For example, the counselor should offer professional services to clients with respect to individuality of each client, establish helpful relationship with the client so as to uphold dignity and integrity and at the same time empower the client without using advise, ensure confidentiality and inform the client the extent of the duty of care, inform the clients of the process of counseling, its boundaries and purpose, make suitable referral services where the needs of the clients cannot be met sufficiently, carry out some supervision so as to develop counseling skills, keep track of performance and maintain professional accountability, and have no personal or sexual relationships with clients (Collins, 1991)
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A good counselor should also cooperate with other counselors and enhance his or her skills by being at per with what is happening in the field of counseling. Ethical standards aim at ensuring competent professional behavior where the counselors instill trust on the public and keep track of their behavior and that of peer counselors. It also avoids the controversies brought about by development of the ethical codes. The ethical principles advocates for independence and self-determination, avoidance of harm, promotion of welfare, fairness, and fidelity (Reynolds and Welfel, 2009).
A Counselor.
According to Lambie, Hagedorn, & Ieva (2010), a counselor is a very important person in the society due to the services he or she provides. Counseling being an intimate kind of exercise needs a person to do away with personal attributes and be authentic in carrying out the counseling process. A Counselor should do anything necessary to help the client by being friendly and showing the will to assist.
