Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS
Rule 135-7-.02 - Integrity
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 135-7-.02
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The licensee shall act in accordance with the highest standards of professional integrity and competence. The licensee is honest in dealing with clients, students, trainees, colleagues, and the public. The licensee seeks to eliminate incompetence or dishonesty from the profession.
(2) Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to:
(a) practicing inhumane or
discriminatory treatment toward any person or group of persons;
(b) engaging in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or
misrepresentation while performing professional activities;
(c) engaging in sexual activities or sexual
advances with any client, trainee, or student;
(d) practicing while under the influence of
alcohol or drugs not prescribed by a licensed physician;
(e) practicing in an area in which the
licensee has not obtained university level graduate training or substantially
equivalent supervised experience;
(f) failing either to obtain supervision or
consultation, or to refer the client to a qualified practitioner, who faced
with treatment, assessment or evaluation issues beyond the licensee's
competence;
(g) accepting or giving
a fee or anything of value for making or receiving a referral;
(h) using an institutional affiliation to
solicit clients for the licensee's private practice; and
(i) allowing an individual or agency that is
paying for the professional services to exert undue influence over the
licensee's evaluation or treatment of a client.
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