Please Answer Ethics of Counseling Questions from the text book attached below.
1. Describe ES1-740-e: (Educators and Supervisors Do Not Provide Counseling) Explain why educators and supervisors who teach students for counseling do not take on the counselings for their own students? What is the real issue here? Why is this forbidden? Does AACC Code of Ethics require you to have a supervisor/supervision in order to have counseling practice? (Answer these four questions) 
2. Describe ES1-890-a through j: (Ethical Standards for Christian Counseling Researchers). Briefly describe and highlight each (“a through j”) items in ES1-890. Among these items, what are the most essentials in the ethical standards for Christian counseling research? Why do you think so? Explain. (Answer these three questions) 
3. Describe ES3-100: (Third-party Payers and Managed Care Entities) – Write down all problems can arise between Christian counselors and managed care system. What are the problems? What is the responsible action for Christian counselors? (Answer all three questions) 
4. Describe ES4-000 and ES4-110: (Definitions and Role of Pastors and Pastoral Counselors & The Lay Caregiver and Non-ordained Ministers). Describe the definition of Pastoral Counselors. How are they different from other regular counselors? Describe the difference between a lay caregiver and non-ordained ministers and pastoral counselors. What is your view on these categories of the counselors? (Answer all four questions) 
5. Describe ES5-000: (Base Standards for Ethical Conflict Resolution). What is the base rules for resolving Ethical-Legal conflicts? What is ethical-legal conflicts? Explain ES5-030 when conflicts cannot be harmonized, what does Christian counselors to do? Do you agree/disagree with the AACC Code of Ethics? Explain (Answer all four questions)

1. Describe ES1-740-e: (Educators and Supervisors Do Not Provide Counseling) Explain why educators and supervisors who teach students for counseling do not take on the counselings for their own students? What is the real issue here? Why is this forbidden? Does AACC Code of Ethics require you to have a supervisor/supervision in order to have counseling practice? (Answer these four questions)

2. Describe ES1-890-a through j: (Ethical Standards for Christian Counseling Researchers). Briefly describe and highlight each (“a through j”) items in ES1-890. Among these items, what are the most essentials in the ethical standards for Christian counseling research? Why do you think so? Explain. (Answer these three questions)

3. Describe ES3-100: (Third-party Payers and Managed Care Entities) – Write down all problems can arise between Christian counselors and managed care system. What are the problems? What is the responsible action for Christian counselors? (Answer all three questions)

4. Describe ES4-000 and ES4-110: (Definitions and Role of Pastors and Pastoral Counselors & The Lay Caregiver and Non-ordained Ministers). Describe the definition of Pastoral Counselors. How are they different from other regular counselors? Describe the difference between a lay caregiver and non-ordained ministers and pastoral counselors. What is your view on these categories of the counselors? (Answer all four questions)

5. Describe ES5-000: (Base Standards for Ethical Conflict Resolution). What is the base rules for resolving Ethical-Legal conflicts? What is ethical-legal conflicts? Explain ES5-030 when conflicts cannot be harmonized, what does Christian counselors to do? Do you agree/disagree with the AACC Code of Ethics? Explain (Answer all four questions)

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AACC Code of Ethics

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Y-2014 Code of Ethics

Developed by the

AACC Law and Ethics Committee

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) would like to recognize the following
individuals for their time, diligence, contributions and professional expertise given to the AACC
regarding the Y-2014 Code of Ethics for Christian Counselors:

Executive Draft Committee

 Timothy E. Clinton, Ed.D., President, AACC

 Eric Scalise, Ph.D., Vice President for Professional Development, AACC

 David Jenkins, Psy.D.

 Ken Nichols, Psy.D.

 George Ohlschlager, J.D., MSW

 Jeanneane Maxon, J.D.

 John Sandy, J.D.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface to the Y-2014 Revised Code …………………………………………………………………………………. 7

Applicability of the Code …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8

Introduction and Mission ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9

Biblical and Ethical Foundations of the AACC Ethics Code ………………………………………………… 12

I. Ethical Standards ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13

ES1-000: A Judeo-Christian Worldview – Practicing through Faith and Values …………… 13
ES1-010: Affirming Human Worth and Dignity ……………………………………………………… 13
ES1-020: An Orientation of Beneficence ………………………………………………………………. 13

ES1-100: Compassion in Christian Counseling – A Call to Servanthood ………………………. 13
ES1-110: No Harm or Exploitation Allowed ………………………………………………………….. 13
ES1-120: Refusal to Participate in Harmful Activities of Clients ………………………………. 14
ES1-130: Sexual Misconduct Forbidden ……………………………………………………………….. 16
ES1-140: Dual and Multiple Relationships ……………………………………………………………. 17

ES1-200: Competence in Christian Counseling – A Call to Excellence …………………………. 18
ES1-210: Honoring the Call to Competent Christian Counseling ……………………………… 18
ES1-220: Duties to Study and Maintain Expertise ………………………………………………….. 19
ES1-230: Maintaining Integrity in Work, Reports and Relationships ………………………… 19
ES1-240: Duties to Consult and/or Refer ……………………………………………………………… 19
ES1-250: Consultation Practice …………………………………………………………………………… 20
ES1-260: Protective Action When Personal Problems Interfere ………………………………. 20

ES1-300: Consent in Christian Counseling – A Call to Integrity ………………………………….. 21
ES1-310: Securing Informed Consent …………………………………………………………………… 21
ES1-320: Consent in the Structure and Process of Counseling ………………………………… 21
ES1-330: Consent for Biblical and Spiritual Practices in Counseling …………………………. 22
ES1-340: Special Consent for More Difficult Interventions …………………………………….. 22
ES1-350: Changes in the Counselor’s Role ……………………………………………………………. 22

ES1-400: Confidentiality in Christian Counseling – A Call to Trustworthiness ……………… 22
ES1-410: Maintaining Client Confidentiality …………………………………………………………. 23
ES1-420: Asserting Confidentiality or Privilege Following Demands for Disclosure ……. 23
ES1-430: Protecting Persons from Deadly Harm – The Rule of Mandatory Disclosure .. 23
ES1-440: Disclosure for Supervision, Consults, Teaching, Preaching and Publication … 24
ES1-450: Maintaining Privacy and Preserving Written Records ………………………………. 25
ES1-460: Advocacy for Privacy Rights Against intrusive Powers………………………………. 25

ES1-500: Cultural Regard in Christian Counseling – A Call to Dignity …………………………. 25
ES1-510: Affirming the Worth and Value of Others ……………………………………………….. 25
ES1-520: Cultural Competency ……………………………………………………………………………. 25

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ES1-530: Working with Persons of Different Faiths, Religions and Values ………………… 25
ES1-540: Cultural Sensitivity ……………………………………………………………………………….. 26
ES1-550: Action if Value Differences Interfere with Counseling ………………………………. 26

ES1-600: Case Management in Christian Counseling – A Call to Soundness ……………….. 26
ES1-610: Treatment Planning ……………………………………………………………………………… 26
ES1-620: Case Notes and Proper Record-Keeping …………………………………………………. 27
ES1-630: Working with Couples, Families, and Groups ………………………………………….. 27
ES1-640: Continuity of Care and Service Interruption ……………………………………………. 28

ES1-700: Collegiality in Christian Counseling – A Call to Relationship ………………………… 29
ES1-710: Relationships in the Professional and Ministerial Workplace ……………………. 29
ES1-720: Christian Counselors as Employers ………………………………………………………… 30
ES1-730: Christian Counselors as Employees ………………………………………………………… 30
ES1-740: Base Standards for Educators and Supervisors ………………………………………… 31
ES1-750: Specific Standards for Counselor Education Programs ……………………………… 32
ES1-760: Specific Standards for Counselor Supervision Programs …………………………… 34

ES1-800: Community Presence in Christian Counseling – A Call to Humility ……………….. 35
ES1-810: Advertising and Public Relations ……………………………………………………………. 36
ES1-820: Statements in Public Communications …………………………………………………… 36
ES1-830: Communications of Association with the AACC and Other Groups ……………. 36
ES1-840: Communication of Work Products and Training Materials ……………………….. 36
ES1-850: Testimonials ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 37
ES1-860: Guidelines in Public Statement by Others ………………………………………………. 37
ES1-870: Ethical Relationships with the State and Other Social Systems ………………….. 37
ES1-880: Writing and Publication Ethics in Christian Counseling …………………………….. 37
ES1-890: Ethical Standards for Christian Counseling Researchers……………………………. 38

II. Use of Technology and Technology-related Applications …………………………………………….. 41

ES2-000: Additional Ethical Standards in the Use of Technology……………………………….. 41
ES2-010: Technology Orientation………………………………………………………………………… 41

ES2-100: Core Ethical Standards in the Use of Technology ……………………………………….. 41
ES2-110: Compassion in Technology Applications …………………………………………………. 41
ES2-120: Competence in Technology Applications ………………………………………………… 42
ES2-130: Consent in Technology Applications ………………………………………………………. 43
ES2-140: Confidentiality in Technology Applications ……………………………………………… 43
ES2-150: Cultural Regard in Technology Applications ……………………………………………. 44
ES2-160: Case Management in Technology Applications ……………………………………….. 44
ES2-170: Collegiality in Technology Applications …………………………………………………… 44
ES2-180: Community Presence in Technology Applications ……………………………………. 44

III. Additional Ethical Standards for Licensed and Professional Christian Counselors …………. 45

ES3-000: Fees, Client Billing and Financial Relationships ………………………………………….. 45
ES3-010: Setting Fees ………………………………………………………………………………………… 45

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ES3-100: Third-party Payers and Managed Care Entities ………………………………………….. 46
ES3-110: Problems with Managed Care ……………………………………………………………….. 46

ES3-200: Testing, Assessment and Clinical Evaluation ……………………………………………… 46
ES3-210: General Parameters …………………………………………………………………………….. 46

IV. Additional Ethical Standards for Pastoral and Lay Christian Counselors……………………….. 48

ES4-000: Definitions and Roles of Pastors and Pastoral Counselors …………………………… 48
ES4-010: The Pastor and Pastoral Counselor – Ordained Ministers of the Gospel …….. 48
ES4-020: Rules of Ethics Code Application and Exemption …………………………………….. 48
ES4-030: The Call of Christian Counseling to Gospel Fidelity …………………………………… 48
ES4-040: The Use of Fees or Communicating False Roles ……………………………………….. 48
ES4-050: Aiding and Abetting Unauthorized Practice …………………………………………….. 49

ES4-100: Definitions and Roles of Lay Caregivers and Non-ordained Ministers ………….. 49
ES4-110: The Lay Caregiver and Non-ordained Ministers ………………………………………. 49
ES4-120: Rules of Ethics Code Application and Exemption …………………………………….. 49
ES4-130: Lay Caregivers Under Supervision of the Church ……………………………………… 49
ES4-140: The Use of Fees or Communicating False Roles ……………………………………….. 49
ES4-150: Aiding and Abetting Unauthorized Practice …………………………………………….. 50

V. Standards for Resolving Ethical-legal Conflicts ……………………………………………………………. 51

ES5-000: Base Standards for Ethical Conflict Resolution …………………………………………… 51
ES5-010: Base Rules for Resolving Ethical-Legal Conflicts ………………………………………. 51
ES5-020: Attempting First to Harmonize Conflicting Interests ………………………………… 51
ES5-030: When Conflict Cannot be Harmonized …………………………………………………… 51

ES5-100: Resolving Conflicts with Employers and Colleagues …………………………………… 51
ES5-110: Ethical and Value Differences with Employers and Colleagues ………………….. 51
ES5-120: Christian Counselors Working in Public Agencies …………………………………….. 52
ES5-130: Conflict Resolution Process with Employers and Colleagues …………………….. 52
ES5-140: Law and Ethics Violations by Employers and Colleagues …………………………… 52

ES5-200: Resolving Professional and Organizational Conflicts ………………………………….. 52
ES5-210: The Higher Ethics of Being a Christ Follower …………………………………………… 52
ES5-220: Acting First to Resolve Conflict with Church or Profession ………………………… 52
ES5-230: When Ethical Harmony is not Reached …………………………………………………… 53

ES5-300: Resolving Conflicts with the State and Its Laws …………………………………………. 53
ES5-310: The Higher Law of Being a Christ Follower ……………………………………………… 53
ES5-320: Acting First to Resolve Legal Conflict ……………………………………………………… 53
ES5-330: When Legal Harmony is not Reached …………………………………………………….. 53

VI. Procedural Rules …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 54

PR6-000: Authority, Jurisdiction and Operation of the AACC Law & Ethics Committee .. 54
PR6-010: Mission, Authority and Jurisdiction of the LEC ………………………………………… 54

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PR6-100: General Orientation to Ethical Enforcement ……………………………………………… 55
PR6-110: Attitudes and Action Toward Ethical Complaints …………………………………….. 55

PR6-200: Credential Holder, CCN Member and AACC Response to LEC Action ……………. 56
PR6-210: Commitment to Cooperate with Ethics Process ………………………………………. 56

PR6-300: Procedures for the Adjudication of Complaints …………………………………………. 56
PR6-310: General Rules of LEC Operation …………………………………………………………….. 56
PR6-320: LEC Meetings and Officers ……………………………………………………………………. 56
PR6-330: Ethical Complaint Procedures ……………………………………………………………….. 57
PR6-340: Complaint Assessment and Initial Action by the LEC ……………………………….. 58
PR6-350: Cause for Further Action ………………………………………………………………………. 59
PR6-360: Initial Notification to Complainee ………………………………………………………….. 59
PR6-370: Case Closure for Insufficient Evidence……………………………………………………. 60
PR6-380: Case Resolution by Mutual Agreement ………………………………………………….. 60
PR6-390: Cause for Formal Case Review ………………………………………………………………. 60

PR6-400: Formal Case Review Procedures ………………………………………………………………. 60
PR6-410: Selection and Operation of Case Review Subcommittee ………………………….. 60
PR6-420: Documentation, Review of the Evidence and Recommendations ……………… 61
PR6-430: Final Ruling of the Law and Ethics Committee ………………………………………… 62

PR6-500: Formal Appeal Hearing Procedures ………………………………………………………….. 62
PR6-510: Complainee Election of Formal Appeal – Termination Cases Only …………….. 62
PR6-520: Standards and Conduct of the Formal Appeal Hearing …………………………….. 63
PR6-530: Final Order of the Appeals Panel …………………………………………………………… 63

PR6-600: Procedures Following Action by Churches, Courts and Other Bodies …………… 63
PR6-610: LEC Authorized to Act Independently or With Others ……………………………… 63
PR6-620: Basis for and Procedure of a Show Cause Hearing …………………………………… 64

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Preface to the Y-2014 Final Code

Welcome to the Y-2014 final revision of the AACC Christian Counseling Code of Ethics (herein referred to
as the Code). This edition of the Code revises the 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2003 Provisional Codes,
supersedes and replaces those versions of the Code in their entirety.

With the publication of this Code on the AACC website—www.aacc.net—we publicly present our ethical
standards to all U.S. American Association of Christian Counselors (ACCC) members, as well as those
members residing in or citizens of other nations. We also respectfully submit this document to the
Church at large, the helping professions, courts, legislatures, licensure and regulatory boards, and to
mental health and health-care organizations everywhere.

Work on this Code has been continuous for over 20 years—since the AACC created the Law and Ethics
Committee in 1993. The 2004 Code has already been adopted, in whole or in part, in nearly two dozen
countries on every continent, and has been translated into Spanish, German, French, Korean and Dutch
languages. We prayerfully believe the revised 2014 Code will provide a solid foundation for a worldwide
statement of Christian counseling ethics and the basis of a 21st century global standard for Christian
counseling care.

The Holy Scriptures and the AACC Doctrinal Statement are foundational to this Code. Other professional
ethics codes, in alphabetical order, that were consulted for this revision include those from the:

 American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), including portions of the
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

 American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC)

 American Counseling Association (ACA), including the Association for Counselor Education and
Supervision (ACES—ACA related), and the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values
in Counseling (ASERVIC—also ACA related)

 American Psychiatric Association (APiA)

 American Psychological Association (APoA), including APoA General Guidelines for Providers of
Psychological Services

 Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS)

 National Association of Social Workers (NASW), including NASW Standards for the Private
Practice of Clinical Social Work

 The Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPDR)

Some rules regarding procedure, the resolution of conflicted values, and the detail in this document was
suggested by the legal profession’s Code of Professional Responsibility, as well as by selected court
cases, mental health license statutes, and licensure board administrative rules from California, Virginia,
Texas, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Washington, and New York.

Sincerely,

Eric Scalise, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT
Vice President for Professional Development

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APPLICABILITY OF THE CODE

All members of the AACC, as well as Christian counselors everywhere (both nationally and
internationally) are invited to fully adopt this AACC Code of Ethics in their work as Christian
mental health practitioners, lay and pastoral counselors, ministers and chaplains, and
caregivers and helpers. This Code may inform and enlighten all Christian counselors, ministers
and caregivers, but is not strictly enforceable apart from its voluntary acceptance, use and
integration into counseling or ministry-related activities.

Ethics can be viewed as values in action or the practical rules and boundaries that guide our
professional and ministry behavior. Laws can be viewed as codified ethics, which are deemed so
important by the state or federal government that they have attached civil and criminal
penalties when these rules are violated.

The Code does however, represent a mandatory ethical standard for all individuals who elect to
become credential holders through the International Board of Christian Care (IBCC) or one of its
affiliate boards: the Board of Christian Professional and Pastoral Counselors (BCPPC), the Board
of Christian Life Coaching (BCLC), the Board of Christian Crisis and Trauma Response (BCCTR),
and the Board of Professional Christian Mediators (BPCM)

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INTRODUCTION AND MISSION

The Code is designed to assist AACC members and other Christian counselors and caregivers to
better serve their clients and congregants and to improve the work of Christian counseling
worldwide.

The Mission of the AACC

The AACC is committed to assisting Christian counselors, the entire “community of care,”
licensed professionals, pastors, and lay church members with little or no formal training. It is
our intention to equip clinical, pastoral, and lay caregivers with biblical truth and psychosocial
insights that minister to hurting persons and help them move to personal wholeness,
interpersonal competence, mental stability, and spiritual maturity.

A New Code for an Emerging Profession

The Code is a comprehensive, detailed, and integrative synthesis of biblical, ethical, legal,
clinical, and systemic information. It was created this way because vaguely worded, content-
limited, and overly generalized codes, are insufficient for the complexities of the modern, 21st-
century counseling environment. A more comprehensive and behavior-specific ethical code is
needed for Christian counselors, as well as other mental health and ministerial professions,
because of:

1. the mounting evidence of unprofessional and incompetent practices among Christian
counselors, including increasing complaints of client-parishioner harm;

2. the largely unprotected legal status of Christian counseling, including growing state
scrutiny, excessive litigation, and unrelenting legalization of professional ethics; and

3. the vitality and growing maturity of Christian counseling—including its many theories
and approaches—indicating the need for an overarching ethical-legal template to guide
the ongoing development of biblical and empirically-sound Christian counseling models.

This Code—beyond defining the boundaries of unethical practice—affirmatively educates
counselors in the direction of becoming helpers of ethical excellence, capable of more
consistently securing the best counseling outcomes. Four streams of influence are evident:

1. the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) and historic orthodox Christian theology;

2. accepted standards of counseling and clinical practice from Christian caregiving and the
established mental health disciplines;

3. codes of ethics from other Christian and mental health professions; and

4. current and developing standards derived from mental health and ministry-related law.

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The Mission of the Code

The mission of this Code is to:

1. help advance the central mission of the AACC—to bring honor to Jesus Christ and
promote excellence and unity in Christian counseling;

2. promote the welfare and protect the dignity and fundamental rights of all individuals,
families, groups, churches, schools, agencies, ministries, and other organizations with
whom Christian counselors work;

3. provide standards of ethical conduct in Christian counseling that are to be advocated
and applied by the AACC and the IBCC, and are respected by other professionals and
institutions; and

4. provide an ethical framework from which to work in order to assure the dignity and care
of every individual who seeks and receives services.

Uses and Limits of the Code

This Code defines biblically-based values and universal behavioral standards for ethical
Christian counseling. The intent is for it to become a core document by which Christian
counselors, clients, and the Church oversee and evaluate Christian counselors and counseling
values, goals, process, and effectiveness. Furthermore, the Code asserts a Christian counseling
standard of care that invites respect and application by the courts, the regulatory bodies of
church and state, insurance and managed care groups, other professions, and by society.

This Code should be seen as normative, but non-exhaustive. It provides a common definition of
awareness, knowledge and practice; however, it does not presume to be a complete picture of
Christian counseling nor does it necessarily cover all ethical issues. This Code outlines a
foundation of preferred values and agreed professional behavior upon which Christian
counselors can shape their identity and build their work. It defines principles where practice
diversity is acknowledged and encouraged, and also includes limits beyond which practice
deviance is not permitted or tolerated.

The Code is aspirational throughout the AACC and enforceable in the IBCC. It consists of four
major parts—Introduction and Mission, Biblical-Ethical Foundations, Ethical Standards, and
Procedural Rules. From time-to-time, the AACC and the Law and Ethics Committee may draft
and offer Guidance Documents to further clarify specific standards of professional and/or
biblical conduct. The Code also aspires to define, in its Mission and the Biblical-Ethical
Foundations statements, the best ideals and goals of Christian counseling. The Ethical Standards
and Procedural Rules are the codes of individual practice and organizational behavior that help
guide the AACC membership. These statements can be consulted in working out the problems
and dilemmas of ethics application and procedural rules interpretation.

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