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Code of Ethics for Alcohol and Drug Counselors (Iowa)

About the Course

Code of Ethics for Alcohol and Drug Counselors was published for drug and alcohol counselors in the state of Iowa. This Code of Ethics was adopted to aid in the delivery of the highest quality of professional care to persons seeking chemical dependency services. It covers the nine specific principles which are inclusive of: Responsibility to clients, dual relationships, confidentiality, professional competence and integrity, responsibility to students, employees and supervisees, responsibility to the profession, finacial arrangements, advertising, and legal and moral standards.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Code of Ethics for Alcohol and Drug Counselors (Iowa) created by Iowa Board of Certification in 2016.

Journal/Publisher

Iowa Board of Certification

Publication Date:

Updated May 2016

Course Material Author

Iowa Board of Certification

Iowa Board of Certification authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Pamela Ramsey

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, and social workers who reside in the state of Iowa who seek knowledge about the Iowa Code of Ethics for alcohol and drug counselors. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Explain a counselor's responsibility to clients, obligations regarding dual relationships, and considerations regarding confidentiality.
  2. Describe the standards for professional competence and integrity as well as the counselor's responsibility to students, employees and supervisors, and to the profession.
  3. Discuss ethical considerations regarding financial arrangements, principles related to advertising, and the legal and moral standards for alcohol and drug counselors.

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty: Pamela Ramsey

There are no relevant disclosures.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Number 101747
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