Family counselors and counseling supervisors often encounter questions about professional ethics that are not directly addressed in codes or guidelines. This article features International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors Ethics Committee members’ response to a counselor’s question related to the design of clinical interventions that require clients to purchase materials with personal or family funds.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
American Counseling Association
. (1997). Code of ethics and standards of practice. Alexandria, VA: Author.
2.
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
. (1993). Ethical guidelines for counseling supervisors. Alexandria, VA: Author.
3.
Coale, H. W.
(1997, September). The vulnerable therapist: Ethical use of self in an anxious and litigious context. Workshop conducted at the annual conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Atlanta, GA.
4.
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
. (1993). Ethical code for the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors. Denver, CO: Author.
5.
Kluckhohn, F. R.
, & Strodtbeck, F. L. (1961). Variations in value orientations. Evanston, IL: Row Paterson.
6.
Magnuson, S.
, & Norem, K. (1997). Professional ethics: An aspiration or a set of rules. ALCA Chapter VII Overview, 25(1), 3.
7.
Norem, K.
, & Magnuson, S. (1998, April). Aspirational ethics and integrity: A synergistic combination. ALCA Chapter VII Overview, 10(4), 4-5.
