(a) Standard of Practice Seventeen (SP-17): boundaries of competence.

1. (1) Counselors must practice only within the boundaries of their competence.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-302(a).

(b) Standard of Practice Eighteen (SP-18): continuing education.

1. (1) Counselors must engage in continuing education to maintain their professional competence.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-302(f).

(c) Standard of Practice Nineteen (SP-19): impairment of professionals.

1. (1) Counselors must refrain from offering professional services when their personal problems or conflicts may cause harm to a client or others.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-302(f).

(d) Standard of Practice Twenty (SP-20): accurate advertising.

1. (1) Counselors must accurately represent their credentials and services when advertising.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-303(a).

(e) Standard of Practice Twenty-One (SP-21): recruiting through employment.

1. (1) Counselors must not use their place of employment or institutional affiliation to recruit clients for their private practices.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-303(d).

(f) Standard of Practice Twenty-Two (SP-22): credentials claimed.

1. (1) Counselors must claim or imply only professional credentials possessed and must correct any known misrepresentations of their credentials by others.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-304(a).

(g) Standard of Practice Twenty-Three (SP-23): sexual harassment.

1. (1) Counselors must not engage in sexual harassment.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-305(b).

(h) Standard of Practice Twenty-Four (SP-24): unjustified gains.

1. (1) Counselors must not use their professional positions to seek or receive:

   1. (A) Unjustified personal gains;
   2. (B) Sexual favors;
   3. (C) Unfair advantage; or
   4. (D) Unearned goods or services.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-305(e).

(i) Standard of Practice Twenty-Five (SP-25): clients served by others.

1. (1) With the consent of the client, counselors must inform other mental health professionals serving the same client that a counseling relationship between the counselor and client exists.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-306(c).

(j) Standard of Practice Twenty-Six (SP-26): negative employment conditions.

1. (1) Counselors must alert their employers to institutional policy or conditions that may be potentially disruptive or damaging to the counselor’s professional responsibilities or that may limit their effectiveness or deny client’s rights.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-401(c).

(k) Standard of Practice Twenty-Seven (SP-27): personnel selection and assignment.

1. (1) Counselors must select competent staff and must assign responsibilities compatible with staff skills and experiences.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-401(h).

(l) Standard of Practice Twenty-Eight (SP-28): exploitive relationships with subordinates.

1. (1) Counselors must not engage in exploitive relationships with individuals over whom they have supervisory, evaluative, or instructional control or authority.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-401(k).