Protect clients and the public
Place client welfare, safety, dignity, and public protection above personal or organizational gain.
Professional standards
ABCAC Code of Ethics
Applicants and certificate holders are expected to protect the public, practice honestly, and uphold the ethical standards applicable to their credential and professional role.
Practice within competence
Provide services only within the boundaries of education, training, supervised experience, credentials, and applicable law.
Act with honesty and integrity
Represent qualifications, credentials, services, records, billing, and professional relationships truthfully.
Respect confidentiality
Protect private information and disclose it only with valid authorization or when law and safety obligations require disclosure.
Maintain professional boundaries
Avoid exploitation, discrimination, harassment, conflicts of interest, and relationships that impair professional judgment.
Support equity and cultural responsiveness
Provide respectful services without discrimination and pursue continuing growth in cultural awareness and humility.
Maintain professional fitness
Address impairment, seek appropriate support, and refrain from practice when health or conduct could place others at risk.
Cooperate with accountability processes
Respond accurately and promptly to lawful audits, ethics reviews, credential verification, and requests for records.
Reporting and review
Ethics concerns should include enough factual information for ABCAC to understand the conduct and determine the appropriate review path. Filing a concern does not itself establish a violation. ABCAC may request additional information and applies the governing credential and ethics procedures.
Contact abcac@abcac.org or 480-980-1770 for the current complaint process or applicable full standards.