Your manager tasks you with preparing a PowerPoint Presentation with a minimum of 15 slides In this presentation, you are to utilize the library, the Internet, and any other available resources to make sure that the following topics are discussed:

• Discuss the importance of a chemical dependency counselor behaving ethically in interactions with clients. Consider the following:
  • Relationships
  • Obligations
  • Trust
  • Client welfare
  • Reputation
• What state laws or regulations involving standards of conduct, transmission, and storage of private health records exist?
• Professional codes of ethics contribute to maintaining ethical standards in a profession. Discuss professional codes in the counselor profession, such as the ACA code.
• Are there any national or regional professional organizations that promote ethical behavior in chemical dependency counseling profession?
• Describe the difference between behaving ethically and behaving legally, and give an example.
• What is the most serious legal consequence of the counselor behaving unethically, and what are the long-term effects of this consequence.