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Title: Ethics of Addiction Counseling


1
Ethics of Addiction Counseling
  • Product of the
  • Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center
  • Prepared by
  • Regina Ward, MA, LPC
  • Vonshurii Wrighten, M. Div., CACII, CCS

2
Ethics and The Law
  • Why do we have ethics
  • Viewing Ethics from Three Perspectives
  • General Guidelines for Ethical and Legal Practice
  • Laws Governing Chemical Dependency Counseling

3
Confidentiality
  • What is Confidentiality?
  • Most Frequently Violated area of Confidentiality
  • Confidentiality a Federal Law
  • Counselor Client Privilege
  • Confidentiality Subpoenas
  • Confidentiality in Multi-Client Situations
  • Discussing the limits of Confidentiality

4
Mandated Breaches of Confidentiality
  • Client is a danger to self
  • Client is a danger to others
  • Child Abuse
  • Court Order
  • Confidentiality when treating the HIV positive
    client.

5
Dual Relationships
  • What Constitutes A Dual Relationship
  • Impact of Personal Relationships what are the
    pluses and the minuses?
  • Professional Counselor Awareness
  • Touching as a part of the Client/Counselor
    Relationship
  • Erotic and Sexual Contact with current and former
    clients

6
Informed Consent
  • Preserves the clients rights
  • Promotes active cooperation of clients
  • Provides information about the techniques
    utilized in treatment

7
Ethical Issues in Multi-Cultural Counseling
  • Making Culturally Sound Ethical Decisions
  • General Guidelines for Making Culturally
    Competent Ethical Decisions
  • Key Values and Norms to Consider When Counseling
    Specific Cultural Groups

8
Ethical Decision Making
  • Recognize that an ethical problem exist
  • Define the problem
  • Develop solutions to the problem
  • Choosing the appropriate solution
  • Review the process (steps 1-4)
  • Implementing and evaluating the decision
  • Continue to reflect on the problem and the chosen
    solution
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