17 CAR § 390-402 – Consultation

(a) See 17 CAR § 390-206.
(b) Consultation as an option.
1. (1) Counselors may choose to consult with any other professionally competent person about their clients.
2. (2) In choosing consultants, counselors avoid placing the consultant in a conflict of interest situation that would preclude the consultant being a proper party to the counselor’s efforts to help the client.
3. (3) Should counselors be engaged in a work setting that compromises this consultation standard, they should consult with other professionals whenever possible to consider justifiable alternatives.
(c) Consultant competency. Counselors are reasonably certain that they have or the organization represented has the necessary competencies and resources for giving the kind of consulting services needed and that appropriate referral resources are available.
(d) Understanding with clients. When providing consultation, counselors attempt to develop with their clients a clear understanding of:
1. (1) Problem definition;
2. (2) Goals for change; and
3. (3) Predicted consequences of interventions selected.
(e) Consultant goals.
1. (1) The consulting relationship is one in which client adaptability and growth toward self-direction are consistently encouraged and cultivated.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-101(b).