NAADAC Code Of Ethics Paper

Introduction The NAADAC was designed to determine what conduct is and isn’t ethical for today’s addictions counseling professionals. This list of conduct standards is determined by the National Certification Commission and is used when complaints are filed against professionals. The state certification boards and educational institutions also use this list to guide current and future addictions counseling professionals in the certification process. While I am not a certified professional I am aware that I am already exercising, in some form or another, these standards and in this paper I am going to attempt to outline the various ways that I have or am currently exercising the NAADAC Code of Ethics.
Principle I: The Counseling Relationship While I am not a certified counselor, I am a teacher and a youth leader at my church, therefore, I have a counseling type of relationship with many of my students and children I mentor. I also have conducted and participated in various research and counseling projects …show more content…
This can include many different aspects of their treatment like the type, length, goals, confidentiality, rights to refuse service, payment expectations, the role of technology (if needed), even who takes over if something happens to the counselor. I practiced informed consent by giving an informed consent to subjects in a Facebook study I did with my research methods class. Before anyone could participate in the study they had to electronically agree to the informed consent I emailed to them. In the informed consent, I included how long the study would be, how much of their time it would take, if there were any risks to the participant, and my professors name and email if they had any questions. Once the study was over I explained what information I was looking for and again offered my professor’s information for any further