The Ethical Framework sets out the expected ethical principles, values, and good practice standards for BACP members: BACP Assignment, UOD, UK

Introduction

The Ethical Framework sets out the expected ethical principles, values, and good practice standards for BACP members.

As members and registrants of BACP, we have committed ourselves to the principles and values set out in this Ethical Framework and recognise that our membership or registration may be at risk if we fail to fulfill our commitments.
This Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions is the main point of reference for decisions in professional conduct hearings.

Using the Ethical Framework
You should read and understand the Ethical Framework before working with clients. This framework is designed to help you provide your clients with a secure base for your work together. It is good practice to integrate the Ethical Framework into your work and to use it as a resource to help you face any challenges and issues as they arise. This works much better than just turning to it in an emergency or after something has gone wrong.

As a framework, it creates a shared structure within which we all work but with the flexibility to respond to the needs of different contexts and client groups. There are three main sections:
⦁    Our commitment to clients provides a summary and overview. You may use this as a separate document to give to your clients or include it in the information you provide about your service.
⦁    Ethics is designed to help you understand the thinking behind how we work with clients. It can be used in supervision to think through any issues or dilemmas.
⦁    Good practice considers the practicalities of putting our ethics into action. The Good Practice in Action resources, and other resources on the BACP website,
provide additional non-binding practice guidance that you may find relevant or
useful. The binding words are those used in the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions, which should be your ultimate point of reference to decide what is appropriate to your role and setting.