An Ethical Framework
The point of an ethical framework is that you have somewhere to go should things get a little bit out of your comfort zone, or your skillset. It should be your first port of call when you are not completely sure – and sometimes when you think you ARE completely sure too. E.g. someone has had a session with you and you discover that they have used social media to say it was a bad session. What would you do?
The reason why an ethical framework is important is because the consequence of stepping out of the framework can be very severe, even life-changing, for the client, but also have implications for the practitioner too.
Some of the topics covered in the course
- GDPR
- Practical Ethics
- Contracts
- Safety
- Confidentiality
- Conflict of Interest
- Professional Responsibility
- Competence
Process & Structure
How to create a structure which allows each counselling session to have purpose and to keep on track.