In the field of professional counseling whether it is a registered psychotherapist or a psychologist there is a standard of practice that each professional is required to fulfill. The first and foremost for everyone in the helping professions our primary goal in this field is to not cause harm to our clients (American Counseling Association [ACA], (2004), A.4.a). The standards of practice for individuals in the counseling profession are the minimum standards required by the state to provide psychotherapy to clients. Corey, G., Corey, M. S., Corey, C., Callanan, P, (2015) report, to operate within the standards of practice professionals need to practice within their level of competence or training, keep and maintain good record keeping and
