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ACA Code Of Ethics Case Study

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As a professional counselor we must base our decision on non bias. The counselor supports the ACA code of ethics and engages the question to the clients of possibility of cut sessions and transfer. The non immigrant clients undocumented give the option to become legal or service must stop, at three sessions want to serve legally. The immigration will be a major cut for millions dollars of savings. I would seek the community suggestion for the cut and put into counselor strategist center and ACA ethic planning. Counselor would provide group sessions to less psychiatry demanding and cut sessions to three and 30 minutes sessions, not the hour. The counselor staff must remain due to the shortage, but hire some non paraprofessional to assist in group with limited responsibility and hours. …show more content…

The client receive the same care, compassion and remain objective with their issues as a counselor.

Ultimately, it is those seeking mental health services that will be harmed by the passage of the legislation. “In rural Tennessee, or anywhere in the state that is listed as a mental health shortage area, there simply are not enough providers,” says Catherine B. Roland, who begins serving as ACA president July 1. “So, if a counselor is allowed to pick and choose who they will see simply due to a strongly held belief or value, those most in need of services will have nowhere to turn.”
Francis says a counselor’s responsibility is spelled out in the ACA Code of Ethics in Standard A.4.b. (Personal Values): “Counselors are aware of and avoid imposing their own values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. Counselors respect the diversity of clients, trainees and research participants and seek training in areas in which they are at risk of imposing their values onto clients, especially when the counselor’s values are inconsistent with the client’s goals or are discriminatory in

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