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ED 416 Ethical and Professional Responsibility in Counselling

400 levelEducation10 topics

ED 416 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept of professional ethics
  2. Codes of ethics for counsellors
  3. Confidentiality and its limits
  4. Informed consent
  5. Counsellor competence and boundaries
  6. Dual relationships
  7. Ethical decision-making models
  8. Legal responsibilities of counsellors
  9. Cultural sensitivity in counselling
  10. Professional development and supervision

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Concept of professional ethics

The concept of professional ethics in counselling focuses on the moral standards, rules, and responsibilities that guide counsellors in their work with clients, colleagues, institutions, and society. For examination purposes, you must master what professional ethics means, its purpose in counselling practice, its major elements such as duty, standards, accountability, and professional conduct, and how it differs…

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