(a) Standard of Practice Forty-Nine (SP-49): ethical behavior expected.

1. (1) Counselors must take appropriate action when they possess reasonable cause that raises doubts as to whether counselors or other mental health professionals are acting in an ethical manner.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-802(a).

(b) Standard of Practice Fifty (SP-50): unwarranted complaints.

1. (1) Counselors must not initiate, participate in, or encourage the filing of ethics complaints that are unwarranted or intended to harm a mental health professional rather than to protect clients or the public.
2. (2) See 17 CAR § 390-802(f).

(c) Standard of Practice Fifty-One (SP-51): cooperation with ethics committees.

1. (1) Counselors must cooperate with investigations, proceedings, and requirements of the Ethics Committee of the Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board or ethics committees of other duly constituted associations or boards having jurisdiction over those charged with a violation.
2. (2) See 17 CAR 390-803.