Professional Ethics in Counseling : Report

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN
COUNSELLING

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
P1 BACP Ethical framework introduction and principles...............................................................1
P2 BACP ethical framework towards counselling practice and how it promotes fairness, anti
discriminatory..................................................................................................................................3
P3 Importance of knowledge in ethical and professional issues within counselling practice.........4
P4 Reflect upon counsellors personal and moral qualities..............................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
BACP is British association for counselling and psychotherapy which is an association
provides counselling practice to practitioners. It is an ethical framework to improve practitioners
counselling practice towards clients. In this introduction the overview of BACP and its principals
are given and well explained. Identification of ethical code which promote the fairness and anti
discriminatory is also mentioned and explained with the uses of counselling practice. Ethical and
professional issues are also introduces with the impact of knowledge upon them and how can it
relate with knowledge activities. The characteristics of a counsellor and the impact of BACP
ethical framework upon the personal and moral qualities of a counsellor. How this framework
help him to improve or develop his personal abilities and skills as well as moral qualities. A short
view on the uses of framework for a counsellor at his own clinic is also described.
P1 BACP Ethical framework introduction and principles
BACP Ethical framework
BACP Ethical framework is used for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy and
it is published by the British association. BACP is the biggest professional firm which help for
counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. It has a registered charity and company limited
guarantee in Wales and England.
BACP stand for – British association for counselling and psychotherapy 2001 to 2013.
The revised and original version of Ethical framework is written and composed by Professor Tim
Bond and the conduct process is by Grainne Griffin. BACP includes social diversity, inclusive
and equality of treatment without any kind of discrimination. It opposes the treatment of
psychotherapy in terms of conversion or reparation (Blazek, Smith, Lemešová, and Hricová,
2015). It is a therapy based on the assumption which, homosexuality is a mental disorder or the
premise that patient should change her/his sexuality.
Principles
Principles are related directly to the ethical responsibilities. Ethical decisions are strongly
supported by the principles without contradiction from any other.
Being trustworthy
Being trustworthy is honouring the trust place in the practitioner. This principle helps to
understand and solve the fundamental of ethical issues. This principle is adopted by the
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