bacp : ethical framework
 
   
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Being trustworthy:  

Being trustworthy: honouring the trust placed in the practitioner (also referred to as fidelity)

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Being trustworthy is regarded as fundamental to understanding and resolving ethical issues. Practitioners who adopt this principle: act in accordance with the trust placed in them; strive to ensure that clients' expectations are ones that have reasonable prospects of being met; honour their agreements and promises; regard confidentiality as an obligation arising from the client's trust; restrict any disclosure of confidential information about clients to furthering the purposes for which it was originally disclosed.

 
   
       
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