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DIPLOMA OF COUNSELLING
CHCLEG001
Work Legally and Ethically
Assessment Book

First Edition, January 2017
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Section 1
LEGAL AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS
An introduction to legal and ethical frameworks
1.1 Counsellors are required to comply with a range of relevant laws,
practice standards, ethical guidelines, and organisational policies
and procedures. Briefly explain the interrelationships that exist
between these requirements. (Your response should be no more
than 75 words)
These laws, guidelines for ethics, practice standards and
procedure and policies of organization is applice by the Australian
Counselling Association (ACA) which ensures the safety of client.
These laws and practices ensures that the client is treated in his
own way and is comfortable with no harm to his feeling or
physically. These practices helps client by providing several
benefits like offering a non-judgemental professional advise etc.
1.2 Imagine that you have just completed your Diploma of Counselling
and have just started your first role as a counsellor. You are
interested in finding out more about the legal and ethical
requirements that apply to your role.
a) List three sources of information that relate to the ethical
requirements that apply to your role. (Your response should be
no more than 15 words)
Ensures Client Safety & respect Resolving disputes between
Ethical Preferences, Responsibility against broad community
Law.
b) List three sources of information that relate to the legal
requirements that apply to your role. (Your response should be
no more than 15 words)
Confidentially, motivated for ongoing professional development,
keeping record of the clients.
1.3 Outline one key similarity that the legal and ethical frameworks of
counselling practice have. Hint: Think about their common aim.
(Your response should be no more than 30 words)
Confidentially - Counsellor must keep the data of client safe and
secure and delete the data after work is finished. it is must in both
ethically and legally.

1.4 Briefly outline two key differences between the legal and ethical
frameworks of counselling practice. (Your response should be no
more than 50 words)
Nature - Both are of different nature ethical framework is based on
values and principles of human while other one is legally enforced by
the Government.
Expression - Ethical are abstrat and do not have binding while legal was
in written and has legal binding.
The ethical framework of counselling practice
1.5 The Australian Counselling Association (ACA) is one of the primary
professional bodies that regulates counselling practice in Australia
and they have developed a Code of Ethics and Practice to support
the work of counsellors. Briefly explain the relationship between
the Code of Ethics and the Code of Practice. (Your response should
be no more than 50 words)
Code of Ethics and Code of Practice both ensures the safety of the
client. In both there is minor difference, the area of ethics is small
compare to code of practice. code of practice uses the same value
and principles of code of ethics for more certain and specific
situations.
1.6 Read through the ACA Code of Ethics and Practice presented in
Reading A. In the space below, write down one ethical principle
listed in the Code of Ethics and, in your own words, explain how
this ethical principle impacts on the work of a counsellor in a
practical way. (Your response should be no more than 75 words)
Responsibility to the client - counsellor needs to take all the
necessary measure to ensure the safety for the client. This Ethical
principle makes counsellor responsible about his work and brings
sense of responsibility for the client. This code helps counsellor to
understand and respect the rights of the clients which should not
be exploited as well as helps to build and maintain healthy
relationship between consellor and client.
1.7 What are practice standards and what are the potential
consequences that can occur if a counsellor fails to meet minimum
practice standards? (Your response should be no more than 75
words)
Practice standards are defined by the Australian Counselling
Assocciation (ACA) in which 9 standards were developed for the
registered counsellor for conducting their practice. these
standards were set so that all the consellor have the basic
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knowledge of the practice and fullfill the requirement of the
client. there is certain rules and minimum requirements mention
in the standards which consellor must have to follow otherwise
license will be cancelled.
1.8 What is a Code of Conduct and when should counsellors refer to
this document? (Your response should be no more than 50 words)
Code of conduct is set of rules which is define for the effective
practice. it has its own important and consellor should refer to
this when he feels lost and can not ensures safety for the client as
proper rules is mentioned in code of conduct for it.
The legal framework of counselling
1.9 Select True or False in relation to the following statements.
a) International treaties and conventions such as the United
Nations Declaration of Human Rights have influenced the
formation of legislation in Australia.
True False
b) Only certain groups of people are protected under the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
True False
c) One of the Articles of the United Nations Declaration of Human
Rights states that “all are equal before the law and are entitled
without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.”
True False
1.10 Briefly explain the difference between human needs and human
rights. (Your response should be no more than 30 words)
human needs refers to the things required and desire by peoples
where as human rights is a set of rules made by governement for
human safety like right to talk.
1.11 There are a number of laws that counsellors must be aware of and
abide by in their work. List five statutory laws that apply to the
counselling profession. (Your response should be no more than 40
words)
Few laws that counsellor must know:
Age discrimination Act 2004
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Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
1.12 List three websites that you could use to access specific Acts or
find out information about specific pieces of legislation. (Your
response should be no more than 40 words)
Australian Human rights Commission Act 1986 -
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/legal/legislation
Sex Discriminiation Act 1984 -
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2014C00002
Racial Disrimination act 1975 -
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2014C00014
1.13 Counselling organisations typically develop a range of policies and
procedures to help ensure that workers comply with all relevant
laws and standards and work in an appropriate manner.
a) What is the difference between a policy and a procedure? (Your
response should be no more than 30 words)
Policy is a set of rules which is serve as a guideing priciples
for the profession on the other hand procedure is sequence of
steps for maintain effectiveness of work.
b) Imagine that you work in a counselling organisation that uses
the Equity, Anti-Discrimination and Workplace Harassment
Policy and Procedure presented on pages 17-18 of the Study
Guide. Your new colleague, Mary, confides in you that she is
feeling really uncomfortable because another colleague, John,
has made comments of a sexual nature to her and she is unsure
about what to do about it. Considering your organisation’s
policy and procedure, what would you advise Mary to do? (Your
response should be no more than 30 words)
I advise mary to take strict action against John, as our work
place policy supports legal acts also taking strict actions serve
as a example to others.
Integrating your knowledge
The following questions require you to draw upon all of the knowledge
and skills you have learned throughout this section of the Study Guide.
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