1. Privacy & Confidentiality
Counsellors have a legal and ethical duty to protect the confidentiality of their clients.
2. Professional Integrity & Competence
Integral to an ethical framework in counselling is the emphasis on professional integrity & competence.
3. Trust & Transparency
The Code aims to promote, enhance, and sustain an enabling and ethical environment leading to trust, transparency, and respect across.
4. Setting Healthy Boundaries
Creating a professional Bond & Clear boundaries to promote trust in the practitioner and provide clarity about the purpose and nature of the relationship.
5. Termination of treatment
If any of the ethical principles are breached then the therapist can terminate the counselling session with prior information.