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A 6 page overview of the differences that exist between the Codes of Ethics for the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Association of Christian Counseling (AACC), and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors(AAPC) in regard to the guidance they provide to Sexual Intimacies, Conflict of Interest (Dual Roles) and Relationship to Society. The author presents the hypothesis that these differences exist because each organization in question deals more with a particular client base and environment, a fact that introduces concerns that differ somewhat from the client bases and environments found in other organizations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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directions come in the form of formal "codes of ethics" and vary somewhat between the different professional organizations to which a counselor might belong. Codes of Ethics are intended
to guide the counselor in his or her ethical deliberations (Pope, 2005). It is important to recognize, of course, that every client and every situation is unique and that
this uniqueness precludes a cook book approach to counseling. Never-the-less, three particularly important professional organizations in the counseling profession are the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Association of
Christian Counseling (AACC), and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors(AAPC). Each has its own specific code of ethics. These codes are of particular interest in the manner that
they direct a counselors actions in regard to Sexual Intimacies, Conflict of Interest (Dual Roles) and Relationship to Society. Each of these codes have minor differences in these three
realms of professional behavior. It can be hypothesized that these differences exist because:
each organization in question deals more with a particular client base and environment, a fact that introduces concerns that differ somewhat from the
client bases and environments found in other organizations. To explore this hypothesis we can first
turn to the code of ethics for the American Counseling Association (ACA). This code directs that Sexual intimacy is covered in the Codes section on "The Counseling Relationship", ("Sexual Intimacies
with Clients" Subsection A.7). The code very clearly prohibits sexual intimacy with current clients as well as with former clients unless the counseling relationship was terminated a minimum
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