(a) Educators as teachers and practitioners.

1. (1) Counselors who are responsible for developing, implementing, and supervising educational programs are skilled as teachers and practitioners.
2. (2) They are knowledgeable regarding the ethical, legal, and regulatory aspects of the profession, are skilled in applying that knowledge, and make students and supervisees aware of their responsibilities.
3. (3) Counselors conduct counselor education and training programs in an ethical manner and serve as role models for professional behavior.
4. (4) Counselor educators should make an effort to infuse material related to human diversity into all courses and/or workshops that are designed to promote the development of professional counselors.

(b) Relationship boundaries with students and supervisees.

1. (1) Counselors clearly define and maintain ethical, professional, and social relationship boundaries with their students and supervisees.

2. (2) They are aware of the:

   1. (A) Differential in power that exists; and
   2. (B) Student’s or supervisee’s possible incomprehension of that power differential.
3. (3) Counselors explain to students and supervisees the potential for the relationship to become exploitive.

(c) Sexual relationships.

1. (1) Counselors do not engage in sexual relationships with students or supervisees and do not subject them to sexual harassment.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-106 and 17 CAR § 390-305(b).

(d) Contributions to research.

1. (1) Counselors give credit to students or supervisees for their contributions to research and scholarly projects.
2. (2) Credit is given through co-authorship, acknowledgement, footnote statement, or other appropriate means in accordance with such contributions.
3. (3) See 17 CAR § 390-704(b) and 17 CAR § 390-704(c).

(f) Supervision preparation.

1. (1) Counselors who offer clinical supervision services are adequately prepared in supervision methods and techniques.
2. (2) Counselors who are doctoral students serving as practicum or internship supervisors to master’s level students are adequately prepared and supervised by the training program.

(h) Endorsement.

1. (1) Counselors do not endorse students or supervisees for certification, licensure, employment, or completion of an academic or training program if they believe students or supervisees are not qualified for the endorsement.
2. (2) Counselors take reasonable steps to assist students or supervisees who are not qualified for endorsement to become qualified.