code is the first in a decade and includes major updates in areas such as confidentiality, dual relationships, the use of technology in…continue reading

Ethical use of technology in counseling

David Kaplan December 9, 2006

Counseling Today is publishing a monthly column focusing on new aspects of the revised ACA Code of Ethics (the entire ethics code as well as previous “Ethics Update” columns are available on the American Counseling Association website at www.counseling.org/ethics). ACA Chief Professional Officer David Kaplan conducted the following interview with ACA Ethics Revision Task Force…continue reading

Obligations for protecting the confidentiality of the deceased

David Kaplan October 7, 2006

This is the 10th and final interview in a series of columns that have focused on new aspects of the revised ACA Code of Ethics. The previous nine updates, as well as the entire text of the ACA Code of Ethics and additional resources, are available on the ACA website at www.counseling.org/ethics. For this final…continue reading