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Ethics Code Comparison: American Association of Christian Counselors vs.

American Counseling Association

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Liberty University

Abstract

This paper explores the differences and similarities between the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and the American Counseling Association (ACA). The current paper compares and contrast codes of ethics for the ACA and the AACC with respect to competence, colleague relationships, and fees. Code of ethics, according to Corey, Corey, and Callahan (2011), fulfill three objectives. The objectives are to educate professionals about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for professional accountability, and serve as catalysts for improving practice. Regardless of the organization, most educational associations have generated some form of code of ethics in order to govern the workers in the field on how to make better decisions when faced with obstacles with their clients. This paper gives the reader a glimpse on how the ethics code relate in some areas as well as how they are different when it comes to interacting with different clients on things such as race, sex, color, religion, and sexual preference.

Ethics Code Comparison: American Association of Christian Counselors vs.

American Counseling Association

Introduction

The following discussion compares and contrasts the American Counseling Association (ACA) code of ethics and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) code of ethics. More precisely, the codes of each of these associations are compared and contrasted in the areas of competence, confidentiality, and fees. In noting differences between the codes of these two associations, comments are provided with respect to the reasons why these differences exist.

Section One

In the field of counseling, either secular counseling or Christian counseling ethics play a large and vital role. The ACA Code serves five main purposes. The five purposes are summed up as,...