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ETHICAL FRAMEWORK
L ETHICAL FRAMEWORK (BSL VERSION)
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> Ethics for counselling and psychotherapy
> Values of counselling and psychotherapy
> Ethical principles of counselling and psychotherapy
> Being trustworthy:
> Autonomy:
> Beneficence
> Non-maleficence:
> Justice:
> Self-respect:
> Personal moral qualities
> Conclusion
> Guidance on good practice in counselling and psychotherapy
> Providing a good standard of practice and care
> Good quality of care
> Maintaining competent practice
> Keeping trust
> Respecting privacy and confidentiality
> Teaching and training
> Supervising and managing
> Researching
> Fitness to practise
> If things go wrong with own clients
> Responsibilities to all clients
> Working with colleagues
> Working in teams
> Awareness of context
> Making and receiving referrals
> Probity in professional practice
> Providing clients with adequate information
> Financial arrangements
> Conflicts of interest
> Care of self as a practitioner
> Professional Conduct Procedure
> Introduction
> Bringing a complaint
> Complaints against non-members
> Complaints against members
> Timescale
> Records
> Administration
> Expenses
> Dual accountability
> Resolution
> Complaints and findings
> Making A Complaint
> Notification
> Receipt of a complaint
> Appeal following decision of the Pre-Hearing Assessment Panel
> The Formal Professional Conduct Procedure
> Appeal Hearing
> Responding to a formal complaint
> Evidence
> Conduct
> Lapsed membership
> The Professional Conduct Hearing
> Professional Conduct Panel
> Declaration of interest
> Purpose
> Presence of a representative/support person
> Additional evidence
> New evidence
> Attendance by witnesses
> Failure to attend the Professional Conduct Hearing
> Notification of findings
> Sanction
> Lifting of sanction
> Failure or refusal to comply with sanction
> Formal Appeal Procedure
> Formal Appeal Procedure A
> Formal Appeal Procedure B
> Formal Appeal Procedure C
> Formal Appeal Procedure D
> Timescale for appeal
> Appeal Panel
> Appeal Hearing-Declaration of interest
> Appeal Hearing - Purpose
> Appeal Hearing - Format of the Appeal Hearing
> Appeal Hearing - Presence of a representative/support person
> Appeal Hearing - Additional evidence
> Appeal Hearing - New evidence
> Appeal Hearing - Attendance by witnesses
> Appeal Hearing - Failure to attend the Appeal Hearing
> Appeal Hearing - Notification of decision
> Publication
> Publication A
> Publication B
> Effective Date
> Heads of Complaint
> Professional Misconduct
> Professional Malpractice
> Bringing the Profession into Disrepute
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Personal moral qualities  
Personal moral qualities

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The practitioner's personal moral qualities are of the utmost importance to clients. Many of the personal qualities considered important in the provision of services have an ethical or moral component and are therefore considered as virtues or good personal qualities. It is inappropriate to prescribe that all practitioners possess these qualities, since it is fundamental that these personal qualities are deeply rooted in the person concerned and developed out of personal commitment rather than the requirement
of an external authority. Personal qualities to which counsellors and psychotherapists are strongly encouraged to aspire include:

Empathy: the ability to communicate understanding of another person's
experience from that person's perspective.

Sincerity: a personal commitment to consistency between what is professed
and what is done.

Integrity: commitment to being moral in dealings with others, personal
straightforwardness, honesty and coherence.

Resilience: the capacity to work with the client's concerns without being
personally diminished.

Respect: showing appropriate esteem to others and their understanding of
themselves.

Humility: the ability to assess accurately and acknowledge one's own
strengths and weaknesses.

Competence: the effective deployment of the skills and knowledge needed to do
what is required.

Fairness: the consistent application of appropriate criteria to inform decisions
and actions.

Wisdom: Courage: possession of sound judgement that informs practice.
the capacity to act in spite of known fears, risks and uncertainty.
 
   
       
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