Image, business etiquette, telephone and e-etiquette, manners, communication, relationships, competence, responsibility and accountability, trustworthiness, empathy and compassion, respectfulness, emotional maturity Ethics Highlights: Role boundaries – no sexual contact with active or terminated clients Role boundaries – you cannot employ or take unfair advantage of a client Do not accept gifts from clients or their collaterals Staff should refrain from giving gifts to clients No giving or receiving of gifts if there are strings attached Staff shall strive to protect client confidentiality Staff should practice only in their area of competence Seek supervision if you are uncertain about an ethical issue Report all suspected ethical violations Professional Codes of Ethics: American Counseling Association: American Psychological Association: National Association of Social Workers: Confidentiality Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected health information, provide clients with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of the notice currently in place (Notice of Privacy Practice).
Image, business etiquette, telephone and e-etiquette, manners, communication, relationships, competence, responsibility and accountability, trustworthiness, empathy and compassion, respectfulness, emotional maturity Ethics Highlights: Role boundaries – no sexual contact with active or terminated clients Role boundaries – you cannot employ or take unfair advantage of a client Do not accept gifts from clients or their collaterals Staff should refrain from giving gifts to clients No giving or receiving of gifts if there are strings attached Staff shall strive to protect client confidentiality Staff should practice only in their area of competence Seek supervision if you are uncertain about an ethical issue Report all suspected ethical violations Professional Codes of Ethics: American Counseling Association: American Psychological Association: National Association of Social Workers: Confidentiality Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected health information, provide clients with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and follow the terms of the notice currently in place (Notice of Privacy Practice).
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